B2B growth blog

My thinking on building growth machines, organised around six core topics that form my methodology. Each article connects theory to practice, showing not just what works, but why it works and how to adapt it to your context. Written for consultants and course creators who are serious about systematic growth.

B2B growth blog

Build segment-specific pages only where volume justifies it

Calculate which segments need dedicated pages based on traffic volume and message distance. If belief gaps are close, segments can share pages. If gaps are large and volume is high, build separate pages.

How to set up cold outreach tools

Lock in domain, DNS, inbox warm-up, and sending volumes before writing a single email. Protect deliverability from day one with proper setup.

How to install Tag Manager and GA4

Install Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics 4 correctly. Get the right foundations in place before tracking any events or conversions.

How to define your SEO content strategy

Set a traffic goal, group keywords by intent, and build a strategic content pillar map that scales with clear launch plans ready to execute.

Documentation

Build your internal knowledge base, document processes, and create SOPs your team will actually use.

How to write a go-to-market strategy for B2B growth

Learn how to write a go-to-market strategy that defines your ICP, positioning, pricing, and channels. Includes real examples from service and product businesses.

How to filter internal traffic in GA4

Exclude your own IP address from Google Analytics 4. Keep your data accurate and free from internal traffic noise that skews metrics.

How to build your weekly scorecard

Design a dashboard that tracks core metrics, shows trends, highlights problems, and keeps the team focused on what matters.

Nurture to booking

Move warm leads toward a discovery call. Share case studies, answer objections, drop booking links at the right moment. Fast track for hot leads, slower for warm.

How to design upsell paths

Create clear progression from entry tier to premium offering so customers see the natural next step as they grow and need more value.

New lead sequences

Deliver what they asked for, then introduce yourself. Build trust over 3-5 emails before asking for anything. Different flows for different entry points.

How to escape your inbox trap

Handle email like a pro so it doesn't interrupt your day. Process inbox efficiently without letting it hijack your focus and deep work time.

Website CMS

Build and manage your website content. Choose a platform that balances flexibility, ease of use, and integration with your growth stack.

Identify your best pages and redirect traffic

Don't build new pages yet. First, analyse which current pages convert best and redirect underperforming traffic there. Quick win with zero build time.

How to design customer onboarding

Map the first 30-90 days to deliver quick wins, set expectations, and prove value before customers question their decision to buy from you.

How to prevent and reduce churn

Identify churn patterns, build early warning systems, and create win-back campaigns for customers considering leaving to salvage relationships.

How to plan your LinkedIn content calendar

Stop scrambling for ideas the night before you post. Set up a simple Notion calendar, balance value and sales, and stay three weeks ahead consistently.

How to optimise content for SEO and AI

Turn high-quality articles into discoverable assets. Craft title tags, schema, internal links, add llms.txt, fix speed, and rank in search and AI.

Monitor and optimise automations

Track performance over time. Identify bottlenecks and failures. A/B test workflows like you test landing pages. Compound automations by connecting them into complete systems.

Weekly planning sessions

Weekly planning sessions turn monthly plans into weekly execution. Set the top 3 priorities, assign owners, and ensure everyone knows what to work on.

How to run better meetings

Change your approach to meetings so they stop wasting time. Drive progress with agendas, preparation, best practices, and clear follow-up.

How to decide what to track

Track what matters for growth decisions. Map key conversions, name events with clear conventions, and document tracking specifications.

How to build your target lead list

Find and qualify leads with precision so you can spend less time prospecting. Focus more time on closing actual conversations that matter.

How to run monthly performance reviews

Analyse what worked and what didn't. Assess experiments, identify patterns, and decide what to double down on or cut completely.

How to run qualitative research

Use heatmaps, recordings, and survey data to uncover friction. Discover confusion and blockers that hurt your conversion rates and user experience.

How to run weekly issues meetings

Resolve bottlenecks fast with the EOS framework. Identify problems, discuss solutions, solve them, and assign clear ownership.

Document processes before automating

Map your current manual processes step-by-step. Identify repetitive tasks that take time but don't require judgement. Calculate time savings to prioritise what to automate first.

How to build customer feedback loops

Create systematic processes to gather customer input, surface issues early, and act on feedback before problems become churn events.

How to choose the right metrics

Focus on metrics that drive decisions and reveal bottlenecks. Avoid vanity metrics that look good but don't help you grow.

Connected tools

Integrate HubSpot with the tools your team already uses for prospecting, calling, and daily operations. Each integration extends what HubSpot can do and reduces manual data entry across systems.

For sales managers

Monitor your sales team's activities, track pipeline health across all reps, identify deals that need attention, and coach based on real data instead of gut feeling.

Test systematically and apply learnings

A/B test one element at a time on highest-traffic pages. Start with headlines (biggest impact), then proof, then CTA. Apply winning patterns across similar pages without re-testing everything.

Account setup for sales reps

Configure your personal workspace so HubSpot works for how you sell. Set working hours, notification preferences, connect your email and calendar, and set up snippets and templates you'll use daily.

Pipeline design

Customise deal stages to match your actual sales process, configure win and loss reasons that help you identify patterns, and set deal probability by stage so forecasting reflects reality.

How to protect your focus

Remove distractions and control your digital environment. Create conditions for high-quality focused work without constant interruptions.

Calculate how many leads you need and what you can afford

Work backwards from revenue to figure out how much traffic you actually need, then calculate the maximum you can spend per lead whilst staying profitable. This tells you which channels are even possible before you waste budget testing everything.

Meeting notes

Automatically record, transcribe, and summarise your calls. Share insights with your team without manual note-taking.

Lists and segmentation

Build active lists that update automatically as contacts meet criteria, create segmentation rules based on behaviour and attributes, and set up list hygiene automation that removes inactive or unqualified contacts.

Create reusable templates

Proposal templates speed up sales. Use PandaDoc or DocuSign to create master templates with merge fields, pricing tables, e-signature and approval workflows.

Understand workflow structure

Every automation follows the same pattern: trigger, conditions, actions, goals. Master this universal structure and you can build any workflow in any platform.

Visitor identification

See which companies visit your website, even if they don't fill out a form. Prioritise outreach based on buying signals.

Dominate one channel before adding the next

Focus beats diversification. Scale one channel until it stops working efficiently, then add one more. Always have a backup channel started, but put 80% of effort into your primary channel.

Lead routing

Set up notification workflows that alert your team when leads take important actions, configure lead assignment automation that distributes leads fairly, and create data quality workflows that keep your database clean.

Confirmation and reminders

Send confirmation immediately with what to expect. Remind at 24 hours and 1 hour. Each touchpoint reduces no-shows.

Re-engagement

Wake up cold leads who went quiet. Try a new angle, share fresh content, or ask directly if they are still interested. Remove after 3-4 touches with no response.

Live chat and chatbots

Engage website visitors in real-time, qualify leads automatically, and route conversations to the right team member.

How to structure cross-sell offers

Identify complementary products or services that solve related problems and present them at the right moment in the customer journey.

Reschedules and no-shows

Make rebooking easy with one click. Follow up same day if they miss. Give them another chance without burning the relationship.

Improve your body copy

Test message angles (pain, outcome, proof, comparison), positive versus negative framing, and platform-specific copy structures. Different segments respond to different angles, and you won't know which until you test.

Project management

Track tasks, deadlines, and team workload. Keep projects moving without losing visibility into who's doing what.

Lead magnets that work

Match your offer to where prospects are in their buying journey. Problem aware, solution aware, and product aware buyers need different things.

How to write an about page that builds trust

Tell your story in a way that establishes expertise, demonstrates values, and shows why buyers should choose you over competitors in the market.

Improve your visuals

Images and videos determine whether ads get noticed in feed. Test formats systematically: single images versus carousels versus videos, and match visual type to segment and awareness stage.

Prospecting

Find and verify contact data, enrich leads with company information, and build targeted lists for outreach.

Monthly growth planning

Monthly growth planning translates quarterly strategy into monthly tactics. Set the top 5 priorities for the month, assign owners, and ensure everyone knows what ships when.

Lead scoring

Configure scoring criteria that balance demographic fit with behavioural engagement, implement point values for actions that predict conversions, and create score-based workflow triggers that route hot leads immediately.

How to create high-quality content

Write content that educates, engages, and converts with clear transformation. Create for one reader with proof, optimise for search, drive qualified traffic.

How to plan your week like a pro

Manage your time like your ad budget. Get the highest ROI from your hours with personal audits, ideal-week calendars, and timeboxing.

Assess your current state

Honest assessment of where you are now, what's working, what's broken, and what resources you have.

Improve your hooks

The first line determines whether anyone reads your ad. Test different hook types (questions, stats, pain statements, outcome promises) to find what stops the scroll for each segment.

When to post on LinkedIn for maximum reach

Stop leaving reach to chance with random timing. Use a pre-posting checklist, well-timed publishing, and first-hour engagement to multiply impressions.

Find bottlenecks through research and data

Look at your dashboard to identify where conversion drops, then use customer research to understand why. Bottlenecks are where the most impact lives.

How to set up compound growth

Install tracking infrastructure that shows which metrics drive revenue. Build your scorecard and launch your first cycle with the right foundation.

Why shiny objects kill growth

Random tactics scatter your focus and burn you out. Systems compound effort into sustainable growth. See why working without structure leads to chaos.

How to design your outreach strategy

Map the right prospects, message, and channels before sending a single email. Make every touch land in the inbox of someone ready to talk.

For marketing managers

Track traffic sources and lead generation, monitor funnel progression from visitor to MQL, measure campaign performance, and prove marketing's contribution to revenue.

How to run weekly Firebreaks

Use a weekly Firebreak to close open loops and reset. Start next week clear and focused by clearing, reflecting, and planning systematically.

How to double revenue without doubling the work

Small improvements across 12 metrics multiply into exponential growth. Learn how engines connect, why improvements compound, and where leverage lives.

Identify where customers split into different paths

Not everyone moves through awareness the same way. Some people believe training works but doubt online training. Others believe online training works but doubt your approach. These splits create your segments.

How to handle expansion conversations

Position upgrades and cross-sells as solving customer problems, not hitting your sales targets, so offers feel helpful instead of pushy.

How to run quarterly business reviews

Deep strategic reset with full performance analysis. Identify system-level bottlenecks, validate strategy, and set the next roadmap.

Pop-ups and remarketing

Capture visitors before they leave with exit intent, scroll triggers, and timed pop-ups. Use LinkedIn and Meta lead forms to recapture those who did not convert.

How to build a content production workflow

Turn your organic-growth strategy into a production system. Track ideas, score by impact, move through workflow, and publish on time consistently.

Often forgotten lead sources

Find leads leaking through gaps most companies ignore. Google Business, support emails, phone enquiries, and high-traffic pages without CTAs.

Lifecycle stages

Define the stages a contact moves through from subscriber to customer, map the exact handover points where marketing passes leads to sales, and configure automation that updates lifecycle stages without manual work.

Users and permissions

Set up users with the right access levels before they start working in HubSpot. Understand how seats work, create teams that match your organisation, and configure permissions so people see what they need without accessing what they shouldn't.

Brand kit

Upload your visual identity so every email, quote, and document that leaves HubSpot looks consistent. Set default colours, fonts, and logo placement once, then let templates do the work.

How to recruit participants

Get busy people to say yes to a 30-minute call. Use the right channels, write messages that work, and offer something worth their time.

Meeting setup

Choose meeting types, set durations and buffers, place links where intent is highest. Make booking frictionless so ready leads do not drop off.

Set your 90-day goal

One clear outcome you want to achieve in the next 90 days. Ambitious yet realistic.

How to warm up your LinkedIn profile

Boost LinkedIn reach in the week before you post. Warm the algorithm with daily chats, meaningful comments, a cleaner network, and new recommendations.

How to price expansion and growth

Structure pricing tiers, usage-based fees, and add-ons that enable customers to grow with you whilst capturing more value as they scale.

How to choose proposal software

Compare PandaDoc, Proposify, and other tools based on your sales complexity, CRM integration needs, and pricing workflow requirements.

Optimise existing pages for mobile and message match

60%+ of traffic is mobile. If your page isn't optimised for small screens, you're losing half your visitors. Also ensure your ad promise matches the landing page headline exactly.

For heads of growth

See the full funnel from first touch to closed revenue, identify where leads leak between marketing and sales, and track the metrics that connect activity to outcomes.

Document learnings and update operations

Don't just declare winners and move on. Extract the pattern, document why it worked, update playbooks and templates, and build an experimentation culture where testing is continuous.

How to optimise cold email campaigns

Optimise your outreach by measuring what matters. Track opens, replies, and conversions, then diagnose and fix drop-offs systematically.

How to time expansion offers

Present upsells and cross-sells at renewal periods, usage milestones, and moments when customers naturally need more from your solution.

Why traffic experts hit a plateau

Deep channel expertise doubles revenue but still hits a ceiling. Mastering one engine isn't enough. See why system thinking beats specialisation.

How to identify expansion opportunities

Spot upsell and cross-sell opportunities from usage patterns, customer feedback, and lifecycle signals before customers even ask for more.

Improve your calls-to-action

Match CTA to segment readiness. Hot traffic wants "Book demo now", cold traffic wants "Get the guide". Asking for too much too soon kills conversion. Asking for too little from ready buyers wastes opportunities.

Account foundations

Configure the core settings that affect everything else in HubSpot: timezone, currency, and default properties. Then connect your website and advertising platforms so data starts flowing into your CRM from day one.

Map the customer journey and required beliefs

Every purchase requires customers to believe certain things are true. They need to believe the problem exists, that a solution works, that you're the right choice, and that buying now makes sense. Different people get stuck at different stages.

How to design multi-touch sequences

Structure your campaign across multiple touchpoints using email, LinkedIn, or both channels for maximum reach and response rates.

How to write cold emails that get replies

Write cold emails that get replies with clear value and no fluff. Learn frameworks for subject lines, openers, relevance, proof, and CTAs.

How to track key conversion events

Set up conversion tracking for real business actions. Track meetings booked, sign-ups completed, key pages visited, and payments made.

How to build reports in GA4

Build useful GA4 reports once your events are tracked. Understand what's working with funnels, segmentation, and automated reporting.

Marketing reporting

Build dashboards that show traffic sources and attribution, track lead generation metrics, monitor funnel progression, and measure campaign performance and ROI.

Build automations systematically

Choose the right tool for the job. Handle edge cases before they cause problems. Test thoroughly on sample data before going live. Monitor for failures after launch.

Sales reporting

Build pipeline dashboards that show deal health at a glance, track your personal performance against targets, set up revenue forecasting, and monitor forecast accuracy over time.

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