Jobs to be done

Understand the underlying progress customers try to make by hiring products to uncover motivations that drive purchases beyond surface-level features.

Jobs to be done

Jobs to be done

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Marketing funnel

Your website, email flows, and remarketing all work together like a mousetrap. Build clear landing pages that convert, automation that nurtures leads, and a machine that drives discovery calls without you chasing people. Stop leaking leads halfway through.

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Lead capture system

Lead capture system

Capture visitor contact details through strategically placed forms, lead magnets, and often-forgotten sources. Build a system that turns anonymous traffic into known leads.

Lead nurture sequences

Lead nurture sequences

Nurture leads through automated email flows that educate, build trust, and move prospects toward booking a discovery call when the timing is right for them.

Optimised booking flow

Optimised booking flow

Convert interested leads into booked meetings through confirmation flows, reminder sequences, and cancellation handling that maximise show rates and reduce no-shows.

B2B website foundations

B2B website foundations

Most B2B websites confuse visitors instead of converting them. Build clear pages that answer questions, establish credibility, and make the next step obvious.

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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.

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Who to interview

Identify your best customers, recent churned accounts, and lost prospects. Build a list of 8-12 people who can tell you what really drives buying decisions.

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Content calendar

Plan content publication in advance to maintain consistency, balance topics, and coordinate promotion rather than scrambling to create content reactively.

Jobs to be done

Understand the underlying progress customers try to make by hiring products to uncover motivations that drive purchases beyond surface-level features.

Personal brand

Build professional reputation through consistent content and engagement to attract opportunities and establish trust before commercial conversations begin.

List hygiene

Regularly remove inactive and invalid email addresses to maintain deliverability and focus effort on engaged subscribers who actually read your content.

Above the fold

Place critical information and calls-to-action in the visible area before scrolling to capture attention immediately when visitors land on pages.

Social proof

Display evidence that others trust and use your solution to overcome scepticism and reassure prospects they're making a safe choice by buying.

Offer

Structure your pricing, deliverables, and guarantee into a compelling proposition that makes buying decisions easier and more confident.

AIDA

Map the buyer journey from attention to action, crafting messages that guide prospects through each stage to conversion.

Usability testing

Watch real users attempt tasks with your product to identify friction points that analytics alone can't reveal and prioritise improvements that remove blockers.

Pain point

Identify specific problems customers experience to position solutions around relieving frustrations they're motivated to solve rather than nice-to-have features.

Voice of customer

Capture exact language customers use to describe problems and solutions to write copy that resonates because it mirrors how your market actually thinks and speaks.

Activation rate

The percentage of new leads who take a qualifying action and become marketing qualified leads.

Stages of awareness

Match your messaging to prospects' current awareness level from problem-unaware to solution-aware to speak directly to their mental state.

Page speed

Optimise how quickly pages load to reduce bounce rates and improve rankings since slow sites frustrate users and get penalised by search algorithms.

Heatmap

Visualise user behaviour through colour-coded overlays showing clicks, scrolls, and mouse movement, exposing hidden friction points.

Booking rate

The percentage of marketing qualified leads who book a meeting with your sales team.

Thought leadership

Share original insights and expertise publicly to build authority and attract customers who value your perspective before they need your solution.

Unsubscribe rate

Monitor how many recipients opt out of emails to catch list fatigue or irrelevant content before deliverability suffers from spam complaints that damage sender reputation.

Trust signals

Display security badges, guarantees, and credentials to reduce purchase anxiety and prove legitimacy on pages where visitors make buying decisions.

Email open rate

Track what percentage of recipients open emails to evaluate subject line effectiveness and list engagement rather than sending to unengaged subscribers who hurt deliverability.