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Audit
How to run a competitor audit in two weeks (and what to look for)
How to run a competitor audit in two weeks (and what to look for)

Five days of focused work spread over two weeks. What to look at, what to ignore, and how to turn it into action.

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Tech
The marketing tech stack we'd run for a £1m direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand in 2026
The marketing tech stack we'd run for a £1m direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand in 2026

Shopify, Klaviyo, Recharge, Looker Studio, Gorgias, and what we'd skip until £3m+.

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reporting
How to actually measure what works on organic social
How to actually measure what works on organic social

Here's the tagging framework we built for Balmonds to turn organic social into a proper test.

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reporting
Setting marketing KPIs that survive a board meeting
Setting marketing KPIs that survive a board meeting

Most marketing reports get picked apart, here's the framework we use to set KPIs that hold up to scrutiny.

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email automation
Klaviyo flows that actually make money (in order)
Klaviyo flows that actually make money (in order)

The flows brands miss are often the ones that can earn the most. Here's the order to build them in.

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AI
How to actually use Claude (or Gemini) for marketing operations
How to actually use Claude (or Gemini) for marketing operations

What works, what doesn't, and the rules we apply to keep AI platforms like Claude and Gemini honest.

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Shopify
How to fix a Shopify store converting at 1.5%
How to fix a Shopify store converting at 1.5%

How to diagnose where you're losing visitors, and the seven things we fix first on every Shopify CRO audit.

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Marketing Team
Do you need a fractional marketing director?
Do you need a fractional marketing director?

A founder asked us this last week. The honest answer surprised her: probably not. Or rather, "fractional marketing...

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Reporting
Looker Studio dashboard for Shopify brands
Looker Studio dashboard for Shopify brands

A founder once described their reporting setup to us like this: "I open eight tabs every Monday morning, copy numbers...

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