Insights & Perspectives
Strategic thinking on commercial growth, market leadership, and transformation for manufacturing and technology companies.
Practical insights from 25+ years leading commercial functions across global markets. Topics include growth acceleration, international expansion, product launch excellence, and building commercial & marketing capabilities that scale. There may also be a few soap box rants.
Why your B2B buyers don’t want to talk to you - and what you can do about it
Manufacturing buyers are submitting enquiries they're not ready to follow through on - using contact forms to get information that should already be available. Research shows 61% of B2B buyers prefer self-service for information gathering, but most manufacturers force early sales contact. This creates pipeline problems: enquiries that go nowhere, dragging quote cycles, wasted sales time. The gap between marketing and sales is drawn for internal convenience, not buyer needs. What needs to change?
What NZ Manufacturers Typically Underestimate When Going Global
Research shows the top barriers for NZ manufacturers going global aren't technical - they're commercial. Brand awareness, channel management, and the missing capability to address them.
Strategic Product & Marketing Leadership in Industrial B2B: A Comprehensive Framework
A comprehensive framework for integrating product development and marketing functions to drive measurable business growth in manufacturing and technology companies. Learn the seven pillars of modern marketing and how cross-functional leadership creates exponential impact.
Building a High-Performance Marketing Team: A CMO's Guide for Tech & Manufacturing Leaders
With expertise gained from more than two decades leading marketing teams across Asia Pacific, EMEA, and the United States, discover what it takes to build marketing teams that truly drive business growth in tech and manufacturing companies.
Mental Load and AI: A Personal Journey in Digital Partnership
A candid exploration of how AI can become a thinking partner in managing the complex mental load of modern professional and personal life. Discover practical applications beyond productivity tools.
Why Technology & Manufacturing Companies Need Strategic Marketing Leadership: The Case for Fractional CMOs
As technology and manufacturing companies grow, they hit a critical turning point where product excellence isn't matching market performance. Explore how strategic marketing leadership through fractional CMOs addresses these challenges.
Stop Running Your Marketing Department Like an Intern Program
No one would hire a mid-level developer to set product strategy alone, yet marketing is often treated differently. Discover why senior marketing leadership is as critical as your CPO, CFO, and COO.
The Biggest Mistakes Companies (& CEOs) Make with Their Marketing
Despite challenging job markets, companies continue repeating the same marketing mistakes. From undefined value propositions to wrong team structures, discover the most common CEO marketing mistakes and how to avoid them.
Is Marketing Due for a Rebrand? Bridging the Marketing Literacy Gap
The marketing landscape is shifting with new terminology like "go-to-market" and "thought leadership" gaining prominence. Explore whether marketing needs rebranding and how to bridge the marketing literacy gap in business leadership.
The State of Marketing Today: A Call for Alignment and Impact
Marketing has never been more crucial yet remains often undervalued. This call to action explores how marketers can earn their place at the strategic table and what companies must do to empower marketing success.