HELPING B2B COMPANIES DRIVE SALES & REVENUE GROWTH

B2B consulting services that increase profitability and ROI

For over 3 decades at VantagePoint Marketing, we’ve been helping small to mid-size B2B companies drive sales and revenue growth, increase profitability, and find cost-savings and efficiencies through our business consulting services.

Why fractional CMO business consulting?

Mid-market B2B companies need go-to-market leadership and strategy but can’t justify the costs of a full time CMO or VP of Marketing.

Google searches for fractional CMOs have increased over 6000% in the past several years, so there’s a demonstrated eagerness to fill this gap.

VantagePoint’s fractional CMO consulting services are built to help solve this issue and help companies like yours adapt to changing business dynamics and marketing landscapes.

With the current evolution of sales teams and marketing technology, we’ve found that sales and marketing alignment is more important than ever and is a main driver for the growth in consulting demand. Having an expert partner that can leverage data to inform direction on things like customer journey creation, sales optimization, market strategy and lead generation is needed to help realize a company’s full potential.

The secret sauce

The VantagePoint consulting difference

With decades of real business experience, we’re uniquely positioned to help companies through these challenges. As a B2B fractional CMO agency, we’re able to combine the strategic consulting you need with seamless in-house execution. Having the ability to consult on strategies AND execute marketing initiatives for our clients helps ensure any recommendations are aligned with the business strategy.

How it works

Our process: consulting to strategy to execution

We have over three decades of experience and have refined a process than provides the consulting you need for business growth.

1

Initial consultation

Every engagement starts with a free initial consultation. This is beneficial for both parties, as it allows both sides to see if there is a good fit and assess the ability to accomplish the desired goals.

2

In-depth strategy session

Our fractional CMOs will conduct an in-depth strategy session with executives on your team to identify business and marketing challenges and provide the foundation for recommendations that will drive results.

3

Strategy development

Based on the insight gained in step 2, we’ll build a strategic plan and tactical roadmap that will ensure success. Since we’re a fractional CMO agency, we have a team in place to help handle execution seamlessly.

4

Implementation

We’ll begin implementation and create baseline metrics for monitoring and continuous improvement.

Read all about it

More revenue. Less frustration.
Better marketing.

Almost all mid-market B2B companies feel like marketing ROI is elusive, and that feeling often boils down to a few simple things:

  • Disconnected sales and marketing teams
  • Poorly executed campaigns
  • Lack of senior expertise
  • Resource constraints

Our free ebook can help you change all of that.

Unlocking Growth Potential: How Fractional CMOs Drive Results for Mid-Market B2B Companies will help demonstrate how a fractional CMO can improve your ROI, your marketing strategies, and your business outcomes.

Real-life proof

B2B mid-market case studies

Any consultant can talk a big game, but we have proof to back it up. At a high level, we’ve seen sales growth as high as 15% and a 30% improvement in marketing ROI. And following are four in-depth case studies that demonstrate how some of our clients have achieved transformational growth.

SALES
GROWTH

5-15%

MARKETING
SAVINGS

15-30%

SALES & MARKETING
ROI IMPROVEMENT

20-30%
Case study 1

Manufacturer of industrial consumables

Results:

  • 10% sales lift
  • 35% reduction in marketing spend

Situation:

We were approached by an industrial equipment manufacturer that was challenged with flat sales and poor marketing ROl.

For our initial consulting engagement, we conducted a multi-phased approach:

  • Research to understand under- and over-performing segments
  • Evaluate sales and go-to market process
  • Benchmark marketing investments

Recommendations:

After the initial research phase, we consulted on a strategy that consisted of:

  • Developing a comprehensive channel strategy and programs focused on driving direct sales and getting products specified from both end-users and channel partners.
  • Driving sales and marketing alignment, assigning clear ownership for each aspect of the customer journey, clarifying brand messaging, and creating efficiencies for a very limited sales and marketing team.
  • Eliminating advertising spend, as we discovered the current advertising was both ineffective and actually driving costs for the company and channel partners.
Case study 2

Capital equipment manufacturer

Results:

  • $25M new addressable market opportunity
  • 8% growth in online orders
  • 7% consistent YOY growth
  • Established new product pipeline

Situation:

A manufacturer of capital equipment was experiencing flat to nominal growth, while focused on a single segment. In addition, the company’s digital presence was a static website. The company had great products, a very efficient team, and excess manufacturing capacity, but it needed to achieve strong growth.

Our initial research uncovered the following:

There were other market segments that aligned with the company’s product market fit, but no effort or strategy was in place to go after this additional market

  • Customers were very loyal and very dependent on this manufacturer, with a high level of trust.
  • There were not traditional sales and marketing functions in place, but that was not a barrier to achieving success

Recommendations:

Based on our findings, we created a comprehensive strategy that included:

  • A focused go-to-market initiative for adjacent/addressable markets.
  • A repositioning of the company as a solutions provider to leverage the vast level of trust and expertise the company had earned. This facilitated a new product development pipeline.
  • Implementing a scaled digital transformation initiative that facilitated a better customer experience, both for driving product sales and parts sales.
  • Implementing programs to increase lead flow.
Case study 3

Industrial component manufacturer

Results:

  • Digital transformation and Lead Generation
  • 7% increase in sales
  • 25% increase in efficiency
  • 60% lower sales and marketing spend compared to market average

Situation:

This mid-market manufacturer of industrial and commercial components has a clear niche of producing custom products and filling smaller-than-average order quantities compared to major industry competitors. The company traditionally went to market through distributors with direct sales efforts and printed catalogs, and its digital presence consisted of an underleveraged website.

The company had been experience modest growth but was experiencing increased competition and needed to increase market reach efficiently.

Our initial research discovered the following:

  • Competition for foreign suppliers was increasing rapidly and taking market share.
  • Distributors were consolidating and were positioned to work better with large manufacturers
  • The distributors were also expecting more resources (leads, content, etc.)
  • An investment was made in a new parts configurator on their website, which was an opportunity to leverage.

Recommendations:

Based on our findings, we created a comprehensive strategy that included:

  • Building a lead generation program that automatically provided leads for both sales people and distributors
  • Transitioning printed product catalogs to digital catalogs, along with other resources for to make the company easy for distributors to do business with
  • A sampling program that drove prospect and customer growth
  • Integrating their communication strategy with distributors
  • Implemented KPIs to measure progress and track continuous improvement initiatives
Case study 4

Distributor and manufacturer of MRO supplies

Results:

  • 25% increase in sales
  • 5% increase in profitability
  • 10% gain in efficiency
  • 50% decrease in marketing costs

Situation:

A new CEO was hired to grow the company with a focus on organic growth, as there had been multiple acquisitions that had yet to be fully integrated or leveraged. The market was at the tail end of massive consolidation. Unfortunately, this company was a laggard in the market and had significant top- and bottom-line growth expectations.

Our consulting engagement included:

  • In-depth analysis of market, and all current business initiatives
  • Thorough evaluation of both e-commerce and direct sales processes
  • Review of current sales and marketing initiatives
  • Evaluation of product and market positioning
  • Customer interviews to gain firsthand knowledge why people were or weren’t purchasing

Recommendations:

Based on our findings, we created a comprehensive strategy that included:

  • Product and brand rationalization strategy
  • New brand value propositions that resonated with customer/ market needs and provided internal clarity
  • Leveraging existing technology to drive efficiency gains and provide better customer experiences
  • Base line KPIs for continuous improvement initiatives
  • A private label brand strategy and rollout
  • Optimizing and reducing marketing spend by eliminating waste and focusing on initiatives that could be measured and drove growth
  • Improved sales and marketing alignment with specific internal processes and initiatives
  • Channel programs that positioned the company as an industry leader through industry support, helpful content and public speaking
Consulting that leads to success

Why choose VantagePoint Marketing for your consulting needs?

We combine over three decades of consulting experience for B2B mid-market companies with award-winning execution. With VantagePoint Marketing, you’ll get a strategic consulting partner that’s focused on your business growth. And with an average of 15 years of expertise in their fields, our consultants have the experience to provide company-specific recommedations and execution to help drive real business results. Let us show you how our B2B fractional CMO consulting services can help you unlock untapped opportunities, align your sales and marketing teams, and achieve your growth goals.

 

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