Marketing Spark

Writing for founder-led B2B operators.

Positioning, messaging, fractional CMO services, and the pipeline math behind growth that stalls.

LINKEDIN

A B2B LinkedIn Strategy for Founder-Led Companies

A practical B2B LinkedIn strategy for founders who want attention, trust, and sales conversations without sounding like engagement bait.

ATTENTION

What Should B2B Marketers Do When No One Is Paying Attention?

B2B buyers are harder to reach. Here is how marketers can earn attention with sharper positioning, useful ideas, and better distribution.

MESSAGING

A B2B Messaging Framework That Sales Can Actually Use

A practical B2B messaging framework for turning positioning into homepage copy, sales language, and content that buyers understand.

WEBSITE

How to Run a B2B Website Audit

Most B2B website audits stop at speed and meta tags. Here's the one that looks at story, proof, conversion, and whether sales can use the site.

CONTENT

Content Marketing When No One Cares About Your Product

Content marketing works for B2B companies when it starts with buyer pain, point of view, and distribution, not generic publishing.

FRACTIONAL CMO

Fractional CMO vs Strategic Advisor: Which Do You Need?

A fractional CMO runs your marketing. A strategic advisor sharpens your decisions. Here is which one founder-led B2B companies need first.

CUSTOMERS

How to Build a B2B Ideal Customer Profile

A practical B2B ideal customer profile should shape positioning, sales focus, and marketing choices. Here is what to include.

SALES & GTM

Marketing Consultant vs Agency: Which Should You Hire?

Agencies add capacity. Consultants add judgment. Here's how founder-led B2B companies should pick between them without wasting six months.

WEBSITE

The Best Structure for a B2B SaaS Homepage

The B2B SaaS homepage structure that earns the click: clear hero, real proof, the buyer's problem in their words, product through outcomes, one CTA.

POSITIONING

The Difference Between Brand Strategy and Brand Positioning

Brand strategy and brand positioning are not the same thing. Here is the difference, why founders confuse them, and which one to fix first.

SAAS

Your SaaS Pricing Model Is Outdated

Per-seat SaaS pricing is breaking down as AI agents, usage models, and committee buying reshape what B2B buyers will pay for.

STRATEGY

AEO Strategy: How to Get Cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini

How to get your B2B company cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. The AEO playbook that's quietly replacing SEO for buyer research in 2026.

POSITIONING

Why "AI-Powered" Is No Longer a B2B Differentiator

AI marketing differentiation has collapsed. When every B2B SaaS homepage promises AI, the claim becomes wallpaper. Here is what to lead with instead.

CUSTOMERS

B2B Buyer Personas That Actually Shape Messaging and Sales

Most B2B buyer personas are vague and unused. Here is how to build personas from real customer evidence and turn them into messaging that works.

SALES & GTM

Why B2B Cold Calling Is Quietly Working Again

B2B cold calling is quietly working again in 2026. Saturated inboxes, AI-generated outreach, and a real human voice cutting through the noise.

CONTENT

A B2B Content Strategy Built on a Content Diet

A B2B content strategy that produces sharp work starts with consuming less. The case for a content diet and what to do with the time you free up.

POSITIONING

B2B Differentiation: How to Stand Out Without a Better Product

B2B differentiation is rarely about a better product. A practical guide to finding the specific edge buyers will actually pay attention to.

SALES & GTM

When to Hire a B2B Marketing Consultant (And When Not To)

A B2B marketing consultant is the right hire at a few specific moments and the wrong hire at others. Here is how to tell the difference.

STRATEGY

B2B SaaS Meaning: What It Actually Is (and Isn't)

Plain-English breakdown of what B2B SaaS actually means, real examples, how it differs from B2C SaaS, and why the meaning matters for how you market and sell it.

SALES & GTM

B2B Sales and Marketing Alignment at Early Stage Is One Job

B2B sales and marketing alignment is not a Series B problem. At founder-led $5M to $20M companies, the two functions are one job. Here is how to run it.

SOCIAL

B2B Social Media Strategy When Every Brand Sounds the Same

A B2B social media strategy that still works in 2026 is built on point of view and human voice, not posting cadence. Here is the practical version.

WEBSITE

B2B Website Design: It's a Positioning Problem Wearing a Design Costume

Most B2B website design problems are positioning problems in disguise. Here's what a great B2B website actually does, and what to spend on vs skip.

FRACTIONAL CMO

Best Fractional CMO Companies in 2026

The best fractional CMO companies in 2026, honestly compared. Who each firm is built for, where they fall short, and whether you actually need one.

POSITIONING

Brand Positioning Template: The Framework I Use With B2B Clients

A brand positioning template you can actually use. The framework, a worked B2B SaaS example, and the common mistakes that break positioning before it ships.

CUSTOMERS

Customer-Centric Marketing for B2B: What It Actually Looks Like

Customer-centric marketing for B2B is the practical version of storytelling. Here is the shift, the test, and where to start.

SALES & GTM

How to Hire a Marketing Consultant Who Will Actually Move the Needle

Most engagements with a marketing consultant underperform because the brief was wrong on day one. Here is what to clarify before you hire anyone.

WEBSITE

B2B Homepage Headlines That Convert

Clear B2B homepage messaging tells visitors what you do and who you serve in ten seconds. A real anonymised example of marketing-speak hiding a real business.

CONTENT

Is Content Marketing Still Worth It for B2B? An Honest ROI Look

B2B content marketing ROI is not automatic. Here is when content pays off, when it does not, and how to tell the difference before you commit.

MARKETING AUDIT

The B2B Marketing Audit Checklist: 35 Yes/No Questions That Actually Matter

A no-fluff B2B marketing audit checklist. 35 yes/no questions across positioning, website, content, lead gen, and sales-marketing alignment.

MARKETING AUDIT

B2B Marketing Audit: How to Actually Run One

A marketing audit is a structured review of your positioning, website, funnel, and brand. Here's what one actually examines and how to run yours.

POSITIONING

How to Write a Positioning Statement (B2B Examples)

A positioning statement is the internal artifact that forces hard decisions. Here's the framework, five real B2B examples, and the mistakes that kill it.

POSITIONING

Product Positioning Examples: 7 Real B2B Headlines, Honestly Reviewed

Product positioning examples from real B2B companies: Linear, Notion, Stripe, Figma, MongoDB and more. What each one does well, what it gets wrong.

POSITIONING

Product Positioning for B2B SaaS: A Practical Guide

Product positioning in marketing decides whether buyers pick you or a competitor. Here's what it actually is, why most B2B teams botch it, and how to fix yours.

FRACTIONAL CMO

The Rise of the Fractional Marketing Leader in B2B SaaS

The fractional marketing leader has gone from workaround to mainstream. Here is when a B2B SaaS company should hire one instead of a full-time VP.

WEBSITE

Why Most B2B Homepage Headlines Fail (and How to Fix Yours)

Most B2B homepage headlines are interchangeable wallpaper. Here is why they fail, what a working headline does, and a practical test before you ship.

STRATEGY

My B2B Marketing Wish-List for 2026

Six wishes for B2B marketing in 2026: less AI slop, real positioning, CEOs on LinkedIn, bolder creative, smarter email, and CTAs beyond "Ask for a Demo."

MESSAGING

Patience and Persistence: The Keys to Unlocking B2B SaaS Messaging

B2B SaaS messaging usually breaks down because teams rush it. Patience, an outside view, and one simple question are what crack it open.

SALES

7 Ways to Ensure Prospects Show Up for Demos

Demo no-shows kill SaaS pipeline. Here are seven practical filters and nurture moves that get the right prospects on the call and ready to engage.

POSITIONING

Barefoot Wine's Brand-Building Blueprint

Barefoot Wine won a snobby category with a casual identity, grassroots marketing, and a clear buyer. Here's the blueprint behind the brand.

LINKEDIN

LinkedIn: Does It Drive Leads, Sales, & ROI?

LinkedIn is great for brand awareness, but is it actually driving leads and sales? An honest look at the platform's ROI and what alternatives exist.

DIFFERENTIATION

Differentiation or Disappearance: The Crucial Role of Brand Positioning for AI Startups

AI startups are flooding the market and most will vanish. Clear brand positioning is what separates the survivors from the vanilla ice cream.

AI

Has Intercom Gone Too Far With AI?

Intercom rebranded as "AI-first" and traded customer outcomes for technology messaging. Here's why tech-led differentiation tends to backfire.

SALES

How I (Almost) Saved a Client $100,000: The Plot Twist No One Saw Coming

I told a client to fire their $7,500-a-month agency. The next morning, the agency fired him first. Here's the lesson buried in the plot twist.

POSITIONING

How Barefoot Wine Mastered Brand Positioning and Customer Research to Capture a Market Gap

Barefoot Wine cracked a snobby category by naming the buyer everyone ignored and building the brand around her. Here's what B2B marketers can steal.

CUSTOMER SUCCESS

Customer Onboarding: Strategies for Success and Long-Term Loyalty

Onboarding is the moment your product becomes indispensable or forgettable. Dale Harrison on the dating-style approach that cuts churn.

BRAND

Authentic Marketing Lessons from Teddy Swims

A street-busking singer on TikTok is a better authenticity lesson than most B2B brand decks. Here's what Teddy Swims gets right that marketers miss.

DIFFERENTIATION

The Marketing Challenges of Battling CRM Goliaths

How Copper repositioned against HubSpot and Salesforce by picking a niche, not a feature war. Lessons from Copper's VP of Marketing on focus.

STRATEGY

How to do Marketing Without a Budget

Five no-money, low-money B2B marketing moves that actually drive awareness and leads: positioning, content, generosity, and happy customers.

SALES

Two Easy Ways to Eliminate Demo No-Shows

Demo no-shows usually trace back to two things you control: how you frame the demo, and what you send before it. Here's how to fix both this week.

SALES

How to Get B2B SaaS Prospects to Embrace Change

Switching tools is hard. Here's why B2B SaaS prospects resist change, what triggers them to consider it, and how to make the case for your product.

POSITIONING

Is the value of brand positioning over-rated?

Most positioning fails because nobody talked to enough customers. Here's what real positioning research actually looks like, and why it matters.