Marketing and Finance

What every Finance Director needs to know about Marketing

Marketing can sometimes be viewed as the money-spending department, rather than the revenue-generating department. Marketers often don’t help themselves by talking vaguely about “brands” and “positioning” (and letting themselves be seen as ‘creative types’) rather than using the kind of words the FD loves to hear – cashflow, return on investment, margin, and of course…

Tiered marketing metrics

Tiered marketing metrics

Measuring your marketing efforts is vital, so you know whether you’re doing the right thing and, importantly, how you can improve to get even better results. Many of our clients are manufacturers, and so embrace the concept of ‘continuous improvement’.  We believe marketing should do the same – which is why putting objectives and measurements…