The marketing incubator for bold new ideas

Looking to develop, launch or market a new brand, product or service?

Growth Guides help tech start-ups and Net Zero innovators turn ideas into action and deliver breakthrough growth...

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Growth Strategy

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Positioning & Branding

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Messaging Development

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Market Research

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Audience Segmentation

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Marketing Execution

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Testing & Optimisation

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Analytics & Reporting

why growth guides?

Successful innovation doesn’t follow a linear path, so we help you understand what’s really happening at each stage (and what needs to be done next). We do this by combining strategic oversight with tactical execution to learn lessons and apply new insights quickly

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We look at the big picture, identifying & reviewing key areas of focus

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We move quickly and flexibly to ensure we’re providing maximum value

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We treat your brand as we would our own and share in your success

trusted by...

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Innovate UK
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leadership team

Our Cofounders, Tony and Holly, are intrinsically involved in every project we work on, taking the lead both on strategy and delivery and attending all key client meetings.

This means we keep our client base small and have to be selective with the organisations and projects we choose to take on, so we only work with people and ideas that we believe in and are genuinely excited about.

Success stories from our previous lives as in-house marketers include Red Bull, where Tony was the Marketing Director responsible for its successful launch in the UK, and Lightfoot, where we worked together to build and grow the marketing function and saw the business go from a team of 12 to over 70 and receive investment from the British Growth Fund.

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Dave Buonaguidi

Author of 'Blah, Blah, Blah' & co-founder, Unltd Inc

Tony & Holly are a crack team of marketing guns for hire. Tony has a vast amount of experience in helping brands scale and this complimented by Holly’s intelligent and analytical enthusiasm to really drive growth. They have the perfect ability to help solve any marketing problems in the hugely fragmented world we live in.

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Alastair Banks

Director, Optix Solutions

Holly and Tony are a great team and inspire the best in the people around them.

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Laurence Bray

Director, Stature PR

Working with Tony and Holly has been a real pleasure - they are really passionate about what they do and have the right attitude and experience to turn exciting ideas into reality.

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Llew Nicholls

CCO Grow Marketing and Grow Exeter Magazine

Holly and Tony are original thinkers who love exciting ideas but also nail the execution.

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Pedro Martins

Chief Growth Officer, Total Media

Having worked with Tony and Holly for many years I can say that they have an amazing ability to create exciting visions of better futures and then work hard to bring them to life.

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Rachael Whitson

Managing Director, Absolute PR & Marketing

Holly and Tony are unconventional in spirit and push hard to get results in everything they do. Suffice it to say that they are honest, perceptive and their judgement is second to none.

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Annette Lloyd

CEO, The Honest Truth

Tony and Holly bring an invaluable human element to business, looking at the people inside and how to maximise the value they add to the wider mission.

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Emily Fleur

Founder, South West Photographers

I love you guys so much you're actually saving me!

how we work with clients

We aim to have long-term relationships with all our clients. Often, we start out working on a single project, challenge or deliverable, and move into one of the below ongoing arrangements:

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Monthly Retainer

Where we essentially become your internal marketing resource for a fixed monthly fee

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Project Partner

Where we help you bid for and deliver Innovate UK or DESNZ-funded projects as a named project partner

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Subcontractor

Where we work on your funded project as a marketing/engagement/ research subcontractor

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Sweat Equity

Where we help you build and scale your business, focusing wherever we provide most value

interested?

We’d love to hear from you! Either schedule a free 30-minute introductory call, or complete the form below and Tony and Holly will get back to you within 24 hours

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