Marketing management and
planning

The Marketing Quotient framework was developed in 2019. It was recently revised ahead of its anniversary.

Internal culture leads
external performance

Adaptability as competitive advantage

Your audience want shortcuts. They're experimenting with quicker, simpler ways to do things in their personal life and business. So the biggest challenge to growth isn’t external, it’s internal. Getting any organisation to keep up with the new shortcuts your audience takes is hard. Fortunately many of these shortcuts are found on digital platforms and in connected communities. This means they are visible, measurable, and can be monetised.

Customer-centricity unlocks discretionary energy

Building a connected culture around the customer is the first step to keeping up with them. Siloed intelligence is not interesting or competitive in any context — in a room full of smart people the creative person stands out by connecting opportunities others haven't seen. This applied creativity is more powerful than intelligence alone because the enduring outcome of innovation is a better result.

Power = Effect / Effort.

Tell your story well

Trust is the currency of any community. And the internet is no different. A place where consequence is immediate, scale is unmatched, and everything lasts forever. It is no longer an alternate reality.

Digital-native cohorts are the majority of discretionary income and commercial decision influence, and more of who we are is defined by and expressed through the world wide web. What happens there shapes our lives and business success. And when, how, and who our brand shows up with becomes our legacy.