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Strategic Sales and Marketing
Planning for Business Growth

SME MARKETING PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION

Marketing for small and medium-sized businesses is an uphill battle. Limited budgets often restrict their access to essential resources such as cutting-edge technology, and specialised professionals. The result? Wasted time and money that could be better spent on customer service and core business operations.

Time constraints add to the challenge as SME owners juggle multiple responsibilities, leaving little room for strategic planning. Furthermore, the ever-evolving nature of marketing creates a knowledge gap, hindering their ability to stay updated on effective strategies. Lastly, the absence of sophisticated analytics tools makes measuring and analysing marketing efforts a significant hurdle.

Marketing Readiness Quiz

Turbocharge Your Leads

We transform SME businesses by finding and engaging the right target audience with the right messages through the most appropriate communication channels. Take our Quiz and understand what's important when marketing your SME.

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What Are Your Main Lead Generation
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Marketing Breakdown

OVERALL 
SCORE
40%
  • Lead Generation Tactics
    72%
  • Website Optimisation
    40%
  • Content Marketing
    13%

SERVICES

Service are tailored to individual customer needs, nevertheless, most of our work can be broken into three categories. Case studies such as LINK 1 and LINK 2 are great examples of our partners initially taking on smaller projects and then retaining our services following results.

Why Activate

Over 15 years experience in marketing and SME business development we understand the best marketing channels to help a business grow affordably.

Frequently asked questions
EPT GYM

business and working ethics were first class, excellent management skills, invaluable knowledge and contacts within the fitness industry were second to none. As such I offered Steve a permanent Consultancy position within EPT which involved setting up a sales and marketing campaign and managing the staff. His company and its skill base are second to none for dedicated commitment to getting the job and projects finalised and working.

Julie Hynd - Owner
Reputation Services

It’s impossible for any busy business owner to know as much about marketing as someone who works at it every day. A good marketing strategy makes running a business so much easier and more profitable. Steve is full of ideas I hadn’t even thought of; don’t know where I would be now if it hadn’t of been for Steve: highly recommended.

David Kirton - Manager
Wellingborough BID

Steve is a very knowledgeable and experienced marketer with a specialism for Marketing Planning, CRM and Social Media. We have used twenty five Activate Lead Boxes which are an excellent data capture system for shops and restaurants. I would have no hesitation in recommending Activate Business Development.

John Cable - Manager