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Marketing Expertise That Helps Businesses Unlock Growth & Enterprise Value

We partner with CEOs, founders and investors to achieve strategic goals and deliver marketing expertise across the 4Ps — embedding clarity, control, and commercial focus at every stage of growth.

Marketing leadership from big brands...

moving the needle forward

We Help Organisations Achieve Their Strategic Goals

Every business leader has different priorities — from scaling revenue to preparing for exit. We align marketing leadership to your most pressing strategic goals at critical inflection points.

Defensible Market Position

Differentiate your brand and protect your advantage against competitors.

Repeatable Revenue Growth

Build sustainable pipelines and systems that turn growth into a habit.

Customer Retention & Loyalty

Increase lifetime value by keeping customers engaged, loyal, and vocal advocates.

Operational Efficiency & Scale

Streamline marketing operations to deliver more impact with less waste.

Organisational Capability

Strengthen marketing talent, tools, and processes to support long-term performance.

Strategic Optionality

Stay agile, diversify risk, and seize market opportunities with confidence.

Marketing Risk & Governance

Be prepared for stakeholder, regulatory or investor scrutiny.

Succession & Brand Transition

Manage leadership change and brand evolution while protecting continuity.

how we help

Marketing Expertise Across the 4Ps Mix

We deliver deep marketing expertise across the mix — from shaping product strategy to driving promotion, optimising pricing, and building the channels and systems that help businesses scale.

Product

Shape products, services, and experiences that resonate with customers and strengthen brand value.

Price

Set pricing and budgets that signal value, protect margin, and align with market expectations.

Promotion

Create demand with clear campaigns that build reputation, engage audiences, and drive measurable growth.

Place

Optimise routes to market, channels, and teams so your offer reaches the right customers.

Why Our Expertise Matters

Unlike agencies or consultants who focus on campaigns or narrow tactics, we embed board-level marketing leadership that connects commercial goals with the marketing mix — making strategy and execution work as one.

What You Gain:

Strategic Alignment — Marketing tied directly to business outcomes

Expertise Across the Mix — Full coverage of the 4Ps

Embedded Leadership — Chartered, experienced Fractional CMOs

Our project was to create a top-level marketing strategy which, once built, we could drive forward ourselves. And I can honestly say the work has been transformational for Yellowtail. After each workshop with VCMO, both Dennis Hall and I would be amazed at how much we'd achieved. We worked hard! But the results are worth it.

Sarah Steele
Operations Director, Yellowtail Financial Planning
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Shout out to Paul Mills who bravely took on running a positioning workshop with us yesterday. Is there anything harder than doing the thing your client does for others for them?! Great work. Really thought provoking, and so important to have facilitated by someone with an external perspective!

Bryony Thomas
CEO, watertight business thinking

Paul is a professional strategic marketeer who is able to apply his expertise with marketing budgets large and small. The commercial impact of Shaw & Co's rebrand, which was initiated, designed and implemented by Paul, has been to differentiate us positively in a sector where few have succeeded. He delivers what he promises, on time and on/under budget, to a high quality. Paul made a positive impact on our business that will last.

Rod Leefe
chair, shaw & co

VCMO's audit brought clarity to a complex set of challenges. They cut through the noise and delivered a clear, prioritised roadmap that we could act on immediately. Their ability to engage across teams and translate insight into action was exactly what we needed.

Dr. Ross Burn
Co-founder, Catsci limited  
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Lydia possesses a deep understanding of marketing strategies and has consistently delivered exceptional results. Her ability to analyse market trends, create engaging campaigns, and drive customer acquisition is truly impressive. Her dedication, attention to detail, and strong communication skills make her an invaluable asset to any organisation. I cannot recommend Lydia enough for her expertise, professionalism, and exceptional work ethic.

Alan Leckey
Business Consultant, CCO - the Collaboration Company  

Paul Mills wasn't just an outsourced marketing leader — he was a mentor. His support helped me enhance my technical marketing skills and shape a more strategic mindset, as well as build my  confidence with senior leadership and deliver higher-impact work. He is dependable and skillful, and his guidance has made me feel more capable and prepared for future challenges.

Caitlin Daniels
marketing manager, catsci limited
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VCMO brings knowledge, insight and practical experience to the table, but also something else, which is quite rare, the unwavering commitment to finishing the job without compromising on the quality of the output. Their work for Yellowtail has been exemplary and we're seeing the results already.

Dennis Hall
founder, yellowtail financial planning

Ruth brought great experience and insight to my firm over many years. Her considered and thoughtful approach to problem solving are a real strength and her experience of marketing and business development in the legal sector was invaluable.

Gavin Tyler
Managing Partner, Cripps

VCMO helped us think beyond our capabilities and reframe how we communicate the true value of what we do. Paul's workshop unlocked fresh ideas resulting in a more strategic approach to our content plan and go-to-market materials. The quality of the output and power of the messaging is really impressive.

Peter Ridgway
Business Development Director, Reach Separations
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VCMO has been instrumental in reshaping how we approach marketing at Lucent. Their strategic clarity, attention to detail, and ability to deliver at pace have been exceptional. Paul's embedded himself seamlessly into the team and quickly earned trust — not just from me, but from our wider staff and partners. The website and content strategy he led have already started delivering results, and I now feel far more confident in how we grow the business over the coming years.

Steven Rowe
Founder - Lucent Financial Planning
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VCMO helped me find the words and structure to communicate what I do — and who I do it for — in a way that finally connects. I’ve had more inbound enquiries since the website relaunch than in the previous two years.

Lee Spencer
aka The rowing marine
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