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A collection of features and articles based on deep research and market trends.
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The “If” Economy and Quantum Marketing: Why I’m Moving Beyond Funnels After 30 Years
The Newtonian age of marketing - the age of the funnel, the persona, and the "is" - may be over. We are living in a world of Potentia, where consumers exist in superposition, where influence operates through resonance and entanglement, and where friction destroys value faster than advertising can create it.
What Does a Marketing Consultant Actually Do?
A marketing consultant in Glasgow, Edinburgh and across Scotland is someone who helps businesses figure out how to grow.That’s the simple version. The more detailed version is that they help companies spot opportunities, solve marketing challenges, and build strategies that drive measurable results. They’re problem solvers who combine strategy, creativity, and execution to make things happen.
AI: The Line Between Progress and Overreach
Howard Marks is not a passing commentator. He co founded Oaktree Capital Management and built his name by navigating credit cycles with a cool head. His memos are written for serious investors who want judgement rather than slogans. Warren Buffett has previously said they are the first thing he reads when they land in his inbox, which gives a sense of how widely they are respected.
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Business Growth: The Bleed You Are Not Measuring
Over the years building and working with Scottish SMEs, I've seen this pattern repeat itself. According to Scottish Enterprise, a large share of growing businesses cite cash flow as their primary constraint, yet most can't pinpoint where the money's actually going. A good business growth advisor doesn't just repeat what you already know. They find the bleed you can't see and help you face the uncomfortable truths before failure.
Dec 9, 202510 min read
AI Adoption Strategy: Beyond the Pilot Trap
Heading into 2026, any business still caught in this extended experimentation phase should treat itself as officially behind. The window to establish structural competitive advantages is closing. Future success depends less on chasing the latest model and much more on adopting a systemic, enterprise-wide approach.
Dec 2, 202510 min read
The Truth About the AI Bubble: An AI Strategy Playbook for Leaders
Are we in an AI bubble? Evidence in 2025 points to a large investment boom with visible froth, but not yet a confirmed bubble. The pattern mirrors past infrastructure overbuilds such as the railways and fibre optics, where capacity arrived before demand, valuations overshot reality, and corrections followed. Those corrections were painful but productive, leaving behind assets that enabled long-term growth.
Oct 6, 20258 min read
The Benefits of 360 Business Growth Advisory: A Holistic Approach
In a world where businesses often focus on quick fixes or isolated problems, holistic consulting solutions stand out by looking at the bigger picture. It’s like tuning an orchestra rather than just one instrument. When every part of your business works in harmony, the results are powerful.
Oct 20, 20254 min read
PwC Says Firms Are Watching and Waiting with AI: The Adoption Strategy.
Waiting feels like prudence. It gives everyone the chance to breathe and carry on as ‘normal’. It also creates a structural disadvantage that is hard to see in the moment and plain to see a year later. By the time the path looks safe, other firms have already done the hard miles inside their own systems. They have learned where value lives and where it does not. They have rewired dull pieces of process that never make the press release but decide the outcome.
Oct 14, 202512 min read
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