Solutions
We help you choose a direction, turn it into one clear story and get the organisation moving.
Choosing a starting point
Most assignments start with one of these three. Pick the situation that looks most like yours.
Not sure which one fits? That's what the free 45-minute introductory call is for. Bring your challenge to the table
A commercial challenge may start with strategy, positioning, marketing or sales. But in practice, everything is connected.
A sharp strategy is worth little if teams interpret it differently. A strong story doesn't work if people don't use it. And a good plan brings no growth if roles, priorities and decision-making don't change.
That is why we don't treat strategy, story and execution as separate parts. We bring them together, so the chosen direction also shows in commercial choices, collaboration and day-to-day behaviour.
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One sharp commercial choice that gives direction.
View Commercial strategyWays to start:
For organisations with several opportunities, markets, propositions or ambitions, but no clear shared priority.
We help you make a sharp choice about which customers you want to matter to, which challenge you solve and where the organisation puts its time, attention and resources. Then we translate that choice into marketing, sales, the offer and the way commercial opportunities are assessed.
A good fit when:
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A clear story that people understand and use.
View Positioning and storyWays to start:
For organisations with valuable knowledge and experience, but without a story that customers recognise straight away and employees can tell consistently.
We sharpen who you are for, which problem you solve, which change you bring and why customers choose you. Then we translate that positioning into a story that works on the website, in commercial conversations and within the organisation.
A good fit when:
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From plan to visible behaviour in the organisation.
View Strategy to executionWays to start:
For organisations where the direction has been chosen, but day-to-day practice is not changing enough.
We translate strategy into concrete priorities, roles, decision-making, collaboration and the behaviour you want to see. Along the way we build a working rhythm that lets teams execute, learn and adjust course themselves. The change shouldn't remain dependent on STOF.
A good fit when:
You don't need to know in advance exactly which solution you need. A conversation often starts with a familiar situation:
We first find out where the challenge really lies. Sometimes that calls for a sharper commercial choice. Sometimes for a story that brings people together. And sometimes the direction is already clear, but the organisation needs to start working differently.
The solution follows from the challenge, not the other way round.
We work on a project basis, not by the hour: after a free introductory call you'll receive a proposal with a fixed price, a clear timeline and what you'll have in hand at the end.
Your challenge
Whichever route we take, we always work along four connected threads.
We start with what is actually going on. We speak to the leadership team, commercial teams and the people who do the work. We put customer insights, plans, experience and behaviour side by side.
We bring the challenge back to the choice that really gives direction. We also make explicit what is no longer a priority.
We translate the choice into a clear story, concrete roles and coherence between teams. People understand not only what is changing, but also what it asks of them.
We turn the chosen direction into actions, ownership and a practical working rhythm. That way the momentum lasts when STOF leaves.
The course has been set, but priorities, decisions and day-to-day behaviour are not changing enough.
Both teams are busy, but use different goals, language, customer profiles or criteria for a good opportunity.
The organisation sees opportunities everywhere, so attention, capacity and commercial clout get spread too thin.
We combine an outside-in commercial view with an inside-out organisational view.
That means we don't only look at market, customers, positioning and growth. We also look at leadership, collaboration, ownership and the behaviour needed to deliver on a choice.
We don't deliver a plan that ends up sitting beside the work. We work with the people who have to make the change happen and build the approach so the organisation can carry on when we leave.
