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At Out-Board we aim to provide you with a flexible right-hand resource for assignments that, due to the nature of the task, time constraints or sensitivities involved, are best undertaken by an expert from outside the organisation.


Our approach to each assignment is to work very closely in partnership with you at every stage. We will never try to impose a standard ‘out-of-the-box’ solution – we will work together to ensure that our proposed solution meets the particular needs of your organisation. We will take account of where your organisation is now, its capacity to change and propose solutions that will make a realistic and discernable improvement.


We invest considerable time initially to understand your business so that we can be fully effective whenever you call on us. Our aim is to foster a lasting relationship with your organisation that both adds value and keeps your overheads under control.


Out-Board brings you the benefit of combining a strong technical background with practical experience on how to develop your business. We will work with you to focus on how best to identify and meet the needs of your customers in both the short and long term. We can help you with:


  • Task management. We all know that work does not come in straight lines. However organised you are, there are always occasions when you are being asked to tackle one extra task – when the ‘to do’ list just seems to be increasing day by day. Out-Board is here for just those occasions - when you need hands-on delivery of a discrete senior-level task to be undertaken professionally and delivered on time.


  • Interim management - Out-Board offers you the reassurance of a safe pair of hands to hold the fort for you when those unexpected gaps arise - a resource that will ‘hit the ground running’, cut through to the real issues and be fully functioning without delay.


  • Corporate planning. Out-Board will help your senior team to plan and embed a corporate direction that combines rigorous analysis with pragmatic, visionary long-term insight. We have successfully delivered many projects in the following areas:


    • Strategy formulation

    • Mergers and acquisitions evaluation, planning and integration

    • Change programmes and business turnaround

    • Business planning and forecasting

    • Business process management



  • Marketing
    Many organisations need to call on certain functions on a regular basis but cannot justify retaining a full-time member of staff. For many small technically-led companies marketing is often one of those areas where sufficient time and expertise cannot be found in-house.


  • Out-Board will work with you to create and implement an integrated proposition that will both engage your market and meet its needs. Whether you have would like us to take care of all your marketing or simply undertake a specific activity, we bring years of ‘real life’ experience in maximising marketing effectiveness within a given budget. Our areas of expertise include:


    • Market research/analysis;

    • competitor analysis;

    • customer satisfaction/awareness surveys

    • Marketing management

    • Marketing planning and implementation

    • Promotional activity including product launches, exhibitions, literature, websites, campaigns and advertising

    • Technical writing


  • Sales support. In any organisation the importance of aligning the business to meet customer needs cannot be under-estimated. We will assist you in equipping both your internal and field-based customer-facing staff and managers with the skills, focus and incentives required.


Out-Board offers you an unparalleled understanding of the processes involved in the following areas:


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    • Sales planning

    • Sales force management and coaching

    • Field- and tele-sales training

    • Preparation of bids and presentations

    • Selection and management of distributors

    • Design and implementation of incentive schemes