You’re in renewables, you want to go to market and win good business. We’re here with the ideas, the process and the tactical support because together we can do it right.
Every brand has it’s own story. Let’s find yours.
Who we work with
Large or small, we’ve got you covered.
Start-up
You want it all, you want it now but you don’t have bottomless pockets. You’re not looking for pretty stuff that doesn’t convert. Yeah we get it.
We’ve carefully put together a combination of lean strategy, tools, training and collateral to get you up and running. All wrapped up in an easy to consume, fixed price 12 week programme. By the end you’ll be able to go to the trade show, nail the pitch and follow up like a legend.
Scale-up
Does this sound like you? Are you doing good things, is your business growing , is there that nagging feeling that you could go further and faster? We’re your people. Our team will shine a spot light on where you are right now, bring everyone together, create the strategy for growth and then be by your side for every step of the campaign. We will take you from Zero to BD Hero.
Accelerate your success
Identify the problems first, create the strategy and execute the plan.
Health check • Strategy workshop • Retained agency service
What about the bigs guys
Enterprise plan
of action
You’ve got a lot on your plate and you don’t have all the resource to get it done. You’re not looking for someone to pontificate. You want that campaign up and running now. We get you and we can be an extension of your team…and we can start yesterday.
Webinars
We’ll help you plan and run webinars that engage the people you help by sharing what you know.
Events
We’ll help you plan and run small events that help get you real face to face connections.
Consultancy
Got a tough nut you want to crack? From value proposition to internal comms strategy, we can build a brief to help unravel it with you.
Are we any good though?
Get a BD Health Check
What you'll gain
The Health Check is designed to give a high-level S.W.O.T. overview and is accompanied by practical advice on what could be easily changed to improve.
Identify friction within your sales and marketing processes.
Recomendations on who, where and what needs support.
Prioritise quick wins to make a swift and positive impact.
Want to know more?
FAQs
If you still can’t find an answer to your question, we would love to chat with you.
Where are you based?
The team are based in South West England, not to far from Bristol. We work with clients who are typically based in the UK or Europe and who have people across the globe. Welcome to BD Bootcamp
How much do you charge?
Full details of all services in our Commercial Deck.
Every project is to client specification and agreed upfront.
Who does the work?
We are building our core team who are all based in the UK and live close to our Bristol HQ. In addition, after many years of agency life, we are in the fortunate position of having a solid network of expertise to tap into. We hold a duty of care about who we bring into a project. If there is a need for a particular skillset, and it is in your best interest, then we will involve an expert from our network. You will know who it is, why them, and what they are going to do before they start any work on your project.
When should I not choose Make the Break?
Let’s start with the big stuff – if you are sizing up options for support and you project is not about business development, sales or marketing then we are very probably not the person you are looking for. ERP, back office, finance etc that is just not our thing.
If you have a mass market B2C product that is ‘for anyone’ then again, we are probably not right for you.
If you are not in some way to helping the macro challenges of energy and climate change then we are not for you.
And finally, if your idea of marketing is to phone any business starting with A and just keep going then again, we are very likely not your contact.
I'm not in renewables
I’m sorry but we are not for you. We’ve taken the conscious decision to immerse ourself in a market which we care deeply about. Our heads and hearts and in renewables and it’s where we can do our best work.
How does it work?
It usually starts with an initial chat. If we both feel that there is a good fit (both personality and need) then a more in-depth conversation is a good idea. From there, we can put together a detailed scope of work for you to approve before we start working. That way there are no surprises and we all know what is the definition of done.
Will I be tied to a long contract?
No. Each project is built to spec and that can include timescales. Client briefs can range from short, sharp help on a specific project through to ongoing business development support with 90 day rolling contracts.
Why should I choose Make the Break?
Good question. We started this business because we saw a need for business development skills-for-hire in the renewables sector. On the one side, there are small and techy start-ups and on the other some of the biggest utlities globally. Those two groups sometimes struggle to understand each other.
We work to unravel that and make your BD processes simple and effective.
Combined, we bring many years experience to the table.
If you think you might need that expertise, then let’s have a chat. We can find out if there’s common ground.
If it’s not what you need, or we have a radically a different approach then that’s ok.
Is it Business Development, or it is Marketing?
It’s both. Long gone are the days of viewing sales and marketing as two warring tribes. The goal here is to take the buyer on the journey from not having a clue who you are right the way through to being your biggest fan. How we get there can happily be labelled sales and/or marketing. We don’t agonise over the terminology, we’re all about getting that campaign in good shape. One thing we can promise, all fire, no fluff.
How quickly can you start?
We have been in the privileged position of being heavily booked up ever since the business started. Typically we can start an engagement within 30-60 days of agreeing a project. The sooner we are speaking, the better!
Contact us
Make Waves. Not Ripples.
At Make the Break, we create the waves which get you to your next destination as a business.
Let’s set sail together.
