B2B marketing & communications.

We offer both, and the right approach depends on where your business is and what it needs. For businesses that need an immediate, defined output — a campaign, a suite of sales materials, a LinkedIn content strategy — a project-based engagement gives you a clear scope, a fixed timeline and a predictable investment.

For businesses that need consistent, ongoing marketing support — whether that's because they lack in-house resource, want to maintain momentum after a brand or website project, or need a strategic marketing function they can rely on month to month — a retainer arrangement works considerably better. Retainers allow us to build a deeper understanding of your business over time, respond quickly as priorities shift, and deliver the kind of consistent, cumulative marketing activity that builds real brand equity rather than isolated bursts of output.

Many of our longest-standing client relationships began as project engagements and evolved into retainers as the value of ongoing support became clear. We'll always recommend the arrangement that best fits your situation — and we're transparent about what each model includes and costs before any commitment is made.

For most B2B businesses at the stage where WDC Brands typically gets involved, the answer is yes — and often significantly so. A single experienced in-house marketing hire in the UK costs between £45,000 and £70,000 in salary alone, before employer National Insurance, pension contributions, recruitment fees, software, and the inevitable gaps in capability that come with any individual hire. And one person, however talented, rarely covers the full range of skills a growing B2B business needs.

An outsourced arrangement with WDC Brands gives you access to a full team of senior brand, marketing and creative specialists for a fraction of that cost — with no recruitment risk, no employment overhead, and the flexibility to scale involvement up or down as your business requires. You also benefit from the perspective and experience we've built across more than 200 B2B projects, which means we know what works and can apply those lessons to your business from day one rather than learning on your budget.

Yes — and this is one of our most common and most effective working arrangements. Most of our clients have some internal marketing resource, but either lack the strategic capability to move the brand forward, don't have the specific creative and digital skills the business needs, or simply can't find the time to step back from day-to-day activity and think clearly about direction.

We slot in wherever the gaps are. For some clients that means leading on strategy and brand while their team handles day-to-day content and social. For others it means providing senior strategic input and creative direction while their team manages implementation. And for some it means acting as a trusted sounding board — reviewing work, challenging thinking and ensuring the brand is being applied consistently across everything the team produces.

We're not precious about where our role starts and ends. What matters is that the work is good, the brand is consistent and the business is making progress. We'll agree a clear working model at the outset and adapt it as the relationship develops.

This is exactly the right question to ask any marketing partner — and one that too many agencies answer with vague references to engagement metrics and brand awareness. Our answer is more direct: we start every engagement by getting clear on what pipeline impact looks like for your specific business, and we work backwards from there.

That means understanding your sales cycle, your target audiences, your current conversion rates and the channels where your buyers are most active and most receptive. It means prioritising marketing activity that supports the sales process directly — whether that's content that addresses the questions prospects ask before they buy, sales materials that help your team pitch more effectively, or a LinkedIn presence that keeps your brand front of mind with the right decision-makers over time.

We're honest about what marketing can and can't do in isolation. Brand and marketing activity rarely generates pipeline overnight in a B2B context — but when it's planned strategically, executed consistently and aligned with your sales activity, the commercial impact compounds over time. Our 90%+ client retention rate reflects the fact that clients see results worth continuing to invest in.

Faster than most — and this is one of the things our clients consistently tell us sets us apart. Over 20 years and many B2B client relationships, we've developed a structured approach to getting under the skin of even the most complex or technical businesses quickly and thoroughly.

It starts with asking the right questions. Our FLEX methodology includes a structured discovery process that goes beyond the brief — exploring your market, your competitors, your customers and the commercial dynamics that shape how your business needs to communicate. We know what to look for, what to challenge and what to absorb, and we've done it often enough across enough different sectors that the learning curve is considerably shorter than you might expect.

We also believe that not knowing your sector in depth isn't always a disadvantage. The external perspective we bring — unencumbered by internal assumptions, industry conventions or the way things have always been done — is often where the most valuable thinking comes from. We'll always be honest about what we know and what we need to learn, and we'll never pretend expertise we don't have. But we will get up to speed quickly, ask smart questions, and deliver work that demonstrates a genuine understanding of your business and your market.