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B2B Marketing Prowess

Prowess:

“Skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.”

Oxford Dictionary

There isn’t any better compliment than using a phrase used by one of your customers to describe your marketing service; B2B marketing prowess.

Our continuous improvement focus ensures that our talents and expertise stay at the forefront of our marketing offer, allowing all our customers to benefit from the latest marketing trends and activities.

Our ethos hasn’t changed since setting up Start 2 Finish Marketing Limited in 2005: ‘look after the customer and success will look after itself’. It’s this belief that drives us to improve on our service, individual abilities, and customer experience.

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The Strategic & Creative Birmingham Marketing Agency

S2F Marketing is a strategic and creative marketing agency based in Birmingham, UK.

S2F will manage all your marketing from start to finish. S2F is your team of marketing strategists, designers, developers, and writers that truly understand your business objectives, how to target your audience and represent your brand.

The S2F team are experts in sales and marketing strategy, as well as producing and delivering the associated results-driven materials and creative. S2F develops concise target audience and buyer personas to structure a content strategy that addresses your customers’ and prospects’ pain-points and needs. Needs that your business can alleviate through capability, service, and product. It’s these very solutions and benefits that S2F can build awareness in, target the right audience with, and drive positive action from.

Content will include anything from website design and development, social media management and email, video, and audio marketing, to graphic design and copywriting for every physical and digital medium. Where S2F differentiates is in its capacity to take responsibility for your entire marketing output.

S2F understands the industry you work in and the industries you actively target. Ask us about our proven track record for delivering tangible results and delivering ROI!

Just a few examples of our work

See our full portfolio for a more in-depth understanding of the depth of our capabilities. Simply put, we are the best at what we do, and we aren’t shy to shout about it. Take a detailed look through our work and make your own mind up. We are confident you’ll want to work with S2F.

All under one roof

We literally deal with all your marketing from start to finish. From strategy to design, online tactics to implementation.

We know in today’s busy business world, finding time to focus on marketing is tough, so simply outsource it to us. We give you a dedicated account manager, who uses our internal team of skilled marketers to give you a full service, and provide peace of mind that you are in safe hands.

One-off project or long-term retainers: no problem. We are here simply to help you, the client.

Brand Design

Website Development

PR & Copywriting

Social Media

Email Marketing

Exhibitions & Events

Videography

Photography

An agency you can finally call home

We asked our staff and clients “why S2F?”. The results came back with a familiar response time and time again: “They take the time to understand us as their clients”.

We know marketing is considered to be the ‘fluffy stuff’, which of course we get, however, for us it’s about getting to understand the ins and outs. What are your challenges? And just as importantly, what are your customers’ pains?

Understand this and the marketing strategy builds itself. We work collaboratively with you and each other to ensure the best results. No jargon; just plain and simple communication.

What some of our customers have to say…

Chris Wood S2F are innovative and proactive marketeers who take the time to really understand what our customer wants.

S2F are innovative and proactive marketeers who take the time to really understand what our customer wants.

Chris Wood Managing Director, DWV

Paul Faulkner S2F are by far the best marketing agency I’ve ever worked with.

S2F are by far the best marketing agency I’ve ever worked with.

Paul Faulkner CEO, Total Enterprise Solutions

John Sayers We’re very impressed with all of the content from S2F.

We’re very impressed with all of the content from S2F.

John Sayers General Manager Commercial – Lister Tube

Tony Hague We have found S2F to be a refreshing change from more traditional marketing companies, who understand design, but do not appreciate the overall strategy of marketing, and indeed selling. Eye catching design is not enough for OEMs such as ourselves; we need a return on our investment and we need to see how the marketing services provided are very much in line and reinforce the sales, marketing goals and deliverables.

We have found S2F to be a refreshing change from more traditional marketing companies, who understand design, but do not appreciate the overall strategy of marketing, and indeed selling. Eye catching design is not enough for OEMs such as ourselves; we need a return on our investment and we need to see how the marketing services provided are very much in line and reinforce the sales, marketing goals and deliverables.

Tony Hague Managing Director, PP C&A

Rowan Crozier Our new website is winning us new stainless steel stamping business. A visual show and tell! I can highly recommend the services of Start 2 Finish Marketing. Great to deal with and always deliver!

Our new website is winning us new stainless steel stamping business. A visual show and tell! I can highly recommend the services of Start 2 Finish Marketing. Great to deal with and always deliver!

Rowan Crozier Managing Director, Brandauer

Charlotte S2F Marketing have been instrumental in the success of Freddie’s Wish. Creative, supportive, and always a pleasure to deal with.  S2F really understand the charity sector.”

S2F Marketing have been instrumental in the success of Freddie’s Wish. Creative, supportive, and always a pleasure to deal with.  S2F really understand the charity sector.”

Charlotte Founder, Freddie’s Wish

Richard Barton In S2F we have finally found a marketing company that has genuinely strived to understand our growth opportunities, and their experience has both strengthened our strategy, and focused our customer offering

In S2F we have finally found a marketing company that has genuinely strived to understand our growth opportunities, and their experience has both strengthened our strategy, and focused our customer offering

Richard Barton Group CEO, Strip Tinning

Mark Venables We wanted a partner who would manage our marketing from start to finish. Warren, Steve and the team at S2F certainly achieved that. They manage everything from design for print, branding and identity, design for web and strategic marketing to PR. Working together with Start 2 Finish helped take the marketing at Alloy Wire International to another level.

We wanted a partner who would manage our marketing from start to finish. Warren, Steve and the team at S2F certainly achieved that. They manage everything from design for print, branding and identity, design for web and strategic marketing to PR. Working together with Start 2 Finish helped take the marketing at Alloy Wire International to another level.

Mark Venables Managing Director, Alloy Wire

Sue Durnall S2F have seamlessly become part of the team. I would recommend them to anyone.

S2F have seamlessly become part of the team. I would recommend them to anyone.

Sue Durnall Customer Success Team Manager, Total Enterprise Solutions

Claire Irving Working closely with S2F has resulted in a 195% increase in sales leads.

Working closely with S2F has resulted in a 195% increase in sales leads.

Claire Irving New Business Sales Manager, Total Enterprise Solutions

Ian Bytheway We have been working with S2F for a number of years now and their professionalism and creative design has taken our brand to the next level. By creating a structured and proactive marketing strategy for our company we have seen a huge increase in sales over this period.

We have been working with S2F for a number of years now and their professionalism and creative design has taken our brand to the next level. By creating a structured and proactive marketing strategy for our company we have seen a huge increase in sales over this period.

Ian Bytheway Managing Director, Conveyor Units

Martin Wardell Working as an integral part of our business, Start 2 Finish has contributed massively to our fantastic growth over the last four years and continue to support our future business growth.

Working as an integral part of our business, Start 2 Finish has contributed massively to our fantastic growth over the last four years and continue to support our future business growth.

Martin Wardell Managing Director, MWA Technology

Why is S2F so good?
Simple, it’s the people.

Since 2005, we have scoured the West Midlands and surrounding areas for people who understand and live by our ethos ‘look after the customer and success will look after itself’. We are all experienced, creative, and conscientious marketers with focused areas of expertise. Combined we are a force to be reckoned with; an ideal marketing team for any business looking to stand out from the crowd.

Warren Albutt Managing Director

Warren Albutt

Managing Director

Jo Grainger Operations Director

Jo Grainger

Operations Director

Richard Hill Creative Director

Richard Hill

Creative Director

Luke Seager Technical Director

Luke Seager

Technical Director

Satitia Welsh Account Manager

Satitia Welsh

Account Manager

Shawn Kearney

Shawn Kearney

Design Team Leader

Kirendeep Virdi Graphic Designer

Kirendeep Virdi

Graphic Designer

Leigh Godby Graphic Designer

Leigh Godby

Graphic Designer

Sam Pickering Copywriter/PR Team Leader

Sam Pickering

Copywriter/PR Team Leader

Andrea Gardia Content Creator

Andrea Gardia

Content Creator

Nick Mobley Videographer & Photographer

Nick Mobley

Videographer & Photographer

S2F is ready when you are

If you’re looking to speak casually to an expert about a possible retainer or a specific marketing project, just fill in the form and we’ll come back to you that same working day.