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Jake Burton

Co-founder, Betts & Burton

Jake Burton, Co-founder, Betts & Burton

Jake has spent over a decade in paid media and digital acquisition, from multi-million-pound campaigns for brands like Ford, Jaguar and Netflix to high-ROI work on lean budgets. He runs the paid demand: Google Ads, paid social and search.

Articles

Written by Jake Burton.

Strategy12 min read

The B2B Revenue Marketing Playbook

How to build a marketing function that produces pipeline, not just activity.

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Strategy10 min read

A Full-Funnel B2B Marketing Framework

The model we use to plan, run and measure marketing for growing B2B companies.

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SEO11 min read

A B2B SEO Strategy That Drives Pipeline, Not Just Traffic

Stop chasing volume. Start ranking for buyers.

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Strategy8 min read

How to Define Your ICP in B2B

A practical method for working out who you sell to and why it matters.

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Demand Gen14 min read

B2B Demand Generation Strategy: The Complete Guide

Build a demand gen strategy that creates pipeline, not just leads — the full framework.

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SEO13 min read

B2B SEO: How to Rank for Terms That Drive Pipeline

Rank for commercial B2B terms that produce qualified pipeline, not vanity traffic.

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SEO11 min read

B2B Keyword Research for Commercial Intent

Find and prioritise B2B keywords by commercial intent so SEO produces pipeline, not traffic.

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SEO12 min read

The Technical SEO Audit Checklist for B2B Sites

A step-by-step technical SEO audit for B2B sites: crawling, indexing, speed and structure.

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SEO11 min read

How to Build B2B Topic Clusters That Rank

A practical method for building B2B topic clusters that build authority and rank for commercial terms.

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SEO11 min read

A B2B Content Strategy That Converts, Not Just Ranks

Build a B2B content strategy that converts as well as ranks, mapped to buying stages.

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SEO11 min read

Digital PR for B2B Link Building

How digital PR earns credible B2B links that build authority and rankings, without spam.

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Strategy12 min read

B2B Go-to-Market Strategy That Directs the Work

Build a B2B GTM strategy that makes real decisions and directs the work, not a filed deck.

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Strategy11 min read

B2B Positioning: Own a Place Competitors Cannot Claim

Why weak positioning undermines all your marketing, and how to sharpen yours.

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Strategy11 min read

How to Build a B2B Messaging Framework

Turn positioning into consistent language your whole team uses across every channel.

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Strategy11 min read

How to Build a 90-Day B2B Marketing Plan

A step-by-step 90-day marketing plan that names one priority and a few real moves.

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Strategy10 min read

Marketing Strategy vs Plan: The Difference That Matters

Why confusing strategy and plan costs B2B teams, and how the two work together.

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Strategy11 min read

B2B Competitive Positioning: Win Against the Real Alternatives

Position against the alternatives buyers actually weigh, and hold a place rivals cannot copy.

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Demand Gen11 min read

Account-Based Marketing: A Practical B2B Guide

What ABM actually is, when it works, and the pieces of a programme that wins named accounts.

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Demand Gen10 min read

ABM vs Demand Generation: Which Does Your B2B Need?

Not a rivalry. How to decide your mix of account-based marketing and broad demand generation.

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Demand Gen11 min read

How to Build a Target Account List for ABM

A step-by-step method for building an ABM target account list that sales will actually work.

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Sector11 min read

B2B SaaS Marketing Strategy: What Actually Works

Win in crowded SaaS on clarity, not noise: positioning, intent-led demand, conversion and retention.

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Sector10 min read

B2B Fintech Marketing: Compelling and Compliant

Market fintech with clarity inside compliance: trust, proof over promises, and escaping the sameness.

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Sector10 min read

Professional Services Marketing: Selling Trust

You sell trust, not a service. How to demonstrate expertise, build reputation and win considered work.

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Sector10 min read

Law Firm Marketing: Authority Within the Rules

Build authority and win instructions: trust, content, SEO and specialisation, within conduct rules.

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Sector11 min read

Manufacturing Marketing for the Online Technical Buyer

Technical buyers research online now. How manufacturers get found, prove capability and win enquiries.

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Sector11 min read

Car Finance Marketing: Effective and FCA-Compliant

Acquire car finance customers fairly under FCA rules: compliance by design, consumer duty and clarity.

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Strategy10 min read

Marketing Agency vs Consultancy: Which Do You Need?

The real difference is who does the work and what they are accountable for. How to choose for your need.

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Strategy10 min read

Fractional CMO vs Agency: Leadership or Execution?

They solve different problems. How to tell whether you need marketing leadership or execution — or both.

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Strategy10 min read

When to Hire a Marketing Consultant (and When Not To)

The clear signs it is time, the situations where a consultant is the wrong call, and how to decide well.

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