Smarter Growth for Brands Built to Make a Difference

Commercial clarity. Human connection. Growth by design.

Smudged is where clarity meets creativity, and commercial impact meets brand boldness.
Because real growth needs both.

20+ years scaling purpose-led B2B brands, especially in tech, renewables, and cleantech, by aligning strategy, sales, and storytelling.

You’ve Built Something Brilliant, Now What?

You’re leading with purpose. You’re challenging the norm. You’re pushing for better.

But growth is messy. Especially when you’re trying to balance impact, integrity, and commercial results.

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Your message isn’t landing like it should

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Sales and marketing are active but pulling in different directions.

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There’s motion but not enough momentum

You’re not doing anything wrong, but you’re not getting the results you should. That’s a clarity problem. Not a capability one.

Because boring builds the business. Bold builds the brand.
Smudged helps you balance both and turn it into lasting momentum.

It All Starts with Getting Unsmudged

This is your strategic reset.

We uncover what’s working, what’s blocking growth, and where value is leaking,  then build the plan to fix it fast.

Because growth isn’t just about what you sell, it’s about the experience you create before, during, and after the sale.

From there, we align everything around Brand, Demand, and Expand,  your roadmap for smarter, more sustainable growth.

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Brand

Positioning, clarity, and relevance, so people get you and choose you.

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Demand

Strategy, channels, and campaigns, smart, aligned, and customer-led.
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Expand

Loyalty, referrals, and growth, long-term traction that sticks.

The Smudged Growth Ecosystem

This is where strategy turns into traction.

We bring together senior experts across brand, marketing, sales, and strategy,  giving you the right minds at the right moment.

With Smudged as your single point of contact, you get clarity, consistency, and a growth system built around your truth not disconnected tactics or misaligned teams.

Just one partner. One plan. Real traction.

Diagnose — Get Unsmudged

Uncover what’s working, what isn’t, and where value is leaking, so we can reset, refocus, and build from truth.

Direct — Strategy + Roadmap

We create a joined-up, actionable plan rooted in your purpose, market, and goals. Brand, GTM, and commercial strategy all joined up.

Deliver — Plug-In Support

We lead or plug in the right talent at the right time,  no bloat, just smart, scalable execution that fits exactly where it is needed.

Why Smudged?

We believe growth isn’t something you force on people—it’s something you build with them: through strategies that are commercially sharp, people-centred, and community-conscious.

Because we’ve been in-house, we’ve led the teams, carried the targets.

We know what breaks when growth is built on guesswork, silos, or static strategy.

✔️ 20+ years inside impact-led B2B brands

✔️ Built for founders, operators  and leadership teams

✔️ Equal parts strategy, execution, and sharp commercial thinking

✔️ One partner. One plan. One system, backed by the firepower of many

You don’t get one overstretched hire. You get the right minds at the right time, senior experts across brand, marketing, sales, and strategy, led through a single point of contact.

Most people think they need a rebrand or a new campaign.
After Smudged, they realise they needed a new way of thinking.

Ready to Grow Without Compromise?

Smudged helps you grow without selling out, turning big ideas into clear strategy, aligned teams, and growth that fits.

Let’s get you unsmudged

 

What Our Clients Say: Real stories, real success.

 

“Smudged helped me to work through my story to help me focus more on what I was offering to allow me to understand where I was different to other consultants in my sector, I found them easy to work with, insightful, straight talking and clearly experts in their field.”

David Monkhouse Pharmaceutical Operations Consultant

Smudged was a joy to work with, full of infectious enthusiasm, lots of great ideas and extremely hard working. A very keen and insightful observer of people and quickly able to grasp what needs to be done. Would recommend Smudged to any company that is serious about marketing.

Simon Fisher – Director HWM

“I have consulted with Caroline several times and I’m always impressed with the breadth and depth of her knowledge and her genius in understanding the current market landscape. If you’re looking to market your business the right way and get results, I highly recommend you speak with Smudged.”

Neil Lloyd – Zokit

Who we’ve helped