Digital Strategy

The strategy that turns marketing into a revenue system

Most digital strategy decks die in a Google Drive folder. Ours ship as a working system, CRM, MarTech, attribution, content, and AI workflows wired together to generate, route, and close pipeline.

Trusted by marketing leaders at insurance, SaaS, warranty, and B2B services companies

What is B2B digital strategy?

B2B digital strategy is the architecture that turns marketing investment into revenue. It connects positioning, demand programs, MarTech, CRM, content, AI workflows, and reporting into one system. Truax Marketing builds these for mid-market companies in 6 to 12 weeks. Engagements start at $9,500 one-time or $4,800 per month.

Industries we serve

Insurance
SaaS
Warranty
B2B Services
Financial Services
Professional Services

Strategy decks die in Google Drive. Working systems do not.

Most strategy decks are PDFs that look smart and change nothing. They live on a shared drive, get referenced once at a kickoff, then quietly die when the next quarter starts.

The failure pattern is consistent across every B2B mid-market team we audit:

  • -Strategy is decoupled from execution, the deck is built by people who never touch the CRM
  • -MarTech is bought before the workflow is designed, then nobody owns it
  • -Reporting measures activity (MQLs, opens, clicks) instead of revenue contribution
  • -AI is "on the roadmap" but not actually inside any workflow
  • -Sales and marketing each run their own data and they disagree about what is true

We do strategy differently. Every engagement ends with a working system, not a slideshow. We call this the Operating System for Revenue.

The Operating System for Revenue framework

Seven layers of every engagement

Revenue model and growth math

Pipeline targets, conversion rates by stage, channel mix, CAC, payback, LTV. You leave week three knowing what each channel needs to deliver.

Positioning and category strategy

ICP, value props, messaging, competitive differentiation. One-page positioning doc your whole org can quote.

MarTech stack architecture

Map current stack, identify cuts, design integrations, document workflow. Average mid-market cuts 23% of MarTech spend in first 90 days (Gartner, 2024).

CRM architecture and lifecycle

Lead scoring, lifecycle stages, routing rules, sales handoff criteria, attribution model. HubSpot, Salesforce, Pardot, Marketo all in scope.

Content and demand strategy

Editorial calendar, topic clusters, channel mix, paid media plan, ABM motion, AI search optimization.

AI enablement and automation

AI in SDR enablement, content production, campaign analysis, RAG knowledge, customer-facing assistants. Operator, not gimmick.

Analytics and attribution

GA4, GTM, server-side tracking, multi-touch attribution, BI dashboards. One source of truth across the C-suite.

How we work

1

Weeks 1-2

Diagnostic

Stakeholder interviews, MarTech audit, CRM audit, content audit, reporting audit, competitive benchmarking.

2

Weeks 3-6

Strategy and design

Revenue model, positioning, MarTech architecture, CRM redesign, content blueprint, 12-month roadmap.

3

Weeks 7-12

Implementation runway

Hands-on for 90 days of execution. CRM rebuild, MarTech consolidation, tracking, AI workflows, team enablement.

4

Optional

Operating partnership

Monthly strategic reviews, quarterly planning, ongoing optimization.

Imagine this scenario

You are a new VP Marketing at a $80M B2B services company. The board hired you to fix marketing. You inherit a HubSpot instance with 240,000 contacts (most stale), four different attribution definitions across the team, an SDR team using a different lead-scoring model than marketing, and a $1.2M MarTech budget with no clear owner.

Twelve weeks later: HubSpot rebuilt with clean lifecycle stages, MarTech consolidated from 23 tools to 14 (saving $340K annually), one attribution model used across sales and marketing, AI tools integrated for SDR enablement and content production, and a 12-month roadmap your CEO actually believes in.

Now you can build instead of clean up.

Pricing

Strategy Sprint

New CMOs, pre-funding diligence, 90-day reset

$9,500 one-time

4 weeks

  • Full diagnostic across team, MarTech, CRM
  • Revenue model design
  • Positioning document
  • 90-day priority roadmap
Recommended

Strategy + Implementation

Mid-market teams ready to rebuild MarTech and CRM

$29,000 one-time

12 weeks

  • Everything in Strategy Sprint
  • Hands-on implementation
  • CRM rebuild
  • MarTech consolidation
  • AI workflow design
  • Team enablement

Operating Partnership

Ongoing strategic partner, monthly executive cadence

$4,800 to $14,400/month

Ongoing

  • Monthly strategic reviews
  • Quarterly planning
  • Board prep support
  • Ongoing optimization

Truax vs. typical consultant

FactorTruax MarketingTypical Consultant
OutputWorking system + documentationPDF deck
ImplementationHands-on through week 12Hands-off after handoff
MarTech expertiseHubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo, AI toolsGeneric frameworks
AI integrationDesigned into workflowMentioned in passing
PricingFixed-fee or retainerHourly billing surprises
BackgroundOperator-led, CMO and CRM backgroundCareer consultant
Cost vs. Big 410-20% of comparable scope$250K+ for similar engagement

Who this is for

You should consider this if...

  • New CMO or VP Marketing in first 90 days
  • Marketing spend up but pipeline flat
  • MarTech grew organically and nobody owns it
  • CRM is a graveyard with no lifecycle logic
  • Considering a CRM migration
  • Pre-funding diligence requires a credible plan
  • AI is on the board agenda

You should not consider this if...

  • Pre-revenue or pre-product-market-fit
  • You want strategy slides without execution accountability
  • You need a doer for a single channel (see other service pages)

Outcomes you can expect

30-50%

reduction in CAC

Forrester TEI, 2024

2x-3x

improvement in MQL-to-SQL conversion

HubSpot, 2025

25-40%

lift in pipeline reporting accuracy

Bizible/Marketo, 2024

23%

average MarTech spend reduction

Gartner CMO Spend Survey, 2024

60-80%

reduction in time-to-decision in marketing leadership meetings

Frequently Asked Questions

We are operators, not consultants. Hands-on through implementation. 10-20% of Big 4 fees because we run lean.

No. Tool-agnostic. Deep expertise in HubSpot, Salesforce, Marketo, Pardot, ActiveCampaign, Customer.io, Segment, GA4.

Ready to make marketing make sense?

The diagnostic is a 90-minute working session. You leave with a clear read on the three biggest leverage points. No deck. No upsell.