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Investment & next steps

08 / 09

Investing in your future growth

01 · Leadership

Clear Accountability and Senior Ownership

We will establish a clear governance structure with dedicated senior stakeholders from Forbidden and Positive Purchasing. This ensures decisions are made efficiently, risks are proactively managed, and the project remains aligned with your strategic objectives, particularly those of Jonathan and Ian.

02 · Operations

Phased Implementation, Not Disruptive Overhaul

Our approach prioritises a phased rollout, focusing initially on immediate value areas like sales automation and marketing visibility. This minimises disruption to your current operations, allowing your team to adapt gradually and ensuring a seamless transition from Insightly.

03 · RevOps

Single Source of Truth, Seamless Integration

We will consolidate your sales and marketing data within HubSpot, eliminating current data silos and manual reporting. This creates a Single Source of Truth, providing Melanie and Sarah with real-time insights and freeing up valuable time for strategic analysis, rather than data compilation.

04 · Sales

Proactive Risk Management and Debt Avoidance

Our implementation includes rigorous testing and quality assurance at each stage. We focus on building a robust, scalable foundation, avoiding technical debt and ensuring the system supports your growth without requiring constant fixes or workarounds, particularly as you transition from Insightly.

Your implementation and protection engagement

One continuous engagement covering implementation, launch and the first 12 months of senior post-go-live support.

£8,123+ VAT

Total first-year commitment

Fixed implementation
£6,299
12-month Bronze Protection Plan (£152 per month)
£1,824

This includes a 20% introductory saving on the initial 12-month Protection Plan term.

01

Implementation and launch

Strategy, configuration, integration, enablement and go-live.

£6,299 + VAT

02

12-month protection

Senior post-go-live support, troubleshooting, guidance and prioritised platform improvements.

£152 + VAT per month

Payment structure

  • 01

    Day 0

    On engagement

    £3,124.50
  • 02

    Day 30

    14 day payment terms

    £3,124.50
  • 03

    From go-live

    Bronze Protection Plan, monthly subscription across the initial 12-month term

    £152 per month

VAT is applied at the point of invoice.

Continuity after go-live

Bronze Protection Plan

Your Bronze Protection Plan begins at go-live and provides one hour of senior HubSpot support each month. It covers troubleshooting, fixes, guidance and prioritised platform improvements, helping protect the quality and continued adoption of your implementation.

Initial term
12 months from go-live
First-year investment
£1,824 + VAT across 12 months
Monthly subscription
£152 + VAT per month

What happens after 12 months?

We will hold your monthly subscription pricing from the first phase until you cancel. If you later resume beyond this, it would revert to our rate card pricing. Following the initial 12-month term, the Bronze Protection Plan automatically continues on a rolling monthly basis at £190 + VAT per month, unless cancelled in accordance with the agreement terms.

What's included

Key stages of your project

  • 01Sales Hub Professional setup
  • 02Marketing Hub Professional setup
  • 03Data migration from Insightly
  • 04Custom reporting dashboards

Assumptions

  • · Data is provided in a clean CSV format
  • · Stakeholders are available for scheduled workshops
  • · WordPress access is provided for tracking setup

Out of scope

  • · HubSpot licensing costs
  • · Extensive third-party custom API development
  • · Copywriting for marketing emails

6 months after go-live

What good looks like 6 months from now.

Not aspirations, the working state Positive Purchasing is investing to reach.

Sales01

Sales pipeline visibility improves.

Salespeople gain a clear, real-time overview of all deals, their stages, and associated activities, eliminating manual tracking and ensuring no opportunities are missed.

Marketing02

Marketing campaign performance is clear.

Melanie can now see the direct revenue attribution and ROI for each marketing campaign and asset, enabling data-driven strategic decisions.

Operations03

Manual bottlenecks are eliminated.

Automated workflows handle lead assignment, follow-up sequences, and data entry, freeing up sales and marketing teams from repetitive administrative tasks.

Leadership04

Revenue forecasting is accurate.

Jonathan receives automated, up-to-date reports and dashboards on deal forecasts, pipeline health, and conversion rates, providing reliable insights without manual effort.

RevOps05

Customer data is a Single Source of Truth.

All customer interactions, from initial inquiry to deal closure, are consolidated in one platform, ensuring consistent and accessible information for all teams.

Agree next steps

A short working session locks in dates and confirms the architecture.