WHERE TO START
Whether you want to talk about your growth goals or our methodology, here's how.
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STEP 2: COMMERCIAL POSITIONING
Commercial positioning for contract manufacturers, documented so the case does not rest on who is in the room on the day.
In complex markets, expertise that isn't communicated commercially can't be evaluated, so the decision defaults to price. Commercial positioning structures it into a case buyers can act on.
The documented output ready for the business to use and for the systems that follow.
Where you create distinct value, and how you compare.
Who decides, on what criteria, and where a supplier gets ruled out.
Why you are chosen, rather than interchangeable.
A single story marketing and sales both work from.
What the position now asks of your website and everything else you publish.
Your positioning written down in a form that other systems can use.
Defining commercial value drivers
Defining commercial value drivers
Clarifying buyer logic and decision criteria
Clarifying buyer logic and decision criteria
Establishing differentiated market positioning
Establishing differentiated market positioning
We establish a baseline before anything gets designed. A short questionnaire captures where the team sees the position today, and we run our own research alongside it: how you are currently presented, and how the suppliers you meet in tenders present themselves.
How it runsWhich customers produce profitable growth, and how the people inside them decide. We work through the buying committee together: quality, procurement, engineering, and finance each weigh a supplier differently, and each can rule one out on their own.
How it runs
A three to four hour workshop with marketing, sales, and leadership, in person or online.
This is where technical fact becomes commercial argument. A five-axis machine and an ISO 13485 cleanroom are facts any competitor with the same schedule can list. What those facts let a customer do is something no competitor can copy from a spec sheet, and it sits with your engineers, programme managers, and quality leads rather than in a marketing department.
How it runsA position only holds if the people using it understand why it is what it is. We work with the people who sit in front of buyers, so the case can be defended in a live conversation rather than read from a page. We gather the documentation the business already holds: technical specifications, certifications, regulatory approvals, and the standards the work runs inside. Then we compile it all into a structured form.
How it runsFEE AND TIMELINE
Four to six weeks from kick-off to a documented position (Subject to diary availability).
Priced for up to three customer profiles.
Five or six facilitated sessions, plus the research between them
The positioning strategy, value case, narrative, and tone of voice, documented
Proof points with the technical evidence attached to each claim
Your technical and regulatory documentation gathered and compiled, ready for HubSpot
i) We have run these workshops for over fifteen years. The Engine they feed is new, and only became buildable as HubSpot's platform matured.
ii) Not included: your website, which is a separate project. See website design
iii) Before this step: the £3,500 Commercial Diagnostic fee is deducted from this price where one has run. See the Diagnostic
iV) BOOK AN ENGINE WALKTHROUGH. The walkthrough is 45 minutes and covers all five steps. Nothing is quoted on the call.
Equinet’s programme gave us a far clearer understanding of our customer decision makers and the pain points that matter most to them. The process challenged our assumptions and sharpened our thinking. As a result, we made fundamental changes that have significantly strengthened our marketing strategy and lead generation.
By the time a buyer asks for a price, the shortlist is set, and the criteria are written. This paper sets out what determines whether you are on that list, and what it takes to be judged on more than rate.
THE METHODOLOGY
01 Step 1 of 5:
A 90-minute workshop that gives your leadership team a clear, shared view of how the commercial system is actually performing.
02 (THIS PAGE) Step 2 of 5:
Facilitated sessions that surface why customers choose you, who you are for, and the technical and regulatory boundaries the work runs inside.
03 Step 3 of 5:
A governed knowledge base that keeps AI-generated content accurate, on-message, and consistent with how you actually win business.
04 Step 4 of 5:
One shared source of qualified data, so marketing and sales stop working from different pictures of the same accounts.
05 Step 5 of 5:
Account-based campaigns that reach the accounts you name, and answer engine optimisation so buyers researching without you read something verified.
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Whether you want to talk about your growth goals or our methodology, here's how.
You know your goals. If it would help to talk through how we could support that, send us a message, and we will reply within one business day.
Forty-five minutes Commercial Engine walkthrough, one step at a time. You leave with a one-page map of what is already in place and where it makes sense to start.