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Work foundations

The principles behind how I build marketing ecosystems — for Regen clients, and for anyone tired of tactics that don’t connect.

The core idea

Most B2B marketing fails the same way: channels run in silos. A marketing ecosystem is the opposite — strategy sets direction, channels feed each other, and measurement ties back to pipeline.

1. Strategy before tactics

  1. Who are we trying to reach?
  2. What do we want them to do?
  3. How will we know it worked?

2. The stack

Strategy → content → distribution → measurement. Nothing runs alone.

3. Channels have jobs

Ask of every channel: what is this for, and how does it connect to the others?

4. Prioritise by impact

Fix the foundation before you add another tool, channel, or agency.

5. Adapt deliberately

Deliberate adaptation beats reactive scrambling every time.

© 2026 Holly Brister