Case study

Repositioning a business into clearer market white space

Professional services  ·  Positioning and market differentiation
Herringbone team
The brief

Sharpen Herringbone’s positioning, develop a more distinctive visual identity, and build a stronger market presence to support future growth.

Strong expertise without a sufficiently clear market story.

Herringbone had strong expertise and delivery capability, but struggled to clearly articulate its value within a crowded and competitive market.

Standing out in a crowded market

Herringbone had strong expertise, but its positioning lacked differentiation, its visual identity felt dated, and its LinkedIn presence lacked consistency and structure.

A structured route to clearer positioning.

Coach led a structured discovery and positioning programme designed to uncover where Herringbone could differentiate, sharpen its story and build a stronger market position.

01

Customer and competitor research

02

Positioning and messaging development

03

Visual identity development

04

Brand rollout and implementation

05

LinkedIn strategy and thought leadership support

06

Outbound LinkedIn outreach and audience engagement

A clearer, more distinctive market presence

Herringbone gained clearer positioning, a more distinctive visual identity and a more consistent presence across LinkedIn and wider communications activity.

Clearer positioning. Stronger performance.

The new positioning translated into a stronger identity, clearer commercial differentiation and measurable improvements across digital and outreach activity.

New
Positioning, messaging and visual identity
↑
Sharper commercial differentiation within the market
5x
Average improvement across key LinkedIn performance indicators, including impressions, reach, clicks and engagement
35%
Outreach connection rate, with a 15% response rate
“
Coach helped us step back, challenge how we positioned the business, and build a much clearer story around where we deliver value. It gave us stronger differentiation and far greater confidence in how we go to market.
Ryan Henshaw Founder, Herringbone

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