
Know what matters first.
Understand where relationships are weakening, which opportunities deserve attention and why.
Independent CRM strategy. Human understanding.
Independent CRM and email marketing strategy, practical support and training for established brands. Help more subscribers make their first purchase, give customers reasons to return and build longer-term customer value.
CRM and email marketing expertise






1000’s of hours of CRM and email marketing consulting expertise across 100’s of projects with mid-size and enterprise brands.
Tech Show London / Events
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By refining lifecycle messaging, segmentation and conversion journeys to better align with customer intent and behaviour.
Read the case study ↗A focused place to start · Peak Readiness Review
Decide which customer journeys and communications need attention before your busiest trading period, so your team can focus limited time on the opportunities that matter most.
Busy doesn't always mean moving forward
You have a platform, customer data, a welcome email and an abandoned basket flow. But everyone keeps asking for another campaign, and nobody can say with confidence which decision matters most. If that sounds familiar, you’re not behind. It’s where most CRM programmes are.
Explore the support behind the strategy ↗What changes for your business
Senior, independent expertise alongside your team, connecting customer understanding with decisions that support retention, repeat purchase and lifetime value.

Understand where relationships are weakening, which opportunities deserve attention and why.

Give stakeholders a clear case for what to do next, with evidence behind the priorities and senior expertise alongside your team.

Connect CRM decisions to retention, engagement and lifetime value, with evidence to guide what happens next.
Client results
Nonprofit Courses / Education
By improving welcome journey content, personalisation and subscriber nurturing to increase early-stage engagement and action.
Read the case study ↗LeaseLoco / Automotive
By redesigning the onboarding experience, improving journey sequencing and increasing lifecycle engagement at key decision points.
Read the case study ↗Individual client outcomes. Each case study provides its context and measurement.

Why work with eFocus Marketing?
CRM strategist, keynote speaker & bestselling author. With over 18 years’ experience, Kate Barrett helps brands improve retention, customer lifetime value and lifecycle revenue through strategic CRM, email marketing and customer journey optimisation.
How we help
CRM and email marketing strategy, execution, ongoing support and training around what your team needs.
Set the direction for retention and customer value, with an evidence-led CRM and email marketing strategy your team can use.
Explore strategy support ↗Design relevant customer journeys, lifecycle stages and personalisation, so your team knows what to communicate, to whom and when.
Explore lifecycle support ↗Ongoing senior CRM and email marketing support alongside your team, helping keep priorities focused as business needs change.
Explore ongoing support ↗Building your own team’s skills and confidence, through workshops, training and keynote input.
Explore training & workshops ↗Turn agreed priorities into campaigns and automation, with practical delivery support alongside your team.
Support can cover email, SMS, WhatsApp, push, marketing automation and CRM/ESP migration, according to the agreed scope.
Explore execution services ↗Not sure where to focus first?
An independent consultancy review of your CRM and email marketing programme, for teams that need to understand what to improve before committing time and budget.
You get an evidence-led Blueprint and prioritised recommendations your team can act on and explain to stakeholders.
See what the Review involves ↗
Your next move
Talk through your current CRM and email marketing programme, the decisions your team needs to make and the support that would be useful. We’ll discuss the right next step in a complimentary 30-minute call.
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