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This is where I write about the research, positioning, messaging, and alignment issues that help B2B teams make better decisions, tell a more consistent story, and grow with more confidence. Stay connected and receive a monthly newsletter with highlights and new insights — [subscribe here](https://amplistory.com/newsletter). - [ALL](https://amplistory.com/blog/all) - [Customer research](https://amplistory.com/blog/tag/customer-research) - [Positioning and messaging](https://amplistory.com/blog/tag/positioning-and-messaging) - [Revenue alignment](https://amplistory.com/blog/tag/revenue-alignment) - [AI in research and messaging](https://amplistory.com/blog/tag/ai-in-research-and-messaging) - [Sales enablement](https://amplistory.com/blog/tag/sales-enablement) - [Marketing Strategy](https://amplistory.com/blog/tag/marketing-strategy) - [Revenue strategy](https://amplistory.com/blog/tag/revenue-strategy) Revenue strategy ### [Why leadership problems show up later in B2B revenue](https://amplistory.com/blog/strategic-change-b2b-revenue) Why leadership and strategy problems can take months to appear in B2B revenue, and why sales and marketing are often blamed for conditions created... Grace Windsor Sep 1, 2026 Revenue alignment ### [How to define a B2B revenue problem before you decide what to do](https://amplistory.com/blog/define-business-problem-before-decision) When revenue stalls, the first explanation is not always the right one. Learn how to separate symptoms, assumptions, and working hypotheses before... Grace Windsor Aug 12, 2026 Revenue alignment ### [Marketing Agency, Marketing Consultant, or Fractional CMO: Which Do You Need?](https://amplistory.com/blog/marketing-agency-consultant-fractional-cmo) Compare research strategists, marketing consultants, agencies, and fractional CMOs, and learn which type of support your business needs. Grace Windsor Aug 4, 2026 Positioning and messaging ### [What AI is doing to B2B homepage messaging](https://amplistory.com/blog/what-ai-is-doing-to-b2b-homepage-messaging) Vague B2B copy is rarely a writing problem. Four questions reveal what’s missing from your homepage messaging, and why resolving it is difficult Grace Windsor Jul 1, 2026 Positioning and messaging ### [Why your AI content sounds like everyone else's](https://amplistory.com/blog/why-your-ai-content-sounds-like-everyone-elses) AI content sounds generic when customer language, positioning decisions, and market insight are missing from its inputs. Data clean-up alone will not... Grace Windsor Jun 1, 2026 Revenue alignment ### [Why Your B2B Sales Pitch Doesn’t Work Without the Founder](https://amplistory.com/blog/sales-pitch-only-works-when-youre-in-the-room) When the sales pitch only works when the founder tells it, the problem isn't the team. It's a story that was never properly documented. Here's what... Grace Windsor May 1, 2026 Revenue alignment ### [Why sales & marketing are misaligned (and how a messaging framework fixes it)](https://amplistory.com/blog/sales-marketing-messaging-framework) Sales and marketing misalignment is operational, not cultural. Here's what it costs and how a research-driven messaging framework fixes it. Grace Windsor Feb 3, 2026 Revenue alignment ### [Why B2B Teams Write Bad Copy and How to Fix It](https://amplistory.com/blog/bad-copy-how-to-fix-it) Complex B2B teams often write unclear copy because they expect buyers to connect the dots. Learn how customer research breaks the curse of knowledge. Grace Windsor Jan 6, 2026 Customer research ### [How I approach a research project](https://amplistory.com/blog/research-case-study-houseplants) A walkthrough of a real research project — the questions, tools, AI prompts, and analysis. Plus where desktop research stops and interviews take over. Grace Windsor Nov 11, 2025 Positioning and messaging ### [B2B Rebrand Strategy: Why Customer Research Comes First](https://amplistory.com/blog/rebrand-customer-research-messaging) Two rebrands. One built on internal opinion, one built on customer research. Here's what the difference looked like in practice. Grace Windsor Nov 5, 2025 Customer research ### [How to make customer research actionable](https://amplistory.com/blog/customer-research-actionable) Most customer research doesn't fail in the field. It fails when the findings land in a document nobody acts on. Here's how to close that gap. Grace Windsor Oct 9, 2025 Customer research ### [Stop avoiding customer research: It's costing your business](https://amplistory.com/blog/avoiding-customer-research-costing-your-business) Customer research avoidance is usually a process problem, not a people problem. Here's what it costs — and how to fix the approach. Grace Windsor Sep 25, 2025 Customer research ### [How to prove the ROI of customer research](https://amplistory.com/blog/prove-roi-customer-research) Customer research is an easy budget to cut — until something goes wrong. Here's how to build the case for it before that happens. Grace Windsor Sep 10, 2025 Marketing Strategy ### [Original research: What actually gets cited in AI search \[Updated for 2026\]](https://amplistory.com/blog/original-research-seo-ai) Original research earns AI citations and builds search visibility in ways optimised content can't. Here's why it matters — and how small teams can do... Grace Windsor Jul 23, 2025 Customer research ### [Why AI-generated customer research creates a false sense of insight](https://amplistory.com/blog/researcher-illusion-of-insight-ai) AI tools generate customer insight that looks right, reads well, and reflects category averages. Not your customers. Grace Windsor Jun 18, 2025 Revenue alignment ### [Why Companies Ignore User Research—and What It’s Costing Them](https://amplistory.com/blog/companies-ignore-user-research) Why companies skip user research — and what it costs them. Four internal blockers, and what's actually driving them. Grace Windsor Apr 24, 2025 Customer research ### [A Guide to Customer Interviews for B2B Businesses](https://amplistory.com/blog/guide-customer-interviews) Customer interviews reveal what analytics can't: why buyers decide the way they do. A guide to running them well in a B2B context. Grace Windsor Mar 6, 2025 Customer research ### [Continuous Discovery: The Key to Staying Connected with Your Customers](https://amplistory.com/blog/continuous-discovery) Learn how to build a continuous research process to stay aligned with customer needs, uncover new insights regularly, and make smarter product... Grace Windsor Feb 4, 2025 Customer research ### [Competitive Research: A Step-by-Step Guide](https://amplistory.com/blog/competitive-analysis) Master competitive analysis to excel in product marketing. Learn strategic frameworks, tools, and techniques for effective market positioning and... Grace Windsor Jan 17, 2025 Positioning and messaging ### [Why Your B2B Marketing Messaging Isn’t Working](https://amplistory.com/blog/marketing-messaging-isnt-landing) When B2B messaging stops working, the fix isn’t better copy. It’s better customer insight. Here’s what’s really going wrong. 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