Business development · Marketing

Turn your growth goals into a stronger client pipeline.

Baobab Advisory Group helps ambitious SMEs sharpen their offer, reach the right decision-makers and turn marketing activity into qualified opportunities.

SA + UK perspective14+ years’ experienceStrategy through implementation
Market positioningLead generationSales outreachContent & SEOCRM pipelines

Our core focus

Two connected services. One commercial goal.

Marketing creates attention and trust. Business development turns that momentum into conversations, relationships and revenue. We bring both together in one practical growth system.

01 / Primary service

Business Development

Build a repeatable route from ideal client to qualified opportunity—without relying on inconsistent referrals.

  • Ideal client and market definition
  • Prospect research and lead-list building
  • Email and LinkedIn outreach campaigns
  • Sales messaging, follow-up and objection handling
  • CRM setup, pipeline management and reporting
  • Partnership and market-entry strategy
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02 / Primary service

Marketing

Create a clear, credible presence that gives the right people a reason to notice, trust and choose your business.

  • Marketing strategy and campaign planning
  • Brand positioning and conversion copy
  • Website content, SEO and AI search visibility
  • Social media and LinkedIn content
  • Email marketing, lead magnets and newsletters
  • Performance reporting and optimisation
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What changes

Less disconnected activity. More commercial direction.

01

A sharper offer

Clear positioning that makes your value easier to understand and buy.

02

A healthier pipeline

Focused outreach and follow-up built around suitable prospects.

03

Consistent visibility

Useful marketing that supports sales instead of simply filling a calendar.

04

Better decisions

Simple measures that show what is working and where to focus next.

Business team reviewing information around a shared table
Strategy becomes valuable when the team can act on it.

How we work

From ambition to an active growth engine.

01

Diagnose

Understand the offer, audience, sales process and current barriers.

02

Prioritise

Select the markets, messages and channels most likely to create traction.

03

Build

Create the campaigns, content, outreach and systems needed to execute.

04

Improve

Track response, learn from the market and strengthen performance.

Additional expertise

Extra support when people and performance affect growth.

Recruitment and coaching complement the core business development and marketing offer. They can be added when the right hire, stronger leadership or focused accountability is essential to the outcome.

Supporting service

Recruitment

Role design, sourcing, screening, hiring processes, employer branding and embedded recruitment support.

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Supporting service

Coaching

Practical business, leadership, career and accountability coaching built around a defined result.

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Why Baobab

Senior thinking, practical delivery and one joined-up view of growth.

Led by Cheri-Lee Maree, Baobab combines more than 14 years of experience across recruitment, business development, marketing, lead generation and client operations.

You receive clear direction and hands-on support from someone who understands how positioning, people, outreach and follow-through work together.

14+ Years’ experience2 Core growth disciplines1 Joined-up partner

Client perspective

Clear advice is useful. Practical progress is better.

“Clear, practical support that helps you see the real priority and move forward with confidence.”
Business advisory client · South Africa

Ideas you can use

Practical insights for building a stronger pipeline.

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Ready to grow with more focus?

Bring us the goal. We’ll help build the route to market.

Tell us where growth is getting stuck, what you want to achieve and what you have already tried.

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