Artefact Ventures

Most SMEs are drowning in data but starving for insights.

As a Revenue Intelligence consultant at Artefact Ventures, I cut through the noise to show you exactly where your growth is hiding.

Here's what happens when we work together:

I don't just analyze your numbers—I decode what your customers are actually telling you. Most consultants give you frameworks and leave. 
I give you frameworks + the intelligence to make them work.

My consulting approach:

→ Revenue Leak Detection: I find the gaps where your money is disappearing (usually 20-30% of potential revenue)
→ Customer Intelligence Mapping: I show you which customers convert and why (not just who buys)
→ GTM Alignment: I get your sales, marketing, and ops teams speaking the same language
→ System Implementation: I build you a revenue engine that runs without you babysitting it

The difference? Other consultants give you reports. I give you systems that keep working after I'm gone.

Bottom line: If you're a $20-70M SME tired of guessing where your next growth will come from, let's talk. I'll show you exactly where it's hiding in your data.

Founder, customer-centric growth management expert

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Vidéotron - Business

-Define the strategic orientations and the business plan for my sector and maximize synergies with the sales teams, operations, marketing and product teams.
-Define the short, medium and long-term development strategy for the customer experience and business models adapted to the types of targeted customers
-Define strategies to maximize skills development and training across all channels.
-Implement practices aimed at modernizing internal communications in order to enhance the employee experience.
-Implement practices to measure overall customer satisfaction and experience for acquisition, onboarding, and operational and technical support processes.

Senior Director, Customer and Employee Experience

Vidéotron

•Participate in the development of the Videotron retail network's strategic plan.
•Advise franchisees and corporate outlets on customer journeys and relationships and ensure the implementation of prioritized improvements.
•Develop team members.

Director of Customer Relations Strategies

Videotron

• Participate in the development of the department's strategic planning. 
• Develop strategies aimed at supporting the organization in acquiring new clienteles.
• Deploy and support programs aimed at reaching specific clienteles (ex: students)
• Deploy marketing tactics within points of sale

Senior Manager, Sales Strategies

o Maintain and develop internal communications processes directed towards the stores
o Plan and carry out strategic projects / programs in the retail network

Project Manager, Communications and Operations

•Coordinate the implementation of the mobile product in stores
 oDocumentation of new procedures related to mobile telephony 
 oCommunication and change management through the major launch of the mobile product in stores

Process and Communications Sales Coordinator

What's the difference between SMEs that scale and those that stay stuck?

It's the one thing 99% of business leaders overlook:
→ Revenue Intelligence.

Most SMEs have the ambition to grow, but they're flying blind. They don't know which customers convert, which programs actually drive revenue, or where their growth engine is leaking.

My mission? Transform SME guesswork into growth clarity.

Here's how I can help:
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1. Get weekly revenue intelligence insights...

by following my content here on LinkedIn. Every week, I share frameworks, case studies, and strategies that helped our SME clients achieve 40-60% revenue growth. Hit follow + the notification bell.
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2. Discover your revenue leaks in 60 minutes...

with our Revenue Audit. We'll analyze your current revenue model and identify your biggest growth opportunities. Quick, focused, actionable.
Learn more: artefactventures.com

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3. Build your complete revenue engine...

through our signature programs - from Revenue Leak SPRINT to our full Revenue Engine Installation. We've helped 50+ SMEs transform their growth trajectory.

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4. Work with me directly...

if you're a $20-70M SME ready to scale systematically. Each year, I partner with select manufacturing and distribution companies to build their revenue intelligence infrastructure.
Ready to stop guessing and start growing? Send me a DM.

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Beyond business: I'm an astrophotography enthusiast (there's something about capturing distant galaxies that puts growth challenges in perspective) and love hiking mountains over beaches. Favorite destinations: Hawaii, Croatia, Ecuador, Switzerland.

Remember: Your competition can copy your products, your pricing, even your marketing. But they can't copy your customer intelligence.

So stop grinding in the dark.
Start growing with clarity.

Alex

Alex Boissonneault

Positioning for tech companies. Author of the best-selling books Obviously Awesome and Sales Pitch.

April Dunford is the world's foremost authority on product positioning for B2B technology companies. As a consultant, April helps companies make complex products easy to understand and love. After a 25-year career as a VP of Marketing at various fast-growing technology firms, she has consulted with 300 technology companies, including Google, Epic Games, Postman, and others. April is the acclaimed author of the best-selling book, "Obviously Awesome," which delves into the art of positioning, and the newly released, "Sales Pitch," which unveils the secrets to crafting a winning sales narrative in the market.

April Dunford

ANNOUNCEMENT - The new updated and expanded Obviously Awesome is coming!!! 🎉 🎉 

I've been sitting on this one for a while, so I'm SUPER EXCITED to get this out into the world!! 

Almost 7 years ago, I published Obviously Awesome, my attempt at describing the process I use to position B2B tech products and companies. I didn't expect many people to read it. I was wrong. 

Since then, more than 100,000 people have bought the book, and countless companies have used the process. A few hundred did that with me directly, and many, many more of you worked through the process on your own using the book. I've learned a LOT over the past 7 years, and I decided it was time to bring those learnings back to the book. 

The new edition is coming in FEBRUARY (don't ask me for a specific date - it's Amazon's world, we're just living in it). Here's what's new:

📙 5 STEPS (not 10) - In the first edition, I describe 5 components of positioning and a 10-step process for doing it. Some of you really hated that the number of steps in the process wasn’t equal to the number of components. The first few steps were pre-work, and the final steps are work that follows the exercise. I have repositioned those steps (see what I did there), and we now have 5 components and 5 steps. 

📙 The PRE-WORK section has been expanded to include key decisions a team should make before beginning a positioning exercise. This is based on my work with clients, and I think it will greatly improve any team’s chances of success when following this process.

📙 I have included sections that are more relevant to MULTIPRODUCT companies grappling with how to position their products in a company with multiple offerings. 

📙 Some steps in the process have been significantly expanded—particularly the Differentiated Value step. Most teams told me they got stuck there. I hope this new, improved section helps to clarify the concept.

📙 The final section, What Happens AFTER a Positioning Exercise, has been greatly expanded. This new section reflects my current thinking on how best to create a sales pitch to test positioning and then turn that positioning into messaging.

📙 For the first time, there will be a HARDCOVER edition. Most of you won't care, but I have seen some seriously well-loved (but also beat-up and scraggly) paperbacks at conferences, and I decided some of you need a copy that’s a little more durable!

🎙️ To go with the book, I'm reviving the Positioning PODCAST and will release a new series of episodes that dive into the book's new material. 
✍ The same goes for the NEWSLETTER (always the best way to follow my stuff). 

A new podcast episode and newsletter article drop TOMORROW - links in the comments.

You don't want to start any positioning work before making a key set of decisions

1️⃣ Is now the right time? 
Do we have enough customer experience to understand how prospects make decisions? Have we worked with enough customers to know - at least at a high level - what makes a good-fit customer different from a bad-fit customer? If the answer is no, we might want to develop a positioning thesis and tighten our positioning after we have closed more business.

2️⃣ Are we clear who this positioning is for? 
Positioning for customers is not the same as positioning for investors or employees. If we start working on positioning and half the team thinks we are building a sales pitch, the other half thinks we are building an investor pitch, very bad things will happen. 

3️⃣ What exactly are we positioning?  
Are we positioning the company, a product, or a group of products? The answer to this question might require deeper thinking about your go-to-market strategy. Getting a clear answer to this question will save you from having to debate this point mid-way through your positioning work.  

4️⃣ Which persona are you positioning for? Teams outside the sales team may not understand what a deal champion is and may be overly focused on positioning for other personas. When we talk about "value," we need to be clear about who perceives it. 

If you don't make these decisions up front, I can guarantee you will regret it. I've seen many teams rush into positioning work, only to stop midway to debate these points and backtrack to redo work they have already started. 

(I'm covering this topic in more detail in the newsletter and the podcast this week - links in comments)

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