Goodwood Consulting
Engagement Model

Built for Long-Term Partnership.

We don't hand off a configured CRM and disappear. Our average engagement exceeds 3 years because we operate your systems alongside you — handling optimization, user requests, and platform evolution as your firm grows.

3+ yr
Average Engagement Length
12 mo
Initial Term
75+
Implementations Completed
55+
Active Client Environments
Engagement Structure

Retainer-Based Advisory & Execution

Rather than treating CRM, marketing, and sales automation as disconnected projects, our engagements are structured to provide continuous execution, iteration, and optimization as your firm's priorities evolve.

12-Month Initial Term

The 12-month structure allows sufficient time to design, implement, operationalize, and refine HubSpot across your workflows — without forcing artificial scope boundaries.

Quarterly Billing

Billed quarterly for flexibility and alignment with your fiscal calendar. No surprise invoices, no hourly billing debates.

Extension of Your Team

We act as an extension of your internal team — providing continuity, flexibility, and speed without the cost or risk of additional hires.

The Three Phases

From Architecture to Operations

Every engagement follows this progression. The timeline flexes based on complexity, but the sequence is deliberate.

01

Assessment & Architecture

Weeks 1–4

We start by understanding how your firm actually operates — not how a generic CRM assumes you do.

Before we configure anything, we audit your current systems, interview stakeholders, and map your data flows. The output is a tailored architecture blueprint that accounts for your entity hierarchies, compliance requirements, and operational workflows.

What We Deliver
CRM audit and gap analysis
Stakeholder interviews and workflow mapping
Target-state data model and architecture blueprint
Implementation roadmap with milestones
Integration requirements documentation
Governance and access control design
02

Migration & Implementation

Weeks 5–12

We build and configure with engineering precision. No downtime, no data loss, no shortcuts.

This is where the architecture becomes reality. We migrate data from legacy systems, configure HubSpot with custom objects and pipelines, develop integrations, and build automated workflows. Everything is tested and validated before go-live.

What We Deliver
Data cleansing, transformation, and migration
Custom objects, properties, and pipeline configuration
Workflow automation and deal progression logic
API integrations with third-party platforms
Website build or migration (if scoped)
Team training and go-live support
03

Ongoing Advisory & Execution

Month 4+Where Most Clients Are

We stay on as your fractional CRM and operations team — not as a helpdesk, but as a strategic partner.

This is where most of our clients spend the majority of their engagement. We operate your systems alongside you, handling optimization, new feature development, user requests, and platform evolution. Our role is to operationalize, structure, and distribute your firm’s materials through HubSpot in a consistent, scalable way.

What We Deliver
Ongoing CRM optimization and refinement
New workflow and automation development
User support and training for new team members
Quarterly roadmapping and strategic reviews
Reporting, analytics, and sales enablement
Integration maintenance and monitoring
Scope of Services

What the Retainer Covers

Our engagements are designed to support the full lifecycle of HubSpot usage across your firm.

CRM Architecture & Governance

Configuration, pipeline design, standardization of records, and governance best practices.

Workflow Automation

Automated deal progression, outreach sequences, compliance logging, and operational triggers.

Integrations & Data

API connections to wealth platforms, underwriting systems, compliance tools, and marketing channels.

Website & CMS

Website maintenance, content updates, deal announcements, and HubSpot CMS management.

Reporting & Enablement

Outreach analytics, buyer engagement tracking, pipeline reporting, and sales trigger identification.

Marketing Infrastructure

Contact segmentation, list management, email distribution, and campaign execution.

Why It Works

Why the Long-Term Model?

One-off implementations break. Ongoing partnerships compound. Here's why our clients stay.

Systems Decay Without Active Management

Without ongoing oversight, CRM data entropy sets in within 6 months. Stale records, broken workflows, and ad-hoc workarounds accumulate until the system fights your business model instead of supporting it.

Institutional Knowledge Matters

We maintain deep knowledge of your system logic, data model, and business processes. This reduces key-person risk and eliminates the learning curve that comes with switching vendors or onboarding new hires.

Your Team Should Focus on Clients

Your internal team should be raising capital, managing relationships, and closing deals — not debugging integrations or building HubSpot reports. We handle the operational infrastructure so they don’t have to.

The ROI Compounds Over Time

The longer we work together, the more efficient your systems become. Clients who stay beyond the initial term see compounding returns as automation coverage grows and institutional processes mature.

What This Is Not

Goodwood is not a marketing agency. We don't write blog posts, manage your social media, or run paid advertising. Our role is to operationalize, structure, and distribute your firm's materials through HubSpot in a consistent, scalable way. We build the infrastructure. You drive the business.

Content creation or copywriting
Content distribution and automation
Paid advertising management
Marketing infrastructure and segmentation
One-time project handoff
Ongoing advisory and execution
Generic CRM setup
Purpose-built financial services architecture

Ready to Get Started?

Let's talk about your current systems, where you want to go, and how we can build a partnership that gets you there.