Rob Boyle

Founder

Rob Boyle is the founder of Jigsaw Metric and oversees content strategy and research projects. 

As a child of entrepreneurial small business owners, Rob understands the challenges of growing without resources. Jigsaw Metric was established as a side project to help more small businesses grow from 10 to 1,000 customers.  

For Rob, digging into the data and seeing KPI charts trend upwards is the most rewarding part of the role. 

Since graduating from university in 2006, he has worked in a variety of marketing and business roles within healthcare, education, staffing and the energy industry. 

His day job is Head of Digital Marketing for a global workforce supplier. In this role, he manages SEO, online strategy, lead generation and content marketing for 60 international locations. Prior to that he worked as a business manager in the NHS, commercialising international events and education courses for cancer specialists. 

He is a certified HubSpot specialist and well versed in using the CMS and CRM to automate marketing operations.  

His interest in research and consumer psychology was piqued by a BA in History from Goldsmiths, University of London.  

As an undergraduate, he most enjoyed the histories of medicine, psychiatry and modern Britain. This resulted in a lifelong obsession with understanding how macro trends and psychology influence decision making. 

He has since added a Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership from the Open University and an MBA from Manchester Metropolitan University. 

During his MBA, his dissertation focused on diversification and market expansion strategy. The project looked to understand the factors behind successful entries into new markets. This required extensive research into value propositions and differentiation.  

An avid self-learner, Rob regularly enrols in online courses to broaden his knowledge. These courses are usually programming, software or marketing focused. 

The online courses that have helped him develop the most have been on SQL and Python for data science and machine learning. Adding these languages has elevated his data analysis skills to speed up large research projects and accurately pinpoint performance marketing campaigns.

Rob is also the website operator of Emission Index, an educational site dedicated to sustainability and climate change mitigation.

When not devouring business plans and books, Rob enjoys playing guitar and spending quality time with his infant daughter and toddler son. 

Rob Boyle

Articles by Rob Boyle

CRM

HubSpot Review: Is It Worth Buying?

HubSpot is excellent value and will help you scale…but there are a few items to consider first. Let's uncover the key talking points.

26 September 2023

CRM

5 Common CRM Issues (And How to Tackle Them)

It's not uncommon for CRM issues to derail business operations. Here's how to address these challenges.

11 August 2023

CRM

Database Hygiene: Essential Steps to Keep Your Data Clean

Good database hygiene ensures valuable customer insights, accurate targeting, and risk management. Here's how to keep your data clean.

10 August 2023

CRM

Managing Leads to Increase Revenue

Learn how to nurture leads into loyal customers. Explore a complete approache to increasing sales revenue in our guide.

2 August 2023

Strategy

Which KPIs Should Early-Stage Startups Focus On?

Don't let important metrics slip away. Learn about the key early-stage startup KPIs you need to track to guide growth.

26 July 2023

Strategy

The Startup Founder's Guide to Analytics

Understanding business data is essential for startups looking to expand profitably. Here are a few metrics each department should consider.

2 February 2022

Marketing

Who should be your first marketing hire?

Before you recruit your first marketing hire, assess the growth needs of your startup and ability to compete. Answer these seven questions first.

19 September 2021

Marketing

What is the ideal marketing team for a startup?

Scaling your startup requires an awesome marketing team. Here are some ideal team structures for each stage of your growth. 

10 September 2021

Marketing

How to test product-market fit

Product-market fit (PMF) occurs when you are in a good market with demand for your product. But how can you test whether you have it?

6 August 2021

Sales

The only 4 ways to increase revenue

Ultimately there are only 4 ways to increase sales revenue. Here’s when to use each method, potential drawbacks and how you should set up to succeed.

21 July 2021

Marketing

11 tips to improve word of mouth marketing

Word of mouth can be an amazing source of customers. Follow our 11 tips to invest in your customer experience and grow your brand and reputation.

14 June 2021

Strategy

The ugly truth about opportunity cost

The hidden costs of your choices could be sinking your business. Are you accounting for the opportunity cost of decision making and resource scarcity?

31 May 2021

Sales

Does cold outreach still work?

Cold outreach might be the fastest path to growth. Let your prospects know that you exist with our cold outreach checklist.

1 May 2021

Strategy

6 considerations when growing a small business

Planning your business growth strategy? This post covers resource allocation, hiring and marketing strategies to avoid business failure.

21 April 2021

Marketing

Small business social media strategy

It’s hard to break through the noise in today’s business world. Here's how to devise a small business social media strategy to grow your audience.

11 April 2021