About Laurent Bouty

Marketing strategist. Framework builder.

I've spent 25+ years working with marketing teams across Europe — watching the same problem repeat itself: smart people, unclear priorities, no shared language.

The Marketing Canvas Method is my answer to that problem. Not a consulting framework that requires me to be in the room — a structured methodology that teams can own and run themselves.

I'm based in Brussels. I work with scale-ups, mid-market B2B companies, and marketing leadership teams who need to move from strategic fog to operational clarity — fast.

Background

25 years. One recurring problem. One framework.

The MCM wasn't built in a workshop. It was built across 25 years of watching what works, what doesn't, and why.

Marketing Leadership — 25+ years

CMO and senior marketing leadership roles across B2B and B2C companies in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. From growth-stage to listed companies.

Author — Marketing Strategy, Programmed

The complete Marketing Canvas Method in print. Available on Amazon. Used by marketing leaders across Europe as an operational reference.

Workshop Facilitator — 100+ teams

Over 100 teams have used the MCM to produce a scored canvas, an identified archetype, and a 12-month roadmap — in a single day.

Speaker & Educator

Regular speaker on marketing strategy, brand building, and the intersection of AI and structured methodology. Available for conferences and corporate programmes.

Brussels, Belgium

Based in Brussels. Working remotely across Europe. On-site available in Belgium, France, Netherlands, and UK. Other markets on request.

AI & The MCM

Active work on the intersection of structured marketing frameworks and AI — how LLMs can execute within, but not replace, a rigorous strategic methodology.

How the MCM was built

This wasn't a consulting framework. It was a frustration response.

After years of watching intelligent marketing teams operate without shared vocabulary, I started systematising the patterns I saw repeating across companies, industries, and cycles.

The canvas structure came first. Then the archetypes — because I kept seeing the same nine strategic situations, regardless of sector. The 6-step sequence came last, when I realised the real problem wasn't the diagnosis, it was the lack of a defined order of operations.

The method is deliberately non-proprietary in its logic. If you read the book, you can run it yourself. The workshops exist for teams who want to run it faster and with external facilitation — not because the method requires me.

2015
First canvas prototype
Internal tool for structuring marketing reviews across a mid-market B2B portfolio.
2018
9 archetypes identified
Pattern recognition across 30+ company assessments produced a stable set of nine strategic archetypes.
2021
6-step sequence formalised
The full 0→5 process with mandatory gates and cycle logic was documented and tested.
2024
100+ teams facilitated
MCM workshops across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and remotely across Europe.
2025
Book published
Marketing Strategy, Programmed — the complete method in print with 20 case studies.
2026
Digital ecosystem
marketingcanvas.net interactive tools, assessment packs, and AI integration research.
Get in touch

Let's talk about your marketing strategy.

If you're a marketing leader who suspects your team is optimising the wrong things — or optimising everything simultaneously, which amounts to the same problem — get in touch.