From Partner Dependency to Pipeline Control: Thijs' Journey to 3x ROI in 2 Months
Thijs Trommelen - Co Founder & CEO Low-Code AI Agency
Thijs offers low-code automation solutions and AI implementations for small and medium-sized businesses in the Netherlands. His agency specializes in everything around CRM and ERP systems – integrations, portal development, and process automation. Over the years, he exhausted nearly every marketing playbook: content creation on LinkedIn, cold outreach via email, phone calls, branding campaigns. Despite all the effort, he couldn’t build a reliable lead source that he controlled.
Referrals and partners brought in clients, but Thijs was always at the mercy of others’ timelines and priorities. This dependency created massive risk – one partner relationship ending could mean losing a significant portion of revenue overnight.
Despite countless disappointments from past marketing attempts, Thijs decided to give Flash Hub a chance. What made the difference? The industry expertise from Manuel’s background as a software business owner himself – not just a marketer selling tactics, but someone who truly understands the challenges of running a technical business.
Before diving into marketing, Thijs first implemented our Leadership System to free up time and mental capacity for building his sales funnel. And working with someone who speaks his language and has been in his shoes gave him the strategic guidance he needed to make it work.
Learn how Thijs built a marketing system that consistently generates qualified leads week after week – watch the video and read the complete story below.
Starting Point:
Thijs came to our consulting call with these key challenges:
- Had tried multiple marketing channels over the years without sustainable success
- High dependency on referrals and partners – creating significant business risk
- Missing a clear differentiation strategy in a competitive market
- Limited time to focus on building a marketing system due to operational responsibilities
- Lack of systematic approach for predictable lead generation
Customer Goals:
These were Thijs’ goals for his business:
- Regain control over the sales pipeline – independent of referrals and partners
- Generate leads predictably and scalably
- Transform marketing from a cost center into positive cash flow
- A clear, focused marketing strategy instead of random experiments
- Establish an automated sales funnel that continuously delivers qualified leads
In the beginning I thought: Why would this work? I already tried 20 things – this is thing number 21. But then week after week we got a few leads. Then more leads. Then our first customer. Then the second… Now I know for sure we get consistent leads every week. That’s way different from half a year ago.
Results After Working With Us:
After implementing the AI Marketing System, Thijs built his entire sales funnel himself – without agencies, without additional staff.
Starting in September, the results came quickly: First a few leads per week, then more and more. Within just one to two months, he closed his first customers. What began as “the 21st thing I’m testing” became a systematic, profitable marketing machine.
Today, Thijs has generated 40-50 qualified leads in just four months and achieved a 3x ROI with €20-25k revenue from an €8k investment. He’s already launched additional funnels for broader offers and is seeing first results from these new campaigns. Most importantly: he’s now in a position of strength – selective about which clients to work with and no longer dependent on referrals and partners.
No more dependency. No more guesswork. Full control.
40-50 qualified leads generated in just 4 months
3x ROI: €20-25k revenue with €8k investment
Marketing transformed from cost center to positive cash flow
Scaling to multiple funnels for broader offers and seeing results
Can now be selective about which clients to work with – no longer taking every project
Leads already trust him before the first call – thanks to video ads building authority
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