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Laura Increased client retention by 35% with a more structured workflow

Sophia Kensington

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About Laura


Laura is a consulting firm working with clients across multiple industries. The team delivers high-quality work on demanding timelines and had built a solid reputation on the back of strong results. But as the client roster grew, so did the operational complexity — and the gaps in the client experience started to show.

The work itself was never the issue. What clients experienced around the work was.
The challenge: strong delivery, inconsistent experience
Retention in consulting isn't just about results. It's about how clients feel between the results — whether they feel informed, whether they feel like a priority, whether the relationship feels structured enough to renew.

Laura's clients respected the team's output. But the experience had gaps. Proposals were informal and inconsistent. Project milestones weren't communicated proactively. Invoices came late, sometimes with errors. There was no standard rhythm to how engagements ran — every project felt slightly different depending on who was managing it.

When clients didn't renew, the feedback was rarely about quality. It was about feeling uncertain. Not knowing where things stood. Not feeling like a well-managed client.

"We kept delivering strong results but losing clients at renewal. We didn't realize the problem wasn't the work — it was everything around it."


— Managing Director, Laura

What changed: structure as a client experience


Laura brought their entire client workflow into FlowWow. Not to add bureaucracy — but to create consistency. Every engagement now follows the same rhythm: a clear proposal, defined deliverables, tracked milestones, and an invoice that arrives exactly when it should.

Clients stopped asking where things stood because they already knew. The team stopped losing time to admin because the platform handled the routine. The relationship could finally be about the work.

  • Proposal builder — Every new engagement starts with a structured, professional proposal. Scope, timeline, and pricing are clear from day one.

  • Service packages — Clear, comparable options gave clients a decision to make rather than a document to decode.

  • Task assignment & tracking — Deliverables broken into tracked tasks. Clients see progress without having to chase for updates.

  • Profitability tracking — Laura could finally see which clients and project types were worth the team's time — and price accordingly.

  • Invoice generation — Invoices go out automatically at the right stage. No more forgotten billing, no more awkward payment conversations.


The results: clients who stay


Within a year of restructuring their workflow in FlowWow, Laura's client retention rate increased by 35%. Clients who previously didn't renew started signing on for follow-up projects. Referrals increased. And the team was spending less time on admin than before — despite taking on more work.

  • +35% client retention — more clients renewing and expanding engagements year over year.

  • Fewer client check-ins — structured updates meant clients felt informed without the team having to stop and respond.

  • Cleaner finances — no missed invoices, no payment delays, no end-of-month scramble.

  • Selective growth — with clear profitability data, Laura focused on the client types that were actually worth their time.

"Our clients didn't change. Our output didn't change. We just made the experience around our work match the quality of the work itself — and retention followed."


— Managing Director, Laura

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