The margin is usually already there.
YieldLine Advisory is a lean team of senior pricing, quantitative and analytics specialists. We find the margin sitting inside the volume you already have, then build the pricing, forecasting and reporting that keep capturing it, with AI and automation where you want them.
Figures come from roles our team held directly, not from client engagements. We're happy to walk through how each was built, and to be candid about what would and wouldn't transfer to your business.
Pricing at the core, with the analytics around it
Most pricing problems turn out to be forecasting, data or reporting problems as well. We cover all of it, so the fix doesn't stop at a recommendation.
Pricing & revenue management
Rate setting, margin, discounting and channel mix, plus dynamic pricing and yield management built to run (close to) real-time, not once.
Pricing servicesSupply chain, forecasting & working capital
FX supply chain analysis, demand forecasting and inventory optimisation that release working capital, from people who have run a global currency supply chain.
Supply chain servicesRevenue analytics, BI & AI
Performance reporting people trust, predictive models for churn and customer value, value tracking, and practical AI that takes manual work out of the week.
Analytics servicesThree ways to work with us
Most companies don't need another department. They need people who have run one to spend a focused period inside their numbers, then leave something working behind.
Diagnostic
We go through your pricing, forecasting or reporting and come back with the specific places money is leaking. Each one is sized, ranked and paired with the change that fixes it.
Design & build
We design the pricing logic, forecast model or dashboard, the data it runs on and the guardrails around it. Lighter models and tools we build ourselves; larger engines are built by your IT team or a vendor, with us as designer and product owner. Then we get your team using it, which is usually the hard part.
Fractional leadership
A few days a month as your Head of Pricing, Analytics or Data Science: strategy, governance, coaching your analysts, and a seat in the room when commercial decisions get made.
Diagnose, build, then prove it
This work pays for itself quickly or it isn't worth doing. This is the shape most engagements take.
Intro call
Forty-five minutes on what you sell, how decisions get made today, and where you think the problem sits. If we're not the right people, we'll tell you on the call.
Diagnose
Transaction, margin, stock and competitor data, plus interviews with the people who set prices and override them. Findings reach you as they land, with a first set of changes you can put live straight away.
Design & build
The model, rules or reporting that makes the changes stick, built in your systems with sensible guardrails. Larger engines are built by your IT team or a vendor, to our design, and handed to a team that knows how to run them.
Run & measure
We track the result against an agreed baseline, so you can see what each change earned. Then we hand over fully documented, or stay on as fractional leads.
The same four steps, in 40 seconds. No sound needed.
Where we're most useful
We go deep in a small number of industries rather than shallow across everything. If your prices move faster than your reporting can follow, we've probably seen your problem before.
Foreign exchange & currency
Spreads, fees and rate setting across branch, online, ATM and partner channels, plus the currency supply chain and working capital behind them.
Travel & aviation
Yield management, fare and ancillary pricing, and distribution economics, including GDS environments.
Payments & fintech
Pricing tiers, FX margin on transfers, and the trade-off between headline rate and take rate.
Banking & financial services
Margin and fee management, operations and customer analytics, and quantitative models that stand up to scrutiny.
Multi-channel retail
Online, store and partner pricing that pull against each other, plus the stock and promotions underneath.
Subscription & technology
Price tiers and packaging, churn and retention models, and customer health scoring.
Operators, not a slide factory
We've held the number
Our team has run pricing, supply chain and analytics functions inside global businesses, carrying the EBITDA target rather than recommending it to someone else. We know what survives contact with a sales team.
We design it and get it built
Lighter models, automations and dashboards we build ourselves, in Python, SQL, BI and current AI tools. Larger engines are built by your IT team or a vendor, with us as designer and product owner. Our team has held that role on pricing engines and RPA. Everything runs in your systems and is yours; we don't sell or host software.
A bench, not one consultant
Every engagement has a senior lead who stays on it start to finish, backed by specialists in quantitative modelling and analytics. You don't depend on one person, and you're never handed to juniors after the pitch.
What people who've worked with us say
Under his guidance the pricing team drove significant results through optimisation, innovative strategy and technologies such as RPA — routinely generating meaningful EBITDA gains.
Smart, diligent and always thinking about how to innovate and optimise pricing strategy — a strong leader who manages stakeholders well.
Before you get in touch
What does an engagement cost?
It depends on scope. Diagnostics are quoted as a fixed fee so there's no meter running. Projects are milestone-based, and fractional leadership is priced by days per month. Where the baseline is clear, part of the fee can be tied to the measured result. You'll have a written quote before any work starts.
Who will actually work on our project?
A senior lead who stays on it from start to finish, plus specialists from our bench where the work needs them. You'll know who is doing what, with a short CV for each person, before you sign anything.
Do you only do pricing?
Pricing and revenue is our core. Supply chain, forecasting and analytics work sit around it, because that's usually where pricing problems start. We also take those pieces on by themselves.
How small a business is too small?
There's no revenue floor, but this work needs enough transaction volume for patterns to be real rather than noise. If we don't think we can find more than our fee, we'll say so at the intro call rather than sell you a diagnostic.
Where are you based?
The team is spread across Europe and Australia and works with clients worldwide. Between us we cover European and Asia-Pacific business hours. Most of an engagement runs remotely, and we travel for kick-off and key workshops where it helps.
Do we have to use AI?
No. Every service works without it. We'll suggest AI or automation only where it clearly pays back, and the decision is yours. There's more on the AI page.
Do you sell or host software?
No. We advise and build; we're not a software provider, and there's no licence or subscription. What we build runs in your environment and belongs to you. Lighter models and tools we build ourselves. Larger models and engines are built by your IT team or a vendor, and there we act as designer and product owner.
How do you handle our data?
We sign your NDA before receiving anything. Client data stays in your systems wherever possible. Where we need extracts, we agree the minimum set, hold it encrypted, and delete it at the end of the engagement. AI tools only touch your data with your agreement, and only tools that don't train on it.
Will you work with our competitors?
Not at the same time, and never in a way that puts your information anywhere near them. We'll flag any conflict before an engagement starts, and agree an exclusivity period in writing if you want one.
What do you need from us to start?
Access to transaction, margin or operational data, the people who make the decisions today, and one executive sponsor who can say yes. Missing data isn't a blocker. The state of your data is itself a finding.
Tell us what you're trying to fix.
Your sector, your channels, and the thing that's bothering you is enough to start. We reply to everything within one business day, and the first call costs nothing.