Paris, September 29, 2026. The French firm behind the Message-Market Fit Observatory 2026 has been recognised by the British magazine Acquisition International in its LeadGen & Sales Performance Awards 2026.
Fast Growth Advisors is among the winners of the LeadGen & Sales Performance Awards 2026, a programme launched this year by Acquisition International, the B2B publication of the British media group AI Global Media. The firm wins the “Best B2B Message-Market Fit Consultancy 2026, Europe” category.
The programme recognises the agencies, consultants and solution providers that drive lead generation and sales performance. According to the organiser, winners are assessed on innovation, measurable impact, client success, operational excellence and overall market performance.
A discipline that is still rarely measured
Message-market fit is the match between what a company says about itself and what its market understands. Many B2B startups convince their investors, then struggle to make themselves understood by their buyers.
To put numbers on the problem, Fast Growth Advisors published the Message-Market Fit Observatory 2026: 369 French post-funding startups audited on 15 criteria, using the analysis technology the firm developed. Key findings: an average clarity score of 5.33 out of 10; 75.9% of the startups studied below the critical clarity threshold; and 18% average readiness for visibility in AI answer engines (GEO).
“A funding round proves that an investor understood your project. It says nothing about what your buyers take away from it. This award rewards measurement above all, because you cannot fix a message you have never quantified,” says Hervé Dhélin, founder of Fast Growth Advisors.
About Fast Growth Advisors
Fast Growth Advisors calls itself “the Message-Market Fit firm”. It works with post-funding B2B startups and scale-ups across Europe on the clarity of their message: a diagnosis measured in 48 hours, a fix in two days.
About Acquisition International
Acquisition International is a B2B magazine published by AI Global Media (United Kingdom), which runs several international awards programmes.
- Fast Growth Advisors winner profile: acquisition-international.com/winners/fast-growth-advisors
- Official list of winners: acquisition-international.com/hall-of-fame/leadgen-and-sales-performance-awards-2026
- Organiser’s press release: Acquisition International Introduces the Winners of its LeadGen and Sales Performance Awards