Direct Senior Marketing Support
For owner-led businesses and growing companies already spending on marketing.
17+ years
Senior digital marketing experience
Direct access
You work with Michael, not a junior team
No obligation
A straight conversation, no pitch
Direct senior marketing support without the agency layers.
Experience across
Years in digital marketing & commercial growth
Of client ad spend managed across Google & paid channels
Experience across eCommerce, lead gen & services
From Demand through conversion to marketing return
Sound familiar?
The business may look active from the outside. Ads are running, an agency is on retainer and the website is getting traffic. But something is not adding up. These questions keep coming back.
Why are we not getting enough leads despite all the spend?
Why is the website getting traffic but not converting?
Is the agency actually doing a good job, or just sending reports?
Should we spend more, rebuild the website, or change agency?
Are we targeting the wrong people entirely?
Why does the marketing feel busy but growth feels slow?
If any of these sound familiar, a 20-minute call could save you months of wasted spend.
No pitch. No obligation. Just a direct conversation about what is really happening.
The Marketing Return Map
Poor results are rarely caused by one thing. Value gets lost somewhere between the first click and the final sale. Clarkson Digital finds the leak and shows you what to fix first.
Demand
Traffic
Website
Enquiries
Sales
£
Return
The question is not “are we doing enough marketing?”
It is “where are we losing return, and what should we fix first?”
Find the leak
How it works
You work directly with Michael from the first conversation. No handover, no junior account manager and no vague monthly report.
Book a free 20-minute Marketing Return Call with Michael
You explain what is happening. Michael asks sharp commercial questions. Together you decide whether there is a genuine opportunity to make progress. No pitch. No obligation. A straight conversation.
Get a paid Marketing Return Review
A focused review of your full marketing journey, including ads, website, offer, traffic, conversion and customer experience. The output is clear: what is working, what is wasting money and what to fix first.
Fix the right things in the right order
Implementation support on the priority areas. Google Ads, landing pages, website conversion, tracking, email follow-up or marketing strategy. You get a specific action list, not a generic agency plan.
Ongoing senior marketing support
Monthly senior direction for businesses that need clear thinking and regular priorities, without hiring a full-time marketing director or relying entirely on an agency.
What to expect
The call is around 20 minutes. It is not a discovery call designed to sell you something. It is a direct commercial conversation.
Michael understands your situation
What is happening with your marketing, what you have tried, what feels unclear and what is frustrating.
He identifies where the likely problem is
Based on 17 years of experience seeing where businesses lose value between spend and return.
He gives you a clear next step
Not a vague proposal. A specific recommendation for what makes sense to do next and why.
You decide if you want to go further
No pressure. If there is a genuine fit, Michael will recommend a paid review or specific support. If not, you still leave with useful clarity.
The promise: even if nothing else comes from the call, you will leave with a clearer view of where the real problem is. Most business owners find that clarity alone is worth the 20 minutes.
What clients say
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We had been running Google Ads for many years without really knowing if they were working. No growth. After the review, we had a clear picture of what to fix. Within 90 days our cost per sale had dropped significantly, our sales increased and we reduced a lot of wasted spend! That was more than enough results to keep Michael on as continued support. We have seen our business double since he began his work
Ecommerce Manager
B2B & B2C Environmental Products
From £1.4m to £3.4m revenue growth
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We were about to spend £20k rebuilding our website. The review showed us the website was not actually the problem. The offer and conversion journey were. That one insight saved us a huge amount of wasted spend. Michael's experience and work ethic has turned our business around! He's not just a 3rd party. He's one of the team!
Senior Manager
Spill Control Master Distributor
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What I valued most was working directly with someone senior. Instead of a junior account manager that lacked the commercial experience. Michael understands commercial situations immediately and gives a clear view of priorities. However having as regular support is where things really changed for us!
Business Owner
Leading Fireplace Retailer
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Is this right for you?
Good fit
You are already spending on marketing and not seeing enough return
You want direct senior input, not to be managed by a junior team
You are willing to look at the full picture, not just one channel
You want clarity on what to fix first before spending more
Not a good fit
You have no marketing budget and are looking for free advice
You only need social media posts or basic design work
You want someone to take instructions rather than give senior direction
You are not open to changing your website, offer or sales process
About
I have spent more than 17 years in digital marketing and commercial growth, both inside businesses and as an external specialist. That mix matters because Clarkson Digital is not simply about managing campaigns.
My value is in seeing the full picture: demand, product, offer, traffic, website, conversion, customer experience, reporting and return. Not just running ads. Not just flagging issues. Helping you understand what is holding growth back and what to do about it.
Clients work directly with me from the first conversation. No junior account manager. No agency handover. Direct senior support from someone who has done this for a long time across many different businesses.
Google Ads
PPC
SEO
Shopify
Conversion
Analytics
Strategy
Common questions
Is this only for large businesses with big marketing budgets?
No. Clarkson Digital works with owner-led businesses and growing companies at different stages. The most useful starting point is that you already have some marketing activity or spend in place and are not seeing the return you expected, whatever the size of that spend.
We already work with an agency. Can you still help?
Yes, and this is one of the most common situations. Many businesses have an agency but lack a senior external view on whether the strategy is right, whether the results are actually good and what should be prioritised.
What happens after the free call?
If there is a genuine fit, Michael will recommend a clear next step, typically a paid Marketing Return Review. This looks more deeply at your marketing journey and identifies what is holding back leads, sales and return.
Is the free call really just 20 minutes?
Yes. It is a focused commercial conversation, not a long discovery session. The goal is to understand your situation quickly and decide whether Clarkson Digital can genuinely help.
Do you guarantee results?
No. Anyone who guarantees specific results before understanding your full situation is not being honest with you. Clarkson Digital guarantees clearer thinking, better priorities, and a sharper view of what is holding back your marketing return.