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Marketing that works
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We build marketing grounded in psychology, shaped by data, and executed with creativity that cuts through — whether you need a full outsourced function or targeted support in a specific area.

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Marketing

Marketing is the engine of your business. It's the engine of your business — the system that finds your audience, earns their attention, builds their trust, and turns interest into opportunity. At S&B, we build marketing that works with the way people actually think and make decisions, grounded in psychology, shaped by data, and executed with creativity that cuts through.

Whether you need a full outsourced marketing function or targeted support in a specific area, we bring the same senior thinking and commercial rigour to every engagement.

Marketing strategy and planning

Activity without strategy is just noise. Before we provide any recommendations, we take the time to understand your business properly — where you are now, where you want to be, who you're trying to reach, and what's standing in the way.

We look at your competitive landscape, your audience's behaviour, and the psychological triggers that drive decision-making in your market. Then we build a strategy that connects it all — a clear, coherent plan that sets direction and gives every activity a purpose.

What this coversBrand positioning and messaging, audience segmentation and persona development, channel strategy, campaign planning, competitive analysis, marketing psychology frameworks, go-to-market planning, and ongoing strategic advisory.

Search engine and AI optimisation

The way people find businesses is changing faster than at any point in the history of the internet. The rise of AI-powered search is fundamentally reshaping how results are surfaced, how answers are generated, and what it takes to appear at the top.

Ranking well today requires more than keywords and backlinks. It requires content that is genuinely authoritative, technically sound, and structured in a way that both search engines and AI models can understand and trust. Businesses that get this right will be found. Those that don't will become increasingly invisible — regardless of how good their product or service actually is.

What this coversSEO strategy and audits, keyword research and mapping, on-page optimisation, technical SEO guidance, content gap analysis, AI search optimisation (AEO/GEO), structured data and schema implementation, local SEO, and monthly performance reporting.
Social Media Marketing

Content that earns attention.
Strategy that keeps it.

Social media is where your brand's personality lives and where your audience decides, often in seconds, whether you're worth their attention.

We don't post for the sake of posting. Every piece of content is purposeful, on-brand, and designed to build your audience, deepen engagement, or move people closer to a decision.

We understand the nuances of each platform — what works on LinkedIn is not what works on Instagram. We stay close to the algorithms, formats, and behavioural patterns that determine what gets seen and what gets ignored.

What this coversSocial media strategy, platform management, content creation and scheduling, community management, paid social campaigns, influencer partnerships, analytics and reporting, and LinkedIn thought leadership programmes.
S&B social — what if the best way to win a customer was to tell them not to buy from you?
Complii — We're hiring billboard creative
Corvero & C&F Millier — engineering the future together case study
WoolfHodson — press coverage showcase
pH Water and Air Technologies — efficient water management solutions infographic
AhaMo — unique challenges of senior leadership teams
Ecology Group — building a greener future together
Complii — apply for the job recruitment creative
S&B social — Patagonia: don't buy this jacket
WoolfHodson — 87% of marketers struggle to align activities to outcomes
Complii — Legionella awareness campaign
AhaMo — exclusive interview in The Executive Magazine
Ecology Group — biodiversity net gain legal requirement
Copywriting

Words that make people feel something — and do something.

The right copy doesn't just inform — it persuades, reassures, excites, and converts. It makes people feel something and do something. The wrong copy, no matter how well the page is designed around it, loses people before they've even started.

We write with clarity, purpose, and a deep understanding of the audience we're writing for. Increasingly, great copy needs to work for two audiences simultaneously: the human reading it and the search engine or AI model indexing it. We write with both in mind.

What this coversWebsite copywriting, brand tone of voice development, blog and article writing, SEO-optimised content, AI search-ready copy, thought leadership and white papers, case studies, advertising copy, campaign messaging, product and service descriptions, and brand storytelling.
Ecology Group website
Corvero website
TSG website
Acumen Development Consultants website
C&F Miller website
WoolfHodson website
Email Marketing

Email your audience actually wants to receive.

Email remains one of the highest-returning channels available to any business — when it's done with intention. Done badly, it erodes trust and fills inboxes with noise. Done well, it builds relationships, nurtures prospects, and drives consistent, measurable revenue.

We treat every email as an opportunity to deepen a relationship, not just broadcast a message. Smart segmentation, compelling copy, and careful timing work together to maximise open rates and outcomes.

What this coversEmail strategy, list segmentation and management, campaign design and copywriting, automated nurture sequences, welcome and onboarding flows, newsletter programmes, A/B testing, and performance reporting.
Complii Legionella email
Complii PAT testing email
Skinned massage email
Skinned Mother's Day email
Event Marketing

Events that live on long after the day itself.

Events — whether in-person, virtual, or hybrid — are one of the most powerful ways to build genuine relationships, demonstrate expertise, and create memorable experiences that keep your brand front of mind.

But a great event doesn't market itself. The pre-event build-up, the on-the-day experience, and the post-event follow-through all require careful planning, consistent messaging, and creative execution. We manage the full marketing lifecycle of events.

What this coversEvent marketing strategy, promotional campaigns, email and social media promotion, speaker and sponsor communications, event branding and collateral, content capture planning, post-event PR, and follow-up nurture campaigns.
The Savoy London
Searcys at The Gherkin
St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
National Maritime Museum Greenwich
The Berkeley London
Tower 42 London

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