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Marketing Support for the Creative Media Sector

Creativity thrives when supported by strategic marketing. We help agencies, studios, and media businesses stand out, scale smartly, and win better work.

The Marketing Landscape in Creative Media

The creative media sector is fast-moving, competitive, and increasingly global. Agencies, production houses, studios, and content creators are operating in a world where new platforms, technologies, and buyer expectations evolve constantly. Standing out isn’t just about great creative — it’s about strategic positioning, commercial clarity, and a scalable marketing engine that drives growth.

Challenges you might face:

  • Difficulty differentiating in a crowded market where creative quality alone isn’t enough
  • Over-reliance on referrals and networks rather than structured business development
  • Undeveloped value propositions and inconsistent positioning
  • Weak pipeline visibility or unpredictable project flow
  • Limited marketing resource or leadership to drive structured growth

What Creative Media Businesses Are Trying to Achieve

At the same time, organisations in this sector are under pressure to:

Sharpen positioning to attract bigger, better clients
✅ Build more predictable demand pipelines and reduce reliance on word of mouth
✅ Professionalise marketing operations to support growth ambitions
✅ Expand into new sectors or geographies without diluting creative identity
✅ Balance creativity with commercial rigour

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Free Marketing Capability Audit

Take our free online audit to assess your marketing performance across six core capabilities using our proprietary 'BANKSE' framework. It takes just 5-minutes.

What you'll get:

Instant marketing capability score
Personalised report sent to your inbox
Clarity on which marketing areas to prioritise
Complimentary consultation with our experts to discuss your results

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How We Help Creative Media Clients

Embed strategic marketing leadership to sharpen positioning, professionalise business development, and create scalable growth engines.

Fractional CMO

Embed strategic marketing leadership to align commercial and marketing priorities, drive pipeline growth, and professionalise operations.

Marketing Advisory

Strategic input to help creative media businesses target the right clients, build demand, and structure for sustainable expansion.

Marketing Audit

Assess marketing performance, positioning, pipeline processes, and resourcing to pinpoint quick wins and longer-term priorities.

Meet Our Property & Real Estate Marketing Expert

Ruth has:

  • Led marketing transformations for agencies and creative studios expanding nationally and internationally
  • Repositioned creative brands to win higher-value, strategically aligned clients
  • Built structured business development and content strategies that drive sustainable pipeline growth
“Creative businesses are brilliant at telling other people’s stories — but often neglect their own. We help agencies and studios articulate their value, scale their impact, and build the marketing muscle they need to grow.”

Ruth Napier - Chartered Fractional CMO, VCMO

Our project was to create a top-level marketing strategy which, once built, we could drive forward ourselves. And I can honestly say the work has been transformational for Yellowtail. After each workshop with VCMO, both Dennis Hall and I would be amazed at how much we'd achieved. We worked hard! But the results are worth it.

Sarah Steele
Operations Director, Yellowtail Financial Planning
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Shout out to Paul Mills who bravely took on running a positioning workshop with us yesterday. Is there anything harder than doing the thing your client does for others for them?! Great work. Really thought provoking, and so important to have facilitated by someone with an external perspective!

Bryony Thomas
CEO, watertight business thinking

Paul is a professional strategic marketeer who is able to apply his expertise with marketing budgets large and small. The commercial impact of Shaw & Co's rebrand, which was initiated, designed and implemented by Paul, has been to differentiate us positively in a sector where few have succeeded. He delivers what he promises, on time and on/under budget, to a high quality. Paul made a positive impact on our business that will last.

Rod Leefe
chair, shaw & co

VCMO's audit brought clarity to a complex set of challenges. They cut through the noise and delivered a clear, prioritised roadmap that we could act on immediately. Their ability to engage across teams and translate insight into action was exactly what we needed.

Dr. Ross Burn
Co-founder, Catsci limited  
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Lydia possesses a deep understanding of marketing strategies and has consistently delivered exceptional results. Her ability to analyse market trends, create engaging campaigns, and drive customer acquisition is truly impressive. Her dedication, attention to detail, and strong communication skills make her an invaluable asset to any organisation. I cannot recommend Lydia enough for her expertise, professionalism, and exceptional work ethic.

Alan Leckey
Business Consultant, CCO - the Collaboration Company  

Paul Mills wasn't just an outsourced marketing leader — he was a mentor. His support helped me enhance my technical marketing skills and shape a more strategic mindset, as well as build my  confidence with senior leadership and deliver higher-impact work. He is dependable and skillful, and his guidance has made me feel more capable and prepared for future challenges.

Caitlin Daniels
marketing manager, catsci limited
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VCMO brings knowledge, insight and practical experience to the table, but also something else, which is quite rare, the unwavering commitment to finishing the job without compromising on the quality of the output. Their work for Yellowtail has been exemplary and we're seeing the results already.

Dennis Hall
founder, yellowtail financial planning

Ruth brought great experience and insight to my firm over many years. Her considered and thoughtful approach to problem solving are a real strength and her experience of marketing and business development in the legal sector was invaluable.

Gavin Tyler
Managing Partner, Cripps

VCMO helped us think beyond our capabilities and reframe how we communicate the true value of what we do. Paul's workshop unlocked fresh ideas resulting in a more strategic approach to our content plan and go-to-market materials. The quality of the output and power of the messaging is really impressive.

Peter Ridgway
Business Development Director, Reach Separations
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VCMO has been instrumental in reshaping how we approach marketing at Lucent. Their strategic clarity, attention to detail, and ability to deliver at pace have been exceptional. Paul's embedded himself seamlessly into the team and quickly earned trust — not just from me, but from our wider staff and partners. The website and content strategy he led have already started delivering results, and I now feel far more confident in how we grow the business over the coming years.

Steven Rowe
Founder - Lucent Financial Planning
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VCMO helped me find the words and structure to communicate what I do — and who I do it for — in a way that finally connects. I’ve had more inbound enquiries since the website relaunch than in the previous two years.

Lee Spencer
aka The rowing marine
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