I primarily work with small to medium businesses (SMEs), particularly in industrial and technical sectors — including manufacturers, equipment suppliers, engineering firms, integrators, and B2B service providers. If you have no internal marketing team or you’ve outgrown DIY marketing, I’m likely a great fit.

No. TME is a solo consultant offering fractional marketing services — giving you strategic expertise without the overhead of a full-time employee or the layers of a traditional agency. When needed, I collaborate with a trusted network of specialists for design, development, or content — but you always deal directly with me.

I provide flexible marketing support across these areas: • Marketing Audits – Identify what’s working, what’s not, and what to fix first. • Strategy & Planning – Clarify positioning, goals, priorities, and a practical execution plan. • Promotion Strategy (Digital + Offline) – Design SEO, content, paid, and broader promotional plans that fit your market and capacity. • MarTech & Measurement – Define what to measure, implement tracking, and ensure data is reliable. • Data Analysis & Reporting – Turn performance data into clear insights and next actions. • Implementation Support – Support delivery of projects, campaigns, and system improvements. • Training & Upskilling – Build your team’s capability and close specific skills gaps. • Market Research – Validate ideas, understand customers, and sharpen messaging and offers.

Both. I can advise only (consulting), assist in implementation (advising and doing), manage your team, or train your team members to execute confidently. I’ll recommend the approach that best fits your business goals and capabilities.

Fractional means you get senior marketing support on a part-time basis, billed monthly, without hiring full-time. We agree on the monthly retainer based on a clear scope and priorities, and I work inside your business rhythm to move those priorities forward. If you want to add scope, we either reprioritise within the retainer or adjust the monthly fee to match the increased workload.

Start with whichever is easiest: • Fill out the enquiry form (preferred) with a short overview of your business and what you’re trying to achieve, or • Email me with the same details, or • Book a short call or site visit so I can understand your goals, constraints, and what you’ve tried so far. From there, I’ll suggest a practical starting point from the TME toolkit (e.g., audit, strategy, promotion plan, measurement/MarTech, analysis/reporting, implementation support, or training). Once we land on the final scope, we'll establish the timeline, and the retainer or project structure.

Selective client load: I work with a small number of clients at a time to ensure depth, continuity, and fast turnaround—no rotating account teams. Strategy-to-execution support: I deliver clear direction, then support implementation through prioritisation, decision support, and practical tools (plans, briefs, templates). Capability-building baked in: Can include training and upskilling so internal teams can run the system confidently, reducing long-term dependency. Industrial B2B fit: I bring industrial context and technical grounding—less translation, fewer generic tactics, and plans that match real constraints and sales cycles.

Informed, structured and transparent. Work starts by agreeing priorities and what “good” looks like, then moving through a simple cadence: plan, execute, review. Expect clear and data-informed recommendations, implementations and evaluation.

No. Retainers are typically month-to-month, with a defined scope and clear expectations. If a minimum term is needed for a specific outcome (e.g., a 6–12 week setup phase), it’s agreed upfront—otherwise clients can pause or end the retainer with notice.

That depends on your goals — whether it’s filling your pipeline, clarifying your positioning, improving campaign performance, or upskilling your team. Every project has clear KPIs, which we define together.

You’re not alone. Many businesses feel let down by marketing services. Marketing isn’t a guaranteed-output service—outcomes depend on the offer, market conditions, execution quality, and time. What TME commits to is a science-informed, evidence-led approach: clarify priorities, apply appropriate measurement and analysis, and use that to make the best next decisions. The focus is on reducing guesswork, showing what’s working and what isn’t, and improving performance through structured iteration.

Pricing depends on the type of support and the level of involvement required. Most work is delivered via a month-to-month retainer priced to an agreed scope and priorities. Smaller, one-off pieces (like audits or marketing health-checks) can be quoted as fixed projects. After a quick call or a short brief via email/form, a clear recommendation and price range is provided.

Not exclusively, but that’s where TME brings the most depth. Businesses that are technical, operational, or B2B in nature tend to be a strong fit because the work benefits from clear positioning, structured decision-making, and solid measurement. If you’re in another field and think a science-informed, evidence-led approach to marketing would be useful, feel free to get in touch.

If there’s availability, an audit can usually start within 1–2 weeks. For broader engagements, timing is confirmed upfront based on scope and current commitments. Work is intentionally capped, so active clients receive consistent attention and turnaround.

The Marketing Engineer takes client data security seriously and uses practical, risk-based controls to protect your information, informed by ISO/IEC 27001 principles. This includes least-privilege access, strong authentication (MFA where available), password manager use, secure storage and sharing with access controls, and prompt removal of access when it’s no longer needed. Devices are kept up to date and protected with standard security controls. Where required, I can work within your internal security requirements and support NDAs and vendor security questionnaires.

Yes. The Marketing Engineer (TME) is insured for Public Liability and Professional Indemnity.

Yes, The Marketing Engineer is registered for GST.