Tired of agencies that promise the world and then go quiet? So were our clients. SME.Marketing, a brand of HC Media Group Ltd, is a small business marketing agency built only for firms with 1 to 30 staff. We are experts in marketing and advertising, with a dedicated team of local marketing experts that hold your hand the whole way.
We know reaching out to a new agency can feel like a risk, especially if you have been let down before. So we keep it simple. Tell us about your business and what you want more of. We will tell you honestly what we would do, what it costs and how long it should take. If we do not think we can help, we will say so.
You will hear back from a real person within two hours during the working day.
Pick the result you want. We will match the right service to it.
Right now, customers are searching for what you do. Some type it into Google. More and more people ask ChatGPT or Google’s AI answers. Our small business SEO and GEO service makes sure it is your name they see, in both places. SEO packages from £500 + VAT a month.
SEO builds over months. Google Ads can put you in front of buyers as soon as your campaigns go live, usually within a couple of weeks of our first conversation. Our Google Ads management for small businesses is built around your budget, with calls and form enquiries tracked, so you can see what your budget brings in. Management from £500 + VAT a month.
ChatGPT has started showing adverts in the UK. See how ChatGPT advertising could put your business in front of people while they research, and whether it suits you yet.
Traffic only matters if it turns into work. Our lead generation for small businesses builds the landing pages, forms, tracking and follow-up that turn visitors into enquiries you can quote for. From £1,250 + VAT a month.
Your customers check you out on Instagram and Facebook before they call. Our social media management for small businesses keeps you posting, replying and front of mind, without it eating your evenings. From £500 + VAT a month.
Put your offer in front of the exact people most likely to buy, on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, with more platforms on higher packages. We handle the targeting, creative and testing, then report on what it returned. See paid social advertising for small businesses. From £500 + VAT a month.
Your website should win you work, not just sit there. Our small business web design is priced per page, so you know exactly what you pay before we start. Landing pages from £900 + VAT, plus hosting at £300 + VAT a year.
You are good at what you do. Your logo, colours and messaging should say so. Our small business branding makes you look established and consistent everywhere customers see you.
Prefer to pay monthly? You can spread the cost of your website, branding or any project over 12 months. Finance is through iwoca, subject to approval, with a fee of 3.33% a month.
Not sure which you need? See all our digital marketing packages for small businesses side by side.
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Because small businesses are the lifeblood of every town and village in the country, and they are the ones most often let down by marketing agencies.
Too many agencies are one person who watched a YouTube course on Meta adverts, or a big firm that puts you on a 12-month contract and hands you to a junior. Either way, you pay and you wait. That is why we built an affordable marketing agency for small businesses, not a big agency with a small business package.
We think marketing is two things. First, psychology: understanding what your customer wants and speaking to them in words they use. Second, the technical side: Google’s algorithm, AI search, tracking and data. You need both, and you need someone who explains them in plain English.
That is why we built SME.Marketing around three promises:
For 8 years, as HC Media Group Ltd, we have helped small businesses grow. Here are some of them. Clients come for results, and stay because of the customer service.
Revenue Rate
90%
You’ve achieved 70% of your sales target.
For eight years, our founders Christopher Clowes and Joe Hamilton have run HC Media Group, which they set up after Christopher left the world of big agency marketing. The reason was simple. They could see how badly small businesses were being treated: long contracts, vague reports and results that never arrived.
Christopher holds a Master’s in Marketing, gained from the Digital Marketing Institute and wrote “The Website Sales Machine”, the book our websites are built on. He also created “The Dopamine Effect”, a talk on the psychology of buying.
As HC Media Group, we built a family-run team and a record of more than 100 five-star Google reviews. In January 2026 we joined forces with Making Websites Better, a high end, bespoke web development company that focuses on website design, automations and incredibly technical work, and SME.Marketing became our home for small business marketing: a small business digital marketing agency with the same roots.
What that means for you: the same founders, the same honest approach, plus a much deeper technical resource for our clients if needed. Read our full history or meet the team behind SME.Marketing.
You ask, we answer.
With SME.Marketing, you can see the price before you talk to us. SEO starts at £500 + VAT a month, Google Ads management at £500 + VAT a month, social media management at £500 + VAT a month, and websites from £900 + VAT for a landing page, plus hosting at £300 + VAT a year. You can also spread the cost of a website or project over 12 months. Most agencies make you book a call to find out. We think you should know upfront, so every service page shows our packages and what is included.
We do not have contracts. We ask you to give us three months to prove ourselves, because that is how long most marketing needs to show real results. After that, you stay because we are getting you results, not because a contract says so.
We are a marketing agency for small businesses UK-wide, working with firms across the country, especially in Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Suffolk, Norfolk and London. We are a remote team with no expensive office, which is one reason our prices stay affordable. We meet clients by video call, and in person where it helps.
It depends on the channel. Google Ads and paid social can often start bringing enquiries within the first few weeks of going live, although that is not guaranteed. SEO usually takes three to six months to build real momentum, which is why we ask for three months to prove ourselves. We will tell you honestly what to expect before you start.
Three things. We publish our prices, we do not use contracts, and we only work with small businesses of 1 to 30 staff. You deal with people who understand small business budgets, and you always know what we are working on and why.
Yes. Most clients start with one service on a Starter package, such as SEO or Google Ads management from £500 + VAT a month. There are no contracts. Give us three months to prove ourselves, then add more or move up a package when it makes sense.
Yes. More customers now ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Google’s AI answers for recommendations instead of scrolling through search results. Our SEO and GEO service covers both, so your business shows up when someone searches and when someone asks.
