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About SME.Marketing

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The Marketing Team On your side

You run a small business. Some days you are the boss, the salesperson and the accounts team all at once. You know you need more enquiries, but you do not have the time to work out SEO, Google Ads, Improve your website and do the social media on your own.

That is why we are here. SME.Marketing is a team of marketing specialists who work with small businesses, usually with 1 to 30 staff. We help you get found, get chosen and get more enquiries. We explain every step in plain English, and we treat your money like it is our own.

Has Marketing Let You Down Before?

Most business owners who call us have been burned at least once. Maybe you have:

Signed a 12-month contract and then felt stuck.
Been passed to a junior you never met.
Received reports full of jargon that never said what you got for your money.
Kept paying every month while the phone stayed quiet.

If that sounds like you, you are not alone. It is the reason we exist, and it is everything we promise not to do.

100+ five-star Google reviews

8 years helping small businesses

No contracts

Prices on every service page

What Is SME.Marketing?

SME.Marketing is a UK marketing company for small businesses. We help owners get more enquiries through Lead generation, SEO, AI search, Google Ads, social media, websites and branding. Our prices are on our website, there are no contracts, and you always deal with real people who know your business.

We are not here to sell you everything. We are here to find the one or two things that will make the biggest difference to your business, and do them well.

Our Story

It Started With a Simple Question

Christopher Clowes worked in big agency marketing as a COO. He kept seeing the same thing: small businesses got the worst deal. Long contracts, junior staff, vague reports and results that never came. So they asked a simple question. What would we want if it were our business and our money? After a very drunken chat with his then father in law, Joe Hamilton, they then joined forces to build the answer, and called it HC Media Group. (HC stood for Hamilton Clowes)

Eight Years and 100+ Five-Star Reviews

Since then, our clients have left more than 100 five-star Google reviews. Many of them still carry the HC Media Group name, because that is who we were when they were written. Along the way we have worked with businesses such as Pamper Me Pretty & Co, Aagrah Foods, Tiger Supplies and Dynamic Marquees.

A Bigger Team in 2026

In January 2026 we joined forces with Making Websites Better. That brought more developers and designers into the team, so we can now build and look after your website as well as market it. This didn't just grow the team, but excelled us in our knowledge base. MWB, are incredible at building, hosting and running very technical websites, which meant that now even the smaller clients could get access to that very technical information via our back room team.

Why We Are Now Called SME.Marketing

HC Media Group is still the parent company, and the limited company that will invoice you. But now we work with 2 different sets of clients. MWB builds high level, technical websites and run very bespoke SEO campaigns, whilst the SME audience doesn't need that level of information, so we decided to split and have a name that tells you straight away who we are for.

SME stands for small and medium-sized enterprises, and that is who we work with. The name changed. The people, the prices on our website and the no-contract promise did not.

Meet the People Who Will Look After You

You should know who you are trusting with your marketing. Each person below has a clear job, and every one of those jobs comes back to you.

Christopher Clowes, Chief Commercial Officer

Christopher Clowes co-founded HC Media Group. He works out what your customers need to hear and how to say it, so your website and adverts turn visitors into enquiries. He holds a Master's in Marketing and wrote "The Website Sales Machine", a book about turning a website into a steady source of enquiries. Christopher’s main focus is helping the clients with their marketing strategy, and then hands over to the expert team to deliver the strategy he has written.

Joe Hamilton, Chief Finance Officer

Joe Hamilton co-founded HC Media Group with Chris, and runs it day to day financial and HR. He makes sure your invoices are clear, your terms are fair and there are never any surprises on what you pay. Joe also chairs the directors meetings, and makes sure that all KPIs for the clients are met, by keeping staff and wider team members accountable.

Paul Warren, Chief Executive Officer

Paul was the founder and CEO of Making Websites Better, and after HC Media Group and Making Websites Better joined forces, he became the CEO of the full group. Paul now works with SME.Marketing on the company growth plan, ensuring that we keep to our values of honesty, being ethical and delivering the work that we promise the clients.

Caris Champion, Head of Customer Experience

Within the business, we have some strong processes that ensure that the work is done to a high standard across the board. Caris is in charge of the quality of work that is pushed out the door. She is the one that ensures all processes are followed, the client isn't waiting too long without an answer and the overall standard of work hits our own expectations.

Sophie Hamilton, Campaign Manager

Sophie is our longest serving member of staff, with a total of 7 years service (out of the 8 years we have been in business) Sophie runs some of the client campaigns, whether she is writing content, looking after social media, preparing email marketing campaigns it doesn't matter, Sophie’s focus is on the deliverability of high quality work.

Jade Williams, Client Success Manager

With every client, in our internal project management system, we have a Key Performance Indicator that we label ‘Results’. It is a figure that we discuss at the beginning of the campaign. Jade's job is to make sure on a monthly basis, we hit this figure. It could be X amount of leads a month, a greater reach of social media interactions, your phone ringing a certain amount of times. Whatever it is, we agree and record it.

Christopher Nathanial, Lead Developer

Christopher is our lead developer. He looks after our servers and everything technical, so your website loads quickly, stays secure and is built to a high standard. Though his main focus is with our MWB clients, he is always there to be able to help the small businesses with the technical nature of being a digital economy.

Angela Ferreira, Brand Design Manager

When everything looks like an AI picture, everything is the same and people are bored, want and need creativity, that is where Angela comes in. Angela works on brand identity and storytelling. She helps you look like you are a professional, she makes you stand out.

Working With You, Wherever You Are

Our team works remotely across the South East and East of England. We have no expensive office, and that is deliberate. It keeps our costs down, which keeps your prices down. We meet you by video call, and in person where it helps.

How We Can Help Your Business

Whatever you need more of, we start with what will make the biggest difference for you.

Get Found By Customers

Show up on Google and in AI answers from ChatGPT and Gemini with small business SEO and GEO that gets the phone ringing, with no contracts.

Get Enquiries Quickly

Be there when people search for what you do. Our Google Ads management tracks every pound, never marks up your ad spend and has no contracts.

Stay Front Of Mind

Social media management that keeps your Instagram and Facebook active and your customers answered. We plan your content, post it and report on results.

A Website That Works For You

Small business web design priced per page, so you stay in control of the cost. Built on WordPress, with hosting at £300 + VAT a year.

Look As Established As You Are

Small business branding that helps you look as established and trustworthy as you really are. A fixed, one-off price with nothing to cancel.

Turn Interest Into Enquiries

Lead generation for small businesses that joins up your landing pages, forms, call tracking and follow-up, so more of your visitors turn into enquiries.

Reach The Right People

Paid social advertising on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. We create your adverts, test what works and never mark up your ad spend. Higher packages cover three platforms.

Be There While They Research

Your customers are already asking ChatGPT. We set up and manage ChatGPT advertising that reaches people in the UK while they research, with clear reporting.

Get Your Name Out There

Get your story into the papers, magazines and websites your customers actually read with PR for small businesses. Fixed monthly prices and no contract.

A Clear Plan You Can Act On

Not sure where to spend your time and money? A small business marketing strategy gives you a written plan you can run yourself or hand to us.

Prefer to pay monthly? You can spread the cost of your website, branding or any project over 12 months. Financing is through Iwoca, subject to approval, with a fee of 3.33% per month.

What You Can Expect From SME.Marketing

Promise 1: You See the Price First

Every service page shows what is included and what it costs. You do not need to book a call just to find out. You can of course book a call to speak to an expert at any time.

Promise 2: You Are Never Locked In

There are no contracts. Give us three months to prove ourselves. After that, you stay because we are getting you results.

Promise 3: You Always Know What Is Happening

Every month you get a plain English report showing what we did and what it brought in, so you never have to chase us.

Promise 4: You Can Start Small

Start with one service on a Starter package, such as SEO or Google Ads management from £500 + VAT a month, and move up when the results justify it. Most projects start within one to two weeks of our first chat.

Promise 5: We Write for How People Really Buy

People act when a result feels close, certain and easy to picture. So we give your customers clear prices, clear next steps and a clear picture of their problem being solved. It sounds simple. Most small business websites miss it.

Where We Work

We help small businesses across the UK, including in Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Norfolk, Suffolk and London. Because our team is remote, you get the same service wherever you are. See all the areas we cover.

Essex

Kent

Hertfordshire

Suffolk

Norfolk

Trusted By

We are proud to partner with organisations that help small businesses grow.

About SME.Marketing: Your Questions Answered

Who is behind SME.Marketing?

SME.Marketing is a brand of HC Media Group ltd. A group of digital marketing agencies that all have the same ethos. Your results before our pay packet.

What does SME.Marketing do for small businesses?

We help small businesses get found online and turn that attention into enquiries. That covers SEO and AI search, Google Ads, ChatGPT advertising, social media, lead generation, websites, branding and PR. Every service has its price on our website and none of them need a contract.

Is SME.Marketing the same company as HC Media Group?

Yes. SME.Marketing is part of HC Media Group Ltd, which is why you will see the HC Media Group name on our older reviews and our invoices. The people, the prices and the way we work are the same.

Why should I trust SME.Marketing with my business?

Because you can check everything before you spend a penny. We have eight years of trading, more than 100 five-star Google reviews and a team you can meet. Our prices are published, and we ask for three months to prove ourselves with no contract.

How much do your marketing services cost?

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 at £900 + VAT for a landing page, plus hosting at £300 + VAT a year. You can spread the cost of a website or project over 12 months. Every service page shows the full packages.

Do I have to sign a contract?

No. We do not use contracts. Give us three months to prove ourselves. After that, you stay because we are getting you results, not because a contract says so.

How quickly can you start?

Most projects start within one to two weeks of our first chat. Tell us what you need and a real person will get back to you.