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Digital Marketing Consultant · Eastbourne, East Sussex

The marketing power of a full in-house team. Delivered by one person.
Growing businesses in East Sussex are being out-marketed by bigger competitors who have the teams, the systems, and the joined-up strategy. I close that gap. One accountable person handling web design, SEO, Google Ads, email, and the tracking that ties it together.
★★★★★ 5 stars on Google
Based in Eastbourne, East Sussex
12 years across web, SEO and email
245%
increase in e-commerce sales from organic traffic
Jeff Runquist Wines · California, USA
83%
more clicks · 170% more impressions year-on-year
Golden State Box Factory · San Diego, USA
48%
more clicks · 3× Google visibility in 3 months
SJ Feist & Co · Hastings, East Sussex
60%
increase in form submissions via website redesign
IMP Sports Therapy · Hailsham, East Sussex
The situation

Most growing businesses get out-marketed, not out-competed.

The businesses beating you in search, in ads, and in front of your customers are not necessarily better at what they do. They have a marketing team, or an agency, or systems running quietly in the background that join everything up. You have bits and pieces, and no one owning the full picture.

That is the gap. Closing it does not require building a team or spending agency money. It requires one senior person who can see the whole picture and build what is actually needed.
The website is the door I come in through. Working out what the business actually needs is where the real work begins.
See if we're a fit
How this usually looks

Clients don't usually come with a brief.

They come with a problem. The website is not pulling its weight. Enquiries have dried up. A competitor appeared from nowhere and is now above them in local search. Marketing is happening in disconnected bits with no one accountable for the result.

My job is to work out what the business actually needs, then plan and build it. Most clients come for a website and stay because I can handle what comes after: the traffic, the conversions, the campaigns, and the technical problems that crop up, without them having to find someone new every time.

That is what a full in-house team does. One person delivering the same outcome costs considerably less.
What I do

Web design, SEO, and digital marketing. Handled end to end.

1

Web Design & Development

Custom WordPress and WooCommerce websites for businesses in East Sussex and beyond. Designed and built by the same person handling your wider marketing, so the site is structured for lead generation and SEO from the start, not bolted on afterwards.
2

Search Engine Optimisation

Technical SEO, local SEO, Google Business Profile, keyword strategy, and content structure. I have helped businesses in Hastings triple their Google visibility in three months, and East Sussex service businesses move from invisible to first page for their most important searches.
3

Google Ads & Paid Search

Performance Max, Shopping, and search campaigns managed with honest reporting in plain language. I run Google Ads for clients across the UK, France, and the US. The same person who plans the strategy sets up and manages the campaigns.
4

Email Marketing & Automation

Campaigns, welcome flows, abandoned cart sequences, and segmentation built primarily in Klaviyo, with Mailchimp and MailerLite where they fit better. Built to generate revenue, not just to fill a send schedule.
5

AI Marketing Solutions

AI-assisted audits, content pipelines, automated reporting, and campaign workflows. The kind of marketing infrastructure that previously required a team and an enterprise software budget, delivered at a scale one senior consultant can manage and maintain.
12+
years across web,
SEO and email marketing
How I work

One accountable person. No hand-offs.

I work with a deliberately small number of clients so every engagement gets proper attention. The person who talks to you, plans the strategy, and does the technical build is the same person throughout. Nothing gets lost between strategy and execution because there is no gap between them.
See if we're a fit

A real conversation, not a quote form

A call or meeting to understand your business, your goals, and what is actually standing in the way. If I am not the right fit, I will say so and point you somewhere better.

I find the opportunity, not just the brief

Most clients come with a specific request. Often the bigger opportunity is somewhere adjacent. Part of my job is spotting that and being honest about it before work starts.

I plan it and build it myself

Clear scope, fixed price, fixed timeline. The person who thinks about your business is the person who builds the solution. One point of contact from first call to final delivery.

I stay involved

The best relationships I have with clients are ongoing. A website or SEO project is usually the start. I want to be the person you call when something needs solving.

What I do

Most clients come for a website. The work rarely stays there.

Recent projects have included a complete e-commerce site with automated email flows for a French distributor, a B2B site architecture rebuild for long-term SEO growth, a website redesign that tripled local Google visibility in three months, and an AI-powered inbound system for a manufacturer in California that routes qualified leads to the sales team automatically.
Web Design · SEO · Hastings, East Sussex
SJ Feist & Co Ltd.
48% more clicks · 3× Google visibility in 3 months
Full website redesign for a commercial and domestic heating and plumbing company, with local SEO built in from day one.
Web Design · CRO · Hailsham, East Sussex
IMP Sports Therapy
60% increase in form submissions
WordPress redesign with SEO and conversion rate optimisation for a sports therapy clinic in East Sussex.
E-commerce · SEO · California, USA
Jeff Runquist Wines
245% increase in e-commerce sales from organic traffic
WordPress build with Nexternal e-commerce integration, technical and content SEO improvements over 12 months.
SEO · Email Marketing · San Diego, USA
Golden State Box Factory
83% more clicks · 170% more impressions
WordPress build with Nexternal e-commerce integration, technical and content SEO improvements over 12 months.
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What Clients Say

Real reviews from real clients.

"MARS Websites recently created a website for us that is free-flowing, vibrant, user-friendly, and detailed. Martial was easy to work with and had a clear vision. His attention to detail is excellent."

David Elliott
Southern FRA
East Sussex, UK

"Martial understood the assignment and made the process effortless for us. He delivered the design we envisioned and even handled the finer details we wouldn't have thought of."

Babak Kamyab
Paisley Sun
Pennsylvania, USA

"Extremely flexible, consistently high-performing, and an exceptional working relationship throughout the project. He stands out clearly for his professionalism and creativity."

Guy Renault
EGP France
Paris, France
Who I work with

Growing businesses that want one person who owns the picture.

I work best with founders and directors of ambitious businesses across East Sussex and the wider UK who are tired of scattered marketing with no one accountable for the result. Businesses that are better at the actual job than the competitors beating them online.
You want joined-up marketing, not individual services from separate suppliers
You want the same person planning the strategy and doing the technical build
You want direct communication and honest advice, not account managers and reports
You are looking for a long-term working relationship, not a project to hand off and forget about

Let's start a conversation.

Tell me where you are and where you want to get to. We will work out together whether MARS is the right fit.
Book a call
07307 687790
hello@marswebsites.co.uk
78 The Beacon, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 3NW
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