Marketing Consultant for Small Business, Melbourne & Australia-wide
Strategic marketing help for small businesses that's simple, fun & effective.
Grow your small business with a marketing consultant who listens to your needs to then deliver personalised, marketing advice and work.
Megan Barrow is a marketing consultant based in Melbourne, working with small business owners across Australia on strategy, planning and hands-on implementation. Since founding JoElla Marketing in 2012, Megan has prided herself on being a point of difference to traditional agencies, tailoring her marketing approach to the business, industry and customers it's for — free of jargon and one-size-fits-all templates.
Megan has working experience across private, public and not-for-profit sectors since 1994. She chooses to consult small business clients across various industries to ensure no conflicts of interest.
Cost-effective marketing director so you can focus on your business.
With ongoing retainers to work as your marketing manager/director starting at $725 (+GST) per month, this is your business’ cost effective marketing solution to get the work done. (Yes, Megan will implement the work!)
Just like an inhouse marketing manager, all work and advice will align against your business brand, strategy and across all marketing disciplines.
RETAINER
Your very own marketing manager who works every month on your marketing requirements within an agreed strategy.
MARKETING PLAN
Receive a detailed and clear document tailored to your business, including goals, objectives, strategy and tactics.
MARKETING REVIEW
Receive a full review of your marketing including website, messaging, digital marketing & SEO and collateral.
DIGITAL MARKETING
Learn how to set-up your business to be found online; from Google My Business to social media to SEO and SEM.
MARKETING STRATEGY
Get clear on your marketing goals and objectives and learn what is critical to your business’ marketing success and why .
BRAINSTORM MEETING
Personalised to your needs, brainstorm your ideas with a marketing professional. Can include training.
“I’ve always had a curious mind. I love learning about people and the stories behind what and why they do what they do.”
— Megan Barrow, JoElla Marketing
Marketing Consultant FAQs
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As Marketing Consultant, Megan will handle your marketing strategy, planning and hands-on execution that you don’t have the time or resources for within your small business. This includes brand messaging, digital marketing, SEO, advertising and content, and is built around your specific business rather than a generic template.
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Costs depend on whether you need a one-off project or ongoing support. JoElla Marketing's monthly retainer starts from $725+GST, with one-off services like a marketing strategy session priced separately. See the Services page for full pricing.
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Megan works directly with you as a single point of contact, bringing hands-on strategic and practical experience without the extra layers of a larger agency. Megan has no prior agency experience and brings her experiences of business, including tight budgets and expected ROI, caring about digging into insights for continual improvement.
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The more detail and context you can give Megan about your business, customers and goals, especially at the start, the stronger the resulting work will be. Strong communication from both sides is essential; this isn't a hand-it-off-and-forget approach. Meeting frequency is built around your retainer, with project work meetings scheduled around scope. Megan works within whatever tools and systems used by your business.
What people say about JoElla Marketing
“Megan deeply understands my business and what I’m trying to achieve, she gets things done, pushes me to new places, and we regularly review the results.”
— Mel, Click-Winning Content
“I can honestly say no problem has been too hard to resolve and no question left unanswered. …Megan’s commitment to get excellent results was endless.”
— Matthew, Mission Australia Early Learning
“I can’t think of any other consultants who provide a strategic view but can also drill down to the level of detail that you do to make a difference quickly.”
— Ian, The Humour Foundation
Simple; to be clear, relatable, understandable.
Fun; to be enjoyable, personable, warm.
Effective; to be successful, measurable, transparent.
Get in touch
Megan would love to hear your story and provide clear advice on marketing your business with a strategic and holistic approach.
She also loves a coffee and it’s her shout if you want to meet to discuss ongoing support.*^
Please fill in the contact form outlining your scope of work requirement/s and she’ll be in touch.
*Coffee can also be tea, hot chocolate, juice, water – whatever you’d like to drink, really.
^ Coffee can be face-face or virtual, depending on location.