Marketing that actually works. Not just marketing that looks like it does.

Craig Hindman is a senior marketing consultant based in Adelaide Hills, working with businesses across South Australia and nationally. Strategy, campaigns, brand messaging, and the content to back it up.

The problem most businesses have isn't a content problem.

It's a clarity problem. They're producing content - social posts, newsletters, ads, maybe a blog - and none of it is moving the needle. Not because the content is bad, but because there's no coherent strategy underneath it. No clear positioning. No message that's been deliberately crafted to land with the right people.

That's the work. Getting clear on who you're talking to, what you actually stand for, why anyone should choose you over the alternative, and then building the marketing around those answers - rather than hoping activity equals results.

What marketing consulting with me looks like

It starts with a conversation about your business. Where you are, where you want to be, what's working, what isn't, and what you've tried that didn't land. From there, I build a picture of your market position and develop a strategy that's specific to your situation - not a template dressed up as custom thinking.

Depending on what you need, that might include:

Positioning and messaging strategy - the foundation. Who you are, what you do, why it matters, and how to say it in a way that sticks. This is the work that makes every other piece of marketing easier and cheaper.

Campaign planning and management - integrated campaigns across the channels that actually reach your audience. Briefs, timelines, content strategy, asset production. I can manage the whole thing or hand a clear brief to your team.

Brand and marketing audits - an honest look at what you're currently putting into the world and whether it's working. What to kill, what to keep, what to improve.

Customer journey mapping - understanding every touchpoint from discovery to purchase and identifying where people are falling off and why.

Content strategy - not a content calendar, but a content plan that's connected to your goals and built around what your audience actually needs to see before they're ready to buy.

25 years of being in the room where it happens

I've worked with Wesley Mission nationally, Tasman Holiday Parks, Bose, Maton, Udder Delights, and dozens of smaller businesses across Australia. The common thread isn't the sector - it's the brief: help us grow, help us get clearer, help us stop wasting money on marketing that doesn't work.

The other thing I bring that most consultants don't: I can execute. If the strategy calls for a campaign video, I can shoot it. If you need a website that actually converts, I can build it. If you need the SEO to back it all up, I do that too. You don't need to brief three separate specialists who've never spoken to each other. One brain, the whole picture.

Common questions

What does a marketing consultant actually do?

A good marketing consultant helps you get clear on who you're talking to, what you're saying, and why anyone should care. That means positioning, messaging, campaign strategy, and channel selection - before a single piece of content gets made. I also help businesses audit what's working, cut what isn't, and build a plan they can actually execute.

Do you work with businesses outside Adelaide Hills?

Yes. Most of my clients are in Greater Adelaide or interstate. Being based in the Adelaide Hills is a location, not a limitation. I work remotely and travel when the project calls for it.

What size businesses do you typically work with?

SMEs, growing businesses, and national not-for-profits. Not startups with no budget and not enterprise brands with 40-person marketing teams. Businesses that are serious about growth, have something worth marketing, and want senior thinking applied to their specific situation.

Do you do one-off projects or ongoing retainers?

Both. Some clients need a strategy document and a clear plan they can execute themselves. Others want an ongoing consultant in their corner - someone who knows their business and thinks about their marketing continuously. I prefer retainer relationships because they produce better results, but project work is absolutely available.

How is working with you different from hiring an agency?

You get me, not an account manager who briefs a junior team and marks it up. I do the strategic thinking and, unlike most consultants, I can also execute - photography, video, web, SEO. The result is work that's connected all the way through, because the same brain that wrote the strategy also executed it.

Ready to talk? Let's work it out together.

No pitch decks. No discovery calls with junior account managers. Just a direct conversation about what you need.