Strategies for the digital economy: marketing // martech // mentoring
MarketingBytes is an independent consultancy run by Tim Nicholas.
Tim's expertise is helping companies succeed by fine tuning their data-driven, lifecycle marketing strategy, and optimising their marketing technology platforms.
Our three-step framework for maximising the return on marketing investment:
1. Evaluate internal and external factors, from customers and competitors to tech and teams.
2. Find fresh insights that create opportunities to create value by doing things differently. [As strategist Alex M H Smith says: "You can’t win by being “better”... Excellence is table stakes. It’s only difference that counts."]
3. Test and implement creative marketing concepts in collaboration with business owners and/or the marketing team.
In addition, Tim mentors early-career marketers to support their professional development and navigate workplace challenges; which is especially critical nowadays due to concerns about AI-based job displacement; read more about this issue here.
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Expertise
Marketing Strategy & Campaigns
Customer-focused thinking. Market research. GTM & lifecycle marcom planning.
Loyalty program optimisation. Customer journey mapping.
Zero/first-party data strategy. AI use cases.
MarTech & AdTech Optimisation
Vendor selection. Platform optimisation.
Website & app development. Data health & policies.
Team training.
Mentoring Junior Marketers
Professional development for early-career marketers.
Tailored 3 month program available.
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Testimonials
It is without hesitation that I recommend the consulting skills of Tim Nicholas as a marketing technologist . Tim has lead a number of critical strategic change programs at the Australian Marketing Institute and effectively delivered all programs and met program KPIs. Tim is effective at managing relationships at all levels and acts consciously in the best interests of the client and their customers.
- Lee Tonitto, (former) MD, Australian Marketing Institute
We leveraged Tim's experience to manage two technical RFP's end-to-end. This involved writing the RFP based on our requirements, reviewing potential vendors and facilitating their presentations. Tim's approach was extremely professional. His attention to detail, commitment and communication throughout was flawless and I'd definitely recommend his services to others.
-Danny Rogers, (former) Head of Marketing, Kmart Tyre & Auto
I've worked with Tim as part of the NSW AIMIA State Chapter. Tim has a deep belief in training and particularly mentoring our young digital leaders. This year Tim lead our digital mentoring program in NSW with some great successes. One graduates of the program said the program had changed the life of her professional career. This work took an enormous effort by Tim and his team of volunteer individuals on the committee. I am pleased and proud to be associated with people who care.
- Robert Wong (former) CEO AIMIA - Digital Industry Association of Australia
Tim was the digital marketing subject-matter-expert for the ICAA, where some of his achievements have included building the digital platform to support all of the organisation's members, and driving the take-up and understanding of the strategic opportunity presented by use of social media. Working with Tim on a wide variety of projects over the years, I always found him to have a collaborative approach to his work, and to be very creative in bringing forward ideas to be considered. Tim has a persuasive approach in his presentation and communication skills and he is a good people and strategic leader.
- Yasser El-Ansary, (former) GM Policy, Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia
Testimonials originally published on Tim's LinkedIn profile: read more here.
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Clients & Projects
- Some of the organisations for which Tim has delivered marketing strategy and execution.
DIGITAL / MARTECH
Kmart Tyre & Auto (now mycar). Grace Removals. Volvo.
Australian Pork. Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
Gilbert & Tobin. Worley Parsons. Salt & Shein.
Fat Prophets. Northquest Capital. integratedliving Aust.
Australian Marketing Institute. Insurtech Australia. Global Insurtech Alliance.
[Project Management @ Bapple]: Weir Minerals. IC Markets. Dataro.
Youth Off The Streets. Pegasus (now Avetta). XForce.
St Vincents Hospital ('This Way Up' mental health services). Netstrata.
Media & Capital Partners. Rohrig Construction. AirAccounting.
Marketer @ Chartered Accountants ANZ. Cochlear.
Strategist @ Zeta Global (clients): The Good Guys. Starbucks. ING Bank.
Air New Zealand. Are Media. Ralph Lauren. Australian Wine Selectors.
BRANDING & ADVERTISING (PRE-MARKETINGBYTES)
Singapore Airlines. Philips Electronics. Compaq Computer. AMP. NRMA. E*Trade. East-West Airlines. Subaru. Colonial State Bank.
PRO BONO
With You We Can. First Nations Writer's Festival.
MENTORING
Chair 'Emerging Marketers' Program, Australian Marketing Institute, 2017 & 2018
Program Director ‘Young Digital Leaders’ Program, Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (now the Digital + Technology Collective), 2015
Mentor for Young Entrepreneurs ‘Stepping Up’ Program, NSW Govt, 2009
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Media
LinkedIn Articles.
1) What's In A Name | 2) Half of consumers under financial stress
Articles written by Tim whilst at Zeta/Marigold.
1) Loyalty Programs and Rise of AI Agents | 2) Repeat Business is the Essence of a Successful Loyalty Program
3) Going Beyond Discounts to Create an Engaged Community | 4) Are You Turning Customers Into Loyal Superfans
5) Brand Growth Powered By Loyalty | 6) Onboarding Journey Ignites Loyalty Growth Engine
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Contact
“Digital transformation is not about technology,
it’s about customer behaviour.”
- Brian Solis
Acknowledgement of Country
MarketingBytes acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we work. And pay our respects to Indigenous Elders past, present, and emerging.
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