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Growth Marketing Agency for Brands That Want Compounding Results

We run your SEO, paid media, social, web and PR as one growth plan for ambitious brands, so every channel feeds the next and revenue compounds.

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Growth indexMonth 0 to 12
  • +187% organic traffic
  • 2.4x ROAS
  • -38% CPL
Illustrative curve. Chip figures come from the client results below.

Trusted by teams in consumer tech, automotive, banking, media, FMCG and healthcare.

  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, TCL
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, DHL
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, Hyundai
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, Coca-Cola
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, GSK
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, Huawei
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, realme
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, OPPO
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, Infinix
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, ACCA
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, HBL Zarai Services
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, Dunya News
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, Free Fire
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, PAAPAM
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, CBD Punjab
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, Cheezious
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, Gourmet Foods
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, Hameem Productions
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, Amaya
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, Fayva
  • Shamrock Marketing client logo, Bulleh Essence

01 / Definition

What Does a Growth Marketing Agency Do?

A growth marketing agency runs acquisition, conversion and retention as one system, testing channels and pages to raise revenue per customer. Instead of selling SEO, ads or design as separate jobs, it ties every channel to one commercial target and moves budget towards whatever proves it earns.

In practice, one team owns the whole path a customer takes. SEO services and PPC services bring the right people in. Your website and copy turn their attention into enquiries. Email and lifecycle marketing bring them back to buy again. Each stage gets its own target, and each target rolls up into one revenue number.

The difference shows up in the decisions. A traditional digital marketing agency grows the channel it sells. A growth marketing agency cuts a channel that stops paying, even one it runs, and moves the budget to the stage with the biggest leak. You get fewer reports about clicks and more conversations about revenue.

01Acquire
02Convert
03Retain

Retained customers feed the next round of acquisition.

02 / Acquisition, conversion, retention

Three Stages We Grow for Every Client

We grow every client across acquisition, conversion and retention, because a leak in any one stage caps the other two.

02

Conversion

Turn the attention you paid for into enquiries and sales.

  • Build pages that answer objections before buyers raise them
  • Write copy that sells the outcome, not the feature list
  • Test layouts, offers and forms every month

03

Retention

Bring customers back, because repeat revenue is where margin grows.

  • Map the lifecycle from first purchase to repeat order
  • Automate the emails that bring customers back
  • Measure revenue per customer, not just new leads

03 / Services

Growth Marketing Services Under One Roof

We run eight services from one plan and one team, so strategy, search, creative and PR never pull in different directions.

Marketing strategy sits above the channels and judges each one by what it returns. We audit where your budget goes today, map where demand sits and write a plan that names the target, the channels that earn a place and the budget behind each. Email and lifecycle programmes live here too, because retention is where margins grow. Every month, budget moves towards whatever the numbers prove.

  • Growth strategy
  • Campaign planning
  • Email and lifecycle
  • Reporting
Explore Marketing Services

Compare scope, deliverables and fit for all eight on our Growth Marketing Services page.

04 / Proof

Results Our Clients Measure

Clients judge us on revenue, retention and reach, so those are the numbers we publish.

Client revenue tracked to campaign
£46.2m+Source: client CRM and GA4 attribution, 12 months to August 2026
Campaigns run across 8 disciplines
120+Source: Shamrock project register, 2010 to August 2026
Average client retention (months)
31Source: retainer contracts active since 2021
Countries served
14Source: client billing locations, August 2026

05 / Full-service

Why One Growth Team Beats Five Separate Suppliers

One growth team works from one plan, one dashboard and one target, while five separate suppliers work from five of each.

Disconnected suppliers

  • Each supplier writes its own plan around its own channel.
  • Targets conflict: the SEO agency chases traffic while the ads team chases clicks.
  • Nobody owns the overall revenue number.

Shamrock

  • One written plan briefs every channel from day one.
  • Every channel target rolls up into your revenue number.
  • Budget moves between channels when the data says so.

06 / Process

How Our Growth Process Works in 7 Stages

Our process moves from discovery to scale in seven stages, and each stage ends with a deliverable you keep.

Durations are typical for a Growth Retainer. Your proposal sets the exact timeline.

  1. 01Week 1

    Discover

    We start with a working session on your business, your market and what growth is worth to you. Together we agree the commercial target, the constraints and the numbers that will judge success, before anyone recommends a channel.

    OutputGrowth brief with an agreed target

  2. 02Weeks 1 to 3

    Audit

    We review your analytics, ad accounts, search visibility, website and customer data, and give your competitors the same scrutiny. The audit shows where revenue leaks today, stage by stage, and which fixes will pay back first.

    OutputFunnel audit with ranked fixes

  3. 03Weeks 3 to 4

    Plan

    We turn the audit into a written plan. It names the channels that earn a place, the target each one chases, the budget behind it and the month when you can fairly judge it. Nothing launches until you sign the plan off.

    Output90-day growth plan

  4. 04Weeks 4 to 8

    Build

    Our specialists build what the plan needs: pages, tracking, campaigns, content and creative. Tracking goes in first, so every result from launch onwards can be traced back to the channel and the asset that produced it.

    OutputLaunch-ready assets and tracking

  5. 05Week 8

    Launch

    Campaigns, pages and outreach go live in a planned sequence, not all at once. We check early data daily for the first fortnight, so problems get caught while they are still cheap to fix and easy to explain.

    OutputLaunch report and baseline

  6. 06Months 3 to 6

    Test

    Every month we test something that could move the target: an offer, a landing page, an audience or a subject line. Winners roll out across the account. Losers get recorded, so nobody pays for the same lesson twice.

    OutputMonthly test log and results

  7. 07Month 6 onwards

    Scale

    Budget and effort move towards whatever the data proves. Channels that earn get more. Channels that stall get fixed or cut. We review the plan every quarter, and the gains compound from one quarter to the next.

    OutputQuarterly growth review

07 / Proof

Growth Marketing Case Studies

Each case study shows one team running several channels against a single commercial result.

Home services

+385% organic clicks in 6 months for a pool supply and service company

SEO · Copywriting · Website

  • +385% organic clicks
  • +140% impressions
  • Position 36.7 to 15.1
Read the case study
E-commerce

4,670 conversions at $1.18 each in one month from Google Ads

PPC · Website · Design

  • 4.67K conversions
  • 8.9% conversion rate
  • $0.11 per click
Read the case study
Healthcare

+123% organic clicks in 6 months for a plastic surgery practice

SEO · PPC · Website · Copywriting · Social Media

  • +123% organic clicks
  • +105% impressions
  • Position 30.1 to 19.8
Read the case study

View all Marketing Case Studies

08 / Industries

Industries We Grow

We grow brands in eight core industries and adapt the channel mix to how each one buys. Hover or tab onto an industry to see the mix we use most.

  • SaaS

    Demo requests and pipeline, reported in the language your board uses.

    Channel mixSEO · PPC · Content · LinkedIn
  • E-commerce

    Organic visibility, paid efficiency and a store that converts.

    Channel mixSEO · Shopping ads · Email · Social
  • Professional services

    Trust-led growth for firms that compete on expertise.

    Channel mixSEO · Copywriting · PR · LinkedIn
  • Healthcare

    Compliant messaging that still earns the booking.

    Channel mixLocal SEO · PPC · Website · Reviews
  • Education

    Enrolment campaigns timed to when students decide.

    Channel mixPPC · Social · SEO · Email
  • Finance

    Compliance-aware content and campaigns that still sell.

    Channel mixSEO · Content · PR · PPC
  • Home services

    Local demand turned into booked jobs.

    Channel mixLocal SEO · PPC · Website · Reviews
  • Hospitality

    Openings, seasons and reviews that fill the calendar.

    Channel mixSocial · PR · PPC · Email

09 / Engagement models

How You Can Work With Shamrock

You can work with us on a Growth Retainer, a fixed-scope Project or a 90-day Growth Sprint, each priced by scope rather than from a rate card.

Fixed scope

Project

SuitsTeams with a defined job: a new website, a rebrand, a migration or a launch campaign.

What's included

  • Scope and deliverables fixed before work starts
  • Project lead from kick-off to handover
  • Training and documentation at handover

ContractFixed term, set by scope

Discuss scope

90 days

Growth Sprint

SuitsBrands that want proof before they commit to a longer engagement.

What's included

  • Funnel audit in the first fortnight
  • Fixes and tests on the single weakest stage
  • Results review and next-step plan at day 90

Contract90 days

Discuss scope

In-house team vs freelancers vs Shamrock

FactorIn-house teamFreelancersShamrock
CostWeakSalaries, benefits, tools and training for every hireMixedLower day rates, multiplied across every specialistStrongOne scoped fee covering strategy and specialists
Speed to launchWeakMonths to recruit and onboard each roleMixedQuick to start, slow to coordinateStrongAn existing team starts in week one
Skill rangeWeakLimited to the people you can hireMixedBroad, but each specialist works aloneStrongEight disciplines working from one plan
Management timeMixedYour managers run the team day to dayWeakYou brief, chase and connect each oneStrongOne lead and one monthly review
ScalabilityWeakHiring and restructuring both take monthsMixedDepends on who is available that monthStrongScope flexes up or down each quarter

10 / Testimonials

What Clients Say About Working With Us

Clients describe what changed in their numbers and how the work felt, in their own words.

They cut our cost per lead by a third in the first quarter, and the monthly report is the only agency report I have ever read to the end.

R. WhelanManaging Director, regional law firm

Page three to the map pack in four months. The phone rings now, and I can tell you which campaign made it ring.

D. CostaOwner, home services company

The first agency that told us to spend less on a channel. That honesty ended up winning them the whole budget.

S. ByrneMarketing Manager, e-commerce brand

Our launch month sold out. Three launches before this one, with a bigger budget, did nothing close.

M. AdeyemiFounder, hospitality group

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11 / Team

The Team Behind Your Growth

Your growth is run by eight named specialists across strategy, search, paid media, creative, web and PR, and they are the people on your calls.

  • Writes the growth strategy behind every account.

    Aoife Byrne

    Founder & Managing Director

  • Technical audits, migrations and site architecture.

    Marcus Webb

    Head of SEO

  • Trade and national coverage that turns into links.

    Priya Anand

    PR & Outreach Lead

  • Google Ads and paid social run against revenue.

    Sam Okafor

    Head of Paid Media

  • Content plans, briefs and answers that hold up.

    Jordan Wells

    Content Director

  • Brand systems and campaign creative.

    Elena Duarte

    Design Lead

  • Fast sites on WordPress, Shopify and Next.js.

    Tomás Kelly

    Web Developer

  • Organic social, short-form video and community.

    Nia Roberts

    Social Media Manager

Meet the Team

12 / Blog

Latest From the Growth Marketing Blog

The latest posts cover SEO, paid media and strategy, written by the specialists running the campaigns.

  • Your next customer will never see your homepage

    By Jordan Wells

  • Why journalists ignore 95% of pitches, and how to be the 5%

    By Priya Anand

  • Search volume is lying to you. Here's what to measure instead

    By Aoife Byrne

Growth Marketing Blog

13 / FAQ

Growth Marketing Agency FAQs

Here are straight answers to 20 questions buyers ask before hiring a growth marketing agency, written the way we answer them on calls.

What is a growth marketing agency?

A growth marketing agency is a team that runs every marketing channel against one commercial target, rather than selling channels one by one. It plans across acquisition, conversion and retention, tests constantly and moves budget to whatever proves it earns revenue.

Shamrock runs eight disciplines from one plan: strategy, SEO, websites, PPC, social media, copywriting, design and PR. Each has its own specialists, but all of them report into the same dashboard and the same revenue target, so no channel is judged on numbers that never reach the bank.

How is growth marketing different from digital marketing?

Growth marketing covers the whole customer lifecycle and judges every channel by revenue, while digital marketing often means running online channels one at a time. A digital campaign can succeed on clicks alone. A growth programme only succeeds when revenue per customer rises.

The practical difference is where budget goes. A digital marketing agency usually grows the channel it was hired for. A growth marketing agency moves money between channels and stages, including retention, whenever the data shows a better return somewhere else.

What does a full-service marketing agency do?

A full-service marketing agency plans and runs strategy, search, paid media, social, web, copy, design and PR under one roof, so you brief one team instead of managing several suppliers.

The benefit is not just convenience. When the same team runs SEO and PPC, search data from paid campaigns shapes content within the month. When PR and SEO sit together, every campaign is planned for coverage and links at once. Our growth marketing services page shows how the eight services connect.

How much does a growth marketing agency cost?

The cost depends on scope: how many channels you need, how much we execute versus your team and how competitive your market is. We do not publish a rate card. After the audit, you get a fixed fee in writing before you sign, with ad spend kept separate.

Engagements usually start from $3,000 a month in fees. Ad spend is paid directly to Google, Meta and the other platforms from your own accounts, never routed through us.

How long are your contracts?

A Growth Retainer runs on a 6-month minimum term, then rolls month to month with 30 days' notice. Projects run for a fixed term set by their scope, and a Growth Sprint lasts 90 days. You never sign an open-ended commitment you cannot review.

Six months is the shortest period in which most channels can be built, tested and judged fairly. If you want proof before committing that long, the Growth Sprint audits your funnel, fixes the weakest stage and reviews results at day 90.

How long does it take to see results?

Most clients see early movement inside 90 days and compounding results from month six onwards. Paid media can produce leads within days of launch. SEO and PR build more slowly but keep paying back, and your plan states when each target can fairly be judged.

The first 90 days move from audit to plan to the first live tests. Months three to six run monthly tests on offers, pages, audiences and subject lines. From month six, budget and effort move towards whatever the data proves, and gains compound quarter on quarter.

How do I choose the right marketing agency?

Choose a marketing agency that agrees a commercial target in writing, shows you who will do the work and reports revenue before clicks. An agency that cannot say how it will be judged is hard to hold accountable.

Ask to see results from a business with a similar sales model, ask who owns the ad accounts and data, and ask what happens if a channel stops paying. Our case studies show the work behind each result, and you meet your named lead before you sign.

How do you report on performance?

You get a live dashboard, a written monthly report and a call to walk through both. The report opens with performance against target, names anything that missed and sets out next month's actions. You keep full access to every platform throughout.

Every channel reports into the same dashboard, so revenue is traced to the channel that earned it and no two suppliers claim credit for the same sale.

Which marketing services do you offer?

We offer marketing strategy, SEO, websites, PPC, social media, copywriting, design and PR. Most clients start with the two or three channels the audit shows will pay back first, then add more once the first targets land.

Each service has its own page with scope, process and FAQs: marketing services, SEO services, website services, PPC services, social media services, copywriting services, design services and PR services.

Which industries do you work with?

We work mostly with SaaS, e-commerce, professional services, healthcare, education, finance, home services and hospitality brands. The method stays the same across sectors. The channel mix changes with how each market buys.

A SaaS company usually leans on SEO, PPC, content and LinkedIn, reported as demo requests and pipeline. A home services business leans on local SEO, PPC, the website and reviews, reported as booked jobs.

Should we hire in-house or use an agency?

An agency usually gives you more skills for less management time, while an in-house team gives you more day-to-day control. Many clients combine both: an in-house marketer owns the brand voice, and we carry strategy and the specialist channels behind them.

Hiring in-house means recruiting each role, buying tools and training, which takes months per senior hire. An agency starts in week one with specialists already in place, and scope can flex up or down each quarter.

What does onboarding look like?

Onboarding takes about 3 weeks and ends with a signed-off growth plan. We collect platform access, run the discovery session and complete the audit. You meet your named lead in week one and see the plan before any budget moves.

The audit covers analytics, ad accounts, search visibility, the website and customer data, with competitors given the same scrutiny. It shows where revenue leaks today, stage by stage, and which fixes pay back first.

Which KPIs do you track?

We track revenue, qualified leads, cost per acquisition, return on ad spend and customer lifetime value. Traffic, rankings and engagement appear as supporting signals, never as the headline. The exact KPIs are agreed in writing during planning.

Which tools do you use?

We work in your existing stack first: GA4, Search Console, your CRM and your ad accounts. On top, we add rank tracking, call tracking and a reporting layer that reads every source into one dashboard. Every tool we add is named in the proposal.

Who owns the ad accounts and data?

You own every account, asset and dataset, from ad accounts and analytics to the website code. We work inside accounts registered to your business. When an engagement ends, nothing needs transferring, because nothing was ever in our name.

Is there a minimum budget?

Engagements usually start from $3,000 per month in fees, with ad spend on top. Below that level, there is rarely enough budget to test properly across more than one channel. The audit shows whether a smaller start makes sense for you.

For paid media, we recommend at least $2,000 a month in ad spend per platform, so campaigns gather enough data to optimise.

How is the team structured?

Every client gets a named growth lead backed by a specialist for each channel in the plan. The lead owns your targets and your monthly review. Specialists in SEO, paid media, creative, web and PR do the work and join calls when their channel is on the agenda.

You can meet the people behind the work on our team page.

How often will we communicate?

You get a monthly review call, a shared channel for day-to-day questions and replies within one working day. Launches and live campaigns get weekly check-ins. You never wait for the monthly report to hear about a problem.

How does switching marketing agencies work?

Switching runs as a planned handover of about 4 weeks, with live activity kept running. We audit what your current agency runs, secure access to every account and keep campaigns live during the move. Nothing gets paused until its replacement is ready.

The most common problem in a switch is accounts registered in the old agency's name. We check ownership in week one, so any transfer can be requested before notice periods end.

What happens in the first 90 days?

The first 90 days move from audit to plan to the first live tests. Month one covers discovery, the audit and the written plan. Month two puts campaigns and fixes live. Month three delivers the first scorecard against target, reviewed together on a call.

After onboarding, most clients spend about 2 hours a month with us, plus sign-off on major creative and budget changes. Book a growth call to see what your first 90 days would cover.

14 / Next step

Book Your Growth Call

A growth call is a working session on where your funnel leaks and what to fix first, run by a strategist, not a salesperson.

  • 01Review your current funnel
  • 02Identify the biggest growth lever
  • 03Outline a 90-day plan

Reply within 1 working day. No lock-in contracts.

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