Four steps to better marketing
AI can’t replace the basics. Four simple steps to better marketing, whoever your customers are.
Mission
Senior marketing
support, made for you.
Based in London, we support organisations of all sizes to make the most of their marketing. We help you do more with what you have, and no wasted effort.
our services
Brand and identity
Experiential events
Your brand is the first thing people experience of you. We help you to build and establish your brand with real depth. Clear positioning, a voice people connect with, and a look that stays consistent from first impression to signed contract.
People connect with people. We design and run events and experiences that make your business stand out for all the right reasons. From intimate client dinners, trade shows, large-scale brand activations, and everything in between, we’ve got you covered.
Content and campaigns
Strategy and growth
Content with purpose. We help you build content and campaigns that make an impact. Copy that converts, stories that stick, and campaigns that earn attention rather than beg for it. Get the foundations right, and your content will serve evergreen campaigns.
Good marketing without a clear direction is just noise, and it won’t help you grow. We help you identify who your customers are, and where you’re going. We build a plan that makes sense for your budget, and track what’s actually working, so you get the best value.
Marketing insights
how we work
Listen first
Make a clear plan
We don’t arrive with assumptions, every engagement starts with a proper conversation. Where you are, where you’re heading, and what’s been getting in the way. We might ask some uncomfortable questions, but we will give you the honest answers.
Once we understand the picture, we put together a plan with clear priorities that makes sense for your situation and budget. No 90-slide decks. No buzzwords. Just a straightforward map of what we’re going to do and why.
Get it done
Track and improve
We roll our sleeves up. Whether that’s writing, designing, managing a campaign, or pulling off a flawless event, we do the work. We’ll keep you in the loop without overwhelming your inbox.
Good marketing is never truly finished. We report clearly on what matters, learn from what worked, and make smart calls about what’s next. We’re always thinking a few steps ahead.
Meet ill communications
Rachel Bridge
Creative Partner
All things creative, brand, and content. Loves getting the foundations right.
Jon Clark
Strategic Partner
All things events, finance, and strategy. Loves dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s.
We’re ill COMMUNICATIONS, a creative marketing agency who’ve done this at senior level, across FMCG, interactive entertainment, technology, engineering, SaaS, PaaS, and not-for-profit. Two senior marketers with 30+ combined years of experience, working directly with you and your business. No account managers. No juniors. Just the people who know what they’re doing and why, doing the work you need.
Our commitment
We donate 1% of every fee to SpecialEffect, a BAFTA-winning charity that helps physically disabled people play video games. It’s not a marketing decision. It’s a charity that means so much to us, and is the right thing to do.
