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Overview

TheMarketingPlatforms&SystemsWeBuildWith

TheMarketingPlatforms&SystemsWeBuildWith

TheMarketingPlatforms&SystemsWeBuildWith

There’s a difference between using a marketing platform and building it into an effective system. Performance work holds or breaks on configuration detail, signal integrity, and whether the stack can be operated consistently by real teams. We work across advertising, paid media, data analytics, and CRM tooling, with the technical depth required to keep those systems working reliably.

Services

APracticalViewoftheStack

APracticalViewoftheStack

APracticalViewoftheStack

Our tooling sits across four capability areas. Each one has its own platforms, process requirements, and failure modes — and each needs to be configured correctly to produce reliable signal.

SEO & AEO

Technical foundations, content structure, and on-page signals that shape discovery and trust in modern search.

Analytics & Data

Measurement infrastructure, tagging, reporting layers, and data pipelines with consistent definitions.

CRM & Automation

Lifecycle definitions, segmentation, nurturing workflows, and sales handover made operational.

Paid Media

Targeting, delivery, bidding, creative formats, and conversion measurement across search and social.

SEO & AEO

Technical foundations, content structure, and on-page signals that shape discovery and trust in modern search.

Analytics & Data

Measurement infrastructure, tagging, reporting layers, and data pipelines with consistent definitions.

CRM & Automation

Lifecycle definitions, segmentation, nurturing workflows, and sales handover made operational.

Services

Capability 01

PaidMedia

PaidMedia

Paid media runs through platforms that control targeting, delivery, bidding, creative formats, and conversion measurement. The difference between “busy” and “profitable” often comes down to account structure and the quality of the signals you optimise toward.

01

Account & Campaign Architecture

Structure by product line, margins, audience intent, and funnel role for clean budget control.

02

Targeting & Signal Design

Define audiences/exclusions and decide first-party signals to optimise toward.

03

Creative & Offer Mapping

Align messaging/formats to intent stage with clear test hypotheses for variants.

04

Conversion Measurement Setup

Lock conversion actions and quality signals so reporting reflects true commercial value.

05

Landing Page Alignment

Ensure post-click experience matches the promise and supports campaign signals.

06

Governance & Change Discipline

Control changes to structure, naming, tracking, and audiences so performance shifts are explainable.

Paid Media Channels

Google Ads

LinkedIn Ads

Meta Ads

Other Paid Platforms

HubSpot Campaign Integrations & Marketing Automation

Toolset

Google Ads

Meta Ads

Funnel Strategy

Landing Pages

Capability 02

Analytics&Data

Analytics&Data

Analytics is infrastructure, not a dashboard. The risk isn't that you have no data — it's that definitions drift, tags break quietly, and reporting logic changes without documentation.

1

Measurement Model and Event Definitions

Define what's tracked, how it's named, and what counts as a meaningful conversion event.

2

Tagging and Instrumentation Plan

Specify where events fire, parameters captured, and how tracking changes are governed.

3

Implementation

Deploy tracking via tag management, conversion tracking, and server-side methods where needed.

4

Data Transport and Storage

Move data into warehouses and ETL pipelines when platform reporting is insufficient.

5

Reporting and Insight Layer

Build decision-ready reporting with consistent definitions and clear metric logic.

6

Ongoing Upkeep

Monitor for tracking drift, missing events, sampling issues, and broken pipelines.

Platforms We Work With

GA4

BigQuery

Looker

Orbit Analytics

ETLs / Warehouses

HubSpot Analytics & Sales Hub Lead Nurturing Architecture

Analytics Toolset

Google Analytics 4

GTM / Conversion Tracking

Server-side / Conversion API

Lead Sheets / CRM Integration

Workflow Automation

Compliance / Consent Management

BigQuery / ETL

Reporting / Insights / Looker

Services

Capability 01

PaidMedia

PaidMedia

Paid media runs through platforms that control targeting, delivery, bidding, creative formats, and conversion measurement. The difference between “busy” and “profitable” often comes down to account structure and the quality of the signals you optimise toward.

01

Account & Campaign Architecture

Structure by product line, margins, audience intent, and funnel role for clean budget control.

02

Targeting & Signal Design

Define audiences/exclusions and decide first-party signals to optimise toward.

Define audiences/ exclusions and decide first-party signals to optimise toward.

03

Creative & Offer Mapping

Align messaging/formats to intent stage with clear test hypotheses for variants.

04

Conversion Measurement Setup

Lock conversion actions and quality signals so reporting reflects true commercial value.

05

Landing Page Alignment

Ensure post-click experience matches the promise and supports campaign signals.

06

Governance & Change Discipline

Control changes to structure, naming, tracking, and audiences so performance shifts are explainable.

Paid Media Channels

Google Ads

LinkedIn Ads

Meta Ads

Other Paid Platforms

HubSpot Campaign Integrations & Marketing Automation

Toolset

Google Ads

Meta Ads

Funnel Strategy

Landing Pages

Capability 02

Analytics&Data

Analytics&Data

Analytics is infrastructure, not a dashboard. The risk isn't that you have no data — it's that definitions drift, tags break quietly, and reporting logic changes without documentation.

1

Measurement Model and Event Definitions

Define what's tracked, how it's named, and what counts as a meaningful conversion event.

2

Tagging and Instrumentation Plan

Specify where events fire, parameters captured, and how tracking changes are governed.

3

Implementation


Deploy tracking via tag management, conversion tracking, and server-side methods where needed.

4

Data Transport and Storage

Move data into warehouses and ETL pipelines when platform reporting is insufficient.

5

Reporting and Insight Layer

Build decision-ready reporting with consistent definitions and clear metric logic.

6

Ongoing Upkeep


Monitor for tracking drift, missing events, sampling issues, and broken pipelines.

Platforms We Work With

GA4

BigQuery

Looker

Orbit Analytics

ETLs / Warehouses

HubSpot Analytics & Sales Hub Lead Nurturing Architecture

Analytics Toolset

Google Analytics 4

GTM / Conversion Tracking

GTM/Conversion Tracking

Server-side / Conversion API

Server-side/Conversion API

Lead Sheets / CRM Integration

Lead Sheets CRM Integration

Workflow Automation

Compliance / Consent Management

Compliance/Consent Management

BigQuery / ETL

Reporting / Insights / Looker

Capability 03

SEO&AEO

SEO&AEO

SEO&AEO

SEO and AEO shape how your brand is discovered, interpreted, and trusted across search and answer-led surfaces. Coordinated technical foundations, content structure, and on-page signals — they work together or not at all.

Process Breakdown

Crawlability, indexation signals, site performance factors, and structural issues that block visibility.

Platforms & Tools We Use

Platforms & Tools We Use

SERP Tools

Schema

Technical Optimisations

Crawling & Monitoring

Content Nodes

Content Development

SEO Content Playbook

Copywriting

HubSpot Content Hub

Capability 04

CRMandAutomation

CRMandAutomation

CRMandAutomation

CRM and automation exist to make lifecycle definitions operational. The failure mode isn't usually the tooling — it's stages, fields, or workflows drifting until the system stops reflecting how the business actually qualifies and closes.

Process Breakdown

Process Breakdown

Step 1 Of 6

Data Model and Lifecycle Definitions

Define objects, fields, lifecycle stages, and qualification rules so reporting and handovers stay consistent.

Common Issues We Fix

Lifecycle stages that don't match sales reality

Workflows triggering on the wrong conditions

Workflows triggering on the wrong conditions

Segmentation lists that silently decay

Segmentation lists that silently decay

No clear handover point between marketing and sales

No clear handover point between marketing and sales

Reports that contradict each other across tools

Reports that contradict each other across tools

Automation built by one person, unmaintained by the next

Automation built by one person, unmaintained by the next

1
Data Model and Lifecycle Definitions
Define objects, fields, lifecycle stages, and qualification rules so reporting and handovers stay consistent.
2
Capture and Enrichment
3
Segmentation and List Logic
4
Automation and Nurturing Workflows
5
Routing and Sales Handover
6
Governance and Maintenance

Common Issues We Fix

Lifecycle stages that don't match sales reality

Workflows triggering on the wrong conditions

Segmentation lists that silently decay

No clear handover point between marketing and sales

Reports that contradict each other across tools

Automation built by one person, unmaintained by the next

Primary Platform

We work primarily within HubSpot — covering Marketing Hub, Sales Hub, and Operations Hub depending on scope.

Primary Platform

We work primarily within HubSpot — covering Marketing Hub, Sales Hub, and Operations Hub depending on scope.

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Cross-Capability

SharedInfrastructure

SharedInfrastructure

SharedInfrastructure

Some tooling sits across all capability areas and holds the stack together. These aren't add-ons — they're dependencies that affect how every other layer performs.

HubSpot Integration Layer


Campaign tracking, CRM objects, automation triggers, and reporting touchpoints — HubSpot sits across paid, analytics, and content systems and needs to be configured with that cross-functional role in mind.

Data Movement and Consolidation


ETLs and warehouses create a single source of truth when platform reporting isn't enough. Consistent field definitions and controlled pipelines prevent the reporting fragmentation that happens when each tool is treated as standalone.

Consent and Compliance Dependencies

Consent states and data collection rules affect measurement integrity, conversion tracking signal quality, and what data is usable for segmentation and automation across the whole stack.

Testimonials

Ourworkspeaksloudestthroughtheresultsitcreates.Buthere’swhatourclientssayabouttheexperience.

Ourworkspeaksloudestthroughtheresultsitcreates.Buthere’swhatourclientssayabouttheexperience.

4.78/5

Average rating from our clients

Trusted by 30+ teams

01 / 04

Media Rocket have been invaluable in assisting us with our online analytics. We have leveraged Rhys’ vast experience to maximise our understanding of our customers’ online behaviour, thereby ensuring we remain a customer-centric business. NetFlorist was one of the first adopters of Google Analytics in South Africa and Media Rocket have helped us ensure that our data integrity is maintained despite legacy systems. This allows us to deliver impactful insights to the business.

Ashleigh Waterson | Analytics and Testing

NetFlorist

01 / 04

Media Rocket have been invaluable in assisting us with our online analytics. We have leveraged Rhys’ vast experience to maximise our understanding of our customers’ online behaviour, thereby ensuring we remain a customer-centric business. NetFlorist was one of the first adopters of Google Analytics in South Africa and Media Rocket have helped us ensure that our data integrity is maintained despite legacy systems. This allows us to deliver impactful insights to the business.

Ashleigh Waterson | Analytics and Testing

NetFlorist

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brands and websites marketed across industries

0x faster

project delivery compared to traditional agencies

0%+

of clients return for ongoing work

FAQ

Beforeyoustart,herearesomeofthethingsmostclientswanttoknow.

Beforeyoustart,herearesomeofthethingsmostclientswanttoknow.

Not finding what you need?

Reach out anytime. We're happy to answer any questions before you commit to working together.

Bjorn Byrne

Co founder and Customer Success

We need help implementing, but we don’t want a giant rebuild. Is smaller scope possible?

Yes. Some engagements focus on one phase or one constraint, especially when most of the system is workable. The key is keeping narrow scope connected to the wider ecosystem so it doesn’t create new fragmentation.

Our reporting is unreliable. Numbers don’t match across tools. Can you help?

Yes. This is a common systems issue, and it’s core to the kind of work we do.

Marketing says one thing, sales says another. What do you do in that situation?

We handle this often. Misalignment usually shows up as conflicting definitions of lead quality, unclear handoffs, and reporting that doesn’t reflect the actual sales journey.

We’ve got too many tools. The stack is bloated. How do you handle that?

We start by clarifying what each tool is meant to do, where data should live, and what the minimum viable setup is for reliable measurement and handoff. Sometimes that means consolidating. Sometimes it means reconnecting what’s already there so it behaves like one system. If a platform change is necessary, that’s treated as a scoped decision, not a default move.

What’s a good sign we’re a fit?

You’ll get the most value from us if you have demand, a capable team, and a sense that your efforts aren't translating cleanly into reliable results.

What if we’re not a fit?

That happens. If what you need is a pure creative studio, a once-off website build with no ecosystem considerations, or campaign execution without strategy and measurement, there may be a better specialist route.

FAQ

Beforeyoustart,herearesomeofthethingsmostclientswanttoknow.

Testimonials

Ourworkspeaksloudestthroughtheresultsitcreates.Buthere’swhatourclientssayabouttheexperience.

4.78/5

Average rating from our clients

Trusted by 30+ teams

01 / 04

Media Rocket have been invaluable in assisting us with our online analytics. We have leveraged Rhys’ vast experience to maximise our understanding of our customers’ online behaviour, thereby ensuring we remain a customer-centric business. NetFlorist was one of the first adopters of Google Analytics in South Africa and Media Rocket have helped us ensure that our data integrity is maintained despite legacy systems. This allows us to deliver impactful insights to the business.

Ashleigh Waterson | Analytics and Testing

NetFlorist

0+

brands and websites marketed across industries

0x faster

project delivery compared to traditional agencies

0%+

of clients return for ongoing work

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