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Marketing Advice Centre

  • Marketing Advice... ​
    ​Whenever you need it!

    Strategic & Digital Marketing Advice from Professional UK-based Marketing Consultants as and when you need it!

    No contract, just £247+VAT a month

    Book a Coffee and a Chat!

    Marketing Advice Centre is part of the The Advice Centre Ltd. Please see our Terms & Conditions.

So, how does it all work?

Step 1:
​Sign Up

Sign up to the Advice Centre today for just £247+VAT a month (no contract, so you can cancel at any time!)

Step 2:
​Business Review

Your assigned UK-based Account Manager will contact you to get to know more about your Business!

Step 3:
On-going Marketing Advice

Contact the Advice Team as and when you need Marketing Advice via Email, Live Chat and WhatsApp!

Email

Live Chat

WhatsApp

Personal 'How To' Videos

Pro-Active Marketing Support: We'll contact you!

We don't just sit around waiting for you to get in touch, we'll contact you to monitor/challenge you and to review your results and actions!

Join The Marketing Advice Centre Today for just £247+VAT a month!

​Save over 15% by paying yearly...

Important: Please sign up using the email & phone number you wish to use when liaising with our Marketing Advice Centre Team!

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Marketing Advice Centre/The Advice Centre Ltd takes your privacy seriously and will only use any personal information supplied to deal with your enquiry and to deal with the services you have requested from us. Privacy Policy. Examples of results shown are not in any way typical and are dependent on a range of factors outside our control including your own efforts, products, marketing activities market conditions. You are ultimately responsible for the product(s) or service(s) you choose to sell, supplier(s) you choose to work with & the decisions you make, Marketing Advice Centre/The Advice Centre Ltd cannot be held responsible in any way. Please note you are charged either Monthly or Yearly depending on the Payment Plan you select. 

As part of your Membership, you also receive 24/7 access to Industry Leading Marketing Training to develop your skills in key areas!

  This includes areas such as:

  • How To Develop a Marketing Plan
  • ChatGPT/Artificial Intelligence Revolution
  • LinkedIn Lead Generation
  • How To Turn your website into a Lead Generation Machine
  • Email Marketing for Business
  • Facebook Ads Lead Generation
  • ...& more!
Valued at £2500+VAT but Included as part of your Marketing Advice Centre Membership!

You will have full monthly access to the On-Demand Marketing Training unless you choose to cancel your Marketing Advice Centre Membership.

The Marketing Advice Centre Team - we're real people!

Andrew Shelton

Co-Founder & Marketing Specialist!

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Alex Shelton

Co-Founder & Marketing Specialist!

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Tiegan Walker

Lead Account Manager & Marketing Specialist!

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Eve Bayliss

Account Manager

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We've supported literally hundreds of Business Owners & Managers across the UK to generate more leads, enquiries & sales!

Work with a Professional Marketing Consultant and grow your Business for just £247+VAT a month.

We're based in the UK...

Our registered Offices are in Covent Garden, London, however, our Marketing Advice Centre is based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

You'll find us in the south of Sheffield, near the Peak District!  We have a small, highly-trained team of Marketing Experts here to assist you with the Marketing issues you might be facing!

Just click on to the link below to Book a Coffee & a Chat with one of our Co-Founders, we'd love to show you around (we can always do a 'Zoom' call if it's a bit of a trek to us!)

Book a Coffee & a Chat

Please note that meetings are strictly by appointment only.


Who is the Marketing Advice Centre for?

Business Owners & Managers

The Advice Centre is perfect if you don't have a Marketing team at the moment but still need help to grow your Business!

Marketing Managers & Marketing Teams

Sometimes it's nice to have someone to talk to outside of your Business who has been there and done it before!

Start-ups, Apprentices & Freelancers!

Marketing & Digital Marketing skills are invaluable, we're here to give you the skills you need to grow your knowledge & your Business!

Sound like you? Join the Advice Centre

Typical enquiries to the Advice Centre include...

Social Media Ads Help!

"Why am I not making any sales from
my Facebook/Instagram/TikTok Ads?"


E-commerce Support!

"How do I sell my products on Amazon, Etsy, Shopify and eBay? I need more sales!"


Artificial Intelligence Guidance

"How does Artificial Intelligence impact my business? What do I need to implement now?"


Social Media Strategy Support

"Can you take a look at my planned social media posts/Ads? I need more customers!"


SEO & Pay Per Click Advice

"Why am I getting hardly any sales from my website? Can you help me make the best use of my budget!"


Marketing Planning Support

"I have a budget and targets to meet but what I'm doing at the moment isn't working, please help?!"


We're not a Marketing Agency...

...so we don't do the work for you, we provide Professional Marketing Advice tailored to your Business (strategic & digital), whenever you need us, to help grow your Business... & we proactively contact you to keep you on track!

Join The Marketing Advice Centre Today for just £247+VAT a month!

Sign Up Now!

What are people saying about the Advice Centre...

Great guys to deal with and they really know their stuff...

"We have benefitted from their professional marketing advice provided for many years. Great guys to deal with and they really know their stuff. Couldn’t recommend the Marketing Advice Centre highly enough!" 

~ Phil Carter, Carters of Chapeltown

They are there whenever we need them to discuss marketing...

"We've dealt with the Advice Centre for a number of years and they have helped us with marketing advice on a range of areas including LinkedIn, CRM Systems, SEO, email marketing and websites. They are there whenever we need them to discuss marketing."

~ Rob Pickersgill, W Hallam Castings Ltd

We don’t have our own ‘in house’ marketing department

"We don’t have our own ‘in house’ marketing department, so having a marketing team to go to for specific advice about our marketing such as Facebook, getting sales from LinkedIn, Google Shopping, using Adwords to generate leads has been invaluable." 

~ Joyce Matthews, Safety Surfaces

What kind of Marketing Support do you offer?

Brand/Image/Video Advice

How to create images, videos, logos etc. through platforms such as Canva, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro!

Chat GPT & AI Advice

How to use ChatGPT and other AI tools for your Business or create your own Artificial Intelligence Tools!

E-commerce Advice

Alex Shelton is a leading UK/Europe Amazon Specialist, here to provide you with Advice on how to grow your online sales!

Strategic Marketing Advice

Andrew Shelton has been developing Marketing Plans for SMEs for the past 25 years and is here to help you!


Social Media (Organic & Ads)

All Businesses should be using Social Media nowadays (TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram etc.) but is your social media activity working? We're here to help!

Lead Generation

How to generate leads & enquiries but importantly how to develop lead generation funnels to turn those leads into sales!


Product/Service Research 
& Feedback

We've been helping start-up Businesses to develop Products & Services for many years, we're here for any Advice you might require!

Websites & SEO!

How to develop Wordpress & Shopify sites plus how to optimise your website for search engines!


Apps, CRMs & more!

Apps, Contact Management Systems, PPC Campaigns, Email Marketing & so much more! 



In fact, pretty much everything to do with Strategic & Digital Marketing!

We don't do the work for you but we do our best to provide you with the best possible Marketing Advice we can or point you in the right direction.

By signing up to the Marketing Advice Centre, you are entitled to 120mins Professional Marketing Advice via email, WhatsApp and our Live Chat service per month. You can simply contact us and when required to raise an Advice Ticket. We will, however, also pro-actively contact you to keep you on track!

Once signed up you can contact our team as and when required
The £247 plus VAT monthly fee entitles each member Company to a combined total of 10 separate contact requests to your Account Manager per month or a Maximum of 120 mins Advice.

Our Offices are open 9am-5pm (UK time) Monday to Friday excluding UK Bank Holidays
Simply contact us via email, WhatsApp and/or our Live Chat service to raise an 'Advice Ticket' with your Account Manager.

We aim to response to enquiries within 24hrs
We aim to respond to enquiries within 24hrs (excluding weekends & UK Bank Holidays) but response time may be longer depending on workload.

Not sure? Book a Free "Coffee & a Chat" with one of our Co-Founders!

Book a Coffee & a Chat!

Invitation to our Advice Centre Awards evening!

We all need a break sometimes. As a member, you'll be invited to join us at our Awards Evening in the UK. So, kick-back, relax and join us for a night of entertainment as we celebrate our Marketing Advice Centre Members!  Even have the chance to win an Award for you and your Business!

We recognise Marketing achievement!

The next date for our Awards Evening is to be confirmed, all current members will be invited to join us and have the chance to be nominated for an award!

Meet Alex & Andrew

Co-Founders of The Marketing Advice Centre

Alex Shelton - Director & Co-Founder

Alex is a leading UK-based Amazon & Digital Marketing Consultant. He set up his own e-commerce Business several years ago & founded the 'AMZ Business Academy' to teach his skills to aspiring Entrepreneurs & existing Businesses, helping companies achieve up to £350k a month and more! 


Alongside his day to day Consultancy, he also hosts Digital Marketing Training Programmes for leading organisations across the UK including Government Start-up Organisations and Chambers of Commerce.

Andrew Shelton - Director & Co-Founder

Andrew set up Shelton Associates 25yrs ago to help SMEs with their Marketing, working with hundreds of Business Owners to develop a Marketing Plan & a Marketing Strategy to achieve their desired results.


Andrew is highly-regarded as a Marketing Director, Advisor and Mentor, providing senior-level practical marketing support to businesses which have the desire and capability to grow but lack essential marketing skills to drive the business forward effectively.


"Alexander has an extensive knowledge of all aspects of all the major shopping channels and social media that we use as a company and we have no hesitation in recommending him to others. He understands our particular needs and we are now aware of all opportunities that are open to us and any changes in site system management that inevitably occur. He is easy to work with and is very much part of our team."

- Richard Abdy, A R Wentworth (Sheffield) Ltd

Alex Shelton is a great example of someone who is a true expert in their field, he invests time and effort in keeping up with the latest developments and runs his own sales programme so that his advice is strengthened by the reality of day to day management of the Amazon platform. I would highly recommend him to any business wishing to succeed in driving sales on Amazon."

- Mark Prince, Chairman, Nucroft

"I have known Andrew Shelton for over 20 years and can highly recommend him. He is currently working with us to develop a marketing plan and implement the strategy to double to size of our business over the next 18 months, which is highly achievable."

- David Baker, Managing Director, Switched on Brokers

Join The Marketing Advice Centre Today for just £247+VAT a month!

Sign Up Now!
Any questions? 
Check out our FAQs below or send us a message using the live chat...
How much does the service cost?

Pay Monthly
To Join The Marketing Advice Centre it costs £247+VAT a month. Payments are taken automatically every 30 days until cancelled. 


Pay Yearly (15% Discount)

To Join The Marketing Advice Centre it costs £2500+VAT a year which represents a discount of just over 15%. If you don't wish to renew your Membership after 12 months, please let us know at least 7 Days before your annual renewal date.

How do you track the time?

We use Zoho Desk Time Tracking System for task management, and we rely on the time counter feature to track the time spent on each task accurately. This helps us to stay organised and ensures that we can provide accurate time estimates for our Advice Centre Clients.

What if I want extra support?

Pay Monthly

The £247+VAT monthly fee entitles each member Company to a combined total of 10 separate contact requests to your Account Manager per month or a Maximum of 120mins Marketing Advice.  Should this number be exceeded in any one month, at the discretion of The Advice Centre Ltd, you will be offered an upgrade to the 2nd Tier of Advice Service (Premium Membership) for which the fee is £500+VAT per month which entitles each member company to 20 separate contact requests or 240mins Advice from the Marketing Advice Centre per month. 


Pay Yearly (15% Discount)

To Join The Marketing Advice Centre it costs £2500+VAT a year which represents a discount of just over 15%. The annual fee entitles each member Company to a combined total of 10 separate contact requests to your Account Manager per month or a Maximum of 120mins Marketing Advice.  Should this number be exceeded in any one month, at the discretion of The Advice Centre Ltd, you will be offered an upgrade to the 2nd Tier of Advice Service (Premium Membership) for which the fee is £5000+VAT per year which entitles each member company to 20 separate contact requests or 240mins Advice from the Marketing Advice Centre per month. 

How long do I have access to the On-Demand Marketing Training?

You will have full monthly access to the On-Demand Marketing Training unless you choose to cancel your Marketing Advice Centre Membership at which point you will also lose access to the On-Demand Training Videos.  If you sign up for the Yearly Membership, you will have access to the On-Demand Marketing Training for 365 Days.

What's the catch?

No catch at all. We recognise that many Businesses cannot afford to have access to full time professional Marketing Advice but still need help like anyone else, the Advice Centre is an affordable option!

How much support do I get?

Once signed up, you are entitled to 10 Separate Support Requests or a total of 120mins a month of Marketing Advice via email/Live Chat/Support Tickets. Please read our Terms of Service agreement here.

Is there a contract?

Pay Monthly

No, no contract! You can cancel the service at any time but we do require 7 working days cancellation notice. When signing up, you must also agree to our Marketing Advice Centre: Terms of Service & The Advice Centre Ltd: Terms & Conditions.


Pay Yearly (15% Discount)

Technically no but this is a one-off annual charge which gives a 15% discount on the service and access to use the service for 12 months! Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of the 12 months, however, if you wish to cancel, we require 7 working days cancellation notice before your annual renewal date. When signing up, you must also agree to our Marketing Advice Centre: Terms of Service & The Advice Centre Ltd: Terms & Conditions.

Why you guys?

Here at the Marketing Advice Centre we have a wealth of experience and knowledge on the types of Marketing issues you are facing!  Andrew Shelton has been developing Marketing Plans for SMEs across the UK for the past 25 years and there is a fair chance that the types of issues you are coming across, he has seen already!  


In terms of Digital Marketing, Alex Shelton has been supporting SMEs across the UK, Europe and USA to generate leads, enquiries and sales for the past 10 years through a whole range of Digital Marketing & E-commerce Platforms.  Our Team has regular internal Training to be at the forefront of Marketing Technologies to help our clients succeed!

Can I phone or come and see you?

No, the Marketing Advice Centre service means that we are here via email and our Live Chat/WhatsApp/Support ticket Service to provide the best possible Marketing Advice (via Support Tickets) we can for our clients at an affordable price!

What guarantees do you offer?

We don't offer any formal guarantees but we will always do our very best to provide our clients with the best possible Marketing Advice which is relevant to their specific queries.  There is no contract with the 'pay monthly' service so you can cancel at anytime (7 working days cancellation notice) if you feel the Marketing Advice Centre isn't right for you.

How do I cancel the service?

Pay Monthly

Of course we hope that you won't but the way it works is that you pay immediately the £247+VAT on Joining the Marketing Advice Centre & this entitles you to 30 Days membership, at which point your fee is renewed for the next month automatically unless you decide to cancel. If you do choose to cancel, we require 7 working days notice before the date of your next monthly payment!        

So for example, if you sign up on the 15th of the month, we would need you to let us know on or before the 8th of the month!

Please note that the £247+VAT applies regardless of whether you use the service or not during the monthly period. There are no refunds for any time not used.


Pay Yearly (15% Discount)

Of course we hope that you won't but the way it works is that you pay immediately the discounted fee of £2500+VAT on Joining the Marketing Advice Centre & this entitles you to 1 Years membership, at which point your fee is renewed for the next year automatically unless you decide to cancel. If you do choose to cancel, we require 7 working days notice before your annual renewal date!

Please note that the discounted annual charge applies regardless of whether you use the service or not during the yearly period. There are no refunds for any time not used.

Our Termination Rights
We reserve the right to suspend or discontinue Our Services to You and terminate this Agreement with immediate effect, as We see fit and in circumstances including, but not limited to;

Where We have good reason to believe that You are in breach or have breached any of the terms of this Agreement and have not remedied such breach within 7 days of notice specifying the breach and requiring that it be remedied, or

You become insolvent, cease to, or threaten to cease to trade or go into liquidation, or we reasonably apprehend that You may be about to.

The Advice Centre Ltd/Marketing Advice Centre also reserves the right to cancel the agreement at any time with immediate effect if We feel that the Centre is being abused or being used excessively beyond Our reasonable expectations.

The Agreement requires You to identify one main contact at your company to access the Marketing Advice Centre.

The Centre cannot be used by or on behalf of other related or unrelated businesses or individuals other than the company’s main Contact which signs up for the service. This form of abuse will result in immediate cancellation of the agreement.