You’re a small business owner. The two things you never seem to have enough of are time and money. Marketing often feels like a luxury you can’t afford, a resource-hungry machine that demands both. You know you need it to grow, but the idea of pouring precious hours...
Melanie King
Melanie King is a marketing strategist and fractional CMO who helps small business owners get their marketing working without the overwhelm. With 30 years of experience, she brings strategic thinking, practical AI tools, and hands-on execution to businesses that can't justify a full-time marketing team. Master's in Marketing, Diploma of Digital Marketing, Graduate Certificate of Marketing and specialised training from Harvard Business School.
Posts by Melanie
The Biggest Marketing Challenges for Small Businesses in 2026
If you feel like you’re on a marketing hamster wheel, you’re not alone. You post, you email, you tweak your website, but the moment you stop pedalling, everything grinds to a halt. It’s exhausting, and it often feels like you’re not getting the results you deserve for...
How Much Time Should Small Businesses Spend on Marketing?
You’re running a business. You’re already wearing ten hats - from head of sales to customer support to the person who changes the toner in the printer. Marketing is just one more thing on an impossible list. You know you need it to grow, but finding the hours in the...



