AJ Marketing

AJ Marketing A boutique marketing agency, our team specialise in branding, creative, marketing and digital for SMEs across Australia and beyond.

Well, after all this time, we've never seen a HEX code make any sense...but this client's primary colour turns out to be...
12/03/2026

Well, after all this time, we've never seen a HEX code make any sense...but this client's primary colour turns out to be .

Out of the 16,777,216 possible HEX combinations...

Design works in mysterious ways.

Need an expert eye to nail your brand colours? We've got you, babe!

A lot of businesses confuse activity with strategy.And the results (or lack of them) show.Posting regularly isn’t a stra...
26/02/2026

A lot of businesses confuse activity with strategy.
And the results (or lack of them) show.

Posting regularly isn’t a strategy.
Running ads isn’t a strategy.
Being “busy” isn’t a strategy.

If your marketing feels random, inconsistent, or disconnected from real business goals, it’s not going to work.

Strong marketing starts with clarity:
• Who you’re actually trying to reach
• What you want them to do
• Why your message matters
• How success will be measured

Because when strategy is clear, ex*****on becomes powerful - and simple.

If your marketing feels busy but not impactful, it might be time to refine the strategy behind it.

Get in touch to find out how we do it www.ajmarketing.com.au

Before you spend another dollar on ads…Ads don’t fix broken marketing.They just make it louder.If your website, messagin...
12/02/2026

Before you spend another dollar on ads…

Ads don’t fix broken marketing.
They just make it louder.

If your website, messaging or socials aren’t doing their job, you’re basically paying to send traffic into a dead end.

Before you boost the budget, ask yourself:
🔎 Does my brand make sense in 5 seconds?
🔎 Is my offer clear (or confusing)?
🔎 Does my website convert… or just exist?
🔎 Do my socials build trust or fill space?
🔎 Am I attracting the right clients?

Because once the foundations are right, ads don’t just “perform”…
they print ROI.

Need help building campaigns that actually convert? Get in touch at www.ajmarketing.com.au or via the link in our bio.

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Instead of asking how much a website costs, consider the real expense of a dodgy one 👀👀 Leads that never enquire👀 Custom...
11/02/2026

Instead of asking how much a website costs, consider the real expense of a dodgy one 👀

👀 Leads that never enquire
👀 Customers who don’t trust you
👀 Sales that go to your competitor
👀 And the quiet pain of sending people to your website… and hoping they don’t click anything 😅

What's that costing you?

Read more about how to avoid this with one of your biggest sales tools: https://www.ajmarketing.com.au/resources/the-real-price-of-a-dodgy-website

Hashtag rules have changed  #If you’re still stacking 20+ on every post, it’s time to update your playbook. Relevance no...
05/02/2026

Hashtag rules have changed #

If you’re still stacking 20+ on every post, it’s time to update your playbook.

Relevance now beats volume across platforms. Clean, targeted hashtags outperform long generic lists. Even Instagram, the OG prolific hashtag lover, is increasingly cracking down on hashtag stuffing. In fact, posts with more than 5 are no longer even possible.

Current best practice we’re recommending at AJ Marketing:

🎯 Stick to 3–5 highly relevant hashtags
🎯 Make them specific to the post topic/location
🎯 Support them with strong keyword-rich captions
🎯 Skip the generic tag dumps
🎯 Think discoverability, not decoration

Less noise. More signal. Better reach.

Need help with your social strategy? Get in touch.

👉 www.ajmarketing.com.au

Reflecting on your marketing impact? Don't like what you see?Now is the perfect time to pause and take a good, hard look...
04/02/2026

Reflecting on your marketing impact?

Don't like what you see?

Now is the perfect time to pause and take a good, hard look in the rearview mirror at what your marketing actually delivered for you in 2025.

Here’s what we’re seeing across businesses right now:

👎 Money gets wasted:
Sporadic social posts, an undercooked website, off-brand content and disconnected campaigns are all fast ways to burn budget without ROI.

👎 Leads fall through the cracks:
Traffic means nothing if your funnel is leaking. Poor user experience, weak nurturing and slow follow-up can quietly drain opportunities you’ve already paid for.

👎 No strategy = no impact:
Even big brands run without a clear plan. The result? Random channels, misallocated budgets, and inconsistent marketing that doesn’t move the needle.

So what now?

If things feel like they fell short last year, 2026 is your chance to fix it from the ground up.

If you want an honest assessment of where your marketing stands (and how to strengthen your impact next year), we’re here to help.

Read more about where marketing budgets go to die, or get in contact with us at https://www.ajmarketing.com.au/resources/reflecting-on-your-marketing-impact

29/01/2026

Ever look at your own website and think, “Hmmm… this doesn’t quite feel like us anymore?”

Same!

So we rebuilt it.

Not just to look good, but to reflect who we are and what we actually do, every day.

We often see the 'that's not us anymore' with businesses when:
✔️ They’ve outgrown their brand, and it’s holding them back
✔️ Their marketing's costing more than it’s converting (ouch)
✔️ Their content feels like filler (not strategic)

We see it all the time. And it’s exactly what we fix.

The new AJ Marketing site is built around what our clients really need: smarter marketing, inspiring creativity, and results they can understand (and build on).

Have a look around: www.ajmarketing.com.au

And if 2026 is the year your brand finally catches up with your business, let’s talk!

When our Melbourne office feels like our Brisbane office   🔥
07/01/2026

When our Melbourne office feels like our Brisbane office

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Some of our Melbourne crew are clearly devastated to clock off early for Melbourne Cup Day tomorrow 🐎They’ll be watching...
03/11/2025

Some of our Melbourne crew are clearly devastated to clock off early for Melbourne Cup Day tomorrow 🐎

They’ll be watching on; supporting brands with sponsorship flair, placing strategic bets powered by analytics for a healthy ROI, and backing the winners that drive a conversion at the finish line.

So our Melbourne office will be closed for the public holiday tomorrow, with everyone back in the saddle on Wednesday, 5 November.

Have a safe & happy Cup Day, Melbourne!

Marketing workshops, 1:1 consultations and event planning have been part of our marketing mix over the last couple of we...
16/10/2025

Marketing workshops, 1:1 consultations and event planning have been part of our marketing mix over the last couple of weeks.

And has been busy, presenting at workshops, assisting clients to organise their end-of-year parties, and doing 1:1 consults with business owners who want to focus on getting their marketing on track for the upcoming 6-12 months.

It feels like the slide into the festive season is on the way, and now is the perfect time to be thinking about what you’re doing with your marketing and business goals at the pointy end of this year, and early into 2026. What we are now seeing is a big focus on:

✔️ Brand strategy workshops for businesses ready to reposition or refresh

✔️ Full-service marketing plans that align with actual business goals

✔️ Website audits, rebrands, and rebuilds

✔️ Personal brand development for Founders and Owners

✔️ Social media content creation with a focus on conversion and clarity

✔️ Event management for the upcoming festive season

✔️ Fast Marketing with the assistance of AI

And Susan also bought a plant for the office, which is still kicking. This has gone down as a win for the month (and could turn come the end of October).

But beyond the plants and venue scouting, what really drives us is helping business nail their marketing, which should be backed by a clear, relevant, and consistent brand.

If you’ve outgrown your current brand, or your marketing’s not working hard enough… we’d love to hear from you.

www.ajmarketing.com.au

Building a brand’s online presence is never just about visuals. It’s about capturing who they are and what they stand fo...
08/10/2025

Building a brand’s online presence is never just about visuals. It’s about capturing who they are and what they stand for.

For , a Melbourne-based practice that takes a calm approach to complex feelings and experiences, our goal was to create a digital home that truly reflects their warmth, inclusivity, and the safe space they provide for their clients 🫒

We leaned into olive, earthy, and calming tones while keeping the design simple and intuitive, so their site feels as supportive as the practice itself.

Take a look at the result here: https://www.olivebranchpsychologygroup.com/

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