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Marketing strategy and support in Bury St Edmunds

Clear direction, a practical plan and a senior marketer on your side. We're based in Bury St Edmunds and help local businesses make their marketing simpler and more effective.

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A marketing consultant on your doorstep

Bury St Edmunds is home to The Handy Marketing Company, so this is where we know the business community best. From independent shops and cafés around the Buttermarket to trades, professional firms and charities across West Suffolk, we help owners who know their marketing could be working harder but aren’t sure where to start.

Clair Bryant, a Chartered Fellow of the CIM with more than 25 years of experience, leads every piece of strategy work herself. We support businesses in Bury St Edmunds, Lavenham, West Stow, Long Melford, Sudbury and the villages in between, and we’re just as happy to help if you’re further afield.

How we help Bury St Edmunds businesses

Pick the support you need, from a single review to ongoing senior help.

  • Strategy and planning

    A marketing plan built around your goals, budget and the time you actually have, with clear priorities for the months ahead.

  • Audits and health checks

    A straight-talking review of your website, social media, content and ads, so you know what to keep, fix or stop.

  • Brand and messaging

    Clear key messages and a tone of voice that make you stand out in a busy town centre and online.

  • Customer targeting

    Simple customer profiles, so your offers and content speak to the people most likely to buy.

  • Mentoring and power hours

    One-to-one time with Clair for planning, problem solving or a second opinion, booked when you need it.

  • AI marketing consultancy

    Practical help using AI tools well, including getting your content ready for AI search.

Specialists when the plan needs them

Clair leads your strategy from first conversation to delivery. If the plan calls for a new website, paid ads or professional photography, she brings in trusted specialists from The Handy Network and keeps everything joined up, with one contact and one invoice.

  • One relationship Clair is your lead contact from the first conversation onwards.
  • One plan Every specialist works to the same joined-up plan.
  • One invoice You pay one bill, not a handful of separate suppliers.

Led by Clair Bryant CFCIM

Clair is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, with over 25 years in marketing. She can advise on and manage every part of your marketing, which is how she knows exactly which specialists to bring in from the Network, and how to get the best from them.

  • CIM Chartered Fellow (CFCIM)
  • 25+ years in marketing
  • UK Social Media Awards 2025 winner
  1. You
  2. Clair, your lead contact
  3. The Handy Network
    • Strategy
    • Social media
    • Content
    • SEO and ads
    • Websites
    • Design and video

Strategy that made a difference

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What our clients say

  • The Handy Marketing Company were recommended to me when we were struggling to recruit. Clair was a delight to work with, knowledgeable, personable, enthusiastic and responsive. Trying to keep things going when you're a team member down can be tough but Clair made it as easy as possible, providing flexibility and a guiding hand as to how to spend our limited budget wisely. She also helped to induct and support the new recruit providing continuity and maintaining quality. I would not hesitate to recommend her and she remains firmly in my contacts should I find myself in the same situation again or have the budget to involve her in specific projects. Everyone needs a Clair in their life.

    Donna Talbot Arthur Rank Hospice Charity

  • Clair has been an absolute superstar, who has been a pleasure to work with. Her expertise, along with her drive and enthusiasm meant that transitioning across to The Handy Marketing Company was seamless. Clair has excellent ideas, and the knowledge to implement them, whilst taking the pressure off and enabling me to do my day job. I highly recommend Clair and The Handy Marketing Company.

    Sharon Livermore MBE

  • Their attention to detail and commitment to quality truly stood out. We've already recommended them to others.

    Suffolk-based builder

Questions from Bury St Edmunds businesses

Are you based in Bury St Edmunds?

Yes. The Handy Marketing Company was founded in Suffolk in 2020 and is based in Bury St Edmunds, so we know the town and the wider West Suffolk business community well.

We're a small business. Is strategy support worth it for us?

Often it's where small businesses gain the most. A clear plan stops you spending time and money on things that don't work, and you can start with a one-off health check or a single power hour rather than an ongoing commitment.

Can you help our own staff with marketing?

Yes. We mentor employees who have taken on marketing, support new marketing managers and can help you recruit for marketing roles.

Talk to us about your marketing

Tell us a little about your business and Clair will be in touch to arrange a free 30-minute conversation.

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