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Marketing, made human.

Strategic Marketing

Elevate is a strategic marketing consultancy rather than a traditional delivery-only agency. Our focus is on helping businesses make better marketing decisions first, then aligning implementation to that strategy.

We work across the full marketing spectrum and avoid siloed thinking, combining strategic advice with tailored execution depending on what each business needs most.

Our clients typically work with us in one of three ways:

  • Fractional CMO / strategic advisory — senior marketing leadership and direction for businesses that want guidance while managing execution internally (a “DIY with expert leadership” approach).
  • ‘Done with you’ — collaborative partnerships where we work alongside internal teams, providing strategy, coaching, and shared implementation.
  • ‘Done for you — full implementation for businesses who want us to lead and deliver marketing activity end-to-end.

We offer a personalised approach to businesses growth, working closely with you and your team as a trusted partner. This is marketing, made human

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Karenna Wood from Elevate Consultancy - award winning strategic marketing consultancy

"Karenna is worth every bit of her 5 stars. An experienced, savvy, results driven professional. Outstanding attention to detail. Able to lead and motivate a team and stay within budget."

Mike Glover – Chairman, Brook Sanctuary

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We work across the full spectrum of marketing and engagement — from brand strategy and digital campaigns to media relations and community consultation.

Many clients come to us asking for a single channel — Google Ads, a brochure, a website. We always start by going deeper.

Who is your audience? What do they care about? Where do you need to meet them? Only then do we shape the message and choose the medium.

Our clients are innovators, change-makers and community-builders. We work with clients across corporate, government and not-for-profit sectors.

We specialise in place-making, tourism, innovation, tech/SaaS, hyperlocalised and green businesses but that’s not all.

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We’re a strategic marketing consultancy, not a delivery-only agency. While we’re based in Nelson, we work across New Zealand, Australia, and internationally, bringing experience from projects and markets in the UK and Australia.

We start with strategy, then tailor implementation to what your business needs most — whether that’s senior-level advisory, collaborative support, or full delivery. This flexible, strategy-led model is quite different to the more traditional agency offerings currently available in Nelson.

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