A digital marketing agency for small business
Pumpkin is a digital marketing agency for small business. We're based near Southampton.
We started in 2007, around the time the internet first became a marketing thing, so we have more experience than most.
You won't have to deal with pushy salespeople. There are just a few of us at Pumpkin - Neil, Sonya, Neil (2!), and Helen.
Neil Kerr
Neil Kerr, Founder and MD
Neil has over 15 years’ experience in digital marketing. After working in-house for a couple of years, he founded Pumpkin in 2007 for three reasons:
- 1. To deliver a more ethical, supportive service for people
- 2. To provide helpful guidance, peace of mind and a healthy return on investment
- 3. To be refreshingly different to all those other digital marketing agencies
Neil is a technical specialist. He knows more about WordPress than most people have forgotten, and he’s one of very few experts in ecommerce websites.
He’s a natural problem solver. Any kind of technical issue, from email to API integrations, Neil will sort it out.
By the way… Before moving into digital marketing, Neil was a well-known recording engineer. (Ask him about Craig David).
Sonya Kumar
Commercial Director
LLB, Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Distinction)
Sonya is a qualified lawyer. She worked as a solicitor for 10 years before joining Neil at Pumpkin. She’d realised there was more to life than logging timesheets.
Sonya is both naturally creative and extremely organised – a rare combination. If you work with us, you’ll appreciate this as much as we do.
Sonya is our Customer Services Coordinator. When you tell us what you want, Sonya will hear you…properly. She’ll uncover what you need, and the most economical way to deliver it. That way, you’ll get the results you’re looking for.
When she’s not working, Sonya reads a lot about psychology and what makes us tick as humans. She also loves walking in the Hampshire countryside and by the sea with Neil and her daughter.
Neil Scott
Graphic Designer
Neil Scott is our graphic designer. He makes your website look beautiful… but it’s more than that.
Neil also makes sure the website does its job. He’ll ask you a series of smart questions, starting with this one: What do you want the website to achieve?
After an in-depth conversation with you, Neil puts himself in the shoes of your potential customer. The end result is a website you can be proud of, which instinctively appeals to its user. Visitors can quickly find what they need and take action.
In short, Neil helps you meet the business objective of your website. He’s been doing this for businesses since 1996.
When he’s not working, Neil loves off-roading on a mountain bike, riding on The Hamble to Cheesefoot Head in Winchester with his son.
Helen Beckingham
SEO copywriter
Helen Beckingham is our copywriter. She saves you from the painful, time-devouring job of writing your own website content. It’s always difficult to write about yourself. You can’t read the label of the jar you’re in.
Helen sees your value from the outside, from a customer’s point of view — and she’ll clearly explain that value in your own business voice. She’s been doing this since 2011.
Helen hones in on the details which encourage readers to make a buying decision. It’s easy to read, with no wasted words, because online readers are busy. They’re easily distracted.
She also sorts out the on-page SEO which sits within the content. As a result, your website becomes more prominent on search engines. It’s visible to people who need your services.
When she’s not working, Helen plays the bassoon in symphony orchestras. Well, someone’s got to.
Rakesh Dobariya
Ecommerce website designer
Rakesh Dobariya is our ecommerce website designer. If you sell products online, he helps you sell more of them.
Rakesh is an industry specialist in Shopify, one of the most user-friendly ecommerce platforms in the world. He’ll make it easy for you to add new products, customer reviews, loyalty programmes, customer wishlists, discount codes…
You get the picture. Shopify is popular for a good reason.
Rakesh is also an expert at API. We won’t blind you with science here, but if you want to seamlessly integrate your website with platforms such as eBay, Amazon or Etsy, Rakesh will make it happen.
Affordable, consistent digital marketing
For many business owners, digital marketing gets left on the to-do list. It’s understandable. You’re busy doing other things.
Our flexible, affordable monthly support package gives you one less thing to worry about. While you get on with running the business, we keep your marketing consistent, persuasive and profitable.
Your business is evolving. Your digital marketing should evolve with it, and our support packages make that happen.
- Website content updates are part of the deal, not expensive add-ons
- You get ongoing marketing advice, guidance, support and technical help
- Secure hosting and technical updates are included
- Data and analytics come as standard. We track performance, test and tweak to make sure you get results
Put simply, we want your digital marketing to work.
It’s important to us.
Who we've worked with so far...
What do people say?
"Pumpkin have done a superb job managing and refining our PPC campaigns. They have set up excellent analytic systems allowing us to accurately judge the Internet demand for our services and also know the effectiveness of the various forms of advertising we use. Their SEO campaign has greatly improved our Natural Search rankings and gained us countless new customers."
Penny Searles
CEO - Smart Drivers Club
"Thanks for all the work on the new website. My team report the best executed, most straight forward and well-supported launch of a new website they have experienced and I this is our number 4!"
Martin Ingram
Managing Director, Josef Seibel UK ltd
"We are a corporate finance firm based in Knightsbridge with few IT or website skills. We rely on Pumpkin to look after us to ensure the smooth running of our website and communication systems.Their calm manner and detailed knowledge make this aspect of our business stress-free leaving us free to look after our advisory clients."
Richard Hines
Founder - Hines Associates Ltd
"It’s important for us to work with people like us – we are a people focused company. We feel we are inviting people into our garden. We have a personal service with everyone and want people to feel relaxed. And that is how you guys made us feel. Its nice that we have the same ethos."
Jennifer Burgis
Owner - Burton Springs Fishing and Holidays
“Pumpkin’s knowledge and expertise has helped us create a thriving and effective e-commerce platform. The teamwork has been outstanding and we have developed a really strong partnership with Pumpkin, which we hope to build on in the future.”
Sarah Collins
Head of Marketing
