Ecommerce marketing agency · SEO, ads, email & AI search for online stores
More traffic, more orders, more repeat
Running a store means fighting on every front at once: search, Shopping, social, inbox, and now AI answers. We're an ecommerce marketing agency that runs the whole board, one in-house team, every channel, one revenue report, so you stop juggling suppliers and start compounding growth.
What store growth looks like when it's one plan
Channels working together beat channels working alone. Here's what that compounding looks like for real stores.
Firework Crazy
One of the UK's leading firework retailers, rebuilt around safety advice and the Show Builder people come back for, then grown through search and seasonal campaigns.
Power Hygiene
UK leaders in cleaning supplies with more than 5,000 product lines. A rebuilt store, SEO structured so Google's AI quotes them as the source, and Google Ads that pay their way.
Battlesbridge Horse & Country
An established Essex equestrian and country store with a loyal following on the shop floor and online sales that hadn't caught up. A structured, data-led Shopping account that has grown every month since.
What we'll get you, and how
Six jobs every growing store has to do, and the channels behind each one, from your ads and Shopping to your emails, SEO and AI visibility. Most stores need three or four working together; your roadmap tells you which. Each area has its own dedicated service page if you want the detail.
Traffic you stop paying for
Ecommerce SEO, AI search visibility and free Shopping listings: the channels that compound. Every month of work makes next month's orders cheaper, until your best traffic costs nothing at all.
Top of the results when cards come out
Google Ads, Google Shopping and Microsoft Ads put your products exactly where buying decisions happen, fed by product feeds we treat like the profit engines they are.
Customers who weren't even looking yet
Meta ads put your products in the feeds and stories where tomorrow's customers scroll today, building the audiences and the email list everything else gets to harvest.
A store that closes the sale
Traffic is wasted on pages that leak. Because we build WooCommerce and Shopify stores in-house, the same team fixing your marketing can fix the product pages, speed and trust signals it lands on.
The profit hiding in your customer list
Acquiring a customer is the expensive part; the profit is in the second, third and tenth order. Email campaigns and automations turn one-time buyers into the revenue line that funds everything else.
One revenue report, every channel honest
Each channel tracked to the orders it created, side by side: what you spent, what it returned, what we're doing next. When every channel has to earn its keep, budgets flow to what's working.
What you get, and how we work
Most stores end up with a patchwork: an ads freelancer here, an SEO agency there, email run by whoever has time. Here's the difference one plan makes.
How we grow an online store
Every store is different; the discipline isn't. Here's how a store engagement runs, step by step.
Audit and discovery
We start by understanding your business, your goals and your current position, before a penny gets spent.
- Existing campaigns audited thoroughly before we touch anything
- Store, feed, analytics and competitors audited end to end
- Honest advice on whether your budget fits your goals
- Quick wins identified and flagged from day one
Strategy and setup
A campaign structure built around your goals, not around what's easiest to manage.
- A channel mix built around your margins and your leaks
- Conversion tracking set up properly, so every click, call and sale counts
- Landing pages reviewed, because clicks mean nothing without conversions
- You see and approve the strategy before we spend anything
Careful launch
Campaigns go live under close watch, with adjustments made as the data comes in.
- Close monitoring through the critical early days
- Google's learning phase managed so it doesn't drain your budget
- Early signals acted on fast, good and bad
- Clear communication about what's happening and why
Ongoing optimisation
This is where most agencies go quiet, and where we do our best work, week after week.
- Weekly work across every live channel
- Daily budget control and bid management
- Continuous A/B testing of ad copy and landing pages
- Cost per acquisition pushed in the right direction, month on month
Reporting and reviews
Every month, a clear report that connects your ad spend directly to business outcomes.
- Revenue, ROAS and cost per conversion, in plain English
- What we did, what it changed and what's next
- Regular consultancy calls with the person managing your account
- A live marketing dashboard you can check any time
Built around your goals, not a menu
You shouldn't have to shop for marketing channels like line items. Tell us what you're trying to achieve, bring in more sales, keep the customers you've won, grow online, and we blend the right channels into one plan, one price, one team.
Every channel above has its own dedicated page if you want the detail, but the blend is the point: channels working together beat channels bought separately.
All prices exclude VAT · Pricing correct as of July 2026 · Ad spend is paid to the platforms directly and is separate from management fees
Get your six-month digital marketing roadmap
Before we blend anything, we build the plan properly: a full audit of your store, your market and your channels, turned into a six-month roadmap, what to run, in what order, what it costs and what it should return. It starts with a short triage call so we understand your goals and can tell you honestly whether we're the right fit; if we are, we'll scope your roadmap and give you a clear price on that call.
- Your store, feed, tracking and market audited fully
- A six-month, channel-by-channel growth roadmap
- Costs and forecasts for every recommendation
- Yours to keep, whoever you run it with
Why stores grow with designbox
A few honest reasons clients choose us, and stay with us.
We build the stores too
WooCommerce and Shopify sites designed and developed in-house daily. The team growing your revenue can fix the product pages, speed and feeds it depends on, no finger-pointing between suppliers.
One revenue report, every channel honest
SEO, Shopping, paid social and email each tracked to the orders they created, in one plain-English report. When channels have to earn their keep, your budget stops leaking.
Specialists, not a switchboard
You speak directly to the people doing the work, a Google Partner team managing over £2m of ad spend a year, Cyber Essentials certified.
Honest about the mix
Eight channels are on this page and most stores should run three. We'll tell you which to skip as readily as which to start, because our best clients stay for years, not quarters.
See what AI has to say about us
Don't take our word for it. Ask the machines. Each button opens a live AI with a pre-filled question about our ecommerce marketing, so you can sanity-check everything on this page yourself.
What our clients say about working with us
Sarah Aspinall
Breaking Ballet
“We have seen great work from the team at designbox. From WordPress development to liaising with our in-house and remote dev teams, to paid search, the results have been great. I would highly recommend them.”
Kim Waller
Lick Library
“I have been working with designbox for the past two years and have always had exceptional customer service and support. We used them initially to redesign our website. The work is always delivered to the highest standard and the team are fantastic. Highly recommend.”
Emily Bryant
Amberjack
Nicole Osborne
Wunderstars
“Great hands-on service from start to finish. From idea generation, logo and branding through to a functioning website, the team were always on hand with suggestions and high quality implementation. Would happily recommend to all.”
Richard Combs
Intrinsic Capital
“designbox have been brilliant in supporting us in both marketing and web development. The team have been reliable and efficient in everything they have done for us.”
Esther Smith
Battlesbridge Horse & Country
Tommie Hession-Harris
Player Path
“designbox have been a huge support for me and my business for the past five years. Their up-to-date knowledge of digital design, marketing and the tech industry itself is fantastic, and I would recommend them to anyone.”
Samantha Wells
Tern Heads
“We’re absolutely delighted with the service we receive from designbox, who manage my website and SEO among other things. They have helped us to grow the business over the last few years with a website to be proud of and a steady stream of new clients. Would highly recommend.”
Penny Hawker
CHC Aesthetics
Dale Harris
Greenoaks
“Very helpful and professional company with some of the most friendly and talented staff I’ve met. They made us a beautiful website and have been cooperative with any assistance that we’ve needed since. Would highly recommend!”
Danny Whitefoord
Chiltern Co
“We have been working with Brandon and the team for the last few years and are very happy with their work. Brandon is very responsive and easy to work with.”
Tom Billings
Beach Equity
Kirsty Pile
KA Naturals
“Excellent service, highly professional staff who are all more than happy to give an extensive insight into online marketing campaigns in a digestible, understandable presentation. We have since moved all of my online marketing over to designbox across multiple companies.”
Robert Foster-Jones
Sunshine Co
“designbox completely saved my website and have created a completely unique website tailored to my needs. The support is second to none, nothing is ever too much to ask, and they go above and beyond to provide solutions or meet my design requirements. I have had nothing but great feedback from customers and the team are always at the end of the phone if we have any queries.”
Daisy Lethbridge
Mermaids Swimwear
Marketing works even harder on a store built right
Marketing multiplies whatever the store gives it. Because designbox builds ecommerce sites in-house, the platform, the pages and the promotion are one system, made by one team.
Ecommerce marketing, explained properly
Ecommerce marketing FAQs
Can't see yours? Ask us anything on a quick call, no obligation.
What does ecommerce marketing include?
Which marketing channel should a store start with?
How much should an online store spend on marketing?
Why use one agency for all channels rather than specialists per channel?
Do you work with Shopify and WooCommerce?
How do you measure ecommerce marketing?
How quickly does ecommerce marketing show results?
Why choose designbox for ecommerce marketing?
How should we compare ecommerce marketing agencies?
Ecommerce marketing at designbox
designbox is an ecommerce marketing agency based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, growing online stores across the UK. Our ecommerce marketing services cover the whole revenue engine: ecommerce SEO and AI search optimisation that make your traffic compound, Google Ads, Google Shopping and Microsoft Ads that own the buying moment, Meta ads that create tomorrow's demand, and email marketing and automation that turn one-time buyers into the repeat revenue where ecommerce profit actually lives. Every channel is run by one in-house team, tracked to the orders it created, and reported in plain English.
Because we design and build WooCommerce and Shopify stores in-house, the team growing your revenue can also fix the product pages, speed and feeds that growth depends on, blending ecommerce SEO, Google Shopping, Meta ads and email automation into one plan.
designbox is a Google Partner managing over £2m of advertising spend a year, Cyber Essentials certified, with everything delivered by our own in-house team in Essex, nothing outsourced, nothing white-labelled. Every engagement is measured in revenue and enquiries rather than vanity metrics, reported in plain English every month, and most of our clients arrive by referral and stay for years.
Ready to grow your store?
Tell us about your business and we'll come back with honest advice and a realistic figure, usually within one working day.
