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The Performance-First Agency CMOs Trust to Turn Marketing Chaos into Measurable Growth

Senior-led performance partner helping CMOs cut waste, adapt fast, and prove marketing ROI.

April Ford
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Performance Marketing Manager, Co-Founder
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5 min read
THE SHORT VERSION

Budgets are shrinking. Platforms are multiplying. Consumer habits are shifting weekly. And the people approving your budget often have no idea what modern marketing really involves. Sneaky is your senior-led performance team. A partner who takes the mental load off, keeps you ahead of change, and delivers results you can defend.

Australia's digital advertising market is worth billions of dollars, and the pace of change is relentless. Platforms roll out new formats monthly. Consumer viewing habits shift weekly, from TikTok binges to podcast deep dives, from desktop research to mobile-first shopping in the same buying cycle.

You’re expected to:

  • Manage multi-channel campaigns across Google, Meta, TikTok, CTV, Spotify, and more
  • Keep up with privacy changes, attribution shifts, and platform volatility
  • Generate a constant stream of creative ideas to solve problems
  • Educate leadership teams who aren’t across modern marketing
  • Prove ROI every week by delivering on board mandated KPIS

And on top of it all? Decision and ideation fatigue is real. You can’t be the strategist, problem-solver, and creative spark every single day. That’s where we come in, as your performance partner and your marketing sounding board.

Performance You Can Prove

We cut wasted spend, restructure underperforming campaigns, and build systems that adapt as quickly as your audience moves.

In a market where 73% of Australians mentally tune out repetitive ads, freshness and relevance are non-negotiable. We watch the trends, optimise weekly, and keep creative aligned to the moments and platforms where your audience is actually paying attention.

What You’ll See in the First 30 Days

We don’t “settle in”. We get traction fast.

  • Deep performance and attribution audit
  • Conversion tracking repaired, not just reviewed
  • KPI and budget alignment
  • Multi-channel rollout in weeks
  • Early quick wins with a reporting framework you can trust
  • Weekly reviews and rapid optimisation cycles

Lead Generation and Ecommerce That Match Real Behaviour

Your audience no longer moves through a neat funnel. One day they’re watching a product unboxing on TikTok, the next they’re comparing options on desktop, then making a decision while listening to a podcast. These shifts happen weekly, driven by trending content, platform updates, and cultural moments.

We design for that reality, connecting Google, Meta, TikTok, Programmatic, CTV, and Spotify in one performance system, so your brand shows up where attention is today.

Sneaky vs. Typical Agency

Most agencies talk about performance. We build for it. Here’s what that difference looks like when you’re the one answering to the board:

Reporting that matters
We report on commercial outcomes. Think revenue, ROAS and customer acquisition cost.

Creative with a job to do
Our creative is built to convert, not to win awards. It’s audience-tested, channel-ready, and tied to measurable actions.

Budgets that work harder
Every dollar is structured for ROI. We deploy spend where it moves the numbers.

Speed that keeps you ahead
We optimise weekly, because audience behaviour changes in days, not quarters.

Accountability at the top
Your account is run by senior strategists who own your results. We don’t hand you off to juniors and hope for the best.

Built for CMO Confidence‍

We bring strategic clarity to marketing execution, making sure every initiative is backed by data and built to deliver results you can defend in the boardroom. If it can be tracked, it will be; if it can’t, we set clear performance benchmarks so nothing is left to guesswork.

Every channel, campaign, and creative asset is tied directly to growth metrics, with weekly optimisation to keep performance sharp and budgets working harder.

We’re not just an external agency, we’re the senior performance partner that helps you cut waste, adapt fast, and lead with confidence in a market that changes by the day.

WRITTEN BY

April Ford

Performance Marketing Manager, Co-Founder

20+ years in digital marketing, advertising and sales across health, finance, FMCG and professional services. Before Sneaky, April ran a consulting firm specialising in business growth and turnarounds.

FAQ

Your questions, answered.

FAQs

What makes Sneaky different?
We’re senior-led, commercially focused, and move fasts.

Do you work with smaller brands?
Yes. We work with challengers, scale-ups, and established players who want performance with accountability.

Can you audit our current advertising?
Yes. We’ll find wasted spend, missed opportunities, and where to scale.

Do you do more than media buying?
Yes. Strategy, media, CRO, creative direction, and conversion tracking.

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