🟡 Digital Marketing, Done Better! Smart50 List 2023 🚀 Father 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Skater 🛹 CEO || Knows Nothing About Football ⚽️ 🏉 || Knows how to accelerate your sales.

For over three decades, I've helped visionary businesses harness emerging technologies to create extraordinary growth. 

From the dawn of mobile phones to today's AI revolution, I've consistently turned technological disruption into competitive advantage for my clients.

My journey began in 1987 with the first wave of mobile technology. 

The Car Phone.

Since then, I've successfully navigated every major digital transformation - from the internet's emergence in 1996 (launching the World's first coin operated Internet Kiosk) to digital marketing's evolution in 2010, & now the AI revolution. 

Each wave has deepened my expertise in spotting opportunities others miss.

Today, I lead Sydney Digital Marketing Agency, established in 2014 and recognized among Australia's smartest businesses on the 2023 Smart50 list. 

We partner with medium & enterprise businesses to reduce their cost of customer acquisition and transform their marketing results through data-driven strategies that consistently deliver measurable ROI.

What sets me apart isn't just the depth of my experience - it's my ability to see around corners and guide businesses toward future opportunities while delivering results today.

📍 Partner Benefits:

→ Strategic Innovation: You gain access to cutting-edge marketing strategies tested across diverse industries. Our early adoption of AI & automation tools means you're always ahead of competitors.

→ Proven ROI Framework: Our proprietary approach combines data analytics with creative strategy, consistently delivering 3-5x return on marketing investment for our clients.

→ Risk Reduction: Leverage our 35+ years of experience navigating digital transformations. We've already learned the costly lessons so you don't have to.

→ Holistic Growth Focus: Unlike agencies that chase trending tactics, we build comprehensive strategies that align with your business goals, market position, & growth targets.

→ Future-Proofed Solutions: In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, we ensure your marketing infrastructure is built to adapt and scale, protecting your investment long-term.

The 3 things to know about me - outside of my professional bio 👇

1️⃣ I’ve been digital since dial up - 1996 ☎️

2️⃣ My son+daughter were born 18 yrs apart 🥰

3️⃣ At least once a year I take a 4 day silent retreat to disconnect from the crazy. 📵 🤐

Simon Gould ✪ CEO ✪ Sydney Digital Marketing Agency ✪

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Over the past two decades, I’ve built a career rooted in helping businesses grow by solving their  operational, digital and lead-generation challenges. 

My journey began with 2BInteractive, a full-service digital agency I co-founded in 2006. In 2012, I established our first offshore team in the Philippines - a pivotal move that significantly enhanced our delivery capabilities and shaped my long-term belief in the power of offshoring. Recognising the challenges agencies face in scaling their digital capacity, I rebranded the business in 2017 as Sonnet - a white-label provider specialising in premium web development and digital marketing solutions. Today, Sonnet partners with agencies across North America and ANZ, helping them scale efficiently and deliver exceptional results. My primary focus remains business development, supported by a highly capable offshore team that manages day-to-day operations.

In 2022, I co-founded Parallel, who helps small to medium businesses unlock the benefits of offshoring by setting up tailored teams in the Philippines. Inspired by the transformative potential of offshore teams, my focus at Parallel is on scaling the business, building client relationships, and establishing it as a trusted partner for companies navigating the complexities of offshoring.  

In 2019, I formalised my expertise in lead generation through Many Hands, an online course that teaches professionals how to identify, engage, and nurture prospects using LinkedIn. Many Hands distills the strategies I’ve used to grow my businesses into a simple, repeatable process anyone can use to generate leads.  

With a current focus divided between Parallel, Sonnet and Many Hands, I thrive on building strong teams, fostering innovation, and helping other businesses achieve their goals.

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In 2019, after the success of growing Sonnet primarily on the back of LinkedIn, I formalised the process and started another company, Many Hands Connections. 

Many Hands uses a proven process to identify and nurture prospects in your target audience.

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