Sports Marketing Agency for Ambitious Clubs, Brands and Businesses
• Who Are We
We are the experts in sports marketing, our services including website design, SEO, content creation and paid ads to help sports businesses grow their visibility, enquiries and revenue.
Trusted by sports clubs, gyms and growing brands across the UK
Who We Help
We work with sports businesses that want more than a logo and a prayer. If you're serious about growing online with more visibility, more enquiries, and more revenue - we're the team for you.
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From grassroots to professional. Websites, SEO and marketing that fill courts, pitches and memberships.
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Marketing systems that drive sign-ups, retain members and help you scale to multiple locations.
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The fastest-growing sport in the UK deserves marketing that keeps up too. We help Padel Clubs fill courts and build communities.
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Programmes, camps and coaching businesses that need a stronger online presence and a predictable flow of bookings.
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Product-based sports brands that want faster growth with more traffic, better conversion rates and scalable paid ads performance.
What Does a Sports Marketing Agency Do?
A sports marketing agency helps clubs, brands and businesses grow online through a combination of strategy, design and performance marketing.
It's not about making things look pretty. It's about building a system that brings the right people to your website, turns them into enquiries and helps you grow consistently.
We combine four things into one system: a website that converts, SEO that gets you found, content that builds attention, and paid ads that generate leads. Most agencies do one of these. But we do all four - specifically for the sports industry.
• Our Work
Results for Our Clients
Most sports businesses come to us because...
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People visit. Nobody converts. You know something's off but you can't pinpoint what.
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Likes aren't paying the bills. Your content isn't turning followers into bookings.
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Fancy proposals with zero results. Or you paid for a website that isn’t getting results.
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Referrals are great until they dry up. You instead need a system that brings people to you consistently.
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SEO, ads, content - it all sounds like a lot of work, but you know it’s important, and nobody's told you what actually moves the needle for a sports business.
• What We Deliver
For Our Clients
We combine web design, SEO, content and paid ads into one system that generates enquiries, bookings and revenue. We don’t believe in fluff, vanity metrics, what we really care about, is results and growth for our clients.
Websites
SEO
Ads
Content
What our clients say
"Ellis was so patient throughout the process of strengthening my website. He really helped me keep my momentum going and delivered something I'm genuinely proud of."
"A genuinely lovely guy who has your best interests at heart, and happens to be great at his job. Highly recommend."
"Have worked with Ellis on various projects recently, including the building of my business website. Professional, talented, and great to work with throughout."
"Efficient, fast and coherent web design. Ellis was excellent to communicate with and created a great platform to build from."
"Ellis worked with us excellently to promote our Golf Club on social media networks and with great results. Would highly recommend."
"Ellis created a series of marketing materials for my business to the exact specifications and very quickly! Would highly recommend!!"
"Ellis Shelley at Kreate Media has been instrumental in supporting The Really Useful Network from the very beginning. An absolute pleasure to work with."
"Ellis is a fantastic web designer — professional, creative, and easy to work with. He understood my vision and delivered beyond expectations."
"Ellis was great from start to finish. Really clear and efficient and made some great upgrades to my online Pilates studio. Would highly recommend!"
"Ellis is fantastic! I'll definitely be working with him again."
"Truly enjoyed working with Ellis and Kreate. He has helped and continues to help me build out a platform to ensure my business grows in the right direction."
"Ellis was great to work with! Adaptable, flexible and responded to my questions with a calm and reassuring manner throughout the whole project."
"I can't recommend Ellis highly enough. As an artist with increasing sales I needed a website to reach my buyers — he delivered exactly what I needed."
"Ellis has been brilliant and really understood what our business needed. He was able to create strategies that work and deliver real results."
"Ellis is an extremely talented and professional individual, offering only the best marketing services and knowledge to each project. Highly recommend."
"Phenomenal job done by Ellis. Replied almost instantly and always very helpful. Thanks for helping me generate leads and setting up some solid marketing."
"I highly recommend Ellis — extremely professional, great to work with, and truly understood what my business needed from a website."
"Ellis helped me update and further improve my website. Efficient, supportive and really helpful — especially as someone not very tech-savvy!"
"Ellis is absolutely fantastic! Flexible, communicative, and a lovely vibe overall. Will definitely be working with him again moving forward. Thank you Ellis!!"
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We’d love to get to know you and your business needs. Fill in our form or email us below and we’ll respond within 24 hours, or schedule a free intro call at a time that suits you.
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Meet the Founder
Kreate Media is run by Ellis Shelley - we’re not an agency with layers of account managers. When you work with Kreate, you’re working directly with Ellis.
With 7+ years experience in digital marketing and a deep focus on the sports industry, Ellis has helped clubs, gyms, academies and sports brands grow across the UK & beyond.
Ellis has achieved this through premium web design, SEO, content and paid ads. From Padel Clubs filling off-peak courts to sports E-Commerce brands scaling their online brand - the work is always hands-on, and always results-driven.
Want to work with Ellis?
FAQs
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A sports marketing agency helps clubs, gyms, academies and sports brands grow online through a combination of strategy, web design, SEO, content and paid advertising.
Instead of generic marketing, everything is built around the way sports businesses actually attract and retain customers - from filling memberships and court bookings to scaling e-commerce revenue.
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At Kreate Media, our core services include conversion-focused web design, search engine optimisation (SEO), content creation and paid ad campaigns across Meta and Google.
Each service is designed to work together as a system - driving traffic, converting visitors into enquiries and delivering measurable return on investment for sports businesses.
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Digital marketing puts your sports business in front of the people already searching for what you offer.
A strong website converts visitors into enquiries.
SEO gets you found on Google.
Paid ads generate leads on demand.
Together, they replace the inconsistency of word of mouth with a system that brings in new customers every month.
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Yes. We work with sports clubs, gyms, fitness brands, padel clubs, academies, coaches and sports e-commerce brands across the UK and worldwide.
Whether you're a single-site gym looking to increase memberships or a multi-location sports brand scaling nationally, our marketing is built specifically for the sports industry.
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Paid ads can generate leads within the first few weeks.
SEO is a longer game - most sports businesses start seeing meaningful organic growth within three to six months, with results compounding over time.
We set clear expectations upfront so you know exactly what to expect and when.
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Yes. We design conversion-focused websites that are built to turn visitors into enquiries and bookings. Every site is mobile-first, fast-loading and designed around how your customers actually behave online - not just how it looks.
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Absolutely. Our SEO service is built specifically for sports businesses.
We research the keywords your potential customers are searching for, optimise your website to rank for them and create content that builds your authority on Google over time. Without shortcuts we can achieve consistent, sustainable growth.
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Our primary focus is sports businesses across the UK, but we've worked with sports brands internationally where there's a strong fit. If you're in sport and serious about growing online, get in touch and we'll let you know how we can help.
Ready to Grow Your Sports Business Online?
If you're a sports club, gym, academy or brand looking to generate more enquiries, improve your online presence and grow your revenue - we're built for exactly that.
No long contracts. No fluff. Just a clear plan and the execution to back it up.







