Sports Marketing Agency for Ambitious Clubs, Brands and Businesses

A website homepage for a padel tennis club showing a young woman and man shaking hands on an outdoor court, both holding rackets, with options for about, contact, and booking now.

• 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

  • Logo for Sculpt + Pilates with the tagline "A Slice of Strength"
  • Logo for Salty Padel, featuring two padel rackets and a stylized 'S' design.
  • Logo for DGM with a tree icon and text reading "Design - Decorate & Turn Pine Element" on a black background.
  • Text reading 'CARIBOU' in white letters on a black background, with the letter 'A' replaced by a triangle.
  • The word 'AESTERA' written in white capital letters on a black background.
  • Logo of Torquay Golf Club featuring a shield with a sailing ship, a castle, and wings.

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.

  • From grassroots to professional. Websites, SEO and marketing that fill courts, pitches and memberships.

  • Marketing systems that drive sign-ups, retain members and help you scale to multiple locations.

  • The fastest-growing sport in the UK deserves marketing that keeps up too. We help Padel Clubs fill courts and build communities.

  • Programmes, camps and coaching businesses that need a stronger online presence and a predictable flow of bookings.

  • 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...

  • People visit. Nobody converts. You know something's off but you can't pinpoint what.

  • Likes aren't paying the bills. Your content isn't turning followers into bookings.

  • Fancy proposals with zero results. Or you paid for a website that isn’t getting results.

  • Referrals are great until they dry up. You instead need a system that brings people to you consistently.

  • 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."

Justin Waring-CraneWeb Design Client
★★★★★

"A genuinely lovely guy who has your best interests at heart, and happens to be great at his job. Highly recommend."

Diane SamwaysSEO Client
★★★★★

"Have worked with Ellis on various projects recently, including the building of my business website. Professional, talented, and great to work with throughout."

Barry DownWeb Design Client
★★★★★

"Efficient, fast and coherent web design. Ellis was excellent to communicate with and created a great platform to build from."

Bradley ChalkWeb Design Client
★★★★★

"Ellis worked with us excellently to promote our Golf Club on social media networks and with great results. Would highly recommend."

Craig Gibson, Torquay Golf ClubSports Content Creation
★★★★★

"Ellis created a series of marketing materials for my business to the exact specifications and very quickly! Would highly recommend!!"

Phil SalterPadel Events Company
★★★★★

"Ellis Shelley at Kreate Media has been instrumental in supporting The Really Useful Network from the very beginning. An absolute pleasure to work with."

John R.Web Design Client
★★★★★

"Ellis is a fantastic web designer — professional, creative, and easy to work with. He understood my vision and delivered beyond expectations."

Aziza FinkelRealty Finds, Web Design Client
★★★★★

"Ellis was great from start to finish. Really clear and efficient and made some great upgrades to my online Pilates studio. Would highly recommend!"

Amy WalkerSculpt Pilates, Website redesign Client
★★★★★

"Ellis is fantastic! I'll definitely be working with him again."

Sports E-Commerce ClientSEO / Google Rankings
★★★★★

"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."

Alex RoodDieFulfilled, Online Course Build
★★★★★

"Ellis was great to work with! Adaptable, flexible and responded to my questions with a calm and reassuring manner throughout the whole project."

Lisa LowWeb Design Client
★★★★★

"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."

Di LeviWeb Design Client
★★★★★

"Ellis has been brilliant and really understood what our business needed. He was able to create strategies that work and deliver real results."

Parts Direct GroupDigital Marketing Client
★★★★★

"Ellis is an extremely talented and professional individual, offering only the best marketing services and knowledge to each project. Highly recommend."

Callan FoulserSports Marketing Client
★★★★★

"Phenomenal job done by Ellis. Replied almost instantly and always very helpful. Thanks for helping me generate leads and setting up some solid marketing."

Jake ParsonsLead Generation Client
★★★★★

"I highly recommend Ellis — extremely professional, great to work with, and truly understood what my business needed from a website."

Pro Football TrialsSports Web Design Client
★★★★★

"Ellis helped me update and further improve my website. Efficient, supportive and really helpful — especially as someone not very tech-savvy!"

Georgina GrayWeb Design Client
★★★★★

"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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Ellis Shelley, founder of Kreate Media marketing agency, leaning on a black and wooden railing inside a dimly lit restaurant or bar, with dark green walls, warm wall lamp, and a mural or artwork in the background.

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 work directly with Ellis.

With 7+ years in digital marketing and a deep focus on the sports industry, Ellis has helped clubs, gyms, academies and sports brands across the UK grow through web design, SEO, content and paid ads. From Padel Clubs filling off-peak courts to sports E-Commerce brands scaling their online revenue - the work is always hands-on, always results-driven.

You'll work directly with Ellis.

 FAQs

  • Our web design projects start from £1,500 for one-page websites, with full multi-page websites from £3,000+ and E-Commerce sites quoted based on scope and goals. Every website is custom-built to meet your business needs and ultimately deliver results.

  • Content creation is at the heart of our social media management services. We’ll create scroll-stopping visuals, reels, and branded content tailored to your audience and platform - whether it’s Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok or even YouTube.

  • We start with a discovery call to learn your goals, audience, and brand. Then we create a clear strategy, timeline and design direction.

    For web design, we manage everything from concept to launch - including SEO setup, mobile optimisation, finishing with handover training.

  • While we specialise in the sports and fitness industry, we also work with businesses in other sectors. From housing developers, to law firms, E-Commerce brands, we’ve delivered results across the board. Check out our portfolio to see past work from a variety of industries.

  • We charge a one-off setup fee and a monthly management fee. Your ad spend (via Meta or Google) is billed separately.

    We then monitor performance weekly and adjust the budget for better return on investment. Paid ads help your business increase reach, leads, and conversions faster than other methods.

  • We build websites using Squarespace & Shopify. depending on whether your business needs a service-based site or a full e-commerce platform. Both platforms are powerful, mobile-friendly and easy to manage once your site is live.

  • Timelines vary depending on scope, but we’ve launched full websites in as little as one week. A typical Squarespace or Shopify site takes 2–4 weeks, depending on content, functionality and revisions.

    Need a website fast? Let us know - we’ll work with you and see if we can make it happen and launch online quickly and professionally.

  • Yes - if your website isn’t ranking high enough, we can solve this.

    We also implement on-page SEO best practices on every project. From structured content and image optimisation to keyword targeting and meta data, we help your site rank higher on Google & AI to drive more traffic.