Brandspace was founded by Matt Gwynne, who has 20 years in marketing on both sides of the table. He started agency-side at Imaginet, working on SEO, paid search and conversion for clients including Hoover UK, then spent 13 years leading digital, brand and conversion teams at City & County of Swansea and Swansea University, most recently as Associate Head of Marketing. Along the way he ran a six-figure ad budget and managed the agencies spending it, and he spent 16 years hiring agencies before starting Brandspace.
That last part shapes how we work. Matt’s been the client paying for a website from one supplier, SEO from another and ads from someone else, and watching nobody take responsibility for whether the enquiries came in. Brandspace exists to join those pieces up for owner-led service businesses, starting every plan with a strategy and judging it on the enquiries and jobs it brings in.
When you work with us, Matt is your main point of contact and the person accountable for your plan, with trusted partners brought in for things like paid social, email and larger ad accounts. There’s no ticket desk, so you’re talking to the person planning the work.
We’re based in Gowerton, Swansea, and work with service businesses across South Wales and the rest of the UK. You can read more on the about page, or book a free call to talk it through.
Related questions
Who founded Brandspace?
Brandspace was founded by Matt Gwynne, a marketer with 20 years’ experience, most recently as Associate Head of Marketing at Swansea University, who spent 16 years hiring agencies before starting the business. He set it up to plan and run marketing for owner-led service businesses as one joined-up system. He’s still your main point of contact today.
Is Brandspace a big agency?
No, Brandspace is a focused agency led by Matt, and we work with a limited number of businesses because we only take one per trade in each area. That keeps the work personal, with one person accountable for your plan. For paid social, email and larger ad accounts we bring in trusted partners and keep them joined up with your strategy, so you’re not coordinating several agencies yourself.
Will I deal with Matt directly?
Yes, Matt is your main point of contact, and you won’t be passed to a ticket desk. He’s involved in your strategy and in the monthly conversations about what’s working, so the person you speak to understands the whole plan. On Growth and PRO that includes a monthly strategy call.
Why does it matter that Matt hired agencies for 16 years?
It means he knows what it’s like to be the client paying for marketing and wondering what it’s actually producing. That experience is why we report on enquiries and jobs, keep everything in one plan, and make it easy to reach the people doing the work. It’s the owner’s side of the table, and it’s the side we try to stay on.
