No agency theatre · Est. by people who do the work

Senior thinking. Sleeves rolled up.

T40 is the senior workshop SMEs call when the brand, the marketing, the systems or the plan is holding growth back. Prices in writing, senior hands only — and a business that stops depending on you doing everything.

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Hand-drawn portrait of Ben Macdonald
Ben · systems, AI & practical tech
Hand-drawn portrait of Mark Ingleby
Mark · brand, creative & straight talk
You talk to the people doing the thinking. Radical, we know.
Useful proof

Built on real work, not pitch-deck promises.

40+ Years of combined hands-on experience
100+ Projects shipped for ambitious teams
0 Junior-account-manager relay races
The cost of staying stuck

Stuck is expensive.

None of it needs a big agency. It needs senior hands on the right job, this quarter.

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  • While the brand undersells the work, you compete on price.
  • While the pipeline is quiet, the diary fills with the wrong meetings.
  • While the admin wins, you lose a day a week you never invoice.
Most plans carry a guarantee with teeth — ROI in 90 days or we work for free.
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Make the complex feel obvious.

Strategy, words and digital craft working as one—not three suppliers stapled together.

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The Transpeye website — security intelligence, made commercially clear
Transpeye · Security intelligence, made commercially clear

Transpeye / Technology & security

From clever platform to clear proposition.

A sharper story, a more useful website and a connected toolkit that helps buyers understand the value before the first call.

Positioning
Website system
Product story
Sales tools
Start with the job

What do you need fixed?

Four ways in. One senior team around the table. No need to diagnose yourself first.

Creative 01

“Make us look as good as we are.”

Brand strategy, visual identity and creative work that gives a strong business the presence it deserves.

After: a brand that opens doors before you’re in the room.

Sharpen the brand
Marketing 02

“Bring us better leads.”

Websites, campaigns and content built around useful demand—not vanity dashboards.

After: enquiries you actually want to answer.

Build the pipeline
Systems 03

“Get the admin off our backs.”

AI, automation and joined-up tools that remove repetitive work without removing the humans.

After: 15–20 hours a week back, without losing the humans.

Find the friction
Growth 04

“Help us choose the next move.”

Commercial clarity, fractional leadership and honest challenge when the route forward is foggy.

After: a plan you believe in — and someone holding you to it.

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“Ability to think strategically and provide creative leadership.”

Candace Gerlach · Founder · The Conscious Marketing Group

“All in all, a great experience!”

Jack Peagam · Co-Founder & CEO · Linkup

“Working with him is always a pleasure.”

Becca Keegan · Entertainment, Sports & Media Broker · LMP Insurance

“It's been an absolute pleasure working together.”

Ricky Sahota · Owner · Cluck'd

“Down-to-earth attitude without being the least bit precious.”

Ben Toye · Commercial Director · Big North Films Ltd

“Passionate about getting the best results out of any project.”

Shaun Kelly · Director and Owner · Loaded Branding

“Best decision I've made so far as editor.”

John Allsopp · Editor and Owner · MotoGusto Magazine

“Brought a level of professionalism that was required.”

Robin Harris · Former Managing Director · Feridax Ltd

“Developed a clearer brand identity and communications approach.”

Hannah Wadey · CEO · Safer Business Network

“We now have a much clearer direction of where we need to be.”

Natalie Parsons · Founder · Dear Bump

“Forward thinking and designs were inspirational.”

Michelle Garvey · Marketing Manager

“He will add vibrant creativity to any business.”

Anita Chumber · Marketing Professional

“The work you've done is brilliant, thank you so much for all your hard work on it, it's been received very well.”

Nick Allen · Marketing Manager · Birmingham Chamber of Commerce

A short process on purpose

How the workshop works.

  1. 01 Tell us what is stuck. One useful conversation. Plain English welcome.
  2. 02 Get the right brains in the room. Only the specialists the problem needs.
  3. 03 Make, ship, learn. Real work in your hands, with no grand reveal theatre.
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We’ve sat where you’re sitting — running the thing and fixing the thing at the same time. Ben and Mark stay close to the work; no disappearing act after the sale.

From the bench

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In plain English

T40 Associates is a growth partner for UK SMEs. We do brand strategy and design, marketing that brings useful leads, AI and automation that hand you your week back, and fractional CMO and CTO leadership for when the next move is foggy. Two senior principals lead every engagement from our Warwickshire workshop, with a bench of trusted specialists behind them — and most projects ship in two to four weeks, not quarters.

Plans from £495/mo · Every price public

Day rates 30–40% under typical agencies — in writing before we start.

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Got a knotty growth problem?

Tell us where it hurts. We’ll tell you honestly whether we can help—and what we would do first.