Tom Rowley

Career

Fifteen years, role by role

New Zealand and the United Kingdom, across ecommerce, lead generation, fintech and startups.

2024 – PresentNow

Digital Performance Manager

Empire9 · Christchurch, NZ

Leading the performance marketing team and overseeing campaigns across paid media. Sharpening internal processes, building multi-channel acquisition across Google and Meta, and putting AI to work in reporting and workflow automation.

2021 – 2024

Communications & Relationship Manager

MCP New Zealand · Christchurch

Service delivery and marketing for a fast-growing digital and ecommerce startup. Rebuilt process documentation from scratch, trained the team, and led lead-generation campaigns and three website rebuilds.

2017 – 2021

Head of Digital Marketing

Happy Monday · Canterbury, NZ

Digital strategy and delivery for a portfolio of NZ clients, from SMEs to blue-chip brands. Multi-channel acquisition across SEO, PPC and paid social, high-converting landing pages, and a steady A/B testing programme.

2016 – 2017

Digital Marketing Specialist

Link Engine Management · Global

Helped roll out a worldwide digital strategy for a leader in motorsport electronics. B2C and B2B lead generation, SEO and PPC on high-intent automotive searches, and content across international markets.

2013 – 2015

SEO & Digital Marketing Manager

Riverbanks Clinic & Retail Merchant Services · UK

First-page rankings in a fiercely competitive cosmetic-surgery search landscape, then a new lead-generation platform on Umbraco with CRM-integrated capture, nurturing and qualification.

2009 – 2013

Digital Marketing Manager

WorldPay & CardSave · London, UK

Owned inbound acquisition through the Advent & Bain Capital carve-out of CardSave. Ran Google Ads at £5k+ a day on competitive finance keywords and scaled new business from hundreds to several thousand qualified leads a month.

2004 – 2009

Digital marketing, early career

Bullet PR & First Rate · NZ

Where it started: SEO, paid search and copywriting as PR moved digital-first, building the practical foundation across every core channel.

An excellent manager, approachable and open minded. He was prepared to think outside the box.

Amit Shah, reported directly to Tom · LinkedIn recommendation

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Got a marketing problem worth solving, or just want to compare notes on AI and paid media? Drop me a line and I’ll get back to you.

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