Your Industry is Too Specific for a Generalist Agency

Retain Media is a specialist digital marketing agency working exclusively with dealers, OEMs, and related businesses across Australia and New Zealand. We cover automotive, caravanning, marine, motorcycles, trucks, construction equipment, and agricultural machinery. We know your buyers and build strategies that reach them. 

A Team on the Inside

Brian Sullivan founded Retain Media in 2018. He didn’t set out to start a marketing agency. He set out to solve a problem he’d watched the industry struggle with for years.

Before Retain, Brian spent more than a decade inside the vehicle industries, across editorial roles at Caravan World, Power Torque, and Cycle Torque, before spending seven years at Carsales as Strategy and Insights Manager across six verticals: caravans, motorcycles, marine, trucks, construction, and farm equipment.

In that role, Brian sat across the table from countless marketing teams, dealer principals, and sales managers. Smart, capable people managing growing digital budgets on top of everything else they already had on their plates.

Most of them didn’t have the time, the resources, or a partner who understood their market.

Now, with Retain Media, they do.

The Road to Now

From a one-man operation with a clear vision to a full-service team embedded in some of Australia’s most competitive industries. Here’s how we got here.

Retain Media is Founded

Brian identifies a gap in the market and registers Retain Media in January.

First Trade Show

Brian presents at the Kawasaki dealer conference in November, drawing on years of industry conference experience to share what dealers need to hear.

We Go Fully Remote

COVID-19 changes how most businesses operate. For us, it opens a door. We decide to hire Australia-wide to source the best talent regardless of where they live.

Free Industry Tools

We launch Facebook Ad Spy and Google Ad Spy, so dealers and OEMs have a free window into competitor activity.

First Team Conference

The whole team travels to Manila in July to meet in person for the first time, marking the first of an annual tradition.

New Channels, Wider Reach

We add Spotify, programmatic OOH, and native advertising to our service offerings. Our research is cited by realestate.com.au in a national feature.

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We Sign Our First Client

Our first client comes on board in May. It’s a relationship we still nurture today.

Our Team Moves In-House

We replace contractors with dedicated specialists who understand our clients' industries and care about their results.

Industry Recognition

We receive finalist nominations at the Social Media Marketing Awards for Best Use of Facebook and Best Integrated Campaign, for our work with Avida RV.

CIAA Debut

We exhibit at the Caravan Industry Association of Australia show for the first time and take to the stage as speakers — a tradition we continue each year.

First Market Intelligence Report

Our first Motorcycle Market Brand Consideration Report goes live in October. Caravan, truck, marine, and farm machinery soon follow.

Assembled for Your Market

We're Specialists, Not Generalists

While other agencies spread themselves across beauty brands, tech startups, and hospitality clients, we’ve spent years going deep in one space. We understand how your buyers research, what they respond to, and how they move from awareness to purchase. That means we’re not learning on your dollar. Every cent goes where it counts.

We Bring the Data

Every campaign we run is backed by real market intelligence. We publish quarterly reports across our core verticals, track buyer behaviour trends, and stay close to the research that shapes your industry — and all of it fuels the way we plan, build, and execute campaigns.

Everything Under One Bonnet

Strategy, paid media, SEO, content, social, web development. We handle it all in-house. That means tighter execution, faster turnaround, and a team that’s as invested in your success as you are.

The Brains Behind the Wheel

We started out delivering strategy and managing the implementation around us. But as we grew, it became clear that industry knowledge needed to be embedded in every part of the work, not just the thinking behind it.

Today, Retain Media comprises a full team of specialists across SEO, Ads, programmatic marketing, and creative. Let’s introduce them.

Brian

Managing Director

With more than 20 years working inside the automotive and vehicle industries, Brian brings a level of market intelligence that most agencies simply can’t replicate. He’s spent his career understanding how buyers in the OEM and dealer space research and make decisions, and he applies that directly to each client’s strategy.

Asanka

Sales Director

Asanka has over 15 years of media marketing experience, partnering with dealers and OEMs in Transport, Construction and Agriculture. He bridges traditional and digital media to connect brands with B2B audiences and deliver strong ROI.

Fran

Senior Performance Manager

Fran is a marketing professional with 13+ years of experience in digital performance, brand strategy, and multi-platform campaigns. She’s passionate about blending creativity with data-driven strategy to deliver strong ROI and long-term brand growth.

Nick

Performance Manager

One of our longest-serving team members, Nick has been with Retain since 2022. Easygoing and personable, Nick brings a decade of experience as a copywriter and an in-depth knowledge of our markets and industries to his role, ensuring our clients are always set up for success.

Kathy

Total Rewards and HR Operations

Kathy has spent 20+ years across Asia and Australia working with senior execs to drive talent retention and improve HR operations.

Joy

Co-ordinator

An experienced co-ordinator who specialises in supporting managers, streamlining operations, and ensuring smooth communication across teams. Joy keeps projects on track by managing schedules, tasks, and follow-ups to help deliver seamless client outcomes.

Jelly

Creative & Operations

With 9+ years of advertising experience, including five in automotive, Jelly knows what good creative looks like in these industries. She delivers the visuals and automated systems that keep campaigns sharp and operations seamless.

Lou

SEO Lead

Lou oversees the SEO department at Retain, with seven years of experience untangling the kinds of problems that don’t have an obvious answer. She’s genuinely proud of the team she’s built, and still happiest when she’s in the weeds with them.

Suzanne

Technical Lead

With 8+ years of experience in digital marketing, Suzanne thrives on solving complex problems and translating technical concepts into actionable strategies. She works across teams to keep projects running smoothly, overseeing technical SEO, data analytics, and web development.

Aaron

Data Specialist

With over a decade of experience, Aaron solves complex data challenges by building scalable, automated systems. He collaborates across teams to manage large-scale processing and dashboard development, ensuring reliable reporting and data-driven decision-making.

Jez

Web Developer

Jez is a web developer with 5+ years of experience building reliable, high-quality websites. He puts performance, maintainability, and the user experience at the centre of everything he builds, so your site works as hard as the campaigns driving traffic to it.

Sam

Web Designer

Sam is a UI/UX designer with 10+ years of experience creating intuitive web and mobile interfaces. She also brings expertise in branding and marketing design, offering a well-rounded approach to digital communication.

Jade

Copywriter

Jade writes copy that sounds like your brand, speaks to your audience, and does its job. With 7+ years experience and a background spanning SEO, advertising, social, and editorial, she tailors her approach to the specific expectations of Australian and New Zealand markets.

Sophia

Content Writer

Sophia believes great copy starts with truly understanding the reader. With five years across creative writing, journalism and SEO, she’s shaped content for clients in Australia, Asia, and North America, bringing care and consistency from first draft to final polish.

John “Bear”

Content Writer

Bear is a seasoned industry voice with hands-on experience in boating, farming, and engineering. That background means he writes for trade and enthusiast audiences with the kind of authenticity you can’t brief into a generalist writer.

Russel

Ads Designer

Russel is a graphic designer with a focus on marketing and ad creatives. He enjoys creating visuals that are simple, clear, and effective. He works with the team to produce designs that support performance and overall campaign results

Bec

Social Ads Team Leader

Bec has 10+ years of experience in paid social strategy across a wide range of industries, including automotive. She is a digital marketing expert, specialising in paid social strategy. She leads our clients’ digital success across social, outdoor, video, audio, and native channels.

Kim

Digital Media Co-Ordinator

Kim ensures high-impact digital delivery through expert execution. A specialist in technical setups and tracking, she supports the team by optimising assets for seamless, high-performing results.

Miguel

Digital Media Co-Ordinator

With 4+ years of experience in digital marketing, Miguel specialises in Meta advertising and lead generation. He also manages everything from campaign setup and conversion tracking to performance analysis and optimisation, helping businesses generate high-quality leads and maximise ROI.

Katy

Google Ads Specialist

Katy has 7+ years of experience delivering e-commerce and lead gen results. She takes a hands-on approach to daily bidding, targeting, and budget health. By working as a true partner and providing honest insights, Katy ensures every dollar spent drives real revenue and long-term growth.

Rhi

Google Ads Manager

With over 8 years experience in Google Ads, Rhi is a seasoned digital strategist skilled in driving growth for lead gen and e-commerce brands. She focuses on maximising performance through data-driven strategies and precise audience targeting to deliver impactful campaigns that convert.

Industry Association

We don’t just market to these industries. We work among them. Retain Media is a proud member of the associations championing caravanning, boating, and farm machinery across Australia, which keeps us close to the people, data, and issues shaping your market.

Awards and Recognition

We measure success in enquiries and units out the gate, not trophies. Still, it’s good to see our work recognised by the wider marketing industry. Every award or shortlisting below started with a campaign built to sell. 

Where You Might See Us

We present at industry events across Australia, sharing research and practical strategies with dealers, OEMs, and automotive and machinery professionals.

Caravan Industry Association of Australia National Conference

We speak annually at the CIAA’s National Conference on the Gold Coast, one of the most important gatherings in the RV and caravan space. The event brings together dealers, manufacturers, park operators, and industry professionals from across the country to share insights, tackle industry challenges, and shape the road ahead.

Outside Our Scope? No Worries!

Most of our clients are dealers, OEMs, and businesses in the automotive world: caravans, motorcycles, marine, trucks, construction, and ag equipment. We’ve spent years understanding these industries, and that’s where we do our best work.

But that doesn’t mean we’re not open to partnering with people we usually wouldn’t. If you’re outside our usual markets and think we could help, please reach out to us. The worst that happens is we have a conversation and decide we’re not the right fit. The best that happens is we become partners for the long haul.