About Us

If you own or manage a small to medium sized business in the Tauranga area (including Mount Maunganui and Papamoa), then you are the reason that Marketing First exists.

Now is the time to invest in improving and strengthening your business.

Hi, my name is Sheldon Nesdale. I am a Marketing Consultant, and I founded Marketing First 2009 Ltd in April of 2009.

Lets talk about how I can help: Take advantage of my free, no obligation, 45min chat about your business.

Am I qualified to help you with your business?

Well, that judgment is yours and yours alone.

All I can do is provide you with evidence that I hope will convince you that we can work together. And then you will have to take a chance on me (even though I guarantee your satisfaction).

I promise you one thing – I’m not going to waste your time. During the initial free, 45 minute chat about your business, if I don’t think I can help, I will walk away.

So first I want to tell you that I have been living and breathing marketing for 7 years. I just love it!

It started with 4 years at Waikato University where I completed a Bachelor of Electronic Commerce with 1st class honours, majoring in Marketing and Communications.

For 3 years I worked as a Marketing Executive for private companies here in Tauranga.

And now I’m a Marketing Consultant, ready and willing to work with you on your business.

A quick summary of my experience

• New Businesses – I’ve helped launch 11 new businesses in the last 7 years
• Business Plans – I’ve written 24 business plans
• Marketing Campaign Strategies – I’ve helped develop 38 marketing campaign strategies
• Advertising Mediums – I’ve had experience with just about every marketing and advertising medium you can think of (Related Article: 60 ways to advertise your business)
• Websites – I’ve built 19 websites from the ground up (websites are one of my favourite advertising mediums). (Related Article: How to build a website that wins you business)
• I Learn Fast – I have been reading 1.5 business books a week since August 2008 (read some summaries), and I’m currently studying part-time for an MBA

Sheldon Nesdale is a regular contributor to New Zealand’s respected online business resource Business Blogs. Read the columns, and those from other NZ business writers