About us

Small by design A boutique marketing agency in Sheffield

We keep our client list short on purpose. It means every partnership gets the people who started the business, not an account manager reading from a template, and the results we report on are yours, not an average.

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Our story

Storyboard Digital started with a simple frustration. Good marketing was being sold at prices only large companies could afford, and the smaller businesses that needed it most were getting templated work from agencies that never really understood them.

So we built the agency we wished existed. One that works closely with a handful of clients, learns each business inside out, and delivers the kind of strategic, creative work that usually comes with an enterprise price tag, at a budget that makes sense for an SME.

Our name is our belief: every brand has a story worth telling. We are here to help you tell yours, with clarity, creativity and a strategy that actually delivers.

Small but mighty. Proudly independent.

Being small is our advantage. No layers, no hand-offs, no juniors learning on your account. The people you meet on the first call are the people doing the work, and they will still be doing it a year later.

Independent means we answer to you and nobody else. No network targets to hit, no preferred platforms to push, no reason to recommend anything except the thing that will work.

How we think

01

Outcomes over output

We report on leads, cost per acquisition and revenue. Impressions and reach are context, never the headline.

02

Say it straight

If something is not working, you hear it from us first, with a plan to fix it. If an idea will not pay off, we say so before you spend on it.

03

Understand first

We do not start on a channel until we understand the business, the customer and where the money actually comes from.

04

Built for your budget

Premium work does not need an enterprise budget. We scope to what you can invest and make every pound accountable.

05

You own everything

Accounts, data, creative and code stay in your name. If we ever part ways, nothing needs rebuilding.

06

Relationships, not retainers

We would rather earn the renewal each month than lock you in. Most of our clients have been with us for years because of that.

How a partnership works

The same four steps whether it is a one-off project or an ongoing retainer. No mystery, no surprises.

1

Discovery

A call to understand the business, the goals and what has been tried. We tell you honestly whether we can help.

2

Strategy

An audit of what you have, a plan tied to your numbers and tracking set up so we can measure enquiries, not just traffic.

3

Delivery

We build and run the work across whichever channels earn a place, with one team and one point of contact.

4

Review

A monthly report built around outcomes and a quarterly review of what to scale, fix or stop.

The people

A small team, working with purpose.

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Divya Shankar

Co-founder, Strategy and Digital Marketing

Over a decade of B2B marketing across EdTech, SaaS and cybersecurity, before co-founding Storyboard Digital. Known for turning complex businesses into clear stories that bring in real enquiries.

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Shayast Panezai

Co-founder, Content and Web

A background in video production and content creation, now leading content and web builds at Storyboard. Proudest of work that looks great and actually gets people to pick up the phone.

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Based in Sheffield, working across the UK

We are in the heart of Sheffield city centre and love working face to face where we can. Most of our partnerships run remotely across the UK and a few further afield, and it makes no difference to the work.

Courtwood House
Silver Street Head
Sheffield S1 2DD

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Let's tell your story

Share where the business is and where you want it to be. We will come back within one working day with an honest view of the upside.