FAQ’s – Frequently Asked Questions. 

Q1. How do I know Corrie D Marketing is the real deal and not just another agency making big promises?
Corrie D Marketing has 18 industry award wins across 14 years in business, including Best Digital Marketing Agency Scotland for 5 consecutive years. We hold a Global AI Business Award, a PLATINUM Prestige Award, and our founder Corrie-Dee Whaite is the author of The AI And Digital Revolution on Amazon Kindle. We have been using AI since 2017 — before most agencies even knew what it was. The awards, the track record, and the clients speak for themselves.

Q2. I’ve been burned by a marketing agency before — why should I trust you?
Because we’ve heard this more times than we can count — and it’s exactly why we do things differently. No jargon. No vanity metrics. No disappearing after the invoice is paid. Corrie D Marketing has been run by the same founder since 2011, with the same values, the same direct approach, and the same obsession with results. We don’t take on clients we can’t genuinely help — and we’ll tell you that on the first call.

Q3. What proof do you have that your marketing actually works?
We helped NHS Dumfries & Galloway hit their A&E target for 3 consecutive months with a targeted online ad campaign — the only trust in Scotland to achieve that at the time. Our clients include local councils, MacMillan Cancer Support, Terex Trucks (part of Volvo), and hundreds of Scottish SMEs. 18 awards across 14 years don’t land in your lap — they come from campaigns that deliver real results.

Q4. How long has Corrie D Marketing been in business?
Corrie D Marketing was founded in 2011 by Corrie-Dee Whaite, who brings 35 years of advertising, sales and marketing experience to every client engagement. Before founding CDM, Corrie-Dee worked with some of the UK’s highest-selling newspaper titles including the Daily Mail, Metro and The Sun, and holds an HND in Advertising and PR from Central College of Commerce.

Q5. Are you a one-woman band — what happens if I need support?
Yes, Corrie-Dee leads every client relationship personally — and that’s a feature, not a bug. You will never be handed to a junior who doesn’t know your business. For specialist delivery, CDM works with a trusted network of expert partners. You get senior-level strategy and attention on every single project, every single time.

Q6. What do I actually get for my money?
That depends on what you need — and we’ll be straight with you about that on the first call. CDM offers DIY, DWY or DFY (budget dependant) and done-for-you online advertising and digital marketing campaigns, AI training and coaching, SaaS app development, lead generation, video production, web design, branding, PR and more. Every engagement is bespoke. No cookie-cutter packages, no padded retainers.

Q7. Do you work with small businesses or just big corporate clients?
Both — and we’re proud of it. Corrie D Marketing has worked with the NHS, local councils and multinational blue chip clients, and we have delivered the same award-winning standard of work for sole traders and small Scottish businesses with modest budgets. If you have a real business and a genuine goal, we want to talk to you.

Q8. How do I get started — what does the first call look like?
Simple. Book your free one-hour consultation and we’ll have a straight-talking conversation about where you are, where you want to be, and what’s actually standing in the way. No hard sell. No jargon. No obligation. Just honest advice from someone who has been doing this for 35 years and winning awards for 14. If we’re a good fit, we’ll tell you. If we’re not, we’ll tell you that too.

Q9. What areas do you cover?
Corrie D Marketing is based in Ayrshire, Scotland, but our clients come from all over the UK and worldwide — including the United States. We deliver everything online, on Zoom, and remotely, so location is never a barrier. If you have a great business and want real results, we want to hear from you — wherever you are.

Q10. What are your payment terms?
All services at Corrie D Marketing are prepaid in advance — no surprises, no hidden costs. We offer package pricing rather than open-ended retainers. For display and YouTube ads we sell on a CPM basis. For Google Search campaigns we charge a monthly management retainer of £500, with ad creative updates charged at £300. Simple, transparent, and agreed upfront before we start any work.

And you’re looking for a friendly, experienced, qualified, affordable and approachable AI and Digital Marketing Services by a multi award winning AI and Digital Marketing agency that can offer you a one to personal service to help to educate you to make informed decisions to take your business to the next level?

GET help TODAY.  Call NOW!  Tel: 01294 559480. OR Mob   07411 170758.

To arrange a FREE one hour telephone consultation contact us via our contact form on our website CLICK HERE

35 Years Experience

Founder Corrie-Dee Whaite has an unrivalled 35 Years experience in AI, Digital, Advertising, Sales and Marketing – And is an award winning strategic business and life coach – inspired by the teachings of Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi.

Having worked in the corporate world prior to launching Corrie D Marketing after almost 13 years and being made redundant from The Daily Mail in October 2011 Corrie-Dee has helped to shape some of the worlds most iconic brands working for some of the UK’s highest selling newspaper titles, helping to hone her craft – investing over £850,000 spanning an illustrious 35 year career, working for many blue-chip multinational clients within the national press spanning across numerous sectors. Here’s a few examples of signature brands I have dealt with over the years; 

Food giants ie Cadburys, McDonald’s, Pizza Hut.

Health sector Hearcare/Specsavers, Bannatyne’s Health Club, Stobo Castle and Gleneagles.

Financial institutions The Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB.

Designer luxury brands Calvin Klein, Belstaff, Cruise Clothing, Marina Rinaldi, Jane Davidson, Boohoo, Kitten Kidzwear and Cruise Clothing/Cruise Fashions and Gina Smart, Catherines Of Partick and many more.

Shopping centres Princes Square, St Enoch Centre, Ayr Central, Clyde Shopping Centre, Kingdom Shopping Centre.

Leisure sector “The legendary” T In The Park, and many of the big brands – boxing and concert promoters.

Theatres Kings Theatre, Pavilion Theatre.

Home Improvements ScrewFix and many more a large majority of our clients are from home improvements and property sectors.

Retail Well known household names ie The Co-Op, Go Outdoors, York Barbell Fitness, Chips Away, Slater Menswear, Slanj, Foot Solutions, MacGregor & McDuff, The Kilt Centre and many more..

Commercial Property In-Shops, Ryden Auctions.

Auctions Tennants Auctioneers, Wilsons Auctions, McTears Auctioneers & Valuers.

Whisky companies One of Scotland’s biggest exports – Famous Grouse, Morrison Bowmore, Inverhouse Distillers. Whisky retailers Gordon & MacPhail. Brands ie Glenmorangie and Glenfarclas.

Within titles ie Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday & The Metro – Associated Newspapers (DMGT), The Sun – News Corporation and Forth & Clyde Weekly press – Dunfermline Press Group spanning almost 25 years before launching in October 2011.

Covering various sectors ie B2B & Franchising, Health, Fashion, Retail, Property, Entertainments, Home Improvements, Entertainments, Travel and Leisure sectors, Recruitment, Learning and Personal Development.

Corrie-Dee also launched NEW sections in Scotland, including Construction, Whisky, Auctions and Farming/Agricultural sections.

Having amassed a wealth of knowledge from working with many sectors and verticals and various types of businesses over the years. Corrie-Dee has a good knowledge of most sectors and the best times of the calendar year to advertise! So if you’re a business owner you may as well capitalise on this experience and knowledge. Corrie-Dee is always keen to learn more, to hear about your business and gain an understanding of your products/services/competitors etc. Every day’s a school day as they say 🙂

Corrie-Dee also graduated from Central College of Commerce with an HND in Advertising and PR from Central College Of Commerce.

You can see our qualifications and many courses attended including “Train The Trainer” and received the BEST sales training in the UK while at Daily Mail (DMGT) trained in Kensington in London by RADA. At Thomson Directories back in the year of the Millennium that’s where our founder got the bug for digital and online ads while working for a new product launch known as Thomweb in Farnborough. Corrie-Dee also worked at St Catherines Docks in London for The Sun. (Part of News International and Fox News).

MY STORY

From an early age (coming from an entrepreneurial background, my Grandparents owned a farm between Stranraer and Portpatrick a beautiful location in the South West Of Scotland), but as a child we travelled the UK with my Dads job as Senior Quantity Surveyor. Fond memories of long trips up North from our house in  Stockton On Tees in Cleveland where I atteneded school in my junior years.

I looked forward to road trips with my Mum and Dad – My mum used to love singing and dancing she was always listening to music! My Mum is the kindest, most generous person you could ever meet.

This young girl dancing reminded me of a picture we used to have of my Mum. She has insprited me to help other parents with their travel journeys – those long road trips to Stranraer she made so much fun!

My Mum also helped out a local nursery at my junior school in Norton I loved playing in sand pits with water and sand and the blue metal see saw. We would go on a “Bear Hunt” back in the 70’s my Mum would read to me every night and sing me a “Good Night” song!

On long car journeys we would sing happy songs, play games and it’s the inspiration behind one of my newest SaaS apps – and a few of the characters you can find in our website designed for busy parents and Grandparents called “Curious Kids Stories” www.curiouskidsstories.com and the educational characters in our books, and animated characters in our animated educational videos on our Curious Kids Stories YouTube channel. Where kids can watch screens while also being educated. With animated videos ie A Day On The Farm With Farmer Frank  You can visit our Curious Kids Stories website CLICK HERE

We don’t just talk the talk! We walk the walk.

With five SaaS apps live and launched in 2026

Five SaaS apps one is more than 25 years in the making (no joke!) It’s still a work in progress and requires more work.

Another was 18 months in the making

I designed this app after being on the receiving end of an HMRC enquiry – to help business owners I’d been using AI to deep research and using mirror technology using open source information I built this SaaS app.

This does not replace your accountant nor does it give financial advice.  But with the exponential rise in VAT enquiries up 23% and inheritance tax up 33% HMRC investigations are no longer something that happens to someone else.

I built our first web app www.auditprotect.biz to help business owners, landlords, SME’s, Ltd / Limited Companies and partnerships, self employed contractors, coaches and consultants –  and those who support them ie Accountants and bookkeepers.

Our AI sniffer dog sniffs out trouble BEFORE it bites, with our audit risk analysis AI software. This does not replace accountants but runs alongside them offering you an extra layer of self scrutiny. Accountants do not offer this.

To find out more contact Corrie-Dee Whaite on Tel 01294 559480 or Mob 07411 170758 or contact us via the website or email corrie@corriedmarketing.co.uk