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About our team
"I’ve been in marketing for more than 40 years. After many years working at Senior Marketing Manager level for major corporates, I founded Commonsense Marketing, and I am privileged to have been delivering results driven marketing services with our awesome team for over 18 years.
We’ve worked for start-ups to large multinational companies, in a variety of service, IT, ecommerce and manufacturing industries.
What really matters to us is having the knowledge and experience to give the right advice, the skills to implement well, and the driving passion to ensure we deliver outstanding results for our clients, every single month." Annette Welsford
Annette Welsford
Chief Happiness Officer
A marketing geek, with more than 30 years experience at senior marketing roles at corporates in Australia and the UK, and hold a Masters in Marketing.
I founded CSM in 1992 with a goal of using my corporate marketing knowledge and skills to help small business owners compete against larger businesses and achieve market growth.
The world of digital marketing is exciting and challenging and fulfilling, all at the same time. I thrive on the magic of a business where I get to be creative and analytical, and keep learning and growing as new strategies and technologies emerge. I also enjoy managing a growing business and learning how to be a better leader.
What really excites me is motivating our clients and our team to achieve more than they expect to and do more than they dreamed they could.
When I’m not being a workaholic, I enjoy going to business events and learning new skills. I basically have an insatiable thirst for knowledge.
Also love camping, cooking and spending hours at the gym in the weights room.
Mike Luciano
Technical Management and Development
Skilled in languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and the backend language PHP. Specialize in frontend development, crafting user interfaces with a strong emphasis on responsiveness and accessibility.
With over 12 years of experience in the tech industry, I began my journey as a programmer, developing accounting and inventory systems. As the demand for websites grew, I shifted into web development, starting with HTML and gradually transitioning to CMS platforms.
Today, I am a WordPress expert with medium to advanced skills in website and graphic design. My background in both development and design enables me to create dynamic, functional websites that are not only visually appealing but also user-friendly and performance-optimized.
I love singing and playing the guitar - just hoping that one day, they'll love me back! 😊
Joseph Tamondong
General Manager
With over 15 years in the IT industry, including 11 years spent leading and managing teams. I’ve had the privilege of guiding a crew of 30+ programmers, DBAs, and system architects in providing Enterprise Software Development, Support, and Maintenance services to global clients.
In 2020, during the whirlwind of the pandemic, I made a bold shift into the world of Digital Marketing, starting as a social media VA. By 2022, I joined CSM as a project manager, and since then, I've worn many hats—embracing my role as the quintessential “Jack of all trades.” It’s been quite the journey, and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
I've had quite the variety of passions over the years. I was a track athlete during my student days, took up mountaineering in my early 20s, joined bowling and billiard tournaments in my mid-20s, learned how to sing in my late 20’s, and became a full-blown gym rat in my early 30s (still going strong!). And lately, I've also found a new interest - gardening.
It wasn’t just the activities themselves that I enjoyed, but the small communities I became part of — and sometimes, it was simply about finding some quiet time for myself (like climbing a mountain in silence or tending to the garden).
It’s been a journey of self-discovery, and who knows where the next adventure will take me — maybe even to a bodybuilding podium someday.
Pee Jay Latombo
Web Developer and Tech Management
WordPress development and management, CRM management, domain and hosting administration, workflows
A dedicated tech geek with over 10 years of experience as a verified developer, I specialise in WordPress and Shopify platforms. I can create and customise themes, plugins, and dynamic websites tailored to meet clients' specific needs. I am experienced in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP.
Throughout my career, I have taken on a diverse array of responsibilities, from domain and server management to installing and customizing CMS platforms like WordPress and Shopify. My experience includes setting up email services, creating membership sites, optimising sales pages, and utilising various online payment systems, ensuring a comprehensive approach to each project.
I played Dota until I turned 40, and since then, I have been using my free time to ride motorcycles with my wife. 😊
Flo Aguilos
SEO and PPC Manager
I started in digital marketing over 10 years ago, beginning with email marketing and gradually expanding my skills to cover social media, website management, digital creatives, SEO, and PPC. Along the way, I also project-managed website design and development and played a key role in annual reviews and strategy planning. I've held positions as an Account Manager, Marketing Manager, and Digital Operations Director.
After gaining extensive experience in the digital marketing landscape at a full-stack agency, I found that SEO and PPC offered the greatest opportunity to drive results. I enjoy working with data-driven strategies and continuous optimisation, which led me to focus on these areas full-time.
I enjoy traveling and exploring new places, but I’m just as happy reading at home. As an introvert, I value quiet moments to recharge. I find a good balance between adventure and solitude.
Clea Jones
Copywriter
I began my career as a producer at Sydney’s Radio 2UE, applying the journalism skills I learned while studying Broadcast Media at WAAPA in Perth. The next chapter took me to Yahoo!7, where I transition from Homepage Editor to Product Manager for 7News and The West Australian. Once my children arrived I switched to work for a range of clients as a copywriter and content marketer.
In 2009 I rode a bicycle from Sydney to Perth (well, half a bicycle… it was a tandem). The journey took five weeks and I swallowed a lot of flies.
Darren Burton
Content Writer
I‘ve been writing for decades, and during the past 8 years I’ve written more than 10,000 pieces of content, including website content, internal and external blogs, social media posts, LinkedIn articles, Google Ads, sales landing pages and more.
There is just so much more to content writing and blogging than merely being able to string sentences together and put words on a page to fill space. There is an art and a skill to capturing and holding the reader's attention and ultimately enticing them to take action. I always strive to create highly readable and relevant content (that pleases both humans and Google) with a strong call to action when required.
Born in Sydney, have spent most of my life on Queensland’s sunny Gold Coast. Most recently, I’ve been spending time abroad in the Philippines and working remotely.
I first became interested in writing after reading loads of novels when I was a child and a teenager. In my early 20s, I tried my hand at writing some novels and attempting to get them published, but without luck. After completing a writing course, I gained an interest in nonfiction writing and wrote and published articles for Australian magazines and newspapers.
Over the years I continued writing fiction, and with the invention of the internet and sites like Amazon, I now self-publish books and short stories on platforms like Amazon Kindle, Apple iTunes and others.
I enjoy anything that’s creative, and writing is just one part of the story. I also produce music tracks, write and record songs, and love indulging in landscape photography.
Andre Anselmo
Graphic Designer
Degree on Digital art and Design, worked for a few months after in a Social business company before starting as freelancer and being hired by Annette to work as Graphic designer ever since.
Besides spending most of my time in front of a computer I enjoy nature and photography.
Meline Moldin
SEO and Admin Assistant
During my college years, while pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, I knew early on that my true passion lay in the digital world. Driven by curiosity, I immersed myself in learning new skills outside my degree - teaching myself programming, WordPress development, and video editing.
As I honed these abilities, I ventured into the world of virtual assistance, which soon led me to roles as a WordPress developer and web designer.
Over time, I discovered a particular passion for web design and SEO, fields that perfectly blend creativity with data-driven strategies. This combination allows me to craft engaging, optimized digital experiences, which I find deeply fulfilling.
As an introvert, I like spending hours alone in empty coffee shops, just observing and watching the people go by. No books or gadgets to steal my attention. Just me, the black coffee and the universe inside my head.
I also can read a book or article while listening to sounds in my ear, creating a blend of focus and background rhythm.
I have an enduring love for all things vintage and nostalgic, as if my soul has been connected to them for lifetimes. There's something timeless and familiar about the old, a sense of belonging that resonates deeply with me.
Priya Jeanelle
SEO Assistant
I am a graduating Bachelor of Science in Information Technology student, and while I’ve self-taught different programming languages to pass my courses, I am trying to believe that programming will get the best of me but as it goes by coding does not possess my perfect suit.
My interests formed an attachment to Analytics and SEO. During my college journey, I realized programming is a weakness, but I’m happy to have discovered digital marketing, it was once introduced in one of my classes and had been taught, which gave me an abundant clear that feels like the perfect fit for me.
My field of interest in playing string instruments occupies my vacant time, I started playing my first ever instrument Banduria when I was in elementary, then transitioned my interest to Ukulele in junior high, and now I remain dedicated to learning and playing the Violin.
When you engage a digital marketing agency to help you with your business – you want assurance that they know what they’re doing, have a good track record and have integrity. You want to work with someone you can trust.
Beware of "marketing gurus"
There are so many people around who claim to be “marketing experts”. They’ve done a short course, or taught themselves web design or SEO from the internet, and all of a sudden they’re a marketing guru. We are horrified by the many dreadful websites and poor marketing campaigns that unsuspecting business owners get conned into.
Successful marketing involves a lot more than a new website, or an SEO campaign or posting on social media. It is a carefully planned holistic approach to strategy and implementation, and it takes a lot of skill and experience to achieve outstanding results and a solid ROI.