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Market intelligence

M.I.M.I is my own product — the commercial intelligence layer built specifically for the musical instrument industry. Alongside it I define and oversee bespoke commercial systems for individual brands.

The flagship product · M.I.M.I

The commercial intelligence layer built specifically for M.I.

M.I.M.I (Musical Instrument Market Intelligence) continuously monitors the global M.I ecosystem — pricing, dealers, retailers, marketplaces, communities and creator content — and turns those fragmented signals into decisions brands and distributors can act on.

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Pricing Intelligence

Real-time retail visibility across global markets — for better pricing strategy, margin protection and channel control.

02

Dealer Compliance

Identify and act on channel violations before they damage your brand — with timestamped evidence and automated alerts.

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Retail Intelligence

Continuous monitoring of global M.I retailers, dealer websites, marketplaces and online communities.

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Product Intelligence

Understand how the market actually thinks — sentiment, demand signals and competitive positioning, surfaced.

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Inside M.I.M.I

Continuous monitoring across every layer of the M.I market.

Pricing Intelligence

01 / 04

Real-time retail visibility across global markets — for better pricing strategy, margin protection and channel control.

What it tracks
  • Advertised pricing & discount frequency
  • Stock availability & B-stock movement
  • Financing offers & bundled promotions
  • MSRP drift & regional price disparity

Dealer Compliance

02 / 04

Identify and act on channel violations before they damage your brand — with timestamped evidence and automated alerts.

What it tracks
  • Aggressive discounting & hidden pricing behaviour
  • Coupon abuse & grey market leakage
  • Channel conflict & unauthorised resellers
  • Cross-border & territory violations

Retail Intelligence

03 / 04

Continuous monitoring of global M.I retailers, dealer websites, marketplaces and online communities.

What it tracks
  • Inventory depth & velocity signals
  • Promotional cadence & bundling tactics
  • Cross-marketplace presence
  • Regional retailer benchmarks

Product Intelligence

04 / 04

Understand how the market actually thinks — sentiment, demand signals and competitive positioning, surfaced.

What it tracks
  • Sentiment shifts & purchase objections
  • Recurring product feedback & defects
  • Feature demand signals
  • Artist & genre alignment

Case studies · bespoke engagements

Beyond the product — selected work for individual M.I brands.

I define and oversee commercial systems that close the gap between manufacturer, distributor, retailer and customer. Each engagement is shaped around a specific business problem.

Atomicon

Ideas That Live

Atomicon builds promotional worlds — mascots, signage, merch and print — for events that need to be remembered. I led the brand system and portfolio platform, and oversaw the build through to launch.

BrandCreative DirectionWeb PlatformCMS
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Empirics · Link Group

Empirics Brand Strategy

Empirics is part of the Link Group of companies. The engagement covered brand positioning and a marketing strategy built on the truths and values at the heart of the business.

strategyInsights
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Maton Guitars

Maton Owner App

Every Maton now has an owner attached to it. The app turns that record into the owner's own view of their instrument.

MobileDTCLifecycle
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Maton Heritage Electrics

The Golden Era Relaunch

The Fyrbyrd, the Goldline and the Wedgetail are among the most original electric guitars ever built in Australia. This asks what the Golden Era would look like if it landed tomorrow.

Brand StrategyProduct LaunchHeritageContent
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Maton Guitars

Warranty Registration System

Engineering the customer relationship at the point of ownership — turning a compliance form into a direct-to-consumer foundation.

Customer DataKlaviyoShopifyCompliance
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Maton Guitars

Art Direction

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Maton Guitars · Arts Centre Melbourne

Maton x Australian Music Vault

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Maton Guitars · The Shiny Agency

Award-Winning Trade Show Display

The NAMM Show is the largest trade-only event in the music products industry. Working with The Shiny Agency in the U.S.A., I led creative direction on Maton's stand — telling the story of the brand's first seventy-five years while presenting the product.

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Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences

Powerhouse Retrospective

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Transform Magazine

Judge — Transform ANZ Awards

Invited to judge the Transform ANZ Awards, which recognise excellence in brand strategy, development and transformation across Australia and New Zealand.

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Australian Centre for the Moving Image

TV50: Fifty Years of Australian Television

TV50 was a landmark exhibition that celebrated the past, present and future of television in Australia.

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We Are Making Saints

We Are Making Saints

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