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BurntToast® Marketing is a research and strategy firm based in Cairns, Queensland Australia. Our specialty is turning research into strategies for your business, which essentially means we identify opportunities then develop plans that take advantage of them.

Our firm is led by Wendy Ackland, a qualified marketer who is actively engaged in her profession in the region. As a Lecturer at Cairns JCU (School of Business) and a regional representative of the Australian Marketing Institute (NQ), she enjoys sharing her knowledge with both businesses and students.

Your customers "talk" to you every day about how they want to be treated, how they like to communicate with you and what they expect to receive from your business. If you're not listening you're missing out on important conversations. And that's where we can help

Marketing is more than just Advertising and PR, so if you're ready to grow or re-energise your business drop us a line - we will gladly share our knowledge.

         
 

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Pictured right: Wendy Ackland with Adam Franklin, Marketing Manager of BlueWire Media. Adam was a guest presenter for the Australian Marketing Institute in April 2010.
  Wendy Ackland and Adam Franklin at an AMI Event in 2010
 
         

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