Dr Dave
Meet Dave Khan
Dave Khan is the Managing Director of Online Marketing Surgery. “Dr Dave” is the persona behind his practical marketing advice, and it reflects how OMS works with every client.
Most businesses do not need more marketing. They need the right marketing. Dr Dave listens to how your business wins customers, diagnoses what is really holding growth back and prescribes practical steps, whether that is SEO, paid media, a better website or simply fixing what is already there.
Who it’s for
Who is Dr Dave for?
- Business owners who want straight answers about their marketing
- Managing directors trying to work out where marketing budget is best spent
- Teams who want practical tips they can act on without an agency
- Anyone tired of jargon and promises that never turn into enquiries
What’s included
What you will find here
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Practical advice videos
Short videos from Dave with practical marketing advice for business owners, explained in plain English.
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Listen, diagnose, prescribe
The same approach OMS takes with clients: understand the business first, then recommend the right treatment.
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Honest perspective
Advice that tells you what is worth doing, what is not, and why, even when the answer is to spend less.
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A route to a check-up
If you want advice on your own business, you can book a conversation with the team.
Our approach
How we work
Diagnose first, then prescribe.
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Listen
Understand your business, your customers and what you want to achieve before talking about channels.
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Diagnose
Look at the evidence to find what is really holding back enquiries and sales.
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Prescribe
Recommend practical, prioritised actions that fit your budget and goals.
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Review
Check what changed, keep what works and adjust what does not.
Why OMS
Why businesses choose us
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A business owner's view
Dave runs a business himself, so his advice focuses on commercial outcomes rather than marketing for its own sake.
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Practical, not theoretical
The aim is advice you can act on, whether or not you ever work with OMS.
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Backed by an in-house team
When you need more than advice, the OMS team delivers SEO, paid media, websites and more under one roof.
Where to start
The services that fix it
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Brand
Customers decide quickly whether a business looks trustworthy.
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Digital PR
We create newsworthy stories around your business and pitch them to relevant journalists, earning coverage and links from reputable publications that build your authority and support your search visibility.
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Link Building
We earn relevant, high-quality backlinks from reputable websites to strengthen your site's authority, so the pages that win you business are better placed to rank and attract the right visitors.
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Paid Media
We plan and manage pay-per-click campaigns, with a focus on Google Ads, that put your business in front of people searching for what you sell.
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SEO
We build SEO campaigns around the products and services you actually want to sell, so you are found by people already searching for them.
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Social
We plan and manage your social media, from strategy and content to scheduling, engagement and reporting, so your channels build awareness and support enquiries and sales while you get on with running the business.
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AI
People now use ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews to find products and services.
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Websites
We design websites that make it easy for customers to understand what you do, trust you and get in touch.
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Video Marketing
Short, useful video for your website, social channels and ads, planned around the questions your customers ask before they buy.
FAQs
Questions we get asked
Can’t see your question? Give us a call.
01543 899 617
Who is Dr Dave?
Dr Dave is the persona of Dave Khan, Managing Director of Online Marketing Surgery. It reflects his approach: listen, diagnose and prescribe, rather than selling a service before understanding the problem.
Is Dave actually a doctor?
No. Dr Dave is a brand persona that fits the Online Marketing Surgery name and the way we work. The diagnosis is about marketing, not medicine.
What are the videos about?
Practical marketing advice for business owners and managers: how to think about where enquiries come from, what to check before spending more, and how to make better marketing decisions.
Can Dave look at my business?
You can book a conversation with the OMS team to talk through your goals and current marketing. It is the best way to get advice specific to your business.
Is the advice free?
Yes. The videos are free to watch. If you want help putting the advice into practice, our team can talk you through the options.
Ready to Generate More Leads, Sales & Customers?
Let’s diagnose what’s holding your business back and show you exactly how to move forward.