Freelance Marketing Director
Flexible access to senior marketing expertise without adding headcount
We provide the strategic planning and project management functions for organisations with limited - or without - in-house marketing & business development teams. We work with business leadership to shape their brand, define their market position, set KPIs and align marketing & business development activity to deliver on business goals.
Functioning as a marketing business partner, we provide "in-office" days to clients. This means we are physically present in your office - working on your projects, meeting key executives & clients, mentoring marketing team-members and helping to shape the culture and approach of the business.
We design our services around your business requirements and they are usually a mix of strategic and/or tactical:
Strategy Development.
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Overall business plan review
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Defining market position vis a vis competitors
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Brand DNA & development work
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Establishing a clear marketing strategy and detailed plan to support business goals
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Key messaging & development of tone of voice
Business Planning.
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Collaborating with business unit leaders on practice/unit planning and setting specific marketing goals
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Creating multi-platform marketing & BD plans to engage multiple markets, encompassing business development, relationship management, brand & corporate communications programmes, digital marketing, content development & distribution, events & sponsorships
KPIs & Protocols.
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Setting KPIs for all platforms & activity type based on business goals
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Scorecard development - monitoring, measuring and reporting results against KPIs regularly
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Establishing protocols and templates for how marketing should be done - such as content development, tendering, client management, internal comms processes
Team & Agency management.
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Selection of 3rd party agencies & consultants
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Execution of programmes with in-house marketing team and creative/PR agencies
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Mentoring, structuring and hiring in-house marketing & business development staff
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Internal communications related to marketing