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Alun

Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

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Yorkshire

Roles Available

Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

Expertise

AI Frameworks
Marketing Strategy
Operations Strategy
Technology

Introduction

I’m a highly experienced hands-on marketing leader who works with companies in early to mid-stages looking to establish or scale their marketing operations. Key strengths: - GTM and marketing leader - Hands-on marketer who can combine tactical execution with strategic vision. - Track record of driving ARR growth from £0 to £15m+. - Expansion into the US market, or from the US into the UK and Europe. - Experienced board and exec team member. - Part of executive team in multiple fundraising rounds from Seed to Series A. - Bridges the gap between strategic vision and operational execution. - Builds strong peer relationships with sales, CS, product and finance leaders. - Certified AI Leader. - HubSpot, Notion, Salesforce, Pardot, Gong, ZoomInfo, SEMRush, and other marketing tech. - Deep knowledge of organic and paid on Google, LinkedIn, Meta and others. - Worked across SaaS, martech, professional services, deep tech, and more. - Experienced mentor to early-stage founders and senior marketers. - I have a network of trusted freelancers and marketing specialists who provide on-tap world-class expertise when needed.

Key Achievements

  • As founding CMO for Bidnamic I built an agile growth marketing and inbound sales team of ten, driving inbound ARR to over £2m within 24 months and with CAC recovery in less than 6 months.
  • At Search Laboratory as Global Marketing Director I led expansion into the US market, resulting in a 50% growth in the US client base which contributed over 30% of total revenue.

Qualifications

  • AI Leadership
  • Growth Marketing Strategy
  • ABM Foundation in Business Mentoring
  • Agile Leadership Professional