Proven Marketing Leaders. Real Business Results.
The UK’s largest and most experienced team of marketing leaders available to you on a part-time and therefore more affordable basis.
✔ 100 proven Marketing Directors
✔ 1400 UK small and mid-market businesses helped
✔ Cost-effective access to top marketing leadership
✔ No long-term contracts
How we can help you
We are passionate about helping businesses grow. Our proven Marketing Directors use their skills gained from working with businesses across all industries and sizes to deliver the results that matter most to your business.
Our flexible approach gives you full control whilst also being a far more affordable option for your business, giving you the experience you need, when you need it.
The UK’s largest and most experienced team of marketing leaders
Our 100 Marketing Directors come with many years of experience working with respected brands. They share knowledge and opinions with each other to ensure you get the benefit of the entire team.
Real marketing that gets real results
Our Marketing Directors are focused on business goals, not vanity metrics. We give advice rooted in strong marketing and business principles, not the latest fad.
Experienced leaders that are on your side
Our Marketing Directors are invested in your success, care about your business and are here to help support you in achieving your goals.
Proven track record and methodologies
You benefit from the experience of a proven Marketing Director supported by an array of tools and frameworks that guide better, faster marketing decisions and results.
Trusted suppliers
We have relationships with a wide range of high-quality suppliers, so you can work with trusted people that deliver reliable results. We don’t take money from suppliers so you know our recommendations are 100% objective.
Flexible terms with no long-term commitment
You don’t need to commit to a long-term contract and you can cancel anytime, no questions asked. You won’t have to deal with any of the admin of hiring a full-time employee and we can flex our service to help as much or as little as you like.
Affordable prices
We pair business owners with world-class, part-time marketing talent at a price point that suits small and mid-market businesses. Often less per month than a marketing manager.
Marketing leaders from
world-class brands
Our team have decades of experience growing businesses both big and small.
“For a fairly small investment, Stephanie has saved so much time and money. I sleep better at night knowing I can focus on running the business.”
Charlie Hoare
Managing Director, Huntington & Langham Estate
“Jane saves me a lot of time and headache. We’re on track for a hugely successful year and we are getting the right sort of new business to grow well.”
Peter Atherton
CEO, Community Led Initiatives CIC
“Michael was instrumental in helping us to define our strategy and open up new opportunities for the business.”
Adam Bennett
Managing Director, John Winter
"David got quickly involved with our business and our ambitions for growth helping us to develop a marketing strategy that enabled strong marketing foundations supporting positive results for the business."
Connor Mitchell,
Sales Director, Harmony Fire
"Mark got to grips with our business and our ambitions for growth, quickly, helping us build our brand and develop a marketing strategy that realised positive results for the business."
Simon Lee
Chief Executive Officer, CSSC
The Marketing Centre bought a fresh approach to the way we approached our marketing, they helped to drive the company forward at a critical time in our business. Without doubt the work Fareeda produced and the expertise delivered far exceeded our expectations.
Steve Beeby
Managing Director & Founder, Abzorb Service
"Peter from The Marketing Centre has been an invaluable asset to Aboveline. His strategic expertise transformed our branding and marketing strategy, resulting in remarkable brand recognition and lead generation. We highly recommend Peter for businesses seeking to elevate their marketing strategy and branding efforts."
Christine Noblett
Managing Director, Aboveline
Meet our
marketing directors
Helen Bradshaw
Dignity PLC; PSA Peugeot-Citroën
We Are Nameless (agency); My Midwife
Peter Schofield
Lloyds Banking Group, Inchcape
Dutypoint Group, Pym and Wildsmith
Lucy Wain
PwC LLP; WS Atkins Plc
Capital Capture Ltd; Gilroy Corporate Communications Ltd
Iain Mallon
AXA, Octopus
Good Energy, Wayfairer Travel
Ged Leigh
Heimbach GmbH, Xerium
Elland Steel, Siddall & Hilton
Philippa Ochonski
IBM, HP
Alfresco, Coremetrics
David Pemberton
Home Retail Group plc, Experian plc
Northgate, Harrogate Spring Water
Michael Mocatta
Virgin Media, Lloyds Bank
ICAAD Events, Flower Station
Rob Croxall
EMAP, Bauer Media
Encocam, The Woodland Trust
Huw Johns
NTL and PHS
WigleyJohns Branding & Advertising and CODA Business Management
Andy Chadbourne
Bibliotheca Group, Graphene @ Manchester University
FLG Business Technology, Intellident Ltd
Melissa Dawson
Coca-Cola, Schwarzkopf
MunchFit fitness food, Caboodle Storage
Vicki Mapplebeck
Fiskars, Diageo
Joyall Limited; GreenThumb Lawncare
Anna Hutton-North
KPMG, MITIE
Project (EU) Ltd, Peacock Engineering Ltd
Julie Brook
Grand Metropolitan, Bass, RHM Foods, Yates Group
Vital Focus Ltd, HPJ Jewellers, Instep Training and Development
David Long
Nortel Networks, Siemens
4Com, Plantronics
Jude Browne
Sage plc; Brewin Dolphin plc
Lycetts; Finance Nation
Shelley Cole
Boots, Coopervision
Stannah, Cyan Solutions
Jeremy Langley
Lumesse
babble cloud; Path Intelligence
Hannah Poulton
Principality Building Society, Legal & General
V12 Retail Finance, Optimum Credit
Jodie Wilson
Cummins Inc., AB Agri Ltd
Codem Composites Ltd, TextureJet Ltd
Helenor Rogers
Unilever, Church & Dwight UK Ltd
Troofoods Ltd, Alias Hotel Group
Jo Shailes
Trelleborg, GE Oil & Gas
Varitech Systems, Hillcroft Surgery Supplies and Green Transition Holding AS
Tony Orme
Hilton Hotels, LA fitness
YorkTest Laboratories, Cartwright & Butler
Sam Butterworth
Hermes Europe, StepChange Debt Charity
Nexus, Astrata Group Europe
Emma Rainey
Infor, Bottomline Technologies
Aspera Solutions, Epaccsys Ltd
Nicky Macfarlane
TUI Travel
Cognect, Real Experience Group
Phil Kent
AkzoNobel (Dulux), Diageo
Study Group, Step by Step
Tim Parrack
Xerox, Cisco, Polycom
C2000, Petrotechnics
Alan Jones
Sega Europ, Lendlease Europe
SDL, Gioteck
Hari Farzin
Scottish Television, Butlins
ResDiary, The Di Maggio’s Group
Sarah Holgate
Landmark Information Group (SaaS); Association for Coaching (Professional Body)
Spaces to Places (Property Marketing Agency); Connections in Mind (Professional Services)
Jane Nugent
Speedy Services, Trinity Mirror
Bison Machinery, Furrows Group, Thergis
Nigel Bromley
Lotus Cars, Bridgestone
ExtraCare, Heligan Group
Richard Hancock
FMCG (Lyons, Perrier, RHM) Technology (Tela Sonera)
SME Consulting, Business Angel, Investor, Non-Exec
Tamsin Fielden
Unilever, Colgate Palmolive
TRIO Healthcare, Creative Emporium
Sarah White
Golder Associates, Energy Intelligence
The Smart Cube, FeedStock
Maria Heckel
TUI, National Express, Nissan
848 IT Group, Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
Pippa Wells
De La Rue, Control Risks
The Key Holdings Company, CNP Surveyors
Mark Harris
EDF Energy, O2
SEKO Logistics, SpinVox
Christine Durkin
Experian, Hutchinson Asia Telecom
Ubisense, Dolphin Telecom
Emma Fisher
Cath Kidston, Starbucks
Thoughtful Clothing, DR Wakefield
Liz Forte
Compass Group PLC; Starbucks
Southern Sheeting; Revolution Personal Training Studios
Nigel Rodliffe
Parametric Technology Corporation, GEC
Proactive Investors, Makevale Group
Tony Galloni
Engie, National Express (Rail)
Tenesol, Marketing Krieg & Zivy
Viv Jebson
Agency work for FMCG brands e.g Tetley, Bon Marche
Simon Jersey, Sutcliffe Play Ltd
Andrew Smith
Essiler, Fiskars
Business Wales AGP, FSEW
David Fenton
Black & Decker, Jewson
Youd Andrews, Acumed Consulting
Fareeda Jaleel
RBS, Natwest, HBOS
Power Solutions UK (Ltd), Crest Medical Ltd
Rebecca Nichols
Mattel, PepsiCo
Liz Earle Beauty Co, Tea Times Trading
Karen Jones
Direct Line, Aviva
Clearwater, London & Partners
Chris Burton
SC Johnson, Select Service Partner - SSP
EnergistUK, Extreme
Mark Pearson
Egg, Equiniti
Selftrade, Nava Finance
Robert Stead
Polycom, AMD, Hewlett Packard
Over 20 part-time roles and 3 start-ups
David Oliver
McCann Erickson, Carlson Marketing Group
Ecotricity, Saint Nicks, DMS
Ian Webb
Lafarge Holcim, Barratt Homes
Loughborough Building Society, Antalis
Colin Stickland
Belersdorf, Argos
Allanda, Delice de France
Jean Moncrieff
Metropolitan Life, Burson-Marsteller
Jiberstream, ACF Technologies
Beth Cooper
Barclays, TUI UK
Inika Cosmetics, AppLearn
Simon Iredale
St gobain Glass, Sony Music Europe
Solidor, The Fit Show
Lindsay Ball
Greggs, CARE IVF
Polyco Healthcare, Sustain
Stephen Rumbelow
Virgin (Money & Mobile); Royal Society of Chemistry
Optimise Media Group; Moneyfacts Group
Elaine O’Brien
Horizon Discovery; Abcam
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Helen Martin
Hasbro (Monopoly), Hiscox Insurance
Solutions4feet, Butlins
Helen Sloman
MasterCard, Royal Bank of Scotland
Intelligent Environments Group
Pete Jakob
IBM, Nokia
Worldwide Chain Stores, Sealpac
Chris Wood
Hilton; Ford
OpenTable; Treatwell
Kirsten Bolton
Portakabin, Willerby
SolarFrame, National Metals Technology Centre
Jamie Cornforth
Speedo International; Proctor & Gamble
Munchkin; Le Chameau
Alex Brayshaw
Acacium, SAP
Pegasus Software, Deepki
Sally Shuttleworth
Shell Select & Ultracity, First Choice Holidays
Phoenixplc, Dizzy Dots Trading
Nathan Milnes
The Growth Company Business Growth Hub, NCC Group
Nycomm Group, ANS Group
Matthew Gaunt
Tesco, Wickes
Majestic Wine, Volunteer It Yourself
Nick Goring
Morrisons, Manchester United
Wagg, Clarion
Selina Noton
Textron Inc, Volvo
Fisher Jones, Greenwood Solicitors, Pace Property
Mathew Gully
Specsavers; Bupa
Allbeauty; Stride Gaming
Peter Craven
Sony, Toyota
Anwyl Group, Johnsons Photopia
Colette Porter
HSBC, Universal Music
Blue Chip Holidays, Multiple Credit Unions
Fiona West
Royal Caribbean International Cruises, Deloitte
Wayfairer Travel, Holleys Fine Foods, Optima Systems Consultancy
Emma King
IBM; Microsoft
Ensono; Focus Group
Fiona Bowyer
Kohler Co, Churchill China Plc
Delta Balustrades, Joloda International Ltd
Ed Olphin
Jordans, Kettle Chips
Working Lunches, Lake House Table
Gary Hill
GN Store Nord Group; Blockbuster Entertainment Ltd
Hearing Direct Ltd; Van Hage Ltd
Jayne Pooley
Kantar; Telefonica O2
Babble Health; Bonne Santé Alps
Mark Springall
Barrat Developments plc, Bosch
Neilcot Construction, hSo
Helen Bradshaw
Dignity PLC; PSA Peugeot-Citroën
We Are Nameless (agency); My Midwife
Brian Hardie
TNT, Royal Mail
Ibis, Axis
Peter Schofield
Lloyds Banking Group, Inchcape
Dutypoint Group, Pym and Wildsmith
Ayo Daramola-Martin
PwC, Grosvenor
Mackin, Useful Simple Trust
Michael Williamson
E-commerce (Staples), Telecoms (O2)
Casio UK, KMX Healthcare
Maria Heckel
TUI, National Express, Nissan
848 IT Group, Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
Damian Traynor
Lowell, Systems Union
Mentor Systems, Brookson
Rachael Ward
Samsung, Microsoft
Stopgap Limited, Tribe Telecom Limited
David Abbott
Premier Farnell, Suttons Group
House Nameplate Co, Taylor Bracewell
Christine Moses
Balfour Beaty, AQA
Jee, Clinicare
Nigel Leahy
WH Smith, B&Q
Tile Giant, DC White Engineering
Rebecca Manville
Tesco, KFC
Emap Groundsure, Carsite
Our Marketing 360 Assessment
Business owners can become confused about marketing and that’s totally understandable. Between marketing consultant’s jargon and your sales team potentially considering marketing as part of their departmental function, it can become difficult to know how to move forward effectively.
The Marketing Centre 360 framework cuts straight to the chase, encapsulating our no-nonsense approach to marketing.
Results we can deliver
Less trial & error
Tired of switching from one tactic to the next hoping something will stick? We’ll analyse your business and customers to identify the right combination of messaging, channels, tactics and campaigns to unlock growth.
Better ROI
Our Marketing Directors have years of experience managing small, mid-size and large marketing departments and increasing Return On Investment on budgets of all sizes.
More leads & sales
Every business owner wants more leads. We’ll fine-tune your marketing and sales processes, to generate more leads and reduce sales cycles.
Build a better brand & reputation
Together we can build a distinct, memorable and compelling brand that’s aligned with your customers’ needs and priorities.
Case studies
Arrow: Revitalising growth with strategic marketing
Arrow, the UK's leading industrial door provider, achieved double digit growth. Learn how we...
Siddall & Hilton: building a marketing function to drive ...
Gaina: Delivering 20% Growth & Marketing Transformation
Elite Systems GB: Filling pipeline and achieving 30% growth
Our Net Promoter Score for customer satisfaction is 73.
Our NPS (Net Promoter Score) means we have ‘World Class’ client relationships. The industry average is 60 *Source: Retently
"You enable small cash strapped businesses to have access to exceptional talent. You are nimble and move quickly. You are very likeable people."
"Engaging, supportive and reactive. The Marketing Centre have supported us both as a mentor and as maternity cover and provided a first class, adaptive service."
"Top level support that an SME would not have access to otherwise"
"Engaging The Marketing Centre has transformed our activities and performance in this area. Simple as that!"
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Events & Webinars
Unlock Success: The CEO's Guide to Building a Winning SME Marketing Team
Live Webinar: Wednesday 12th June 10am
Learn proven strategies and practical insights to overcome common staffing challenges and build a high-performing marketing team that drives success for your small to medium sized business.
From Insight to Impact: CEO Lessons from our 2024 Marketing Maturity Report
On-Demand Webinar
Discover strategic insights from our latest Marketing Maturity Report, guiding businesses to transform findings into actionable growth strategies.
The CEO's Guide to the Science of Pricing: How To Price Your Platypus
On-Demand Webinar
Understand the science and psychology of pricing and gain insights on how to increase your prices.
The CEO's guide to measuring the ROI from marketing
On-Demand Webinar
Learn how to decode the complexities of ROI, understand the 6 key metrics for measuring marketing success, and bridge the gap between marketing activity and results
Ready to take
your marketing seriously?
Since 2010, we’ve helped business owners make sense of marketing.
To make smarter decisions and make the most of their investment.
So if you’re tired of switching from one thing to the next hoping one will stick, maybe it’s time to try a different approach.