Andrew R.

Director Digital Marketing & Operations (Europe) at Xylem inc. #LetsSolveWater

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

About

I am an experienced marketing professional, with expertise in inbound marketing, search (SEO & PPC), marketing automation & social media. I have worked in digital marketing since 2001 and have a solid understanding of current marketing & website technologies, plus a background in business data analysis & reporting. 17 years of running my own marketing agency have helped me to develop a wide range of commercial skills and knowledge. My strengths are data analysis, problem solving and innovation. I am happy working in a dynamic environment, maintaining a high work rate and managing internal & external teams. I encourage a strong sense of co-operation, promote listening, learn from my failures and set challenging objectives for myself and those I'm responsible for. I can motivate, influence and persuade when required. My Philosophy: "Luck is where readiness meets opportunity. Success is a matter of choice, not chance" I'm Most Proud Of: My Persistence - Working through technical and competitive challenges to deliver marketing success Courage I Had - to launch my own digital marketing agency and run the business for 13 years Consistent Growth - increasing traffic & conversions for every organisation I have worked with Inspiring and Educating - as a speaker and published author on digital marketing topics

Experience

  • Director Digital Marketing & Operations (Europe) at Xylem
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

  • Linx Printing Technologies (Full-time · 2 yrs 7 mos)
    • Global Marketing Manager
      Jan 2021 - Sep 2021 · 9 mos

      Responsible for global marketing, achieving inbound lead generation targets within budget and managing the technical training team. Co-ordinating direct and distribution channel marketing team activity, website management, digital content creation, campaign delivery and supporting other departments (Product planning, HR, Commercial and H&S), with digital insights and ensuring the company digital presence is up to date and reflects Linx brand values.

    • Digital Marketing Manager (Global)
      Mar 2019 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Responsible for digital transformation, defining and delivering global digital marketing objectives in line with commercial targets, responsible for inbound marketing (SEO, PPC, CRO), supporting campaigns (Pardot/Salesforce), social media to maximise website traffic quality, quantity & conversions. Decision support using Analytics. Advising distribution channel partners on digital marketing best practice. Linx is part of the Danaher group of companies.

  • Digital Marketing Specialist (SEO, PPC, Magento, HubSpot, Analytics) at Horizon Discovery
    Apr 2016 - Feb 2019 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Reporting to the global marketing director, I provided expertise and implementation of digital marketing best practice. Using insights from analytics to generate leads and ecommerce sales via horizondiscovery.com. Responsibility to develop a funnel of inbound marketing opportunities, managing contracts with third-party advertising & marketing providers including Google & Bing Ads, implementing customer journey and UX improvements, email automation and campaigns through HubSpot/Eloqua. Acheivements included growth of over 50% in website traffic and related sales in 12 months, identifying significant marketing budget savings from 3rd party contract renegotiation and PPC improvements.

  • Head Of Marketing/Owner at e-mphasis: Internet Marketing
    Jul 2009 - Mar 2016 · 6 yrs 9 mos

    Specialist UK-based digital marketing agency, e-mphasis provided high quality marketing advice and services to over 300 B2B, B2C retail, e-commerce and hospitality clients. As a Google partner we provided quality marketing support helping clients define and implement effective digital marketing strategies supported by data sources such as Google Analytics. Applying latest SEO, PPC & social media marketing techniques plus innovative optimisation of web content and marketing automation to deliver competitive advantage. Through a client case study we were selected as a National Business Award finalist in the Excellence in Marketing category in 2010. High profile clients included Tesco Telecom, Pizza Express, Coast, Byron Hamburgers, NH Hotels group and Bounty parenting club. I have also worked with a number of smaller independent business plus online retailers platformed on Magento, Shopify and Wordpress.

  • Marketing Director at ARC Business Services Ltd
    Sep 2003 - Mar 2016 · 12 yrs 7 mos

    Originally set up as an outsourcing company for backoffice admin and I.T., was the parent Ltd company for the brands I ran. The business was a Microsoft partner which required extensive knowledge of Microsoft software including MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access, Outlook) and MS Server, SQL and reporting products.