Melissa Dawson

Melissa Dawson

Fractional CMO

Northern Home Counties

Empowering SMEs with Strategic Marketing Excellence

Experienced in:
Technology, Manufacturing, Retail and E-commerce, Consumer Goods, Hospitality and Leisure

My expertise

Unlocking your business potential with targeted marketing strategies: 

  • Develop and execute comprehensive marketing strategies aligned with business objectives. 
  • Lead brand refresh initiatives to enhance market positioning and customer engagement. 
  • Implement data-driven campaigns to boost lead generation and sales performance. 
  • Coach and mentor teams to build high-performing marketing functions.
My competitive edge

Transforming marketing strategies into measurable business growth. 
I focus on delivering immediate results while building long-term value through strategic insight and tactical execution. 

About me

With over 20 years of experience in FMCG, Retail and Manufacturing, I have worked with global brands like Coca-Cola, Schwarzkopf, Premier Foods, and Shell. My career now focuses on SMEs, delivering strong results by thinking strategically and collaborating to make things happen. I have a solid understanding of techniques in brand development, lead generation, conversion, and retention. My experience is broad, drawing from agency and in-house roles, I have led teams and honed skills in campaign planning, digital, content creation, copywriting and e-commerce. I led a Schwarzkopf haircare brand to achieve no.1 market position and 20% value growth vs previous year, trading with the major UK retailers. At a premium food start up, I drove ecommerce revenue up by 80% following a conversion rate optimisation project and website customer journey redesign. At Incentivesmart, a Saas loyalty platform provider, I built the brand proposition, Marketing strategy and commercial pipeline process to generate new leads and improve conversion rates along the pipeline. The new approach generated 300 leads and nearly £1m pipeline value in 12 monthsAt Munchfit Fitness Food, I was responsible for marketing across three channels: meal plan subscriptions, cafes, and retail. In Q1 2022, we achieved record revenues and a 50% increase vs 2021 following a targeted campaign to drive new sales and repeat purchases. Later in the same year I led a Seedrs crowdfund campaign and helped to raise £1.1m investment.  

Fun facts
  • I used to make wedding cakes for a Michelin star hotel! 
  • I can write upside-down and back-to-front… at the same time 
  • I’m the reigning champion of an arcade game that tests your reactions…who knew!
Coca-Cola
Incentivesmart
Premier Foods
Munchfit
Schwarzkopf

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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.