Nicky Macfarlane

Nicky Macfarlane

Fractional CMO

South East

Unlocking Growth with Insight-Driven Marketing Strategies

Experienced in:
Technology, Healthcare, Education, Hospitality and Leisure

My expertise

Here’s what I can do to elevate your business: 

  • Design and implement marketing strategies that align with business objectives to drive customer acquisition and retention.  
  • Lead digital transformation initiatives to enhance business efficiency and marketing effectiveness.  
  • Revitalise brands to have a clearly communicated customer proposition to drive growth in customer engagement. 
  • Build and mentor high-performing teams to have a growth mindset and deliver business success through innovative solutions. 
My competitive edge
Delivering innovative solutions to turn challenges into growth. 
My commercial acumen and entrepreneurial mindset bring a creative flair to delivering marketing strategies, which ensure measurable results and a return on investment. 
About me

With extensive experience across sectors from tech start-ups, education, health & social care to global travel brands, I specialise in taking a deep dive into business commercial and customer data, to create marketing strategies that deliver positive and measurable business outcomes. 

As Co-founder of tech start up COGNECT, I built an integrated mobile app and software platform for people living with Dementia, developing a new brand based on deep market mapping and customer research.  Knowledge which I utilised as the fractional marketing director of The Huntington and Langham Estate a specialist dementia care home. 

In the educational travel sector, at COGO UK & Ireland, I led product innovation and market development, driving a 49% increase in revenue in the first year. My role also included managing the acquisition and merger of the business with private equity, ensuring a seamless transition while sustaining growth.  At Next Generation Travel I led a period of digital marketing transformation, with the introduction of a CRM and new website driving conversion growth of 30%.  During my tenure at TUI Adventure & Education, I oversaw a £56 million portfolio, leading a customer-focused growth strategy and digital transformation of both B2B and B2C websites. This work improved SEO rankings and boosted lead conversions, enhancing the business's competitive edge. 

Fun facts
  • I once organised a Solar eclipse viewing event for 150 astronomers in French Polynesia and built a camp site on a remote Atol to view the Eclipse from.  
  • I'm a qualified tennis coach and use this training when mentoring and developing marketing teams. 
  • I’m not one for reading instructions and would much rather solve the puzzle of flatpack furniture myself, even if there is the odd screw left over.  
Cogo Group Travel Specialist
Cognect
Next General Travel Group
The Huntington and Langham Estate
TUI Travel

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