External Marketing Manager

Your Strategic Marketing Partner

Helping vision-driven founders scale sustainably, without overwhelm.

By optimising your marketing and refining your customer journey, I help you attract more leads, convert more clients and run your business less stress, more ease.

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As a business owner, you juggle endless priorities, leaving marketing at the bottom of your to-do list—squeezed between client work, daily operations, and unexpected challenges. 

This ad-hoc approach means your marketing isn’t quite hitting the mark—you’re leaking leads, energy and revenue.

You might find yourself piecing together your marketing in a last-minute rush, squeezing in actions when inspiration strikes (resulting in a lot of unfinished projects), or asking your admin or receptionist to post something quickly. 

Your vision deserves consistent, results-driven marketing that scales your business sustainably, with less stress and more ease. 

Let’s build a marketing strategy that doesn’t just ‘get it done’ but drives sustainable business growth. Whether you need strategic guidance, implementation, or both—I’ll set up and professionalise your marketing department sustainably and ethically.

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Tailored marketing strategy and implementation to scale your business with less stress, more ease

Let’s work together to build a sustainable, scalable marketing strategy that fits your vision and goals and can grow with your business.

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Mind the Gap
360° Business Audit

In 90 minutes, we identify where  you leak leads, energy, and time and how to fix it. 

Together, we determine which steps to take to close 10% of the gaps that cause 90% of your frustration.

After all, there’s no point in bringing in more leads if you’re leaking leads left and right.

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Turning ideas into action

A full day to work ‘on’ your business with a marketing strategist by your side. 

We’ll turn ideas and overwhelm into clear actions and tangible results.

Sometimes, all you need is a fresh perspective and accountability to gain clarity, determine your next steps and jumpstart momentum.

Examples of what we can work on are: refining your messaging, aligning your marketing with your goals or personalising and automating your marketing.

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External Marketing Manager
Your Fractional Marketing Manager

Let me take all marketing off your plate as your external marketing manager.

I’ll set up or professionalise your marketing operations, working remotely and regularly at your location.

So you can focus on your core business with the peace of mind that your marketing is in expert hands.

Do you want to have a chat about your marketing goals?

Book a complimentary 30-minute call we’ll determine your best next steps. I’ll share my honest advice on whether I’m the best person to help you or will happily refer you to one of the experts in my network.

Marketing and Business Strategist Ilona
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Hi, I'm Ilona

Marketing & Business Strategist, Certified NLP coach and international marketer

I help vision-driven founders elevate their marketing strategies without adding more to their workload.

Think of me as your external strategic partner who understands how your vision can be brought to life in a non-icky, ethical way. My clients call me a strategic thinker with a creative flair who gets it done. When you work with me, I help you align your marketing to your vision, goals, and clients without adding more to your to-do list—and not without success!

For example, my client ZAPFLER Craft Brewery in Shanghai won the prestigious “Best Craft Beer Brewery” award multiple times thanks to my marketing strategy. A Dutch client was fully booked before their location opened, and an Australian client said, “We now have a solid stream of inquiries coming in!”

Since 2018, I’ve been helping online business owners and SMEs grow. As a marketing and business strategist, I guide entrepreneurs on strategy, marketing, and streamlining processes, so they can grow their busienss with less stress, more ease.

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Your External Marketing Manager

With over a decade of international marketing experiences, I specialise in customer experience focused marekting strategies that align with your vision. 

My hands-on approach ensures your marketing is not only professional but also effective, allowing you to focus on what you do best: helping your clients.

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    If you have any questions or just want to get in touch, use the form below. I look forward to hearing from you!

    As your external marketing manager, I’ll be your dedicated marketing manager for 1 day per week. This could be a great marketing solution for you if you want your marketing done professionally without training or hiring an in-house team or outsourcing to a marketing agency.

    The honest answer to this question is: It depends. It depends on your goals, what marketing you’re doing now and with which results. I would like to invite you to a free 30-minute consultation so I can help you get clarity if an external marketing manager, marketing agency or hiring a marketing employee is your best choice. You can book a call here.

    Great question! We’ll start by clarifying your current situation and goals. Then, I’ll analyse your current marketing activities and their results.

    With that in mind, I’ll create a tailor-made strategy for your business. Depending on how we work together, I can take care of the implementation, help your team implement it, or find the right people to do the implementation for you. 

    To discuss whether this marketing solution is the right fit for you, I would like to invite you to a free discoveryy call. I’ll give you my honest opinion on the best way for you to move forward. If I’m not the right fit, I’ll happily refer you to other experts in my network.

    How long we work together depends on the marketing solution you choose. The 360° Business Audit, Marketing Action Plan and Strategy Immersion days are one-off marketing solutions. When I’m working as your external marketing manager you can choose between a 6- or 12-month package. Simply because implementing a strategy and seeing the results take time and the results get better and better after continuous optimalisation.