Marketing Automation Experts in Germany

• Project manager for the analysis, implementation, and optimization of digital processes
• Concept, management, and optimization of comprehensive marketing campaigns for lead generation via Paid Social (incl. Meta Ads, TikTok Ads)
• Concept and implementation of content production and marketing activities
• Project management in omnichannel marketing and process automation
• Implementation of digital tools to improve customer acquisition and support
• Internal stakeholder management and coordination of external service providers

• Strategic consulting for the implementation of a CTV sales concept in the livestreaming area - sports
• Consulting and support in selecting sales partners
• Strategic consulting and screening of ad technologies, their integration, and delivery of an integrated business workflow
• Stakeholder management and management support
• Pricing, cost and benefit analyses
• Sub-project leadership for external and internal stakeholders and teams

• Marketing consulting for the business units EDL@Home and Commodity (electricity & gas)
• Development and implementation of the marketing/sales strategy in close coordination with the department head
• Definition and expansion of key channels (web, app, portal, social, paid, sales partners)
• Goal, annual, and budget planning for the EDL@Home business unit
• Leading and running team workshops to define goals & develop campaigns
• Campaign/content planning for different target groups
• Concept and implementation of the regional multi-channel sales campaign incl. A/B testing
• Optimization of the customer experience across all channels
• Technical support/advice for the product teams during iterative implementation
• Building and managing a campaign dashboard to measure success
• Managing external agencies and internal teams
• Regular results presentations and reporting to department leadership
• Active stakeholder management

• Create a tracking concept for Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics including data layer, events, triggers, and reporting
• Manage the project team (developers, designers, performance specialists)
• Serve as communication interface between stakeholders and digital departments

• Project management in the area of "Campaign, Offer and Performance Management Classic" for PAYBACK partners from the retail, FMCG and financial services sectors
• Campaign planning, development and implementation of offer-specific concepts and measures for the channels newsletter, digital advertising (web and app), stand-alone mailings and the print mailing "PAYBACK points overview"
• Coordination with PAYBACK program partners (including American Express, Netto, EDEKA, Marktkauf & Trinkgut), PAYBACK specialist departments and agencies
• Documentation of tasks and processes as well as onboarding of the future role holder

• Founded, built, and scaled a management consultancy for go-to-market, growth, and digital transformation
• End-to-end brand building: CI/CD, website, and social media presence as a consistent digital footprint
• Built a B2B marketing & sales funnel incl. CRM for structured lead generation
• Developed and built a service portfolio & verticals: including an AI Board for strategic GenAI classification as well as a go-to-market/growth vertical for the food industry
• Built a partner network for co-delivery
• Acquired, onboarded, and delivered consulting engagements

• Vacancy cover during extensive personnel changes and ongoing professionalization and digitization initiatives
• Leadership and stabilization of the marketing team and improvements of marketing organization, processes and infrastructure
• Development of team roles, working methods and internal collaboration
• Establishment of digital marketing structures, CRM and marketing operations initiatives
• Introduction of AI-driven workflows for content and knowledge management
• Sharpening of positioning in the business units OEM and Aesthetics
• Management of strategic projects such as Microsoft Dynamics Customer Insights implementation and international brand protection projects
• Team stabilization despite extensive personnel changes
• More efficient marketing processes and reduced operational complexity
• Foundation laid for further digitization and growth initiatives

With Brandancy, I take on marketing leadership for companies that want to move forward strategically but cannot or do not want to fill a permanent CMO position. Two models: embedded as a Fractional CMO for several months or project-based as a specialist for performance marketing and SEA.

Responsibilities

• Development of marketing strategy and positioning, from analysis to a concrete action plan
• Building and managing funnels, campaign structures, and conversion optimization
• Responsibility for paid media budgets in Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising, Meta, and LinkedIn
• Technical foundation: tracking setup, GA4, GTM, Search Console, reporting structures that are understood outside of marketing as well
• SEO and GEO, meaning visibility in classic search and in AI-supported answer systems
• Integration of AI into existing marketing processes: content production, research, reporting, lead qualification
• Building and leading internal marketing teams, managing agencies and service providers Onboarding successors and documenting everything so structures continue after the mandate

Results

• Built a complete digital setup for a real estate company in six weeks, from tracking to campaigns to content
• As Fractional CMO, on site monthly in Madrid, built a digital team and took responsibility for funnel and UI/UX strategy
• Consolidated the LinkedIn presence of a B2B FinTech holding with seven subsidiaries and established a content strategy
• Handed over marketing onboarding and documentation for a new Head of Marketing, and operations continued without interruption

Focus areas

• Fractional CMO for mid-sized companies, growing businesses, and startups
• Performance marketing and SEA with more than 14 years of hands-on experience
• AI in marketing processes, as a way of working rather than a tool demo

• Project-based work in marketing automation, process optimization, and content.
• On-site operational assignments in fully English-speaking teams.
• Focus on self-organized work, changing locations, quick onboarding, and a high level of personal responsibility.
• Remote projects for Spartan Race Australia & DMC Europe, among others.

• Use of AI tools (ChatGPT Pro, Google Gemini Plus, Claude Pro, Make.com Pro, n8n, Sora, Google Veo3, Octoparse Professional)
• Creation of high-quality sales pipelines in CRM Pipedrive
• Automated lead generation and qualification via web scraping and AI analysis
• Development of social selling and sales materials
• 56% lead-to-deal conversion; approx. €140k in own closings

• Developing global ACM Copilot services and shaping their evolution on a global scale
• Evangelizing the benefits and capabilities of Copilot to internal and external audiences
• Onboarding, mentoring, and training new ACM colleagues in services and methodologies
• Acting as point of contact for internal Copilot proof of concept adoption and change management
• Leading Copilot adoption strategy, communicating benefits, usage and ethical considerations
• Organizing events and workshops and fostering an interactive community to share updates, findings and best practices

• Developed and maintained dynamic 5 Power BI dashboards to report KPIs, identify trends, and uncover actionable insights.
• Collaborated with Marketing and Engineering teams to optimize and implement new marketing campaigns.
• Interpreted data to identify trends and actionable insights, collaborating with stakeholders to convert them to actions and optimisations
• Continuous improvement of reports to enhance understanding of business

• Internationalization of brand processes and communication for Alpecin, Bioniq, Linola, Plantur, Vagisan
• Innovation project for market entry into a completely new segment
• Development of brand content: UGC, visual brand story for hair care
• Implementation of AI tools, consumer insight systems, and a customer centricity mindset

Planning and delivery of cross-target group CRM and loyalty campaigns for the REWE Bonus Program across digital and offline channels. Coordination of cross-functional stakeholders and analysis of campaign performance to specifically improve customer engagement, new customer acquisition, and customer retention.