The Local Marketing Expertise Your Business Deserves
Flexible access to portfolio Marketing Directors with a proven track record of growth
Meet Nigel Bromley your local Regional Director for the West Midlands.
"I work with a team of seasoned part-time marketing directors who help businesses like yours achieve real business growth."

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Book a meeting today or call us. We have the proven marketing expertise and are ready to help.
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Marketing Manifesto:
The Business Leader's Guide to Marketing That Really Works
Our guide outlines the four key ingredients to successful marketing: the right person, the right decisions, the right partners, and the right mindset. A useful resource for business leaders looking to improve their marketing efforts.
Why The Marketing Centre
Real marketing that drives real results.

Results
Unlike most marketing consultants we get stuck in fast, roll our sleeves up and get things done. No training needed.

Low Risk
Our flexible contract allows you to control the commitment, and you can end it at any time.

Access to the Best
Access to the combined knowledge and experience of over 100 proven Marketing Directors.

Proven Process
Our Marketing 360 process enables us to kick-start your business growth.
Meet the team

Peter Craven
Sony, Toyota
Anwyl Group, Johnsons Photopia

Chris Wood
Hilton; Ford
OpenTable; Treatwell

Sally Shuttleworth
Shell Select & Ultracity, First Choice Holidays
Phoenixplc, Dizzy Dots Trading

Fiona Bowyer
Kohler Co, Churchill China Plc
Delta Balustrades, Joloda International Ltd

Helen Martin
Hasbro (Monopoly), Hiscox Insurance
Solutions4feet, Butlins

Jayne Pooley
Kantar; Telefonica O2
Babble Health; Bonne Santé Alps
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Vicki Mapplebeck
Fiskars, Diageo
Joyall Limited; GreenThumb Lawncare

Rebecca Shears
Unilever; BT
OFX, BIMA/Milvik

Robert Stead
Polycom, AMD, Hewlett Packard
Over 20 part-time roles and 3 start-ups

David Fenton
Black & Decker, Jewson
Youd Andrews, Acumed Consulting

Liz Forte
Compass Group PLC; Starbucks
Southern Sheeting; Revolution Personal Training Studios

Matthew Gaunt
Tesco, Wickes
Majestic Wine, Volunteer It Yourself

Jane Nugent
Speedy Services, Trinity Mirror
Bison Machinery, Furrows Group, Thergis

Pete Jakob
IBM, Nokia
Worldwide Chain Stores, Sealpac

Pippa Wells
De La Rue, Control Risks
The Key Holdings Company, CNP Surveyors

Damian Traynor
Lowell, Systems Union
Mentor Systems, Brookson

Fiona West
Royal Caribbean International Cruises, Deloitte
Wayfairer Travel, Holleys Fine Foods, Optima Systems Consultancy

Anna Hutton-North
KPMG, MITIE
Project (EU) Ltd, Peacock Engineering Ltd

Helenor Rogers
Unilever, Church & Dwight UK Ltd
Troofoods Ltd, Alias Hotel Group

Shelley Cole
Boots, Coopervision
Stannah, Cyan Solutions

Chris Burton
SC Johnson, Select Service Partner - SSP
EnergistUK, Extreme

David Abbott
Premier Farnell, Suttons Group
House Nameplate Co, Taylor Bracewell

Nathan Milnes
The Growth Company Business Growth Hub, NCC Group
Nycomm Group, ANS Group

David Oliver
McCann Erickson, Carlson Marketing Group
Ecotricity, Saint Nicks, DMS

Rebecca Manville
Tesco, KFC
Emap Groundsure, Carsite

Hannah Poulton
Principality Building Society, Legal & General
V12 Retail Finance, Optimum Credit

Jodie Stephenson
Cummins Inc., AB Agri Ltd
Codem Composites Ltd, TextureJet Ltd

Ian Grundy
The Adecco Group; You First
Citrus PR; The XL Group

Jo Shailes
Trelleborg, GE Oil & Gas
Varitech Systems, Hillcroft Surgery Supplies and Green Transition Holding AS

Melissa Dawson
Coca-Cola, Schwarzkopf
MunchFit fitness food, Caboodle Storage

Nigel Leahy
WH Smith, B&Q
Tile Giant, DC White Engineering

Nicky Macfarlane
TUI Travel
Cognect, Real Experience Group

Richard Hancock
FMCG (Lyons, Perrier, RHM) Technology (Tela Sonera)
SME Consulting, Business Angel, Investor, Non-Exec

Kirsten Bolton
Portakabin, Willerby
SolarFrame, National Metals Technology Centre

Hari Farzin
Scottish Television, Butlins
ResDiary, The Di Maggio’s Group

Lindsay Ball
Greggs, CARE IVF
Polyco Healthcare, Sustain

Mark Pearson
Egg, Equiniti
Selftrade, Nava Finance

Helen Bradshaw
Dignity PLC; PSA Peugeot-Citroën
We Are Nameless (agency); My Midwife

Mark Harris
EDF Energy, O2
SEKO Logistics, SpinVox

Gary Hill
GN Store Nord Group; Blockbuster Entertainment Ltd
Hearing Direct Ltd; Van Hage Ltd

Christine Durkin
Experian, Hutchinson Asia Telecom
Ubisense, Dolphin Telecom

Helen Sloman
MasterCard, Royal Bank of Scotland
Intelligent Environments Group

Ian Webb
Lafarge Holcim, Barratt Homes
Loughborough Building Society, Antalis

Philippa Ochonski
IBM, HP
Alfresco, Coremetrics

Emma King
IBM; Microsoft
Ensono; Focus Group

Michael Mocatta
Virgin Media, Lloyds Bank
ICAAD Events, Flower Station

Nick Goring
Morrisons, Manchester United
Wagg, Clarion

Colin Stickland
Belersdorf, Argos
Allanda, Delice de France

Rob Croxall
EMAP, Bauer Media
Encocam, The Woodland Trust

Andrew Smith
Essiler, Fiskars
Business Wales AGP, FSEW

Sarah White
Golder Associates, Energy Intelligence
The Smart Cube, FeedStock

David Long
Nortel Networks, Siemens
4Com, Plantronics

Jean Moncrieff
Metropolitan Life, Burson-Marsteller
Jiberstream, ACF Technologies

Sam Butterworth
Hermes Europe, StepChange Debt Charity
Nexus, Astrata Group Europe

Ged Leigh
Heimbach GmbH, Xerium
Elland Steel, Siddall & Hilton

Jude Browne
Sage plc; Brewin Dolphin plc
Lycetts; Finance Nation

James Robinson
Portakabin; America Express
Williams Jet Tenders; Lewmar

Christine Moses
Balfour Beaty, AQA
Jee, Clinicare

Beth Cooper
Barclays, TUI UK
Inika Cosmetics, AppLearn

Iain Mallon
AXA, Octopus
Good Energy, Wayfairer Travel

Stephen Rumbelow
Virgin (Money & Mobile); Royal Society of Chemistry
Optimise Media Group; Moneyfacts Group

Lucy Wain
PwC LLP; WS Atkins Plc
Capital Capture Ltd; Gilroy Corporate Communications Ltd

Selina Noton
Textron Inc, Volvo
Fisher Jones, Greenwood Solicitors, Pace Property

Ed Olphin
Jordans, Kettle Chips
Working Lunches, Lake House Table

Emma Rainey
Infor, Bottomline Technologies
Aspera Solutions, Epaccsys Ltd

Karen Jones
Direct Line, Aviva
Clearwater, London & Partners

Michael Williamson
E-commerce (Staples), Telecoms (O2)
Casio UK, KMX Healthcare

John Savage
Committed to providing the support SME business owners need to fulfil their ambitions faster, John is an experienced business leader with a strong background in sales and marketing. He understands the unique challenges faced by small and...

Julie Brook
Grand Metropolitan, Bass, RHM Foods, Yates Group
Vital Focus Ltd, HPJ Jewellers, Instep Training and Development

Tim Parrack
Xerox, Cisco, Polycom
C2000, Petrotechnics

David Pemberton
Home Retail Group plc, Experian plc
Northgate, Harrogate Spring Water

Andy Chadbourne
Bibliotheca Group, Graphene @ Manchester University
FLG Business Technology, Intellident Ltd

Rachael Ward
Samsung, Microsoft
Stopgap Limited, Tribe Telecom Limited

Olaf Gueldner
DHL; Avis
Dexam; Goodwood

Rebecca Nichols
Mattel, PepsiCo
Liz Earle Beauty Co, Tea Times Trading

Fareeda Jaleel
RBS, Natwest, HBOS
Power Solutions UK (Ltd), Crest Medical Ltd

Ayo Daramola-Martin
PwC, Grosvenor
Mackin, Useful Simple Trust

Alan Jones
Sega Europ, Lendlease Europe
SDL, Gioteck

Tony Galloni
Engie, National Express (Rail)
Tenesol, Marketing Krieg & Zivy

Nigel Rodliffe
Parametric Technology Corporation, GEC
Proactive Investors, Makevale Group

Mark Springall
Barrat Developments plc, Bosch
Neilcot Construction, hSo

Colette Porter
HSBC, Universal Music
Blue Chip Holidays, Multiple Credit Unions

Phil Kent
AkzoNobel (Dulux), Diageo
Study Group, Step by Step
Case studies

Frenkel Topping: Looking for the person with the right expertise
Richard Fraser, CEO of Frenkel Topping an independent financial advisers based in the North, talks...

Customs Connect: Redefining brand position
Customs Connect engaged a part-time Marketing Director to mentor and train their existing marketing...

B-Loony: How a part-time marketing director can free up your time
Andy MacInnes from B-Loony talks about working with The Marketing Centre.
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