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B2B Marketing Leader

Alex
Blanes

Transforming multi-market challenges into measurable growth. I build region-wide integrated go-to-market engines across demand gen and field marketing.

Alex Blanes
€10M+ eCommerce launched
$26M Pipeline built
2 Nationalities (🇨🇦/🇬🇧)
10+ Years experience

Experience

Nov 2025 – Feb 2026 Remote, UK

Head of Strategy

Ziggy Agency

UK-based B2B demand generation agency serving enterprise and Fortune 500 technology clients.

  • Led ABM-focused go-to-market strategies for Fortune 500 clients including Canon Europe, Schneider Electric, and Publicis Groupe with budgets up to $1M+
  • Crafted a $1.1M "burst + sustain" demand gen strategy for a travel tech company's rebrand
  • Designed Epsilon's first integrated demand generation strategy across multiple geographies
  • Created Go-to-Market Maturity Matrix for client qualification and strategic planning
May 2022 – Apr 2025 Remote, UK

Head of Marketing Communications

Gilbarco Veeder-Root

OEM market leader across 48 countries / 12 languages (Europe) with $1M+ marketing & sales budget.

  • Built the European marketing operating system — integrated brand, digital, and field strategy with closed-loop reporting
  • Orchestrated 30+ field events fused with ABM, generating $26M sales pipeline
  • Launched eCommerce platform delivering €2M in 6 months, scaled to €10M+, lifting downstream sales +29%
  • Facilitated executive reviews refining TAM, brand positioning, and new-market entry
  • Co-authored ESG communications and launched Materiality Assessment for Shell, BP, TotalEnergies
Apr 2021 – Mar 2022 Remote, UK

Head of Marketing

Gyre (formerly CharacterScope)

L&D SaaS rebranding and repositioning in a crowded category.

  • Facilitated 90-day strategic alignment with competitive analysis, ICP definition, and value proposition refinement
  • Implemented LinkedIn and Google Ads campaigns generating 100+ qualified leads in 45 days at £32 CPL
  • Initiated Account-Based Marketing from inception with data-driven account selection
Jan 2020 – Mar 2021 London, UK

Marketing Manager

Global Fund Media Ltd

Pandemic pivot to virtual summits for a fast-growing publishing and events firm.

  • Created full-funnel virtual-events growth loop generating £500K+ in new revenue
  • Email open rates +125%, click rates +900% via segmentation and creative testing
  • Scaled webinar sign-ups +794% in a single quarter through message-market fit
Jan 2020 – Mar 2021 London, UK

Marketing Consultant

Aalbun

Early-stage IP services firm seeking commercial clarity and demand infrastructure.

  • Built first go-to-market framework from the ground up — personas, channels, SWOT, and market differentiation
  • Redesigned brand and digital presence increasing inbound unique visits by 14×
  • Implemented HubSpot CRM & CMS from scratch for integrated growth infrastructure
  • Led beta delivery of legal tech MVP as Product Owner
Aug 2019 – Jan 2020 Remote, UK

Marketing Comms Manager

Interprefy

Rapidly scaling SaaS in real-time translation technology.

  • Increased monthly SQLs +390% (25 → 120+) and generated 360+ opportunities worth €581K
  • Built high-velocity inbound engine migrating to HubSpot Enterprise
  • Delivered full-stack automation with closed-loop reporting across the sales funnel
Mar 2019 – Aug 2019 London, UK

Social Media Manager

QS Quacquarelli Symonds

Global higher-education analytics brand modernizing content operations.

  • Unified editorial and social strategy across Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram
  • Designed B2B2C social strategy balancing lead generation with editorial engagement
Jan 2018 – Mar 2019 London, UK

Social Media Manager

Ofgem

UK's energy regulator modernizing public engagement for 50,000+ followers.

  • Designed and implemented Ofgem's first comprehensive social media strategy
  • Social engagement +818%, audience +284% in six months, brand reach +70% YoY
  • Deployed Synthesio for social listening, transforming social into a regulatory intelligence tool

Education

2016

MSc — Holistic Science

Schumacher College

High Merit
2014

MDM — Digital Media

Centre for Digital Media

Distinction
2012

BA — Digital Media Studies & Liberal Studies

Vancouver Island University

Distinction

Skills & Tools

Core Competencies

Go-to-Market StrategyBrand & Category PositioningIntegrated CampaignsABMeCommerceSales EnablementMarketing AutomationData Analytics & ReportingESG CommunicationsOrganisation Strategy & Design

Platforms

HubSpotSalesforceGoogle AdsLinkedIn Campaign ManagerGoogle AnalyticsLooker StudioZapiern8nAirtableAdobe Creative Cloud