
Marketing, branding and web development, Marbella

For 18 years I've helped companies in the UK, Spain and Scandinavia win and keep customers, as a CMO, a marketing director and a web developer.
Now freelancing from Marbella, with clients anywhere.
Experience
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Oct 2017 – Present
Creative Director
Solera Creative, Spain
Plan, run and deliver brand development, digital marketing, graphic design and web development projects for international clients, from first concept through to launch.
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Apr 2023 – Apr 2026
Chief Marketing Officer
Hello Sales, Svendborg, Denmark
Led marketing, brand and web strategy. Grew web traffic by more than 300%, built in-house software tools, and ran AI-led marketing across Scandinavian and international markets.

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Apr 2020 – Apr 2023
Marketing Director
Energy Nordic, Fuengirola, Spain
Marketing Director, Nov 2020 – Apr 2023
Social Media Marketing Manager, Apr 2020 – Nov 2020Promoted to marketing director after eight months. Brought in HubSpot and Salesforce, grew the social following by more than 400%, led and coached the team, and ran marketing across three Scandinavian markets.
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2019 – Apr 2020
Brand Account Manager
Redline Company, Marbella, Spain
Managed brand accounts and campaigns for a portfolio of clients in the Marbella area, from planning through to delivery.
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2015 – 2018
Web Design and Marketing Specialist
Voodoo Marketing, Arroyo de la Miel, Spain
Built websites for clients in a wide range of industries using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and created the landing pages, banners and ads that went with each marketing strategy.

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2013 – 2015
Marketing Executive
yourVIVA, Marbella, Spain
Ran the social media channels to drive traffic and leads, set the KPIs for content marketing, and wrote and coded the emails, newsletters, banners and landing pages.

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Apr 2009 – Mar 2012
Marketing and Design Executive
Lady's Mile Holiday Group, Devon, UK
Managed staff and day-to-day operations, looked after B2B and B2C accounts with customers and suppliers, and created all the marketing: flyers, adverts, brochures and the website.
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Sep 2008 – Dec 2010
Graphic Designer
Self-employed, England
Freelance brand identity, visual communication and print design for clients across the UK.
How I can help
Marketing strategy
Positioning, campaigns, SEO and paid ads, with HubSpot or Salesforce set up so you can see what's working.
Websites
Websites, landing pages and online shops, designed and built in WordPress, Shopify or React.
Business development
Entering new markets, building partnerships and tightening the sales process, especially across the UK, Spain and Scandinavia.
Products and SaaS
Turning an idea into a working product, from the first version to subscriptions and onboarding.
AI and automation
Chatbots, automated workflows and AI tools that take repetitive work off your team.
Skills and credentials
Skills
- Marketing
- Brand strategy, cross-cultural and B2B marketing, growth marketing, customer journeys, campaign management, content strategy
- Web
- HTML, CSS and Sass, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, PHP, Python, WordPress, Shopify
- Platforms
- HubSpot, Salesforce, Google Analytics, Google Ads, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite
- AI
- Prompt engineering, AI content, marketing automation, ChatGPT and Claude
Certifications
- IBM AI Foundations for Business2025
- Google AI Essentials2024
- DeepLearning.AI, AI for Everyone2024
- Prompt Engineering for Marketers2024
- Meta Front-End Developer Professional Certificate2023
- HubSpot Agency Partner2023
- Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Email Specialist2022
- HubSpot Sales Software2020
- HubSpot Inbound Marketing2020
- Google Analytics Individual Qualification2020
- Google Ads Search2019
- Google Ads2019
- Salesforce Marketing2013
- 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200)
Education
- MSc Digital Marketing and AnalyticsThe Open University2012 – 2014
- BA (Hons) Marketing ManagementUniversity of London2009 – 2012
- A-LevelsTorquay Girls' Grammar School2006 – 2008
Languages
- EnglishNative
- SpanishFluent
- DanishConversational
Have a project in mind?
Tell me what you're working on and I'll get back to you. I work in English, Spanish and Danish.
hollyannepurnell@gmail.com