Holly Purnell
Aerial view of Marbella, the coast and La Concha mountain

Marketing, branding and web development, Marbella

Holly Purnell

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.

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Experience

  1. 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.

    Brand development, web design, digital marketing, graphic design

  2. 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.

    Web traffic, marketing operations, SaaS, AI strategy

    Hello Sales
  3. Apr 2020 – Apr 2023

    Marketing Director

    Energy Nordic, Fuengirola, Spain

    Marketing Director, Nov 2020 – Apr 2023
    Social Media Marketing Manager, Apr 2020 – Nov 2020

    Promoted 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.

    Salesforce, HubSpot, SEO, social media, team leadership

    Energy Nordic
  4. 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.

    Campaign management, brand strategy, account management

    Redline Company
  5. 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.

    HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SEO, landing pages

    Voodoo Marketing
  6. 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.

    Social media, SEO, email design, KPI tracking

    yourVIVA
  7. 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.

    Team management, B2B and B2C, SEO, brochure design, web design

    Lady's Mile
  8. Sep 2008 – Dec 2010

    Graphic Designer

    Self-employed, England

    Freelance brand identity, visual communication and print design for clients across the UK.

    Graphic design, brand identity, print

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.