Fractional Marketing Leader

Senior marketing leadership for telecoms, technology and channel businesses

I work with channel, telecoms and technology businesses on the marketing problems that need senior leadership. I turn marketing from a service team into a credible commercial discipline, bringing the clarity, structure and accountability to deliver measurable value.

What I do

I work with channel, telecoms and technology businesses at three points in their marketing journey. Fixing a function that isn’t delivering, building marketing capability from scratch in a sales-led business, or advising where senior marketing leadership is needed without the commitment of a full-time hire. The work always starts in the same place: understanding the commercial priorities of the business and making sure marketing is aligned to them.

Strategy & planning

Setting direction and building a marketing plan that connects directly to commercial objectives. Defining priorities, allocating resource and building the reporting framework to measure what matters.

Brand & proposition

Developing and articulating a brand and proposition that resonates with the right audience. From post-acquisition brand architecture to value proposition and messaging for complex technical products.

Go-to-market & campaigns

Planning and delivering integrated campaigns across paid, owned, earned and partner channels. Briefing and managing specialist agencies to deliver against clear commercial outcomes.

Team building & capability development

Building marketing functions from scratch and developing existing teams. Hiring, coaching and embedding a performance culture that shifts marketing from reactive delivery to strategic contribution.

Agency management

Briefing, directing and holding agencies to account on behalf of the business. Bringing operator-side experience to the client relationship so agencies deliver what the business actually needs.

Partner & channel marketing

Marketing into and through partner and reseller ecosystems. Partner programme development, channel communications and enabling partners to take propositions to market effectively.

Marketing that drives commercial results

Over the course of my career I’ve focused on making marketing a credible commercial discipline. That means aligning strategy and tactics directly to business objectives, building accountability, and delivering outcomes that show up in the numbers that matter to leadership teams.

Years in telecoms, channel and technology

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YoY pipeline growth, BT Wholesale

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Reduction in cost per lead, TalkTalk

Return on marketing investment, BT Wholesale

Operator experience at scale

I’ve spent my career building and leading marketing functions within some of the world’s largest telecoms and technology businesses. That operator experience, knowing what good looks like, is what I bring to the businesses I work with today.

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From the people I’ve worked with

The best measure of the work is what the people closest to it have to say. Here’s what senior leaders from the businesses I’ve worked at said, in their words, not mine.

“Faye brought deep expertise across the channel, MVNO, mobile infrastructure and international voice. She has a brilliant network that enables her to get things done with no fuss and takes a highly pragmatic approach in any situation, always outcome focused.”

Thea Sztejka

Managing Director, BT Wholesale

“Faye had a clear ability to align marketing strategy directly with commercial and sales priorities, which meant the work genuinely supported our growth goals rather than running in parallel to them. She is the kind of senior marketer who understands how a commercial business works and builds marketing around that.”

Paul Smith

Chief Sales and Product Strategy Officer, PXC

“I worked with Faye during a big period of change at BT Wholesale. She played a big part in changing how we all thought about marketing, and that’s had a lasting impact. She built a brilliant team and worked closely across the business to bring everything together, always keeping it focused on what actually mattered for sales and results.”

Gavin Jones

Director, Channel Partners, BT Wholesale

“Faye is not only an exceptional leader who has a deep understanding of the industry and is able to look through the lens of the customer to translate business outcomes effectively, she is also a delight to work with showing compassion, empathy and an inspirational coach, guiding her team through complex scenarios. I thoroughly enjoyed our time working together and would have no hesitation in recommending Faye to any business wanting to create a cohesive and exciting marketing strategy.”

Jan Collins

Managing Director, KCom

Let’s Talk

The first conversation is informal. Tell me what’s going on in your business and we’ll work out together whether I can help.

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