Willem Van Maele

Business Development Executive

Mechelen, Flemish Region, Belgium10 yrs 1 mo experience

Key Highlights

  • Over a decade of experience in digital marketing.
  • Expert in leveraging HubSpot for business growth.
  • Proven track record in managing marketing teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Digital Marketing and RevOps specialist with a strong focus on B2B growth strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

HubspotCrmMarketing StrategyInbound MarketingSemDigital MarketingMarketing ManagementEvent Management

Other Skills

AnalyticsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Demand GenerationPeople ManagementLinkedin AdsFacebook AdsSearch Engine Marketing (SEM)DiagrammingRevenue OperationsSocial Media MarketingEntertainment

About

I’ve always been fascinated with the world of digital marketing and how it is used to bridge the gap between organizations and their target audience. My professional journey began over a decade ago. Since then, I’ve transformed into a seasoned digital marketeer and growth specialist with expertise in steering business expansion by leveraging marketing automation. Previously, I was working at Phished, a cybersecurity scale-up with a mission to predict and prevent cyber-attacks through an AI-powered platform. As the first person on the payroll, I started by building the company’s digital presence from the ground up and eventually took on a management position, spearheading a team of five professionals. My time at Phished gave me the opportunity to explore how HubSpot can be leveraged to align marketing, sales, & customer success teams, streamline workflows, and implement effective strategies to improve lead generation, customer acquisition, and retention. After realizing my passion for CRM, I decided to become a RevOps and HubSpot consultant. My vision is simple – I strive to empower organizations to leverage HubSpot to accelerate revenue outcomes and boost operational efficiency. From start-ups to SMEs, I am looking forward to collaborating with teams and creating CRM strategies that resonate with businesses across all hubs. Outside my job, I get a kick out of arranging awesome gigs & festivals for metal bands. To learn more about how I can help your business flourish, reach out to me at: willem(@)hifimarketing.be.

Experience

10 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
2 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

High fidelity marketing

Freelance HubSpot & RevOps Consultant

Jun 2023Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium · Remote

  • At High Fidelity Marketing, my personal consultancy venture, I specialize in freelance HubSpot & RevOps consulting for both SMEs and Enterprise-level businesses. I'm dedicated to helping clients streamline their operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive sustainable growth through data-driven marketing strategies.
AnalyticsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Inbound MarketingDemand GenerationHubSpotCRM

Phished

2 roles

Marketing Manager

Promoted

Jan 2021May 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

  • As a global security awareness company, Phished is on a daily mission to predict and prevent cyber incidents. With the aid of our smart and fully automated AI-driven platform, we train your employees to become a real Human Firewall for your organisation. Through a holistic combination of personalised simulations, training sessions, active reporting and threat intelligence, we guarantee permanent behavioural change. We also give you access to an organisation-wide Phished Behavioural Risk Score ® (BRS) to monitor your ever-evolving security status. This reduces the risk of cyber incidents measurably, both in the workplace & at home. Start building your Human Firewall today.
  • Managing the marketing team at Phished, a thriving cyberawareness scale-up.
  • Establishing positioning, identifying target audiences, and developing direct and channel marketing plans & strategies with specific objectives across different channels and segments
  • Creating lead and demand generation through PPC, social ads, SEO, referral & organic social
  • Measure and report performance of marketing campaigns, gain insight, and assess against goal
  • Driving and executing CRM (Hubspot) initiatives and overseeing execution of campaigns
Marketing StrategyPeople ManagementInbound MarketingHubSpot

Digital Marketeer

Sep 2020Jan 2021 · 4 mos · Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

  • Executing performance-driven lead & demand generation campaigns through SEO, Paid Social, Google Ads, content marketing and affiliate marketing programs;
  • Working together closely with our marketing agency & content marketeer to achieve defined goals & KPi's;
  • Preparing reports on overall marketing campaigns,
  • Creation of a corporate identity & new website in collaboration with agencies.
Inbound MarketingLinkedin AdsFacebook AdsSearch Engine Marketing (SEM)HubSpotSEM

Bd myshopi

Digital Marketeer

Apr 2018Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Diegem

  • As Digital Marketeer, I’m responsible for the B2C and B2B online marketing campaigns of BD myShopi, the Belgian specialist in omni-channel activation. My tasks include but are not limited to:
  • Managing and creating our online advertising campaigns via Facebook, Google Ads, LinkedIn, and more;
  • Overseeing our digital recruitment process, website and campaigns;
  • Creating and optimizing landing pages in view of specific conversion goals and KPIs
  • Management and creation of various reports, dashboards and/or insights to aid our clients and other departments;
  • Social media management and overseeing the content creation by our graphical department;
  • Building and optimizing our various email campaigns and templates;
  • SEO & ASO for our websites and app;
  • ….
  • Discover how omni-channel activation can support your store, brand or service at bdmyshopi.com
Inbound MarketingFacebook AdsDigital Marketing

Season of mist

Marketing Manager

Feb 2016Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Deventer

  • Season of Mist is one of the leading independent labels in the heavy music genre. As marketeer, I’m responsible for transitioning the record company from a physical into a digital-first mindset. My key tasks include (but are not limited to):
  • Developing and overseeing the marketing plan for approximately 40 music releases per year in all sorts of genres and by many different artists.
  • Promoting our products and campaigns by means of both online and offline advertising (Facebook and Instagram, magazines, display and native advertising, e-mail marketing, SEA and others) and reporting results of online campaigns (based on Google Analytics, Chartmetric, Facebook Insights etc).
  • Promoting and developing our online shop(s): SEO, retargeting, organic and paid ads on social media, creation of new campaigns in cooperation with other departments etc.
  • Pitching tracks regularly towards all streaming and download platforms including Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Deezer and Tidal. Furthermore, I take care of the company’s own playlists and oversee the execution and planning of our digital distribution through Sony/Red and Believe.
  • Coordinating various IT-projects as middle man between our IT department and management.
  • Between February 2016 and September 2017, I was also responsible for all merchandise and marketing sticker production at Season of Mist Europe.
Facebook AdsMarketing Management

Bd myshopi

Junior Content Manager

May 2015Jan 2016 · 8 mos · Diegem

  • BD myShopi is THE omni-channel activation platform in Belgium with the highest reach across offline and digital channels. It enables retailers, brands and other advertisers to reach consumers always and everywhere for their communication and activation campaigns, generating immediate traffic to physical and online shops.
  • Every week over 4.3 million Belgian households receive the door to door leaflets in their physical mailbox. Advanced segmentation criteria enable to address specific consumer segments.
  • BD myShopi provides applications for smartphone and tablet, downloaded over 500 thousand times in Belgium, and the website myShopi.com.
  • BD myShopi’s omni-channel activation platform thus boasts a leaflet distribution and seal offering, creative solutions and a complete digital proposition.
Facebook Ads

Heartbreaktunes

Intern

Feb 2014May 2014 · 3 mos · Hasselt

  • All-round intern for the reputable Belgian promotor HeartBreakTunes, I'm focusing on (online and offline) promotion, concert production, bookings, administration and more.
  • HeartBreakTunes organizes 150+ shows a year featuring artists in a wide variety of genres and is regarded as one of Belgium's best and most flexible promotors.

De velinx

Festival Manager

Jan 2013May 2016 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Tongeren

  • I organize the annual 'Tongeren Metal Fest' festival at de VELINX. I take care of the complete production process including but not limited to booking the artists, handling the media, arranging backline, hotels, crew and others, overseeing the marketing campaign, updating the website and social media and much more.
Facebook AdsEvent Management

Education

PXL

Postgraduate — Digital Marketing

Jan 2014Jan 2015

PXL Music

Bachelor's Degree — Music Management

Jan 2011Jan 2013

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