Tim Lion Marketing Strategy, Fractional Chief Marketing Officer and facilitator of Strategy Workshops and Strategy Sprints, Dublin, Ireland

“It’s hard to read the label from inside the bottle.”

Tim Lion helps founders and leadership teams identify and name the real problem, make better decisions, and build a strategy they can execute immediately.

Delivered through structured one, two, and three-day SIGNAL sprints designed for ‘speed to action’, supported by ongoing advisory for the teams who want a strategic partner for the long game.

“Tim has that rare mix of excelling at both the strategy and operations of marketing. He would always look to understand the underlying business challenge and then partner on practical and effective ways to overcome it.”

— Ciáran Norris, Global Agency Lead, Meta

“Tim has razor-sharp insight built from experience matched with an open curiosity and willingness to embrace new thinking.”

— Luke Mackay, Director, Global PR & Communications @ Spotify
“A decisive, strategic and empathetic leader, Tim was the go-to for the team across strategy, planning, creative and budgeting. Tim has an innate ability to simplify seemingly complex challenges while ensuring the focus remains on solving the underlying business challenge.”

— Mark O’Brien, Digital & Communications Manager at The Heineken Company
“As an innovator, Tim challenges the status quo and seeks new channels and opportunities. He’s smart, he’s sharp, and he really cares about his colleagues and the success of the business.”

— Zoe Lawrence, Senior Commercial Marketing Leaderce

Tim Lion

Principal Strategist

I am a strategist and global marketing executive. My marketing career spans more than15 years, working with global brands such as Meta, Activision Blizzard, Sony, and Binance, as well as agencies including We Are Social, AKQA, Hogarth Worldwide, WaveMaker, and many more.

I am an innovative, creative and disciplined thinker

I help you get clarity and to choose the right path forward

I can help you solve the problem that is stopping progress, is causing friction, or perhaps is not yet even clear to you

Services

The right sized solution, at the right time, for the right stage of growth.

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Strategy Sprints

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Why this work works

Nearly 50% of irish start-ups claim they lack marketing skills & experience

— Scale Ireland State of Start-Ups Survey 2024

SMEs that invest in marketing capabilities grow 24% faster, on average

-Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Brands perceived as meaningfully different can command a price premium, with consumers willing to pay up to 37% more for such brands

- Kantar BrandZ 2024

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