Marketing, communications & creative

Over two decades of hiring the talent that makes a measurable difference across brand, growth and creative.

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It takes one to know one.

We built our reputation in marketing. We know what good looks like because we’ve seen it, prepared it, and hired it.

Great marketers are wired to test, push and try what’s next. It’s brand and performance. Story and data. Creativity and commerciality.

This is the world we understand instinctively after 23 years and it shows in every hire we make.

Brand, strategy & positioning

Great brand work, in the spotlight at the Marketing Star Awards with Steph Buckley, Head of FMCG Commercial.

Growth & performance marketing

“Growth marketers understand that performance and brand aren’t in competition. They’re two sides of the same coin.”

Digital, paid media and search

“Paid media isn’t bought anymore. It’s trained.”

Content, social and editorial

Gareth Glenn presenting at the annual marketing awards, for content that cuts through the noise.

CRM, lifecycle and customer experience

“Growth doesn’t just come from new customers. It comes from understanding the ones you already have.”

Product marketing and demand generation

"This is where product, positioning and pipeline come together."

Communications, PR and reputation

"People think PR is just media handling. It is leadership counsel, stakeholder trust and reputation management in real time."

Creative, design and art direction

"The way it looks, the way it feels, the way it stays with you. That’s a great creative doing their job."

UX, UI and digital experience

Who’s in your team designing for customer behaviour, not ideal journeys?

Mission accomplishment: Marketing Director for Clyde Munroe Dental Group

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We begin by getting close to the brief. The role, the pressure around it, and the result you need.

From there, we shape the right talent strategy for you. A permanent hire who can build for the long term. A leader who can take hold of a function. A contractor who adds value from day one. A fractional leader who brings direction and return.

Understanding what’s needed, how it should be structured, and where it will make the biggest difference is where we do our best work.

So whether you need a senior appointment, immediate support, or a better way to hire altogether, the work is shaped around what will make the biggest difference.

Fantatical commitment.

Honest endorsement.

We are very clear about what an individual must have to be successful in our business. Denholm have become firm recruitment partners by doing two things brilliantly. They engage with us in a consistent and appropriate manner, focusing on what's required and being genuinely interested in our business. And they continue to challenge themselves to deliver talented people, this determination to meet our needs has made a real difference to the quality of our team.

AG Barr, HR Business Partner

Gareth, at Denholm, has demonstrated a great understanding of our industry and the specific requirements of our roles. He ensured that he provided candidates who were not only qualified but also a great fit for our team. He maintained excellent communication throughout the entire recruitment process, keeping us informed and involved at every stage. His proactive approach and thorough vetting process meant that we were presented with top-tier candidates, significantly reducing our time-to-hire. This has led to several successful hires who have become valuable members of our team. I'd highly recommend Gareth and Denholm to any organisation seeking a reliable and efficient recruitment partner.

Allied Vehicles, Head of Marketing

Having spent many years in the drinks industry, Denholm was my natural first choice for a recent hire. Steph provided an excellent and well-curated selection of candidates that were expertly filtered according to the specific profile I was seeking. If a recruitment process could ever be enjoyable, this was it, as the team struck a perfect balance between a professional and friendly approach.

Cincoro Tequila, Managing Director - International

We have partnered with Denholm Associates for years and through regular agency reviews they have always remained with us. They work as true partners, understanding our business and our culture. They have evolved with us as our business has changed over the years ensuring that they consistently place the highest quality of candidates with us. When we measure our successful hires through to potential ratings, Denholm candidates are the people who are consistently measuring as “high potential”. I am sure I could ask one of the Denholm team to share our values and leadership standards with you and they could.

Edrington, Former Head of HR

Denholm have simply become an extension of our team – the relationship works like a real partnership. They’ve placed me in my current role at FarrPoint and when I needed to expand my team, I knew they’ll find just the right people (which they did!). I’ve never worked with a recruitment agency like this before – Denholm's are the real experts in their field and truly care to make a ‘match’ that lasts. I feel I can trust them. Recruiting through an agency is a no brainer – I’ve saved so much time and effort. And most of all, I knew that it wasn’t just me getting a good customer experience, but also the people that they were talking to on my behalf!

Farrpoint, Head of Marketing

Denholm took time to get to know our business and the types of candidate who would thrive and be successful. They undertook an extensive search of the UK market and presented strong shortlists across all roles with behavioural profiling for two of the senior hires. I found the behavioural profiles advantageous and insightful to help confirm my findings in initial interviews, which subsequently led to a more detailed 2nd stage where I could use some of the suggested questioning in the behavioural reports.

Loch Lomond Group, Chief Marketing Officer

We have worked with Denholm for the past couple of years, and they have been fantastic to partner with. Scott, in particular, has been an incredible support, always at the end of the phone and genuinely invested in our success. He really takes the time to understand our business and the kind of people we are looking for. It is clear he truly cares about getting it right and that makes all the difference.

The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh, Director of Membership & Development

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