HEAD OF MARKETING & TRAINING
T: + 44 (0) 207 820 6352 or contact her here.
Mary-Lou joined NEF Consulting, on a part-time basis, in 2013. She leads on development and implementation of the marketing strategy and on training programmes.
Before joining NEF Consulting, Mary-Lou was a marketing and communications consultant, trainer and coach for over ten years. A long-term consultant on government-funded dissemination and communications programmes, Mary-Lou also advised on marketing strategy and implementation for organisations including an industry think tank, various publishers and professional membership bodies. Previously, she was Marketing Director for a publishing and events company and has extensive experience of leading sales and marketing teams in academic and professional publishing organisations.
A Fellow of the Institute of Direct Marketing, Mary-Lou has an MA (Hons) in English and studied general law and psychology at university level. She has qualifications in various design disciplines including typography, garden and interior design.
PROJECTS
As well as managing the training programmes, Mary-Lou manages projects to support clients develop a Theory of Change. She also acts as advisor to, and becomes involved in other projects where her skills and experience are appropriate. Examples include:
- The Prince’s Trust 40-year review – co-authoring the NEF Consulting report and working with the Prince’s Trust on communications.
- Infographic design management for the Sustainability Development Unit (SDU), funded by NHS England and Public Health England.
- Infographics design management for Balfour Beatty annual impact assessment.
TRAINING
Mary-Lou has developed and delivered a range of training and coaching programmes prior to joining NEF Consulting where she leads the training and capacity building programme.
