Xana Castle

Xana Castle

Role: Fractional Marketing Manager
Region: Gauteng

Driving Measurable Growth Through Strategic Marketing Execution 


How I Can Help Your Business Grow 
My Expertise: 

  • Marketing campaign management, including budgeting, execution, and ROI measurement. 
  • Digital marketing execution, covering social media management, CMS updates, and content creation. 
  • Brand positioning, corporate identity management, and marketing collateral development. 
  • Multi-channel lead generation with a focus on high-conversion digital and direct marketing. 
  • Internal and external marketing communications, PR, and stakeholder engagement 
  • Managing external agencies and overseeing the execution of ongoing marketing campaigns. 
  • Martech expertise with experience in WordPress, HubSpot, and Mailchimp. 

 

My Competitive Edge 
Strategic Execution with Tangible ROI 
Delivering marketing initiatives that drive engagement, brand awareness, and measurable revenue growth. 


About Me 
I thrive on turning marketing strategies into real business impact. Passionate about brand management, communications, and digital marketing, I specialise in driving lead generation, strengthening brands, and maximising digital marketing tools for business success. With expertise in B2C and B2B marketing across IT, Financial Services, and Education, I have led high-performance campaigns that enhance brand reputation and deliver measurable results.  

Notable achievements include: 

  • Implementing a direct marketing campaign for an IT services provider, achieving a 46% CTR and 85% event attendance, converting key accounts. 
  • Leading a digital campaign for a financial services firm that drove a 327% ROI over six months. 
  • Executed a brand launch using a 360-degree marketing plan to reposition the client in a new market space, elevating their perceived service level and strengthening their industry presence. 
  • Managing multi-country marketing efforts across Ghana, Kenya, and Zambia, including social media and internal engagement campaigns. 

I am passionate about creating marketing strategies that don’t just look good but deliver real, measurable business outcomes. 



Fun Facts 

  • I am a huge book worm! My personal library has grown so big that my husband keeps threatening to stage an intervention—or at least build more shelves. If there’s a bookshop nearby, I’m already inside, and if I say, ‘I’m not buying,’ we both know that’s a lie.  
  • Outside of work, my life is a high-speed relay race between swimming, dancing, netball, cricket, and gymnastics—except I’m the one running while my kids get all the medals. I’ve mastered the art of packing snacks, finding missing shoes, and pretending I understand the rules of every sport. 


Experience


Eduloan

Multi-agency management, consisting of advertising, media   buying, PR, digital and strategic and subsequently combined these functions into only 3 x key areas, creative, media and PR.

 

Nexio (a division of Vodacom)

Working with the Marketing Director on the Nexio brand relaunch to both internal and external stakeholders including management of brand launch event. Development of all new marketing assets and collateral. Implementation of digital and direct marketing campaign.

 

iOCO (Previously EOH)

Implementation of direct and digital marketing campaigns with an excellent ROI for an ITC services provider to top-tier CIOs. 

 

Izwe Financial Solutions

Marketing management for 18 months while Izwe was in the process of  hiring internal resources for their marketing department. Implementation of marketing campaigns in Ghana, Kenya and Zambia including full social media management of all three accounts on various platforms.

 

Business insights
by Xana Castle

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9 October 2024

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