Robbie McFarlane

Robbie McFarlane

National Fundraising Executive

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Product Manager & Founder of Barqwood.com

  • Education

    • Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business

      2007 - 2008
      MSc. Marketing 2H1 (Second Class Honours)

      Activities and Societies: Hockey (Vice Captain, Senior Men's 1st Team) Subjects included:Brand Management, Strategic Marketing, International Marketing, Market Research, Marketing Communications, Consumer Buyer Behaviour, Services Marketing & Cross Cultural Management.

    • Fitzwilliam Institute

      2009 - 2010
      Diploma Digital Marketing & Online Advertising Distinction

      Distance learning course covering all aspects of online marketing including keyword management, SEO and Google's products (Adwords, Trends, Analytics).

    • University College Dublin

      2004 - 2007
      Bachelor of Arts Economics, Sociology 2H1 (Second Class Honours)

      Activities and Societies: Awarded Scholarship for Hockey

    • AltMBA

      2021 - 2021
  • Experience

    • Society of Saint Vincent de Paul

      Jun 2009 - May 2010
      National Fundraising Executive

      Significant influence in generating a 226% increase in online donations and a 99% increase in public, offline donations compared with 2008. Working closely with large advertising agencies on the creation, development and coordination of a nationwide advertising campaign spanning television, radio and print mediums. Development of online fundraising facilities. Managing both large corporate collaborations and general public donations.

    • Soft Power Education

      Oct 2010 - Nov 2010
      General Volunteer

      Please see section on Volunteer Experience

    • CPL

      Jul 2011 - Jul 2014
      Online Marketing Executive

      CPL Resources plc is an Irish quoted Recruitment and HR Outsourcing services organisation. Responsible for the provision of recruitment and staffing services across Ireland from executive professional recruitment through to high volume staffing solutions. Duties include: web development, management of job boards, and digital marketing.

    • Cpl Jobs Ireland

      Jul 2014 - Oct 2015
      Senior Digital Marketing Executive

      Harnessing various digital marketing tools to drive traffic our website. Ensuring that conversion rates are optimised across all platforms to maximise return. Additional responsibilities include email marketing, web analytics, campaign management, coordinating web development and managing and improving Cpl's online presence.

    • HubSpot

      Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
      Channel Consultant

      HubSpot is the world’s leading inbound marketing and sales software. We help companies to attract visitors, convert leads & close customers. As part of the Channel Consultant team, I work closely with marketing agencies in our Partner Program. Running an agency can be challenging so we're focused on helping our partners leverage their online presence, prove their value to their clients and to grow their business in a dependable way. We train our partners to create and execute innovative inbound marketing campaigns using a model that works and we love what we do! Show less

    • Johnson Hana International

      Oct 2016 - Aug 2022
      Business & Marketing strategist

      Johnson Hana International (JHI) is a unique and innovative technology enabled alternative legal services company and the first one of its kind in Ireland. JHI's business model combines top legal talent and state-of-the-art technology to give our partners the opportunity to outsource data-heavy legal review processes, tackle unforeseen projects and benefit from our fully customisable, flexible approach to legal services.Big data means big challenges. Large international law firms and corporations are drowning in a sea of legal requirements. At Johnson Hana International, we’re helping our partners to streamline their legal processes whilst dramatically reducing their legal spend. We take care of large scale document review processes and other specialist assignments from our data review facilities in Dublin, Ireland, which allows our partners to focus on high-value core activities, boost productivity and ultimately profit margins. - https://www.thelawyer.com/legal-outsourcing-comes-ireland-wake-brexit/- https://www.thelawyer.com/issues/12-september-2016/ireland-special-report/- http://irishtechnews.net/ITN3/irelands-first-legal-process-outsourcing-company-jhi-johnson-hana-international-announces-a-three-year-support-services-contract-with-esb/- http://www.irishlegal.com/5089/dublin-primed-to-become-major-legal-outsourcing-hub/- http://irishtechnews.net/ITN3/business-showcase-johnson-hana-international/- https://www.siliconrepublic.com/jobs/johnson-hana-international-jobs-dublin- http://www.businesspost.ie/legal-outsourcing-firm-plans-200-jobs/- http://johnsonhana.com/blog/johnsonhanas-publication-in-the-irish-law-society-gazette-june-issue Show less

    • HubSpot

      Aug 2017 - now

      Personable, hardworking and enthusiastic professional with 10 years’ experience supporting internal and external clients in achieving their goals. Being data driven, I believe that ‘you can’t manage what you don’t measure’. Strong communication, problem solving, stakeholder management and project management skillsets, which have helped to bring significant initiatives from ideation to successful completion at scale. Focused on creating valuable experiences that enable our users to be efficient and effective in achieving their goals. Show less

      • Senior Product Manager

        Apr 2024 - now
      • Product Manager

        Jul 2022 - May 2024
      • Associate Product Manager

        Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
      • Senior Program Manager

        Feb 2021 - Aug 2021
      • Product Project Manager

        Oct 2019 - Feb 2021
      • Team Lead & Principal II Channel Consultant

        Oct 2018 - Oct 2019
      • Principal II Channel Consultant

        Aug 2017 - Oct 2018
    • Barqwood.com

      Feb 2021 - now
      Founder

      Decided to turn a global pandemic into an opportunity to get creative and set up Barqwood.com. I make and sell laptop skins made from real, sustainably sourced wood. Contact me if you're looking to customise with your own logo. - www.barqwood.com- www.etsy.com/ie/shop/barqwood

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • HubSpot Agency Partner Certification

      HubSpot
      Sept 2016
      View certificate certificate
    • Hubspot Certification

      HubSpot
      Aug 2016
    • Hubspot Email Marketing Certification

      HubSpot
      Sept 2016
    • MSc. Marketing

      UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
    • Hubspot Inbound Certification

      HubSpot
      Jul 2016
      View certificate certificate
    • Hubspot Sales Software

      HubSpot
      Oct 2016
    • Inbound Sales Certification

      HubSpot
      Sept 2016
    • Growth Driven Design Agency Certification

      HubSpot
      Oct 2019
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Robbie McFarlane
      Scholarship University College Dublin Sep 2006 Awarded a scholarship to play hockey for University College Dublin
  • Volunteer Experience

    • General Volunteer

      Issued by Softpower Education; Bujagali, Uganda on Oct 2010
      Softpower Education; Bujagali, UgandaAssociated with Robbie McFarlane