Marketing Strategist for CEOs, Leadership Teams and Business Owners

See your marketing differently. Find a clearer path to growth.

I help CEOs, leadership teams and business owners step back from the noise, see the strongest opportunities in their business and turn them into a clear, practical marketing strategy.

I combine proven marketing principles with blue-sky thinking and a deep understanding of digital technology and AI. The result is marketing that builds visibility, generates enquiries and supports long-term commercial growth.

Louise McDonnell delivering a keynote talk on marketing strategy

I’ve always believed there is a solution

I was 14 when a friend and I decided to start a camogie club because, back then, there was nothing for girls at our local GAA club.

We needed to raise money, so we decided to organise a dance. We booked the venue, sold the tickets and arranged the band.

Then, on the night of the dance, the band never showed up.

They thought the booking was a prank because we had sounded so young on the phone.

I can still remember the panic. We had a room full of people waiting and no band. Their offer to play for free on another night didn’t solve the problem we had in that moment.

That experience stayed with me. I’ve always believed there is a solution, even when it isn’t immediately obvious. Sometimes finding it requires creativity and blue-sky thinking. Sometimes it takes patience, persistence and the willingness to adapt.

A few years later, I sat in my first marketing lecture and thought, this is it.

For the first time, I felt relieved. I had finally found my thing.

Marketing just made sense to me. I loved understanding why people buy, why they trust one business over another and why some businesses become the obvious choice while others struggle to get noticed.

Looking back, marketing brought together two things that have always come naturally to me: understanding people and finding solutions.

Seventeen years later, that curiosity has never left me. I’ve worked with thousands of businesses, spoken at conferences in Ireland and internationally, written four bestselling books and built two marketing businesses of my own.

The tools have changed dramatically, particularly with the growth of digital technology and AI. But the principles behind good marketing have not changed.

You still need to understand people, communicate your value and give them a compelling reason to choose you.

Today, I combine proven marketing principles with blue-sky thinking and an innate ability to apply them to new technologies, platforms and markets. I help CEOs, leadership teams and business owners see opportunities they may have missed, make sense of the complexity and find a clear, practical path forward.

Louise McDonnell delivering a marketing training session to a business audience

Alongside my work as a marketing strategist, speaker and trainer, I am the founder of two marketing businesses.

SellOnSocial.Media is the digital marketing agency I founded in 2009. Today, our team works with businesses and organisations across strategy, content, social media, paid advertising and digital campaigns.

I am also the founder of SellOn.Social, a marketing platform created to help coaches and service-based professionals build their marketing foundations, create meaningful content and develop a connected social selling system.

Both businesses have grown from the same belief: marketing should be practical, connected and designed to generate real commercial results.

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How I can help

No two businesses are the same, which is why I work with clients in a number of different ways. Whether you're looking for a fresh perspective on your marketing, support as you grow your business or someone to inspire your audience, there's an option that's right for you.

Marketing Strategy

Sometimes the biggest breakthrough comes from stepping back. Together we'll look at your business, your customers, your positioning and your marketing, then build a strategy that gives you clarity and confidence in where you're going next.

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Coaching

Marketing can feel lonely when you're trying to figure it all out yourself. My coaching programmes are designed to give you expert guidance, honest feedback and practical support as you build a marketing system that works for your business.

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Workshops

I believe the best workshops are the ones where people leave having actually done the work. My workshops are practical, interactive and designed to help you make real progress, not just fill a notebook.

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Speaking

I'm passionate about helping audiences think differently about marketing. Every keynote is tailored to the audience and filled with practical ideas they can use straight away.

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