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Strategic Marketing for Exhibitions and Conferences

Senior strategy and fast execution, without the permanent hire.

Strategy. Execution. Capability. An agency for ambitious event businesses.

Marketing mastery
Without the overhead

Hit registration targets. Build regional teams. Win tenders. Deliver professional event marketing that performs.

 

Marketing Alchemist is a Dubai-based consultancy providing senior-level strategy and execution on demand for events. Three capabilities in one place: strategic frameworks proven within global organisers, hands-on implementation that turns plans into measurable outcomes, and structured knowledge transfer that builds your internal capability.

Meet Natalie 

Founder 

Natalie Gurney is the Founder of Marketing Alchemist and brings fifteen years of senior marketing leadership from tier-one organisers including dmg events and Informa Markets.

 

She has directed international campaigns across energy, construction, design, and entertainment sectors, leading major exhibitions. Based in the UAE for over a decade, she combines deep knowledge of GCC & APAC business culture with first-hand understanding of the operational and commercial pressures shaping event marketing.

 

NNatalie founded Marketing Alchemist to make director-level event marketing available as productised project work, delivering the strategic outputs your team needs while building the internal capability to sustain them.

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“I’ve worked with Natalie on several events and she’s been a huge driving force behind the portfolio’s growth - most notably doubling attendance year on year. She’s smart, creative, and has an incredible work ethic. On top of that, she’s great to work with."

Four Ways to Get Started

Marketing covers a lot of ground. These four categories make it easier to identify where your brief fits and what you'll get back.

Every engagement starts with a scoping conversation. You describe the challenge, Marketing Alchemist defines the deliverables, agrees a fixed fee and timeline, and produces the finished work.

The Alchemy Accelerator

Full marketing programmes for event launches and scale-ups.

Alchemy Labs

Strategic problem-solving for specific marketing challenges.

Fractional Marketing Director

Ongoing marketing leadership on a monthly retainer.

The Foundry 

Marketing collateral and creative production, brief included.

Who This is For

International Event Organisers

Government Entities &  Organisations

Event Agencies & Production Companies

Regional Organisers & Venue Operators

Professional Associations & Industry Bodies

Media Companies & Intelligence Providers

Ready to Hit Your Targets?

Whether you're launching in new markets, building regional teams, or strengthening your marketing capability, the right expertise accelerates everything.

Book a discovery call and explore how fifteen years of tier-one event marketing experience translates to your ambitions.

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