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Build a successful (online) COMMUNITY and sustainable business
1:1
Consultancy & Mentoring
For CEOs and managers such as Marketing Directors and HR Directors: 1-1 consultancy to ensure that both the community strategy and its implementation are successful. Solve challenges such as low customer loyalty, poor internal communication and slow innovation. With our unique approach you can increase your customer engagement, attract talent, grow your reach among the right target group, increase your brand awareness and increase your turnover. In an authentic and sympathetic way.
At your event:
Inspirational speaker
Suitable for events for external relations and conferences, but also to inspire colleagues in the field of community building. Why are online communities the big secret behind the growth and success of many companies and social movements? Because of which trends do we need them to be and remain relevant? Book Maartje Blijleven as a speaker or chairman. (Dutch or English).
Businessclub
Female Leaders Club
The exclusive network for enterprising top women who not only dream of growth and impact, but who also make it happen. Join like-minded entrepreneurs, be inspired by leading CEOs, and create an inclusive future together. Our masterminds are sharp and goal-oriented, always with a good dose of enthusiasm and a wink. We believe in 'lift as you grow'. Together we make a difference.
What others say
about their collaboration with Maartje
Macaw has always been a great place to work with a great community spirit where engineers, consultants, creatives and data scientists connected to go the extra mile in making our clients successful. Due to our rapid international growth and Covid-19 we needed to convert our community spirit to the next level. Maartje stepped in and guided us in our internal communication at the international level we needed. She knows and delivers with impact.
Together with Maartje, I developed the internal community strategy for Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies. Maartje’s preparation was exceptional—she created a booklet and approached it in a playful way that made the process enjoyable and allowed me to speak freely. She asks the right questions.
The VIP day with Maartje led to a well-thought-out strategy that surprised and impressed the partners. I highly recommend Maartje. She ensures you think through everything from A to Z. You might have the answers yourself, but working with someone experienced like Maartje leads to a much better plan.
Maartje not only is extremely knowledgeable in all things digital, she is able to simplify subjects depending on the audience, increasing knowledge fast and effectively for everyone.
Maartje has been an exceptional help on our digital journey, delivering quality, on time and above expectations. The digital team day we ran with Maartje and the Dyson Benelux team has opened up the door to develop valuable projects that will definitely take us into a bright digital future. Preparation for the day and execution was flawless and easy to integrate into our internal objectives.
We owe our success to a large extent to what Maartje did in telling the world, internal and external, what the role is of digital for Schiphol.
Maartje really contributed to a large extent in the adoption of digital within Schiphol. And also outside. Every day we find it so difficult to express what digital actually is. A lot of people are completely clueless. But we need them to understand the benefits of digital, in order to drive a successful digital transformation.
As Chief Digital Officer at Schiphol Airport, I’ve had the pleasure to work with Maartje for almost a year. She gave digital and the digital transformation a face. Not only her personal face because she was always there to present the digital airport program. But she also gave face to the program in what we did, where we stood, internally and externally. With success. Because so many people actually said ‘I want to work for the digital airport program because it’s great. It looks great, it has great ambition, it radiates energy, it radiates excitement. This is where we want to be a part of.’ We owe that to a large extent to what Maartje did in telling the world, internal and external, what the role is of digital for Schiphol.
Maartje is a true asset to any organisation which is going through a digital transformation and want to get people on board in order to drive change. She comes with my personal recommendation.
Maartje is a true asset to executives requiring a deeper understanding of the impact digital transformation and social media has on business today.
Most CEOs have overcrowded agendas with little additional time or energy to keep ahead of developments in the digital field – social media, digital marketing, website technology and other business opportunities. If you are also overburdened with digital developments and how they impact your business, then I recommend Maartje as a coach.
Maartje has been coaching me for over a year on tech innovation and its impact on my own business. She has been instrumental in teaching me how to add value with digital strategy, marketing and social media.
I am grateful for Maartje’s ability to explain innovative technology in a way which instantly makes sense for my own work. This has enabled me to truly develop a business focused digital mindset. Avoiding pretentious buzzwords and hipster nonsense, she has clearly guided me to understand the digital world, customized for our own products.
Maartje’s way of coaching is a pleasure. It provides both a quick inroad to core solutions, and lot of positive energy. Maartje is a true asset to executives requiring a deeper understanding of the impact digital transformation and social media has on business today. I can wholeheartedly recommend her.
Without Maartje, our start-up Winc Academy wouldn’t have the soul it has today.
Maartje showed us the importance of building relationships with customers and potential clients. She taught us to engage deeply with our students, across various levels.
She made us aware of the impact of social media and the time and energy it demands. Before meeting Maartje, I never posted on LinkedIn; I saw it merely as a database. Now, I’m much more active, and we can clearly see the impact. When Marijn and I post something, it reaches up to fifteen thousand people—such a reach was unimaginable to us before.
Maartje also guided us on how to effectively engage on social media, what to do, what to avoid, and how to navigate uncertainties. We still consult her regularly for advice.
In today’s increasingly digital world, Maartje emphasized the importance of personal contact, even when interacting online. She taught us that webinars and community building are powerful tools for maintaining that personal connection on a larger scale. This has made us more human as a company, and given our startup a recognizable face.
What I mean by “she gave us a soul” is that our company has become more personified, resonating with what people want in this era. We now understand that community building is not a short-term effort but a long-term strategy involving multiple team members.
I highly recommend Maartje to other startups, especially those unfamiliar with social media. Maartje’s vast experience across different companies and industries is invaluable, and she brings all that expertise to the table.