English / Dutch I’m Bart Stemkens, a freelance marketer. I help SaaS and app companies design and execute marketing strategies that drive visibility, leads and users. Strategy and execution go hand in hand, anything from ads to CRO, from roadmaps to data. For more than ten years I’ve supported start- and scale-ups such as Squla, StudyGo, KIMO and Valyuu, as well as corporates like Nationale Nederlanden and Nescafé.
You can hire me from one day per week:
- Launch a specific project or feature
- Create and roll out a marketing plan / roadmap
- Provide temporary support as an interim marketer
- Direct and coordinate external agencies and specialists
Want to see if we’re a match? Book a video call or reach me directly at +31 6 833 29 344.
My specialities
Growth strategy & roadmap
Tell me your ambitions and I’ll map out the growth opportunities, plus the order in which to tackle them.
SEO & GEO
More visibility without ad spend, across search engines and emerging AI engines.
CRO & activation
Build hypotheses, run tests and lift both activation rates and conversions.
Performance marketing
Profitable online advertising on Google, LinkedIn, Meta and more, from strategy through full technical setup.
Marketing automation
Lead scoring, nurture flows and automated follow-ups that keep you top of mind.
Tracking & data analytics
I connect the tools and set up a weekly reporting dashboard, so progress is crystal-clear every Monday.
Highlighted results
These are some of the outcomes I achieved in recent projects, results I can deliver for you as well.
- Studira grew from zero to 5,000 paying users in 14 months with a 90% trial-to-paid conversion thanks to the acquisition strategy I designed. Read the case.
- KIMO reached 150,000 app users in 10 countries after we rolled out my acquisition plan. Read the case.
- Bieden & Wonen scaled its franchise network from 3 to 10 locations in two years through the growth strategy I built. Read the case.
- Chirpley onboarded 20,000 influencers in its first year with the GTM strategy I created. Read the case..
But numbers only tell half the story. This is how clients describe working with me:
“Bart is a multi-skilled professional able to make your business grow. He can handle high levels of complexity, and is pleasant to work with at all times.”
— Rens, CEO @ KIMO
“With Bart, you have everything you need to grow and scale—no extra resources required. If you could clone him, you’d leave your competitors in the dust.”
— Sarah, Head of Growth @ Small Improvements
“Smart, pragmatic, hard-working, and a great guy to have around. Our intake doubled, and costs were cut in half. Bart takes initiative, makes decisions, and gets things done.”
— Marnix, Proposition Manager @ Nationale-Nederlanden
Clients
The companies below give an idea of who I work with. I am not tied to any one sector, but lately I have focused on SaaS and app companies in EdTech, social media, HR tech and FinTech, serving both B2B and B2C markets.
- Squla (FutureWhiz)
- Nationale Nederlanden
- Nescafé
- Bieden & Wonen
- Klup
- Legal Fit
- Biedboek
- Financieel Gezond
- Chirpley
- Zoegas
- Valyuu
- Small Improvements
- Nestlé
- Innoleaps
- Closure
- Stekkies
- KIMO
- DFNS
- RFM
- 4S Real Estate
Veelgestelde vragen
Get in touch
Let’s discuss how we can work together. Book an intro call or reach me directly at +31 6 833 29 344.