Our Team

Gordon Ritchie

Managing Director

With over 20 years working within the marketing and sponsorship industry, Gordon Ritchie has been involved with a range of diverse, accomplished and standout projects. As the CEO of GRM Marketing, Gordon’s recent projects include driving the success of International sailing teams Team Maverick and the GB youth development Diam team, putting young Scottish athletes into the ISF Winter Games and facilitating Conrad Colman’s solo sail around the world with a zero-carbon footprint. From 1998 – 2008, Gordon was responsible for all corporate marketing for Glasgow City Council and the setup of Glasgow city’s Marketing Bureau which dealt with such projects as the Special Olympics 2005, UEFA champions league, UEFA Cup, the Commonwealth Games and the year of Architecture and Design. He has also dealt with high profile projects such as the OVD SJFA, Clipper ventures plc, Tiree Wave Classic and The Fresh N Lo Great Scottish Run. Last year, Gordon facilitated Scotland’s premier Sport Sponsorship conference; Via Sponsorship. This saw the attendance of international guests, collaboration of experts within the sponsorship industry and sponsorship of over 20 Scottish athletes.

 

In addition to his distinct background in marketing and sponsorship, Gordon has strong credentials in PR & events and an in-depth knowledge of marketing analytics, sales and activation. He successfully managed Stakis and Hilton brand sales and was responsible for the marketing and concept of Malmaison group. He was also Head of Marketing, Advertising and Promotion for News-International and the Marketing Manager for Scotsman publications. Further to this, Gordon managed Dunblane Primary school’s crisis following the 1996 tragedy and assisted with the world’s largest media campaign for a missing person, Madelaine McCann. He has also worked closely with broadcast media and press and has an excellent senior network within today’s news and feature gathering organisations.

Smart thinking, go-getting, ideas man who gets’ it done – usually before anyone else has thought about it. Always on top of his game and a thorough marketing professional.

Derek Stewart-Brown ( Media Matters )

Gordon Ritchie, is a marketing executive, fundraiser and all round good guy with huge energy and a massive address book and an impressive fundraising track record.

Marcus Hutchinson ( Project Manager, Mer Agitée and VIVI Ltd )

Gordon Ritchie performed a miracle with the Conrad Colman project which was foundering through lack of money, it proved a massive success. He added significant value and expertise to the project of Enda O’Coineen Team Ireland.

Andi Robertson ( Conrad Colman Sailing )

GRM Marketing organised a week in the Isle of Skye, where The Bristol Gulls were able to train in tough weather conditions and replicate some of the challenges we would face during our Atlantic crossing. Alice, Gordon and Ali very clearly understood the key messages of our campaign and were able to capture and deliver thoughtful and original content, with the bigger picture always in mind. They are a professional team who demonstrated their ability to adapt to adversity and challenge, with a very positive can-do attitude. It was a pleasure spending a week getting to know them.

The Bristol Gulls ( Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challengers 2020 )

First class result driven professionals with huge experience and a really impressive contacts book that they are willing to share in order to help their clients network with like-minded businesses, these guys always go not just the extra mile ....but an extra 100 miles to deliver a result!

Facebook review

GRM Marketing supported the critical phase of the HMS Oardacious campaign, capturing and delivering inspiring content to share our unique Royal Navy story and grow its public reach. Their dedication and professionalism resonated in their approach and it was a genuine pleasure to work with this talented team.

Lieutenant Hugo Mitchell-Heggs ( Royal Navy )

I’ve known Gordon Ritchie for many years - he is a well-known practitioner in the sponsorship industry and someone with a strong and established track record of success. During these challenging times, rights holders looking to secure new commercial revenue need experts in their field and Gordon is certainly one of those having worked on a broad range of successful projects that provide hands on experience to draw on.

Andy Westlake ( Chair of The European Sponsorship Association )

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