Alex Macleod Email & Phone Number

Edinburgh, Gb

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Managing a team of media professionals representing News UK's market leading portfolio of products and platforms and delivering market leading service to advertisers across Scotland and beyond.

Scotland

Delivering Content Solutions across News UK portfolio of industry leading products.

Scotland

Representing Times News Limited to agency buyers across Scotland

Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Business and Fleet Sales Specialist

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

My role is to lead a small team of Digital Sales Executives with personal responsibility for sales to key Advertising agencies, public sector and larger private sector clients.Based in Edinburgh and reporting to the CEO and the National Commercial Director, I am responsible for all recruitment, training, coaching, sales strategy, sales team meetings and planning.My team is responsible for selling a range of online advertising solutions to new customers across several key advertiser categories. They will develop and create client led solutions across a range of unique bespoke online display Advertising, CPC, CPA, video, Sponsorship, Content, Promotional initiatives and Events. LetsJoin is an exciting new leading edge on-line media channel and wi-fi based infotainment network designed specifically for distribution to captive audiences on public transport, social media channels and the wider internet. Headquartered in the heart of London's tech-city, they are at the heart of a media revolution that is taking place in the UK. Our high speed public wi- fi service allows customers to get online with our free Wi-Fi and enjoy a stable connection for a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Passengers can access the latest news, sports, entertainment and a host of other rich content in text, image, sound and video formats. We improve the passenger experience and offer a high level of engagement with a huge, well defined captive audience. We provide customers from SMEs to PLCs with a range of innovative web based advertising solutions that market our client’s media messages, providing marketing and information through a powerful media based solution.

• Developing Branded Content multi-platform solutions for agencies and clients • Responsibility for the Scottish Government account management • Servicing a broad base of both Public and Private sector clients• Delivering engaging and measurable content • Collecting high levels of quality data for future marketing • Creating high-quality audio-visual solutions that deliver content and achieve high levels of interaction• Devising and executing activity that delivered high levels of PR value• Managing direct reports, including recruitment and performance reviewsI have delivered successful campaigns for;The Scottish Government (across all directorates), VisitScotland (UK & Ireland Marketing), Edinburgh Festivals, SUBWAY, Historic Scotland, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, ScotRail, Scottish Enterprise and many others.

• Maintaining the Mediacom Scotland account• Servicing the Scottish Government and Framework Partners account• Developing relationship between Bauer and Scottish Government• Creating and delivering bespoke creative ideas incorporating SG key messages• Supporting Mediacom non-SG accounts• Liaising with both internal and external key stake holders and suppliers

• Prestige car sales at both private and corporate level

• Teaching English as a foreign language to both young adults in classroom environment and adults in the workplace

• High-end customer service • Team management (16 people)• Customer Satisfaction Monitoring• Investors in People Accreditation Delivery

A range of customer service focused and sales roles with select brands from Audi to BMW and Virgin Atlantic Airways