My current position within a leading Northampton based firm of Chartered Accountants involves a variety of marketing responsibilities. The main aim of my role is to generate and deliver a comprehensive marketing strategy which ensures the firm receives maximum exposure in order to maintain presence within the market place and maximise the client base. Working directly with the firms’ 3 partners, I am responsible for not only press and PR, but also suggesting, arranging and managing events… Show more My current position within a leading Northampton based firm of Chartered Accountants involves a variety of marketing responsibilities. The main aim of my role is to generate and deliver a comprehensive marketing strategy which ensures the firm receives maximum exposure in order to maintain presence within the market place and maximise the client base. Working directly with the firms’ 3 partners, I am responsible for not only press and PR, but also suggesting, arranging and managing events such as seminars, workshops and professional lunches. My role requires that I Iiase closely with the firms’ partners and principals/directors of lawyer practises, banks and key target organisations. Therefore my communication and rapport building skills are vital to opening new doors and generating new working partnerships. I devise and generate a variety of monthly mailshots to target a catchment of potential new clients, following them up with a phone call in an attempt to arrange meetings for our partners to introduce our company and services. Ensuring partners and managers attend industry networking events is also key to my role in an attempt to raise our profile locally and build a strong presence.I very much enjoy my current position and am well respected not only by the partners and colleagues. I work hard to fulfil my role to an impeccably high standard Show less

Reporting to the General Manager of Overstone Park Health & Golf Club, I was a member of the senior management team, driving the success of the business through implementation of my own strategic marketing plan in order to both exceed membership sales targets and reduce attrition.Effectively managing a sales team, I organised every aspect of club membership.Also responsible for the club's marketing, I successfully designed and implemented a multi-faceted plan in order to market the club… Show more Reporting to the General Manager of Overstone Park Health & Golf Club, I was a member of the senior management team, driving the success of the business through implementation of my own strategic marketing plan in order to both exceed membership sales targets and reduce attrition.Effectively managing a sales team, I organised every aspect of club membership.Also responsible for the club's marketing, I successfully designed and implemented a multi-faceted plan in order to market the club to the correct catchments as economically and effectively as possible. Using my wealth of sales experience, I managed to turn a somewhat ‘stagnant’ club (which was recruiting an average of 25 – 30 new members per month,) into an upwardly mobile club with monthly sales figures of between 40 – 60 new members. Show less

My position required, in the first instance, that I built up a solid rapport with my clients, several of which were blue chip corporations (inc. GlaxoSmithKline). This process involved meetings with clients to discuss their electronic component requirements, budgets, timescales, logistical procedures, etc. Having ascertained my clients’ needs, and been apportioned a budget to spend, I sourced components from suppliers worldwide – again building solid rapports to ensure I got trusted… Show more My position required, in the first instance, that I built up a solid rapport with my clients, several of which were blue chip corporations (inc. GlaxoSmithKline). This process involved meetings with clients to discuss their electronic component requirements, budgets, timescales, logistical procedures, etc. Having ascertained my clients’ needs, and been apportioned a budget to spend, I sourced components from suppliers worldwide – again building solid rapports to ensure I got trusted discounts and a quality service. Having negotiated a buying price for the stock (obviously ensuring I made a given profit margin), I used a bespoke system to finalise import stock to send onto my client.Understanding the dynamics of the electronics markets and the strength of the pound against other currencies was essential.My time with ACG saw me developing some very noteworthy relationships and honing my sales and account management skills in order to consistently meet target. Show less