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Cambridge, Gb

United Kingdom

To create and implement the commercial strategy for Iliffe Media Group's Awards & Events, and to expand and develop the existing portfolio, whilst identifying new opportunities across the Group.

East Of England

United Kingdom

Events and PR create events which celebrate and facilitate success in business. The specialty is Business Awards and the business deliver a diverse range of awards nationwide.Conducted a commercial review of the sales resource within the businessLaunched Awards into new geographical locations, to increase revenue from both partners and entrantsWorked with existing partners and forged new relationships at a National and Local levelCreated a revenue pipeline, and… Show more Events and PR create events which celebrate and facilitate success in business. The specialty is Business Awards and the business deliver a diverse range of awards nationwide.Conducted a commercial review of the sales resource within the businessLaunched Awards into new geographical locations, to increase revenue from both partners and entrantsWorked with existing partners and forged new relationships at a National and Local levelCreated a revenue pipeline, and secured multi-year agreementsWorked on the company’s marketing collateral to appeal to multi-national corporatesCreated new media partnerships, both at a National and Local level to promote the Awards to a greater audience Show less

Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Responsible for delivering and managing the multi-million pound regional sponsorship, partnership and annual box budget across the East Region.Introduced new innovative concepts, worked closely with the internal and external stakeholders and lead the sponsorship and commercial partners’ sales for the Region. Maximised the value of existing sponsors and partners and identified, developed and grew new sponsorships, partnerships and revenue streams.Worked with other Jockey… Show more Responsible for delivering and managing the multi-million pound regional sponsorship, partnership and annual box budget across the East Region.Introduced new innovative concepts, worked closely with the internal and external stakeholders and lead the sponsorship and commercial partners’ sales for the Region. Maximised the value of existing sponsors and partners and identified, developed and grew new sponsorships, partnerships and revenue streams.Worked with other Jockey Club Regions and Head Office to deliver Group initiatives to ensure cross-selling and fertilisation between Regions and Departments. Developed sales presentations and bespoke detailed sponsorship/partnership proposals tailored to the individual needs of each company based on their strategic agendas. Show less

Cambridge And Hertford

A member of the Senior Executive Team with responsibility over all commercial activity at Cambridge News & Media and Herts and Essex News & Media, with a multi-million pound annual advertising revenue budget and a commercial sales and support team of 49 people.Undertook a strategic review of the business to transform a traditional newspaper operation in to a multi-media business focused on developing local content and commerce across its platforms, and working with clients delivering a… Show more A member of the Senior Executive Team with responsibility over all commercial activity at Cambridge News & Media and Herts and Essex News & Media, with a multi-million pound annual advertising revenue budget and a commercial sales and support team of 49 people.Undertook a strategic review of the business to transform a traditional newspaper operation in to a multi-media business focused on developing local content and commerce across its platforms, and working with clients delivering a growing audience in standard, bespoke and creative ways. One of the key aspects of the role was working with clients to work on media partnerships and proposals, ensuring that we were able to develop measurable ROI for their marketing spend. Show less

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Responsible for all commercial activity at Cambridge Newspapers. Our prestigious media options include the Cambridge News, Cambridge Magazine, Cambridge Business, Ely News, Newmarket News, Haverhill Weekly News and Cambridge News & Crier. In addition, we have 16 Awards & Events throughout 2015, including the flagship event, The Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards. All offering multi media options for companies wanting to reach a growing audience in standard, bespoke and creative… Show more Responsible for all commercial activity at Cambridge Newspapers. Our prestigious media options include the Cambridge News, Cambridge Magazine, Cambridge Business, Ely News, Newmarket News, Haverhill Weekly News and Cambridge News & Crier. In addition, we have 16 Awards & Events throughout 2015, including the flagship event, The Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards. All offering multi media options for companies wanting to reach a growing audience in standard, bespoke and creative ways. Show less

Cambridge, United Kingdom

A member of the Senior Executive Team in Cambridge with responsibility over Operations, Communications, Marketing, Events and Distribution, looking after 33 FTEs across eight departments in a Division of Local World.Working with a portfolio of market leading brands that include Cambridge News, Cambridge-news.co.uk, Cambridge Magazine, Cambridge Business, Bedfordshire on Sunday and Cambridge Business Excellence Awards.Successfully completed the outsourcing of the transport and… Show more A member of the Senior Executive Team in Cambridge with responsibility over Operations, Communications, Marketing, Events and Distribution, looking after 33 FTEs across eight departments in a Division of Local World.Working with a portfolio of market leading brands that include Cambridge News, Cambridge-news.co.uk, Cambridge Magazine, Cambridge Business, Bedfordshire on Sunday and Cambridge Business Excellence Awards.Successfully completed the outsourcing of the transport and distribution operation to a third party provider, and completed a major restructuring of the Operations department to ensure costs savings and improved efficiencies.Currently undertaking a strategic review of the business to transform a traditional newspaper operation in to a multi-media business focused on developing local content and commerce across its platforms. Show less

Cambridge, United Kingdom

In addition to the core Marketing and Communication role, the newly created position of Group Marketing and Communications Director includes responsibility of both Studio Departments (based in Cambridge and Bedford), Newspaper Sales, Direct Delivery, Events and Transport for the Group.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Joined Iliffe News & Media to implement a new marketing strategy. One of the key roles was to support the commercial teams to secure budgeted revenue by delivering effective marketing strategies which enhance and promote the performance of the print titles, websites and vertical brands. Key aspects of the role involved:- Developing marketing plans and campaigns to communicate the benefits of the product portfolio, and drive relevant traffic to and through the websites and… Show more Joined Iliffe News & Media to implement a new marketing strategy. One of the key roles was to support the commercial teams to secure budgeted revenue by delivering effective marketing strategies which enhance and promote the performance of the print titles, websites and vertical brands. Key aspects of the role involved:- Developing marketing plans and campaigns to communicate the benefits of the product portfolio, and drive relevant traffic to and through the websites and vertical brands yielding high quality response, visitor registrations and engagement. Working with a creative agency to develop effective marketing communications and ideas to target all customer groups effectively. Monitor, analyse and report on performance and refine strategies accordingly. Conducting market research when and where appropriate, in order to identify market potential for the current and future products. The role also included the demonstation of e-mail marketing skills, including campaign design and execution, Search Engine Marketing skills, including pay per click and search engine optimisation. Show less

Stevenage

Responsibility for the Business Development, Marketing, Distribution, Leaflets, Business Awards and Wedding Fayres that are associated with Archant's brands in the Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and west Essex geographical locations.

Stevenage, United Kingdom

Responsibility for the Business Development, Marketing and Awards of the portfolio of 11 weekly newspapers and associated websites at Archant Herts & Cambs.

Huntingdon

Responsibility for the marketing and sales support of the weekly newspapers and associated websites for the Cambridgeshire titles of the Archant Herts & Cambs portfolio,

London, United Kingdom

Employed to provide interim sales and marketing support on a six month contract.

Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire

Responsibility for the sales and marketing relating to the exporting of agricultural machinery to Europe, North America, South America, Africa and the Far East.