Marios Grantas Email & Phone Number

Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area

Thessaloniki, Greece

Lectured undergraduate and graduate courses on Digital Branding, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Research.

Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Lectured undergraduate and graduate courses on Food Marketing & Branding, Digital Analytics, Creative Digital Communications, Search Marketing

Thessaloniki, Greece

• Reported to the CEO, Deputy CEO & General Manager and supervised four marketing executivesEntirely reorganized the marketing department and recruited Product Marketers and Corporate Coms Manager. Designed, supervised.
• Personally initiated new business development B2B initiatives to the US, UK, Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia
• Tripled online sales leads through paid (GDN, programmatic, social media ads, SEA) & owned media (email campaigns/newsletters, social media, SEO)
• Indicative KPIs: Tripled followers of group’s fb page, doubled overall Return on Engagement (fb, LinkedIn)
• Directed and supervised 90+ sponsored events nationally; more than 10 new product launches and successfully contributed to accelerated time to market

Thessaloniki, Greece

• Reported to the General Manager & Managing DirectorSpearheaded marketing and brand strategies that included segmentation, targeting and positioning. Led cross-functional team for the design and coordination of all.
• Propelled agency’s sales by €1.5M, exceeded budget sales by 23% and achieved 32% profitability of personal accounts, while the entire communications market in Greece experienced a 35% decrease
• Personally managed two Facebook Pages with the “Most Momentum” (www.socialbakers.com)

Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Lectured undergraduate and graduate courses: Services Marketing, International Marketing, Marketing Research and Project Management.

Central Macedonia, Greece

• Reported to the Commercial Director and supervised four Product Marketing ManagersClosely collaborated with the CEO to compose the group’s global business plan. Accountable for the marketing plan of four subsidiaries.
• Entirely restructured the marketing department and personally recruited Product Managers
• Identified opportunities, researched new product possibilities, collaborated with the company’s R&D team on a monthly basis

Athens, Greece

• Reported to the Business Marketing DirectorManaged Canon Business Solutions. Consulted and trained the department’s sales force on new Canon products, market trends, and competition and target groups’ buying.
• Exceeded targeted unit sales by 6,6% and profit margins by 4%, while the entire market decreased by 2,9%

Austin, Texas Area

• Reported to the Corporate Supply Management DirectorJoined as a candidate, but fast-tracked to become Global Commodity Manager within 3 months. Developed and implemented global strategic plans to ensure production.
• Negotiated over $30 million in cost reduction through cost analysis, benchmarking and outsourcing
• Twice awarded Vice President’s award for exceeding customers’ expectations and meeting production needs

Mba, Marketing, Supply Chain Management

Bsc, University Of Macedonia, Thessaloniki