Oleg Koss Email & Phone Number

Ukraine

Kyiv, Ukraine

I established the pioneering service design and customer experience agency in Ukraine ✨, committed to advancing the way large organizations serve their customers 🎯. In partnership with our clients, we design strategies and services that boost profitability and foster a positive societal impact, benefiting individuals both locally and internationally 🌏.Our impact spans various sectors and geographies:🏦 Financial Sector: Forged alliances with the leading banks and insurers in Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine.🏗️ B2B Collaborations: Catalyzed growth for stalwarts in energy, transport, manufacturing, and finance.🛍️ E-commerce: Optimized user experiences for platforms in France, Germany, and Ukraine.🛒 Retail: Guided industry frontrunners in food, apparel, and electronics towards market leadership.📱 Telecom: Trained in-house teams of service designers in Kyrgyzstan and all three major operators in Ukraine.❤️ Philanthropy & Social Impact: Joined forces with UNICEF and influential NGOs from Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine, amplifying their outreach and efficacy.

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Matching voice of the customer with voice of the business using design thinking process.- Re-designed key customer journeys achieving measureable outcomes: tariff migrations; 3G roll-out; steering customers from traditional channels to digital; mobile internet adoption; MNP etc- Within 1 year launched successful NPS program across 10 touch points- Implemented service design methodology for new product launches

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Product portfolio management ant development.Fixed and mobile broadband, Fixed and mobile voice, IPTV etc.- Launched innovative IPTV service- Implemented retention program based on big data analysis

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Market research and forecast. New products and services development and marketing. Pricing. Customer retention and development. ATL and BTL communications- Designed a successful line of region-specific products and services aimed at simplicity and profitability- Implemented a new approach to regional communications: effective and measurable. Bronze Effie award 2012- Developed churn-prevention and upsell models based on big data analysis- Drafted scenarios for telecom market regulation

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Market research and analysis. Competitive analysis. Market forecast. Strategy development- New marketing strategy and step-by-step implementation plan has been developed- Possible options of re-positioning were offered- Several complimentary strategies and tactical advices were provided based on results of field visits and market researches- Comprehensive market analysis was conducted. Including field visits, face-to-face interviews, U&A research, local and international market data analysis and comparison etc

Marketing planning. Market research and analysis. New products and services development and marketing. Pricing. Trade marketing. Customer retention and development. ATL and BTL communications. Team management (40+subordinates in HQ and 9 branches)- Planned OIBDA, subscriber base, and revenue grows achieved (23%, 2% and 9% respectively)- Owing to efficient pricing policy Beeline retained ARPU leadership on Ukrainian GSM market- New products introduced to the market (the first branded phone in Ukraine, 3G modem, IPTV service for internet customers etc)- Several effective promo campaigns were carried out on TV, web and OOH. Bronze Effie Award 2010 for "Two Chairs campaign

New products and services development and marketing. Pricing. Trade marketing. Customer retention and development. Team management (6 subordinates)- 4 new tariffs were successfully lunched and promoted using TV, OOH and other channels. Silver Effie Award 2010 for "Bum druzi" campaign- Efficiency of one-to-one retention and sales campaigns has improved significantly- Several trade-marketing activities with major vendors and retailers were carried out- Cooperation between my department and other departments (IT, finances, legal etc) has improved- An efficient procedure for managing remote specialists in regional branches of the company was put in place- A new team of marketing specialists was built from scratch. 3 new managers without industrial expertise were hired and trained. They started to deliver shortly after hiring.All mentioned above helped to achieve planned targets for B2C segment.

Market plan fulfillment (sales, revenue, marketing expenses). Execution of national marketing actions on the territory of Kyiv branch. Development and implementation of the local marketing activities. Managing the staff of a commercial department (40+ people in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy and Bila Tserkva)- I developed indirect sales force motivation program which was later implemented country-wide- Kyiv branch B2B sales accounted for 33% of company sales- A new regional distributor was contracted

Commercial launch of innovative electronic top-up services. Negotiations with dealers. Cross-department procedure development and implementation.- In one year 20% of all top-ups were made through this new channel- I discovered a need for mobile data tariff on B2B market. Implemented tariff accounted for 20% of total B2B sales

The biggest online shop of Ukrainian music CDs. Worldwide services. Outstanding reputation.

IT and telecom support for the Embassy.

Global Executive Mba, Innovation

#2 Executive MBA program in the world (The Economist, 2013) #1 Business School in Europe (FT, 2012, 2013)

Specialist, Telecommunications

Activities and Societies: I've worked as IT specialist, radio sound engineer and advertising manager while studying