Ross Sturley

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Strategy, business development, and communications in media, logistics, construction and property @ Akabo Media
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London, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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About Ross Sturley

• Extensive business to business media experience. • Excellent knowledge of strategy, marketing and business management. • Successful track record in NPD.• Substantial international experience.• Launches, acquisitions and disposals.• Experienced manager of large and small, co-located and dispersed teams.• Chartered Marketer, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of MarketingSpecialties: Magazines, Online Media, Exhibitions, Conferences

Ross Sturley's Current Company Details
Akabo Media

Akabo Media

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Strategy, business development, and communications in media, logistics, construction and property
Ross Sturley Work Experience Details
  • Akabo Media
    Head Of Marketing - Exhibitions
    Akabo Media Jul 2021 - Present
    London, London, Gb
    Akabo Media publishes magazines and organises exhibitions, conferences, and awards for the logistics sector.
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  • Locata (Housing Services) Ltd
    Non-Executive Director (Took Over As Chair In 2020)
    Locata (Housing Services) Ltd Mar 2013 - Present
  • Construction Marketing Events
    Director
    Construction Marketing Events 2011 - 2023
    Construction Marketing Events organises events for marketers in the UK construction industry, including seminars, conferences, workshops and the highly prestigious Construction Marketing Awards.
  • Cimcig
    Committee Member
    Cimcig 2001 - 2023
    CIMCIG is a professional membership body for marketing and business development professionals in the Construction Sector. It is an interest group, part of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
  • Chart Lane
    Principal
    Chart Lane Jan 2008 - 2021
    Chart Lane offers strategic, marketing and communications consultancy in the media and information, and construction and property sectors.
  • Place Live
    Director
    Place Live Dec 2008 - Aug 2012
    Gb
    Place Live were organisers of events and creators of websites serving communities of interest usually in the regeneration, development or construction sectors.
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  • World Architecture News
    Director
    World Architecture News Jan 2008 - Jun 2012
    London, England, Gb
    World Architecture News is the leading global news website for architecture.
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  • Emap Communications
    Strategy Director
    Emap Communications 2006 - 2008
    London, England, Gb
    With a focus on new launches, acquisitions, and disposals, I helped establish the strategy, helped the division grow appropriate business, and generate value from assets that did not fit.
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  • Emap Communications
    Strategy And Development Director
    Emap Communications Oct 2006 - Dec 2007
    London, England, Gb
    Emap Construct is a £30 million turnover company. It operates a diverse portfolio of b2b events, websites and magazines. My main goal is to drive profits either through generating faster organic growth, or by identifying and evaluating new opportunities, then exploiting them. I also drive the strategy development process for Emap Construct, and assist the Divisional MD in doing so for the Construction Division (Construct plus three other companies).
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  • Emap Communications
    Marketing Director
    Emap Communications 1999 - 2007
    London, England, Gb
    Ran a team of 12 - 20 (varied over time) delivering marketing activity on a range of business magazines, websites, conferences and exhibitions.
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  • Emap Communications
    Marketing Director
    Emap Communications 2001 - 2006
    London, England, Gb
    Operationally responsible for the circulation and events revenues for six major market-leading magazines, and around 40 conferences and awards schemes. I delivered the strategy and audience for the UK’s fourth largest trade exhibition, took our conference activity from almost nothing to a £1m turnover, was responsible for the operation of Emap Construct's internet properties and performed a leading marketing role for Emap’s Construction Division
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  • World Retail Congress
    Marketing Director
    World Retail Congress Mar 2006 - Oct 2006
    A six month secondment to a Emap’s most significant b2b launch in a decade. I was asked to help evaluate the event concept, take it through approval, and then to launch. I was part of a ‘crack team’ carefully selected to deliver a success £1m launch. My direct responsibilities were communications, and delegate volume and revenue delivery, but as with all start ups, the management team participated actively in all areas of activity – so my work included content development, sponsorship and commercial sales, logistics and so on.
  • Bre Press
    Managing Director
    Bre Press Apr 2005 - May 2006
    P&L responsible for the largest technical publisher in the UK built environment, a £1.5m business, and a JV with the Building Research Establishment (BRE). I was appointed to drive commissioning and sales, and lifted both by around 10% in the short time I ran the business. However, after a careful review, I recommended that we sell the business as it made a poor fit with Plc strategy. I then identified a purchaser, and concluded a successful sale.
  • Cosntruction Plus
    Marketing Director
    Cosntruction Plus Dec 1999 - Mar 2001
    Senior member of the team running Emap's then biggest business to business internet operation. I joined to launch the business, which became Europe’s best visited construction industry website, and was operationally responsible for marketing, traffic generation, strategy development, and partnerships. I established a portfolio of a dozen alliances – with internet start-ups and other Plc’s. I also had P&L responsibility for one business unit, and for the conference programme
  • Nature Publishing Co.
    Associate Director
    Nature Publishing Co. Aug 1995 - Dec 1999
    Member of the UK Exec managing the commercial activities of the world’s premier scientific information business. Responsible for the marketing of the electronic publishing programme, comprising CD-ROMs and Web services, for all circulation activity (subscriptions and newstrade), and for books, permissions, reprints, supplements and conferences. Global revenue for these streams was around 15 million pounds. Managed a large team in the UK, and others in New York, Melbourne, Delhi and Tokyo.
  • Nature Publishing Group
    Associate Director
    Nature Publishing Group 1994 - 1999
    London, Greater London, Gb
    In charge of marketing activity in EMEA for global scientific publisher/information provider.
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  • Macmillan Publishers
    Associate Director
    Macmillan Publishers 1989 - 1999
    Basingstoke, Hampshire, Gb
    In charge of EMEA marketing, and journals publishing business.
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  • Kclsa
    Entertainments Manager
    Kclsa 1988 - 1990
    Turned a profit on the student entertainments programme, by delivering entertainment that the students liked, and wanted more of!

Ross Sturley Skills

Strategy B2b Marketing Marketing Communications Digital Marketing Marketing Strategy Management New Business Development Leadership Competitive Analysis Publishing Magazines Online Marketing Public Relations Sustainability Copywriting New Media Online Advertising Product Development Business Development Advertising Start Ups Direct Marketing Email Marketing Social Media Marketing Business To Business Market Research Sponsorship

Ross Sturley Education Details

  • Ucl
    Ucl
    Physics

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