Associate Director - Advertising
London
PokerStars is the world’s largest poker site, with over 100M customers and USD $793M gross revenue 2019. Privately owned since 2001, it was sold for $4.9BN in 2014 and is now part of The Stars Group. • Responsible for all PokerStars advertising strategy, creative origination, production, localization and delivery (100+ TV ads per year globally, digital & social performance marketing, print, radio) ensuring both the highest quality and effective performance, managing annual budgets of $5M+• Successfully built PokerStars in-house agency “Stars Creative”, leading a highly effective team of TV / video producers, conceptual creatives and account management.• Transformed the PokerStars brand through repositioning poker as a “skill-based mind sport”, driving global mainstream brand awareness from 37% in 2007 to 68% today, and global market share from 18% in 2007 to over 70% today. PokerStars is currently the world’s most awarded poker brand.• Extensive experience producing transformational global TV & digital marketing campaigns, including celebrity led ones (Boris Becker, Rafael Nadal, Brazilian Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr, Usain Bolt) • Developed and led the 2-year global marketing strategy, activation and creative for PokerStars brand sponsorships with Cristiano Ronaldo (CR7) and Neymar Jr (NJR), helping to drive a 3.7% increase in online poker yearly revenues (2017 vs 2016).• Led the #raiseit social media video dueling campaign, helping the business reach a new audience and smashing KPIs (NJR vs Brazilian Ronaldo: 29M+ organic Facebook views versus 9.9M KPI, CR7 vs Dwyane Wade: 52M+ organic Facebook views versus 31M KPI). It also won several awards: Creative Pool Awards (2016 Winner – Best Digital Ad Campaign), Campaign Brand Film Festival 2016 (Silver), Clio’s 2017 (Bronze), EGR Operator Marketing & Innovation Awards 2017 (Winner - Social Marketing Campaign, Winner – Marketing Campaign of the Year).