Stuart Thompson Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand-owned and operated, providing quality service and facilities to guests, with an outstanding team dedicated to personal and caring service.

Auckland, New Zealand

Connecting media and communications professionals across the Asia Pacific region.A fast-growing, entrepreneurial, PR SaaS technology company - passionate about media and journalism. Our teams consist of former PR professionals and reporters.• Strategically established multiple sponsorship opportunities, including the Voyagers and Pressies events, amplifying brand visibility and market dominance.• Executed National Digital Roadshows in collaboration with Google, effectively reaching a broader audience and generating significant sales leads.• Established initiatives that fueled year-to-date revenue growth, underscoring adept strategic planning and execution skills.• A client retention rate of 102%.• Set up networking events to markedly elevate brand awareness, cementing the company's role as a pivotal industry player.

Auckland, New Zealand

One of the largest providers of workplace relations, and health and safety services in New Zealand. Employsure helps businesses with Workplace Relations and HSW with expert advice, whilst aiming to provide a more comprehensive service that provides businesses with support across all stages of the employee lifecycle.• Managed the team to have 6 out of the top 10 consultants nationwide sit within my team.• Daily and weekly reporting set up and implemented.• Sales and marketing collateral developed.• Over 1000 new customers brought on board• Increased year-on-year revenue by 25%.• Delivered over target EBIT.

Auckland, New Zealand

Electrifying ideas – bringing your advertising, marketing & and media to life!Live Wire Media brought together a talented team of experienced marketing media professionals, combining our strengths to create a uniquely multi-faceted service. Specialising in social media campaigns.• Skillfully crafted, executed, and supervised marketing and social media campaigns for distinguished brands in New Zealand, increasing brand awareness, engagement, and lead generation.• Innovatively spearheaded trailblazing marketing initiatives across New Zealand and Europe, yielding heightened market share and elevated brand recognition for the company's offering and clients.• Showcased entrepreneurial acumen by identifying market demand and subsequently procuring and establishing a proprietary social media management software, optimising campaign administration and bolstering overall efficiency.• Over 50 clients on a monthly retainer.• Secured a number of high-profile brands and local businesses.• Set up a number of ongoing sponsorship agreements across Northland.• Ran a number of sold-out business seminars and workshops throughout Northland and Auckland.• Became a regular speaker across Auckland & and Northland on all things Advertising, Media and Marketing.

Northland, New Zealand

After securing the rights for Z-CARD® PocketMedia in New Zealand through Live Wire Media we were focused on delivering a high return on investment for clients. During this time we managed to produce some major campaigns for the likes of Auckland Transport, NZ Rugby, Mastercard, and many more. We also secured regular sponsorship of the Axis Awards.• Secured the New Zealand rights for Z-CARD® PocketMedia® for Live Wire Media.• Assumed the role of Country Director with the task of spearheading the setup of the company within NZ.• Managed the execution of national campaigns for esteemed clients, such as Auckland Transport, NZ Rugby, Mastercard, Sky City, Sony, Auckland Uni, ACC, Toyota and other notable organisations.• Succeeded in bringing production directly in NZ through new print production partners.

Auckland, New Zealand

Over 2 years of running one of the best Sales teams throughout NZ and consistently overachieving on targets during a time of transition for the company going from The Radio Network and APN to NZME.My role saw me coaching a team selling integrated media packages across Radio, Newspaper, and Digital platforms.• Directed an exceptional sales team, consistently surpassing targets and propelling remarkable revenue expansion.• Skillfully recruited and cultivated high-performing media consultants, fostering a cohesive and achievement-oriented team dynamic.• Orchestrated the seamless integration of sales solutions spanning Radio, Newspaper, and Digital platforms, leveraging strategies to amplify client engagement and reach.• Delivered impactful coaching and mentoring to elevate the team's performance.• Attained and upheld full recruitment levels, ensuring a well-staffed team capable of meeting business demands and delivering outstanding client service.• Reliably exceeded budgets and targets, driving substantial year-on-year revenue growth.

Auckland, New Zealand

My role saw me transitioning iSentia from Media Monitors as well as rolling out their new digital interactive monitoring system throughout NZ, whilst also building the team to take the company forward.• Effectively launched a new Media Portal, reaching 1600 clients across New Zealand.• Transitioned 380 clients from Media People to the innovative iSentia Connect product.• Executed the comprehensive rollout of fresh branding across New Zealand.• Successfully attained full recruitment levels.• Crafted an impactful sales plan and strategy for the 2013-2014 period.• Implemented streamlined sales processes and an optimized structure.• Achieved an impressive client retention rate of 98%.

Auckland, Nz

Running a team of professionals looking after and producing Deals on Wheels and Farm Trader Magazines and digital platforms.During this time my team was the only team across Australasia to consistently overachieve on targets month after month. • Boosted one magazine's revenue by an impressive 30% within just 5 months.• Surpassed yearly targets ahead of schedule.• Highest-ever total achieved by an individual brand publication.• Successfully attained the online target for the company, marking a historic milestone.• Maintained an unbroken streak of hitting targets for both print and online formats.• Led as the highest billing team across ACP (Australasia).• Earned the prestigious ACP Innovation award.• Effectively executed a staff training program, enhancing team expertise.

London, United Kingdom

My role was to set up systems and build the team to take the company into its next phase. This included new a new CRM, reporting, targets, budgets, training, etc.Intelligent media is one of the UK’s leading media monitoring agencies, monitoring coverage across all Press, Broadcast, and Internet media, operating across 15 territories worldwide with a client base boasting over 200 entertainment companies in the UK and around the world.

London, United Kingdom

The role was to take the team to the next level, whilst assisting the MD in setting up best sale practices as well as publishing systems to help with the work flow between sales, marketing and production.My team managed to hit 70% of their annual target halfway through the year.Lloyd’s List has been informing and guiding the thinking of business leaders and decision-makers the world over since 1734.

London, United Kingdom

Taken on to set up and oversee new projects for WSJE that managed to put in place opportunities for the sales and marketing team to sell integrated solutions and moneitise the opportunities through events and partnerships.WSJE forms part of the world’s leading business news franchise including Wall Street Journal, WSJ Asia and WSJ Online.

London, United Kingdom

The role saw me brought in to build the sales team both in London and New York as well as setting up systems that enabled the teams to sell events in advance. This included a lot of recruitment and training in both countries to take the team from 10 to 20.Incisive Media is a fast growing specialist business information provider operating in eight core markets, financial risk management , retail investment , insurance ,mortgage , capital markets/financial IT , marketing, photographic and Private Equity. The Group delivers key information to defined target audiences across a variety of platforms including magazines, conferences and exhibitions, websites, newsletters, contract publishing and databases.

Auckland, New Zealand

Working alongside the APN agency team to sell across the communities newspapers within the portfolio and to provide sales opportunities for the team to take to market. This saw the team smash their set targets every month.

Auckland, New Zealand

Whilst running three divisions with over 30 staff reporting through to me we managed to over achieve on budgets as well as growing the newspaper/magazine in size, readership and revenue.

Auckland, New Zealand

Taken on to head up the Key Accounts team for the new Aucklander newspaper. This was so successful and a number of key clients were secured even before the launch that I was then asked to head up the rest of the sales team.APN were the largest media company in Australasia. The NZ Herald Publications include the number one daily in NZ as well as the number one weekend and weekly free paper in the country.

Auckland, New Zealand

Created and ran the highest revenue generating team across NZ.

Auckland, New Zealand

I was asked to come on board to do an Executive Recruitment role specialising within the Advertising, Media and Design industries, which was an area that TMP hadn't previously worked within.

Auckland, New Zealand

Running the library as agents throughout New Zealand for the likes of Allsport, Getty Images and Corbis Images as well as managing contracts with agencies and clients.As the agents for Allsport we were the official photographers for the Sydney Olympics and Americas Cup.

Auckland, New Zealand

Working alongside Farmers, MH Group, Fisher & Paykel, Revlon, L'Oreal etc as well as stepping in regularly as the official photographer on site for a number of shoots.

Bachelor'S Degree, Photography, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Karate Kick Boxing Studied Art and Media specialising in Photography

Higher National Diploma, Media; Art And Photography, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Student of the year for two years running. Scholarship winner Studied Art & Media, specialising in Photography

Gcse; Gcse, English Language; Media; Art/Photography

GCSE Maths, English, Biology and Photography

High School, Computer Studies; Drama, O Level Pass