I interpret dreams. I bring vision to life. I get things done. I bring A-game to the table. Streetsavvy, Free-spirited, Tech-Lagosian. A business transformation strategist. A seeker of the unknown; left-eye thinker, innovation hacker, content addict, visual designer, and two-times author of STEAL IT and OLIVER THIEF.I understand brands and also the consumers, and that drives my passion about creating compelling propositions that connect brands with target consumers. I skillfully posses a smooth blend of 3CDS: COPY < CONTENT< CONCEPT < DESIGNS < STRATEGY; and how everything connects to TECH.I have solid background in product innovation, business transformation, product management, advertising, digital experience, software project management, brandingology, experiential marketing, event curation, content marketing, startup ecosystem, and PR.I'm open to cute strategic collaborations - ranging from pimping🙄, tech projects or some weird kind of business growth and brand-related partnership.Let's play!
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Brand Strategy And MarketingRemitanetLagos, La, Ng -
Growth & Execution MarketingRemitanet Dec 2021 - PresentLagos, NigeriaRemita empowers everyone everywhere to do more by simplifying payments -
FounderLagos Startup Party Jan 2020 - PresentLagos, NigeriaWe planned and executed the biggest startup party in the world - www.lagostartuparty.com
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Co-FounderYellopad Mar 2020 - PresentLagos, NigeriaYellopad uses powerful storytelling techniques to redesign the future of brands - www.yellopad.com -
Head Of Strategy & InnovationGdm Group Apr 2019 - Jan 2021Lagos -
Senior Strategy ManagerExp Marketing Nigeria Jul 2016 - Mar 2017Lagos NigeriaEXP is probably Africa’s biggest experiential marketing agency, operational in 22 countries and headquartered in South Africa. EXP’s practice scope covers brand activation, event marketing, live+ digital, sponsorship and social marketing. The company is proudly the experiential backbone of top brands like MTN, P&G, Nivea, Heineken, Star, Coca Cola, Moet & Chandon, Hennessy, HP, Multichoice, PZ, GSK, Microsoft, Oracle, First Bank, Philips, SFH, etc.My key responsibilities at EXP involves: - Creating strategic and experiential courses for local and international brands. - Co-thinking ideas, co-creating products, building exceptional marketing plans, helping launch the product, and showcasing the overall but detailed consumer journey. The plan also includes after-purchase engagement and community building. And in most cases, the plans takes into consideration different mix of marketing platforms like digital and traditional media, WoM, ambience and touchpoint marketing. -
Senior Brand StrategistCentrespread Jul 2014 - Jun 2016Lagos, NigeriaCentrespread is a key player in Nigeria’s integrated marketing communication industry, and have consistently built great brands since 1982. Currently affiliated to Grey of South Africa; and the brain behind some memorable campaigns of Airtel, Skye Bank, Etisalat, Moneygram, APC, and Federal Government of Nigeria.At Centrespread: I co-created, collaborated, and helped create a community of creative minds I built market intelligence, held conversations, weighed consumer perception, identified key insights, developed the ‘aha’ moments, nudged the key value points to connect with target needs, and ultimately gained measurable competitive advantages. I led and co-trained a team of seven interns in brief dissection and brand strategy -
Head Of Strategy & PlanningTouchstone Brand Strategy & Communications Jan 2011 - Jul 2014Lagos, NigeriaHow do we move from point A to B? (Let's PLAN!). Oh, there are sharks and barracudas on the way? (I have an iDeA). I think this plan is not working (Oh Jeez, roll down the PLAN B). How do we kill brand A for C to live? (That requires a KILLING IDEA, SHARP EXECUTION and a RUTHLESS HUNTER). And a damn good PLAN. That's all I do. Got it?Ok. Touchstone claimed to be the best kept secret in Nigeria’s marketing communication business, having quietly executed landmark projects like: Conducting the biggest IPO in the history of Nigeria with First Bank, experientially executing it by bringing a live elephant to the street of Lagos. Executing a pan-Nigeria Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reproductive health project - Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI). Seamless execution of the 1st Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) International Conference on Payments System (ICPS Abuja 2013) at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja – September 2013. Helped Build other brands like Remita/SystemSpecs, Tastee Fried Chicken, UAC, PZ, Unilever, Mouka, First Central, and First Registrar.At Touchstone, I helped: Plan every brief and campaign, breaking them into smaller and assignable units. Handle market research, route-to-market idealization, new product development/ product design, social media strategy formulation/ implementation. I also design and write advertising copy.
Victor A. Education Details
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Mba - In View -
Complete Project Management Course -
Fundamentals Of Digital Marketing -
Titcombe College
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Victor A. works for Remitanet
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Victor A.'s current role is Brand Strategy and Marketing.
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Victor A. attended Nexford University, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Udemy Alumni, Google Mobile Academy, Titcombe College.
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