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The Athena Network SingaporeAmbassador - The Athena Network Singapore
Jan. 2022SingaporeThe Athena Network the #1 referral network for women. It is a leading global organisation that brings together female business owners, executives and entrepreneurs to grow profitable businesses both locally and globally. Through its three aims of training, support and strategic alliances it’s members grow in confidence alongside their business growth. It can be lonely being a solo entrepreneur but with the Athena Network you have a tribe of women around you at every step.
Rebecca Downie PhotographyDirector and Photographer
Jan. 2018SingaporeI empower female business entrepreneurs to confidently show up online, with engaging photographs that will attract their dream clients. My beautiful, personality-filled photographs can showcase you and your business, helping you increase your visibility online. These images on your website and social media profiles are often the first opportunity you have to make a good impression on new potential clients.
aardvark360Client Services Manager
Aug. 2017 - Feb. 2018London, United KingdomIf you are looking to increase engagement on your website and to allow prospective clients or customers to get a greater understanding and feel for your business then get in touch to learn more about 360 done properly.
Photography for Little People FranchiseBusiness Owner at Photography for little people by Rebecca
Feb. 2017 - Oct. 2021Lindfield, Haywards Heath, West SussexMoving aboard I closed my franchise.
Workingmums.co.ukKey Account Manager
Jun. 2015 - May. 2017London, United KingdomWorkingmums.co.uk is the UK’s number one job board and community site for professional working parents and the largest female focussed job board in the UK. Each month over 180,000 individuals visit our site looking for professional full-time, part-time and flexible working opportunities. The Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards were set up in 2010 to share good practice on family friendly working among employers of all types and sizes. The awards celebrate the most innovative practice in areas ranging from flexible working and family support to employee engagement. There are sections for micro-businesses and larger SMEs as well as the large corporates and public sector organisations, demonstrating the strong business case for family friendly working in a huge variety of settings.
C Squared Networks LtdAccount Director
Aug. 2014 - May. 2015Southwark, LondonC Squared’s mission is to help the media and marketing industry become more connected and better informed so that it is better equipped to respond to the challenges and opportunities brought about by digital technology and globalisation. My role involves creating bespoke solutions to help solve trade marketers business objectives. Working with media companies across broadcast, OOH, publishing, native, programmatic, research, social, mobile, gaming and video across four Festivals of Media - APAC, Global, MENA and LATAM.
Focal AttractionsSales Director
Feb. 2013 - Jun. 2014Sydney, AustraliaMumbrella is the leading trade publication for the media, marketing, advertising and entertainment industry in Australia. Providing daily news through an eNewsletter and website as well as educating the industry through a number of leading conferences, festivals, masterclasses and courses and celebrating excellence through industry awards. As sales director I am responsible for achieving budgets across the portfolio through managing the largest portfolio of clients and driving success through sales strategy, new ideas and team management. Key successes: - helping take the portfolio to No 1. market share in terms of advertising dollars within two years
- growing advertising revenue year on year
- being part of the launch team of Mumbrella360 and growing revenue year on year
- being part of the launch team of Mumbrella Awards and growing revenue year on year
- being part of the launch team of Festival of branded content and entertainment and growing revenue year on year
- being part of the launch team of CommsCon and growing revenue year on year
- building strong relationships with key B2B marketers across outdoor, digital, radio, TV, magazines, online etc...
Focal AttractionsDeputy Sales Director - Mumbrella
Feb. 2011 - Feb. 2013Sydney, AustraliaMumbrella is a site covering everything under Australia's media and marketing umbrella. My role is to maximise revenue across the Mumbrella eNews, website and live events through offering bespoke campaigns which meet my clients objectives.
Cirrus Media Australia (was Reed Business Information)KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER
Mar. 2009 - Feb. 2011PharmacyNews magazine, website and E-News and Contact magazine This position involves me having full responsibility for the advertising revenue of the two publications, which are trade magazines for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Assistants. The role is focused on account management of all the pharmaceutical companies and their agencies. Key achievements: Rebuilding key relationships over a short time period - client and agency Doubling of paid volume in Pharmacy News (9 pages to 18 pages) within 6 issues 2010 forward booking target achieved - and 3 x higher than 2009 2010 Q1 budget achieved and exceeded 2010 Q2 budget achieved and exceeded Key responsibilities: Maximising revenue and volume in each magazine - large annual budget (sole responsibility) through 8 face to face meetings a week + telephone sales
Building relationships with Brand Managers, Marketing Managers and their key agencies - strategy, planning, buying and creative
Understanding the pharmacy industry from a medical and political position through reading industry magazines, and client contact
Producing sales materials - media kits, presentations, proposals and creative solutions
Analysis of market research
Forecasts and analysis of current and future revenue
Sales planning and implementation
Redwood PublishingADVERTISING MANAGER
Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2008London, United KingdomThis position involves me overseeing all the advertising on Fabric Magazine, a property and lifestyle magazine distributed in Central, North and North West London, as well as managing a Senior Sales Exec and a Sales Exec. Key achievement: Taking the team to their highest revenue in over a year within 2 months. Key responsibilities: Maximising revenue across all areas - International property, UK property, Third Party
Motivate a team of 2 junior display sales executives Train and develop the team to increase revenue through telesales and face to face meetings
Plan the layout of the issue so ensure the advertising enhanced the magazines readability
Budget and forecasting on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis
Reporting to the Board who owned Fabric on a monthly basis
BBC WorldwideGROUP HEAD - BBC Good Food, Olive, Good Homes and Homes & Antiques
Jun. 2006 - Sep. 2007The Group Head position involved recruiting, managing and motivating a team of 5 classified sales executives to reach the monthly, quarterly and annual budgets. Key achievement: Getting the group to budget for the first time in 2 years within 3 issues Sales Management
Writing and implementing the sales strategy for each magazine through annual sales plan, reviewed quarterly.
Creating and working to a budget and projecting sales and revenue on a weekly/monthly basis
Setting sales targets - calls/meetings/new business etc. Team Management
Providing a challenging working environment through targets and daily incentives
Recruiting and interviewing new team members many of whom have progressed within the company.
Provide ongoing on-the-job training for the team, regular feedback sessions and appraisals and discipline Magazine Management
Managing the financial areas of the magazine
Conservative PartyChairman Lewisham Deptford
Jan. 2004 - Dec. 2008This was a voluntary role overseeing the conservative association in the London consituency of Lewisham Deptford.
We were a small association of around 50 members, but worked hard in Local, General, European and London elections to return as many votes for the Conservatives as possible. We also had a number of social events such as quiz nights, speaker events and BBQs.
I also over saw the selection of our candidate for the 2010 GE - Gemma Townsend.
Haymarket PublishingADVERTISING MANAGER
Feb. 2002 - Feb. 2006WHAT CAR? CLASSIFIED Sales Management
Maximising revenue from my own key sales accounts, which was Car Supermarkets. Consistently hit targets and generated new business. Annual Supplement 2005 hit 40k, 10k up on 2004. Team Management
Leading staff by example - constantly hitting my target and generating new business
Recruited and interviewed new team members and provided ongoing on-the-job training plus appraisals
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