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Jan G.

Marketing Manager

  • Hourly rate: R550 /hr
  • Experience: 33 Years

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My corporate, medium and small business marketing and communication skills, experience and education will elevate business to the next level. I am a focused corporate, interpersonal relationships manager with proven success in dynamic corporate and stakeholder environments. My approach is relevant to business expansion. Clear goals and action are the drive behind my corporate success and a bottom line of continued improvement. I offer a track record of success in international and national PR, Brand Management, Corporate Marketing, Communications and Business Development. I bring with me solid and recent experience in brand management, internal and external corporate group communications, media and marketing success. I facilitate strategic planning sessions, develop solid communication, business and marketing plans and provide a professional roll-out and content production (copy, writing, photography, videography and a media booking and placement) service. I offer expertise and achievement in brand recognition; corporate campaign planning and execution and the development and implementation of corporate brand, communication, marketing and media budgets. I am focused on new media, social and digital marketing platforms, SEO optimization and traditional print, outdoor, TV, radio and web based omni-channels. To date I achieved measurable success against business plan targets which included net sales, ad spend efficiency and customer base growth. I am naturally strong in bilingual presentation and facilitation and worked as media spokesperson for a variety of product, service and media companies. Business development and project fundraising and sponsorship are strong pillars stones of my professional composure. I have a BA Honors Communication (cum laude) degree from the University of Johannesburg. I majored in Organizational Communication, Audio-Visual Communication, Journalism and Advertising. I completed my Post Graduate Marketing Management Certificate (cum laude) at the Pretoria University of Technology. I am a lifelong student and currently enrolled and actively busy with the improvement of my advanced Digital Marketing Skills. I completed an array of short courses to stay briefed with the latest developments in marketing, brand development and management, customer relationship management, project and PR management. Experience. As Group Manager Communications for nine years at the Klein Karoo International Group supported by five years as Group Manager: Communication and PR at the Mega Group and as Deputy Director: Communication and Liaison at Agri SA (10 years), I am equipped to take corporate brand and PR accountability. Numerous corporate campaigns, I devised and implemented have been successful in generating customer resonance to the advantage of internationally renowned corporate companies. . To date, I delivered substantial results in increasing and sustaining corporate brand reputation through innovative and cost-effective PR, media and related communication and marketing strategies, managing high profile corporate image and promotional content and events. At Klein Karoo International Group the Board of Director’s awarded me an accolade ‘in recognition of specialist work and outstanding results’ in planning, executing and managing substantial communication and marketing budgets and teams successfully during challenging business times. I have been the editor of multiple corporate and industrial publications. In addition, I worked as the Executive Producer (creative and content) of both the national television (SABC2) and radio programs (RSG and SAFM) for agriculture between 1990 and 2001. My understanding and outcomes related SEO optimization and digital marketing platform management is reflected by growth of more than 500% in both sales volumes and monetary value of sales over a 10-month period. I have experience in directing and managing Website Design, Web Content Development, E-Commerce solutions and Mobile App Development. I am a dynamic, plan driven campaign leader. As an experienced journalist and sharp factual and creative copy writer I am currently involved in article writing, editing, photography, videography and advertisement content development. Being informed, focused and motivated, I am a goal-oriented professional. My verbal communication ability is endorsed by success as a public speaker and radio presenter. I am in the market currently and convinced that I can deliver similar results in expanding and maintaining your client base with sustained success through strategic brand and PR management based on cost-effective communication, systems, marketing and media, including relevant digital platforms and channels aimed at expansion and maintenance of the client and stakeholders base. Please be in touch so we can discuss my role in the future success of your business.

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