Phil Castle

Head of Sales for National Geographic at APL Media Limited
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London, UK

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Sales for National Geographic
      • Jan 2022 - Present

      London, England, United Kingdom

    • United States
    • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Regional Sales Manager
      • Apr 2021 - Jan 2022

      London, England, United Kingdom

    • United Kingdom
    • Media and Telecommunications
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Ad Director
      • Jul 2020 - Apr 2021

      London Oversaw the launch of easyJet's new inspirational travel website traveller.easyJet.com and now look after the team which sells and writes the site. Also involved in the selling off, and looking after sales people, on the new re-targeting platform, navigator. Partnering with easyJet, we are now offering companies the opportunity to reach the easyJet traveller at any time during their journey via this unique platform.

    • Ad Director
      • Jul 2011 - Jul 2020

      London, United Kingdom Publishing and delivering the easyJet inflight magazine every month

    • Group Publisher
      • Nov 2007 - Jul 2011

      london • Group responsibility of delivering revenue of £14 million per annum. • Leadership and mentoring of 6 publishers who in turn managed 30 sales executives across a portfolio of 7 products. • Accountable for revenue delivery, P+L responsibility and KPI implementation. • Designed recruitment plans and retention strategy with HR Department. • Created and developed new revenue streams and monetization of product portfolio. • Year on year sales growth was 20%+ per year, recognised in… Show more • Group responsibility of delivering revenue of £14 million per annum. • Leadership and mentoring of 6 publishers who in turn managed 30 sales executives across a portfolio of 7 products. • Accountable for revenue delivery, P+L responsibility and KPI implementation. • Designed recruitment plans and retention strategy with HR Department. • Created and developed new revenue streams and monetization of product portfolio. • Year on year sales growth was 20%+ per year, recognised in the Sunday Times ‘FAST TRACK 100’ in 2008.

    • Publishing Director USA
      • Feb 2006 - Nov 2007

      Atlanta • Launched The USA office in Atlanta, recruited and trained a sales team of 15 and developed revenues in excess of $5.4 million dollars turnover per annum. • Broke into the US market and won 3 major airline contracts for both their onboard and digital media. • Highest profit center in the INK Publishing group.

    • Group Publisher
      • Dec 2003 - Feb 2006

      London • Responsible for revenue delivery in excess of £8 million pounds per annum • Managed, developed and coached five publishers over 5 magazines. • Full P+L responsibility with the group exceeding budgets by 11% in 2004, 24% in 2005. • Developed specific KPI’s to ensure the revenue delivery was overachieved.

    • Publisher
      • Nov 2002 - Dec 2003

      London, Canada Area • Player/Manager role with responsibility for £2.5 million pounds revenue per annum. • Managed, set strategy and led a high performing team of 5 sales people on the easyJet Inflight magazine • Increased revenues by 20%+ per annum and expanding significantly revenues from international markets. • Consistently exceeded team budgets, winning numerous awards and incentives en route.

    • Business Development Manager
      • Nov 2001 - Nov 2002

      London • Relaunch team for the easyJet inflight magazine, creating a new benchmark of success by increasing achieved revenue by 200% from previous publishers. • Consistently overachieved on target, helped create a winning culture at INK and change the perception of revenue achievement from this platform.

    • Team Manager
      • Jan 1998 - Oct 2001

      Bedfordshire • Won the easyJet airline inflight magazine contract for 2 years. • Player/Manager role, where 45% of the revenue of the publication was from personal sales and the other from two other sales executives.

    • Advertising Services
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Business Development Executive
      • Jul 1995 - Dec 1997

      Hertfordshire • Increased revenue by 50% on their core title in business continuity. • Consistently highest yearly performer on the World Travel Market guide.

Education

  • norton secondary school
    history, economics, A Level’s in History, Economics and Law
    1978 - 1985
  • Norton Secondary

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