Experience

LOCALiQ_UK

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Sales Director

  • May 2017 - Present

  I am responsible for achieving digital marketing solution budgets and involved with strategic decision making for LOCALiQ for the midlands, home counties Dorset and Cornwall. I am responsible for achieving digital marketing solution budgets and involved with strategic decision making for LOCALiQ for the midlands, home counties Dorset and Cornwall.



Taylor Newspapers Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Feb 2014 - Apr 2017

  Responsible for increasing advertising revenues across our expanding portfolio and involved in strategic decision making for the company. Responsible for increasing advertising revenues across our expanding portfolio and involved in strategic decision making for the company.



Lema Publishing Ltd

• Senior Advertising Manager

  • Apr 2012 - Mar 2014

  My role as advertising manager of LTW & TnP is to listen to a company’s need and provide relative and specific advice across all our media products to help your company profile reach the appropriate target audience. I am able to offer you advice and marketing solutions for all our titles both in print and online; Licensing Today Worldwide (LTW) – .LTWmag.comToys and Playthings – toysnplaythings.co.ukArtBuyer – Artbuyermag.comGifts Today – Gigfts-today.co.ukGreetings Today – Greetingstoday.co.ukNursery Today – Nursery-today.co.ukParty Party – Partypartymag.co.ukTableWare International – Tablewareinternational.com



Newsquest

• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Advertising Display Manager

  • Aug 2002 - Apr 2012

  I began my publishing career 24 years ago in 1988 as a field sales representative on a local Oxford newspaper. The Oxford Journal is one of the UKs oldest free newspapers and I feel very proud to have started my media career on the paper. In the twenty four years I only worked for two employers and gradually ended my local media career as the advertising display manager for Newsquest Oxfordshire, where I was responsible for 7 newspapers, 5 websites, 2 magazines and managed up to 30 employees, covering categories such as local display, B2B, property and motoring. Some of the titles I was responsible for included the Oxford Mail (as used in Inspector Morse) and the award winning Oxford Times. At the beginning of 2012 I felt the timing was right to move away from local media and further my career with new challenges and direction. Although the decision was correct I will always have a special place in my heart for all the Oxford titles I have been involved with.



Courier Newspapers (Oxford) Ltd

• Advertising Manager

  • Oct 1996 - Aug 2002

  The Auto Weekly motoring publication was my first responsibility, whilst working for Courier Newspapers. Within three months I ensured 90% of my clients were on a twelve month signed contract. As a result, I was promoted to sales manager of this publication in February 1997. Through the implementation of good working practices and the building of a strong sales team, I reported a 30% weekly revenue growth on The Auto Weekly. In May 1997 I was asked to launch TVW (Thames Valley Weekly), an A4 weekly classified directory distributed throughout Reading. TVW contained advertising from all market sectors, however with a strong bias towards Motors and Retail clients. Following its launch, the product saw steady growth and consequently, I was asked to resume the management of Auto Weekly with the objective of restoring it to its former market position.



Goodhead Publishing

• Advertising Field Sales Executive

  • Jul 1988 - Oct 1996

• Deputy General Manager

  • Jan 1994 - Jan 1996



High Wycombe and Bucks Review

• Advertising Field Sales Manager

  • Jan 1992 - Jan 1994



The Oxford Journal

• Advertising Field Sales Executive

  • Jan 1990 - Jan 1992