Experience

TicketSwap

• Netherlands
• Events Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Partnerships Manager

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  TicketSwap is the safest and easiest app for fans to buy and sell tickets to their favourite concerts, festivals, sporting events and theatre shows. With over 6 million users in 35 countries, we protect fans from overpricing by ensuring tickets are exchanged at fan-friendly prices. Together with our dedicated anti-fraud technology, we’ve partnered with more than 250 festivals, promoters, venues and ticketing companies to ensure that we offer a simple, ethical and fair experience. TicketSwap is the safest and easiest app for fans to buy and sell tickets to their favourite concerts, festivals, sporting events and theatre shows. With over 6 million users in 35 countries, we protect fans from overpricing by ensuring tickets are exchanged at fan-friendly prices. Together with our dedicated anti-fraud technology, we’ve partnered with more than 250 festivals, promoters, venues and ticketing companies to ensure that we offer a simple, ethical and fair experience.



talque

• Germany
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Account Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Dec 2021

  talque is your all-in-one event platform for digital, hybrid and on-site events. talque reimagines the future of events transforming the way event organizers host their events. talque provides an highly engaging and most interactive event experience. Responsibilities include: - establishing and expanding the customer base with strategic accounts - building long-term relationships with key decision-makers at strategic customers - further development of the business model and strategic product development in sync with strategic customers requirements - Developing go-to-market strategies to increase brand awareness and improve sales potential - B2B marketing along the customer journey with marketing tech stack Show less



Matthias Fricke (self employed)

• Consultant & Project Lead: Business Development & Online-Events

  • Mar 2018 - Jan 2021

  Projects include: - Germany at SXSW, Austin USA, Initiative Musik gGmbH, Berlin, Project Leader - Intro GmbH & CO KG, Cologne, Interim Managing Director - VUCX GmbH, Cologne digital agency, Consultant Strategy and Business Development Project Leader Germany at SXSW, Austin USA Initiative Musik gGmbH, Berlin 10/2019 - 06/2020 - The German joint presence at SXSW in Austin is realized by Initiative Musik gGmbH and funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy with a focus on the digital economy and music. - Business development and partner management - Content curation - Marketing & PR - Production - Administration, finance and controlling Strategy Consultant & Business Development VUCX GmbH, Cologne, digital agency 04 - 08/2019 - Consultant business development and sales strategy optimizing CRM and lead generation - Project lead agency website and sales materials - Consultancy organisational development and business administration Interim Managing Director INTRO GMBH & CO KG, Cologne 02 - 07/2018 - Management of the company crisis: - Analysis and evaluation of the economic viability of individual business areas and restructuring options - Preparation and implementation of the company closure with 35 employees as of July 31, 2018 - Strategy development for digital business areas for possible start-ups and investment targets - Product and business owner of the brands Intro (music & pop culture), Festivalguide (events), and Praise (sneaker & street fashion) - Commercial management and controlling - Operational responsibilities: HR, legal matters, management of cooperation with affiliated companies 11 Freunde Verlag and GoodLive (Festivals: Melt, Splash, Lollapalooza Germany) Strategy Consultant QWAIKO GmbH, Cologne, digital agency 01 - 03/2019 Strategy development: positioning, portfolio analysis, workflows & processees for lead generation, business administration Show less



Axel Springer Mediahouse Berlin

• Germany
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Leiter Digitale Medien

  • Jul 2011 - Feb 2018

  - Responsible for all digital media products of the brands Rolling Stone, Musikexpress and Metal Hammer - Product Owner and executive project management of agile product development. Conception, planning, and implementation of product launches and continuous developments for websites and mobile apps - Business development and brand partnerships - Management of online editorial teams with five editors plus freelancers - Responsibility for budget and business plan - Close cooperation/coordination with stakeholders in management, print editing, marketing, ad sales and corporate service providers (IT and media sales) Show less



Intro GmbH & Co KG

• Germany
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Geschäftsführer, Managing Director

  • Jun 2001 - Jun 2011

  - Executive management for all print magazines and websites - Overall project management digital media for the brands Intro, Festivalguide, Sneaker Freaker and 11 Freunde - Responsibility for media sales and brand partnerships - Business development for M & A and new business areas (e.g. development of 11 Freunde, corporate publishing, Putpat TV, Sneaker Freaker Germany) - Commercial management and controlling, HR, legal matters, management of cooperation with affiliated companies (e.g. Melt Festival, Berlin Festival, Melt Booking) - Various management tasks: HR, legal matters, management of cooperation with affiliated companies 11 Freunde Verlag and GoodLive (Festivals: Melt, Splash, Lollapalooza Germany) Show less



Ponton Intelligent Media GmbH & Co. KG

• Geschäftsführer Online & Marketing

  • 1999 - 2001

  - Format development of digital media and TV production - Business development and marketing - Various management tasks (strategy, human resources, business planning, finance, administration) - Company building and project acquisition in the startup phase - Format development of digital media and TV production - Business development and marketing - Various management tasks (strategy, human resources, business planning, finance, administration) - Company building and project acquisition in the startup phase



Warner Music Germany

• Germany
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Manager

  • 1991 - 1999

  - Overall responsibility for the marketing of all US recording products of Warner Bros. Records - Management of the digital media activities of WEA Records, including planning and realization of the company website wea.de - Product Group Manager - Projects (selection): Madonna, REM, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day - Head of a creative unit comprising marketing, PR and sales - Overall responsibility for the marketing of all US recording products of Warner Bros. Records - Management of the digital media activities of WEA Records, including planning and realization of the company website wea.de - Product Group Manager - Projects (selection): Madonna, REM, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day - Head of a creative unit comprising marketing, PR and sales