Experience

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  Chilliapple Limited

  • Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom

  • Commercial Director

    • Oct 2023 - Present
    • Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom

    In 2008, there was a ‘light bulb moment’.Nick Sharps gave up the big corporate life to start his own business. He needed a robust ecommerce website designed and built but was on a tight budget. All the quotes from purely UK-based development companies were too expensive. By chance, a friend recommended an established resource in India.That’s when the idea behind chilliapple was born.UK businesses were struggling to find website and app design or development resources that met their needs and their budgets. But they couldn’t easily access or manage the highly skilled developers.And the quotes and pitches were unnecessarily complicated and jargon heavy to try to justify the prices…chilliapple brings together the best of India with the best of the UK. Bespoke design and focused project management in the UK alongside high-end developers in India. There’s no waffle or time wasting. No unnecessary cost. Simply a focus to deliver a client’s brief on time and on budget.Nick Sharps joined forces with Lokesh Gupta and between them they have 30 years of working in ecommerce and development. Their team has now grown to over 70 with a perfect fusion between the two countries.If your business needs web or app development from developers that are masters of their craft and don't charge over the odds, chilliapple builds brilliant applications and websites using a broad range of technologies.chilliapple – the perfect fusion.

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  Bridebook - The No.1 Wedding Planning App

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Group Sales Manager

    • Jul 2021 - Oct 2023
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    Rated #1 by Apple, the Bridebook app is relied on by 70% engaged couples to track wedding plans and discover their dream venue. 80,000 businesses globally trust Bridebook to achieve results.Bridebook is built for members of the industry, by members of the industry.As a Bridebook partner, venues can get discovered, get booked, get ahead whilst enjoying tailored business support. We help partners:- Target ideal couples- Get quality enquiries- Book more weddings- Enhance SEO- Access competitor & market insight

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  Incubeta NMPi

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Senior Commercial Manager

    • Jun 2018 - Jul 2021
    • London, United Kingdom

    NMPi is a global digital marketing agency specialising in paid search, SEO, paid social, programmatic display and analytics.My role within the NMPi new business team is focused on winning new clients for the agency as well as leading on the sales approach for Seamless Search; our proprietary search management platform which allows our clients to manage their paid and organic search holistically.

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  Tradedoubler

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Senior Business Development Manager

    • Aug 2016 - Jun 2018
    • London, United Kingdom

    Tradedoubler is a leading international performance marketing company that delivers results through high quality traffic, technology and expertise. Our superior analytical capability, suite of market leading tools, and levels of service ensure that we can always deliver improved performance. As Senior Business Development Manager my role is to focus on winning new business for the UK market and ensuring that by adopting a consultative sell I am offering the best of our solutions to our clients. This may range from our public affiliate network, whitelabel tracking platform or our full service programmatic solution which enables us to run campaigns across display, video and mobile.

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  NSPCC

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Strategic & Commercial Partnerships

    • Jul 2015 - Aug 2016
    • London, United Kingdom

    The NSPCC's mission is to end cruelty to children by fighting for every childhood. In order to carry out its charitable work, the NSPCC relies on the fundraising support of people across the UK. Within fundraising, our aim is to provide maximum resources for the NSPCC and children by working together, building long term relationships, to create the best possible supporter experience.My role within the commercial partnerships new business team was to focus on winning high value partnerships within the hospitality and leisure sectors by demonstrating the value of the NSPCC brand to senior decision makers including CMOs, Marketing Directors and Head's of Marketing. Notable wins during my time at the NSPCC include Cafe Rouge and QHotels.

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  Reuben Sinclair Ltd

  • Recruitment Consultant

    • Jun 2014 - Jun 2015

    Reuben Sinclair, specialists in delivering talent. Reuben Sinclair is an established recruitment consultancy delivering exceptional professionals across four different divisions servicing complete brand engagement: Sales, Marketing, PR and Digital.A full 360 recruitment role with tasks ranging from approaching prospective clients through to filling vacancies and managing client accounts to maximise future revenue opportunities.