Stewart Coggin
Head of Acquisition at Football Index- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Google AdWords certification - search advertising
GoogleJan, 2017- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Football Index
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United Kingdom
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Gambling & Casinos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Acquisition
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Jun 2019 - Present
- Managing a multi-million pound annual marketing budget for above and below-the-line activity- Overseeing above-the-line agency on TV, radio, London Underground and pitchside LED activity- Negotiating club sponsorships with Nottingham Forest, QPR, Fulham and Bristol Rovers- Developing and implementing paid social and digital advertising strategy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Google Adwords and Programmatic- Acquisition activity led to a 200% increase in Football Index users between January 2019 and March 2021- Overseeing the updating of the various platforms with fresh new content by organising and coordinating all necessary assets- Two direct reports; Digital Marketing Executive and Affiliate Manager- Analysing campaigns with AppsFlyer, Google Analytics and MixPanel to gather visitor data and determine efficiency and areas for campaign improvement- Working with other departments to develop timelines coinciding with new product releases, ad campaigns, or other brand messages- Working to agreed CPA and CPI targets
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Web Traffic Manager
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Sep 2017 - May 2019
- Developing and implementing paid social and digital advertising strategy on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google Adwords.- Maintaining the advertising platforms with fresh new content by organising and coordinating all necessary assets.- Analysing campaigns with tracking systems to gather visitor data and determine efficiency and areas for campaign improvement.- Working with other departments to develop timelines coinciding with new product releases, ad campaigns, or other brand messages.- Working to agreed CPA and CPI targets.
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Digital Marketing Consultant
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Oct 2016 - Present
- Re-writing ad copy on behalf of Google to transition advertisers’ standard text ads to the new expanded format.- Undertake keyword research campaigns using the keyword planner on behalf of Adapt’s clients.
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GREENWAYS PUBLISHING LTD
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United Kingdom
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Writing and Editing
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Digital Consultant
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Mar 2015 - Present
- Looking after the company's suite of eight websites, including managing the Snack Media agency, managing advertising space, uploading content and managing the sites from an SEO perspective.
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Digital Marketing Consultant
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Sep 2016 - Feb 2018
- Establishing new partnerships with other sports companies to drive users to the team management app.- Overseeing Teamer's Google Adwords campaigns.- Running targeted email campaigns on Ongage to attract new users, including running A/B tests on copy/subject lines to increase conversions.- Writing content for the Teamer blog.
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Digital Marketing Manager
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Jan 2015 - Aug 2016
- Planning each online campaign across PlayFootball’s range of products (5-a-side leagues, casual/block bookings, children’s parties and functions).- Managing the Google Adwords campaigns for the 26 centres by increasing/decreasing bids dependent on keyword performance, eliminating low converting keywords, testing ad copy, improving ad extensions, with the aim of increasing conversion rates. - Optimisation of landing pages including content writing and identifying areas for improvement for SEO.- Managing the paid and organic campaigns on Facebook and Twitter after sourcing imagery from the designer.- Utilising the existing database to implement email and text marketing campaigns. - Analysing the website performance to identify trends.- Delivering regular reporting on all digital campaigns for internal KPI reporting.
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About.com
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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World Soccer Guide
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Dec 2009 - May 2016
- Writing and researching articles/blogs for publication on: worldsoccer.about.com.- Promoting the site via my Twitter and Facebook pages, engaging with followers.- Managing and moderating the site’s forum and user comments on blogs.- Email marketing, including a weekly newsletter.- Ensuring smooth navigation and user friendly experience around the site.- Implementing ecommerce, HTML and SEO skills.
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Digital Marketing Manager
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Mar 2012 - Dec 2014
- Managing Green Star Media's SEO and social media strategy for its range of football and rugby coaching advice websites.- Increasing subscriber numbers for Green Star Media's range of products via SEO, email marketing, online advertising and partnerships with other coaching companies.- Writing a weekly solus to promote Green Star Media's premium product, Elite Soccer Magazine.
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Eurosport
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United Kingdom
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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700 & Above Employee
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Freelance Writer
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Oct 2011 - Mar 2014
- Writing match reports and minute-by-minute updates on: uk.eurosport.yahoo.com- Producing 150 words on the final whistle and 400-600 within 15 minutes.
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Premierleague.com Online Editor
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Jul 2007 - Oct 2011
- Writing and sub editing news, features, reports and press releases for publication.- Making editorial judgements to ensure that the website remained ‘on message’ and supported the Premier League’s agenda.- Promoting Premier League initiatives and those of its many partners, such as Barclays, Nike and EA Sports through high quality content.- Using interpersonal skills to manage relationships with partners.- Attending and reporting on Premier League post-match press conferences.- High attention to accuracy and house style. Constant need to meet deadlines and work as a team to achieve this.
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Chief Editor International
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Mar 2002 - Sep 2004
- Managing a team of writers, including assigning tasks, devising rotas and providing constructive feedback on work.- Overall co-ordination of and responsibility for Goal.com’s content and style.- Writing match reports, previews, news and features, and operating the website’s content management system.
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Education
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Kingston University
English Literature & Journalism, 1st