About Me
Christophe Bacon is co-founder of Marketshot and leads business development and international operations.
MarketShot SAS is a marketing services company whose mission is to provide car manufacturers with high quality new car buyers leads on a pay-for-results basis. MarketShot publishes several websites around the car purchase cycle with innovative contents & purchase-decision features for car intenders.
Thriving in fast-growing initiatives and business ventures, Christophe has 14 years experience in general management, business development and consulting within the Automotive, e-business and Telco sectors, with a track record of more than 8 years of structuring, developing and managing international business units and new ventures in the service industry.
Career History
Chief Operating Officer at PolkRoadtodata GmbH
Chief Operating Officer at PolkRoadtodata GmbH, a company acquired in July 2007 by R.L Polk (http://www.polk.com/). PolkRoadtodata is R.L Polk's Global Price & Specifications division, specialised in expert systems and marketing database for the automotive industry. As Chief Operating Officer, I manage the company's corporate operations and international business entities.
Director/Partner at Sophus Limited
Provide consulting and analytical services for e-business and eCRM activities with a focus on Automotive Industry
Manage a global industry-wide collaborative benchmarking project
Responsible for all sales, operational and deliverables aspects of the key strategic project
Manage the relationships and provide support to more than 18 manufacturers across Europe and the East Asia - Pacific region
Business Development Director at Genasys Spain II S.A.U.
Designed, managed and negotiated an international revenue-driven partnership program with selectively chosen companies including Compaq Telecom Services, Sun Microsystems, Ericsson, senior business developers, consulting and m-commerce entrepreneur initiatives, application providers and system integrators across Europe.
Elaborated innovative and commercially successful products and consulting services.
Managed and formulated software and services deals with lead times of 6-12 months and contracts in the region of $500K-$1M++; and collaborated in major tenders to global operators’ RFP.
Business Development Director at Urban Science
Urban Science is a global company providing consulting services and software solutions to the automotive industry on Sales and Distribution Networks, Management Information Systems, Database Marketing and Geo-Marketing.
Co-managed full P&L responsibility for the recently acquired Spanish operation. Board member, reporting to shareholders board and Central Management Team (HQ-Detroit).
Held previously held various senior consulting and management positions providing consulting services and software solutions to the Automotive Industry on Sales and Distribution Networks, Management Information Systems, Database Marketing and Geo-Marketing.
