NameMatthew Villatte
Job TitleMarketing Manager
OrganizationGlide Technologies
Member Since13 May 2010
Areas of ExpertiseContent Marketing and Strategy, Mobile, Social Media, Community Management, Web Analytics

About Me

Having worked in marketing for more than 5 years in the mobile phones industry, I have joined an exciting and promising SaaS company with the ambition to contribute significantly in the expansion of their business in the UK, European and North American markets.

Career History

Marketing Manager at Glide Technologies
From April 19, 2010 and still in this role.

Marketing Manager at Sony Ericsson
From June 15, 2007 until January 1, 2010.

Brand Manager: AtL and Online  Build AtL and online strategy - manage annual budget  Organise AtL and online campaigns: AtL advertising, sponsorships, events, online advertising, online competitions, websites, newsletters, social networking  Manage media, digital and creative agencies  Evaluate effectiveness of campaigns and competitor benchmarking Marketing accounts management: Vodafone, 3 (Hutchison) and Crazy Johns  Define marketing plans and marketing strategies on the accounts and a manage annual budget to increase sell-in within the accounts  Implement co-branded marketing campaigns to improve sell-through: advertising, retail incentives, consumer promotions, mystery shopping, bundles, retail training, point of sales  Customer relations: build strong relationships with key stakeholders and develop the network of customers to influence the business at various levels  Manage media, creative, retail, PR and digital agencies  Evaluate ROI of campaigns  Drive market assessments on the accounts Product management: all phones categories  Organise and run internal and external product training sessions  Produce key product presentations and training material  Liaise with key partners such as Microsoft and other Sony companies for joined activities  Implementation of new applications/services and an online store  Drive market assessments

Marketing Manager & Sales Account Manager at Sagem (Safran Group)
From October 1, 2004 until June 14, 2007.

Marketing Manager:  Define marketing plans and marketing strategies and manage the annual marketing budget  Customers relations: built strong relations with key stake holders  Managed one person, the marketing assistant  Organised media advertising: consumer & trade  Organised public relations activities  Organised events: consumer & trade events  Retail marketing: POS, promotions, incentive program, newsletters, events, surveys  Management and negotiation with suppliers and agencies Sales Account Manager:  Liaised with major customers  Managed one person, the sales executive  Developed the business  Set up prices and organised sales promotions  Managed the stock

Education and Qualifications

Master's Degree of Business