Will Hamilton

Will Hamilton

Managing Partner at Hamilton Associates International
London, United Kingdom, Reino Unido

Sumário

Intermediary/ Business Transformation & Marketing Communications Specialist.
• Accomplished Marketer with demonstrable track record in delivering strategic differentiation, business transformation, organisational ‘moments of change’ – through working on leading brands.
• Fifteen years experience as an expert intermediary, marketing leadership & extensive project management - combined with a unique understanding of client & agency needs.
• Business Studies (BA Hons) & Masters in Marketing (MA Mktg) degrees from Kingston University & the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

Will lives in Henley on Thames, where as a Town Councillor and former Deputy Mayor, he is very much part of the local community. In his spare time he is competitive and determined - he trained and completed the London Marathon in 2019. He loves the river, the festival seasons, the outdoors, and the challenge of the fair weather golf course.

Previous experience:
Will started his marketing career as a Graduate Trainee with British Airways in New York working in marketing on the premium cabins including Concorde, First Class and Club World. Returning to the UK in 1995 to do a Masters in Marketing, he worked with AGB Taylor Nelson on Superpanel. He joined McCann Erickson in 1998, first in a strategic marketing role and then in 2000 as New Business Director for McCann Erickson Windsor. In 2001 he became Marketing Director for the McCann Erickson UK & Ireland delivering three years of double digit growth. Following roles as Marketing Director for WCRS/EHS Brann, WTCS and Publicis London. In 2007 he became an Intermediary at Agency Assessments International and set up HAI Consulting in 2012.

Specialties: Advertising, Roster Management, Strategic Consultancy, Search & Selection, Winning New Business, Assessments & Evaluations, Contract Negotiations, Decision Making, Digital, Procurement, Expert Advice.

Positions

Managing Partner
Henley-on-Thames, Reino Unido
June 2012 - Present (11 anos 10 meses)
Hamilton Associates helps clients to improve marketing performance by optimising their agency relationships. As Management Consultants to the Marketing Industry we are working with leading organisations, including Birds Eye, Domino's, Dreams, GDK, Marriott, Rana, SCA, Santander, VW and Wickes. We help clients navigate the complexities of managing performance - and we're here to help you when we can.
Senior Consultant
London, Reino Unido
2007 - 2012 (5 anos)
Responsible for working with clients to get the best from their communications partners by advising on agency selection, negotiating remuneration and servicing structures, and optimising the relationship to achieve exceptional marketing performance, Acquired business and consulted on projects for leading brands, such as Camelot, HBOS, Kellogg's, Microsoft, Pernod Ricard, Toyota and VW
Marketing Director
London, Reino Unido
2005 - 2007 (2 anos)
Responsible for driving new business growth for Publicis UK through developing, steering and implementing a ‘best in class’ marketing and prospecting programme.
Delivered a powerful new business pipeline, 32 pitches in first year including wins for Premier Foods, SMA, Yeo Valley, Airbus, Citibank, Serrenia and major pitches for Sony Ericsson, Castrol, and Vision Express. Appointed to the Marketing Society Events committee
Marketing Director
London, Reino Unido
1995 - 2003 (8 anos)
Marketing Director, (Promoted to Board 2001) reporting to Ben Langdon/Chris Hunton - CEO
Responsible for managing new business growth and marketing across the UK group. Implemented ‘best in class’ marketing and new business development program. Managed team of six to deliver three years of ‘double digit’ new business growth. Previous role New Business Director - McCann Windsor, promoted to London/UK board 2001. Successfully took McCann Erickson from 6th to pole position in Marketing Week Reputation Survey, by overall billings from 6th to 2nd, and from score 4/9 to 8/9 in the Campaign School Report, the highest scores McCann Erickson has ever achieved

Educação

Business Studies- BA Hons - MA Marketing

1989 - 1993 (4 anos)
Master in Marketing 1994 UNC Charlotte 1992

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