Véronique Vergeynst

 

Contact

Email: veronique.vergeynst@thom.eu


Key Marketing Expertise

Marketing communication, including above, below and web advertising

 

Personality

Individual personality : open-minded, organised, customer-focused

Group role : team leader, enthousiast

People management : believe in trust and respect


Professional Milestones

  • Senior Consultant
    Company: The House of Marketing
    From April 2007

Media & Media Relations Manager for a luxury coffee brand – interim assignment

Assignment in “customer experience” marketing for a major bank – project management

Assignment in recruiting marketing and employer branding for a major ICT & Consulting services company – consulting project

  • Marketing Manager
    Company: Eurostar Belgium
    From September 2003 to March 2007

In charge of marketing & communication strategy and implementation of the Eurostar brand in Belgium : above, below, online marketing, CRM, direct marketing, market research, partnerships, trade marketing, events – people management (3)

  • Marketing Manager
    Company: Warner Bros. (movie distribution)
    From September 2001 to September 2003

Development and implementation of the communication strategy for WB movies : media plans, PR, events, promotions and partnerships, online marketing – people management (2)

  • Sales Promotion Coordinator
    Company: Ericsson (mobile phones division)
    From May 2001 to September 2001

Development of a new b-to-b sales channel towards promotion agencies and advertisers

  • Media & Brand Coordinator
    Company: Ericsson (mobile phones division)
    From January 2000 to September 2001

Implementation & follow-up of communication plans : national advertising campaigns, media plans, monthly magazine for mobile retailers

  • Merchandising Specialist
    Company: Ericsson (mobile phones division)
    From June 1998 to December 1999

Implementation & follow-up of trade marketing activities : POS material, product brochures, shop incentives, merchandising teams activities

  • Account Executive
    Company: VVL/BBDO
    From January 1996 to June 1998

Operational follow-up of above & below the line campaigns, mainly for FMCG & retail clients

  • Traffic & Planning
    Company: VVL/BBDO
    From January 1995 to December 1995

Follow-up and internal coordination of agency client's jobs, from pre-press to production

  • Sales Promotor Southern district
    Company: Philip Morris
    From November 1993 to December 1994

Points of sales visits (bookshops, tobacco specialists, Horeca, petrol stations, F1/F2/F3/F4 grocery shops) in order to promote cigarettes brands : POS material placement, incentives programs implementation, product launches,…

 

Education Milestones

Graduate Degrees :

University degree in Commercial and Financial Sciences – ICHEC (1988 – 1993)



Additional Knowledge

All Marketing Experts of The House of Marketing are fluent communicators in Dutch, English, and French.

Notions of German and Spanish.


Private Milestones

Birth of my daughter Clémentine


My books of inspiration

L'Art de la Simplicité by Dominique Loreau
ISBN: 2-22110-385-8
A guide book to somewhat simplify your life and feel better in your mind and body, an accessible way to put some spirituality in your life.

Brand Sense – Build Powerful Brands Through Touch, Taste, Smell by Martin Lindström
ISBN: 0-74326-784-2
Based on the largest study ever conducted on how our five senses affect the creation of brands, BRAND sense explains Martin Lindstrom's innovative six-step program for bringing brand building into the twenty-first century….a book for every marketeer !

My motto

 

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well -- Josh Billings


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