Claire M.'s Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

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Claire is Founder and Managing Director of B2B public relations and marketing consultancy, Man Bites Dog. Man Bites Dog specialises in strategy, content and marketing communications for the world’s smartest organisations – turning their complex products, services and expertise into Man Bites Dog stories – ideas that lead, and ultimately sell. Claire is passionate about the power of big ideas to deliver remarkable commercial impact and is a frequent media commentator on innovation, entrepreneurship, culture, B2B brands, marketing and public relations. She is particularly expert in working with complex, knowledge-rich technology and professional services businesses to develop brand positioning, deliver global thought leadership and drive reputation, relationships and revenue. Man Bites Dog is Europe’s most award-winning marketing communications consultancy, with more than fifty agency and campaign awards. Highlights include winning B2B Marketing’s PR Agency of the Year for a third time in 2014, PRCA Specialist Consultancy of the Year, CIPR Outstanding Consultancy and PR Week’s New Consultancy of the Year. Claire’s proudest achievement is winning PR Week’s Best Place to Work for an unprecedented five consecutive years. She was also honoured to be named the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Female Marketing Leader of the Year 2014. A born entrepreneur and innovator, Claire worked on her first business at 14, published a book at 25 and aged 30 established Man Bites Dog as specialists in communications for the knowledge economy. Claire is an active member of the entrepreneurial community and has been recognised as one of Management Today’s 35 Under 35 leading business women, listed as one of the UK’s most outstanding young entrepreneurs in Growing Business magazine’s Young Guns, and named one of the UK’s most influential communicators by PR Week.Founder and Managing Director @ As Leader of the Pack, Claire is responsible for the strategic direction, culture and growth of Man Bites Dog. Passionate about the power of big ideas in B2B, Claire works with CMOs and boards of global, knowledge-rich companies to unleash their thinking through thought leadership and marketing communications. Claire is expert in strategy, innovation and crisis management, with particularly deep experience in professional & financial services and technology sectors, with clients ranging from big four and magic circle advisory firms to Google and BP. From April 2005 to Present (10 years 9 months) Divisional Director, Corporate Team @ As Divisional Director at The Red Consultancy, Claire had P&L responsibility for three business streams, directing clients including Microsoft EMEA, MSN EMEA, Capgemini, Hay Group, AXA and Experian. Work ranged from international thought leadership and public relations, to issues management and crisis communications. From January 2004 to March 2005 (1 year 3 months) Director / Head of B2B / Head of Strategy @ Claire was a key member of the management team, directed one of the firm’s technology teams and later established Midnight’s first Corporate / B2B practice. Claire won and led major blue chip accounts including Adobe, Fujifilm, Sumitomo and ABN AMRO, with other highlights including O2, VNU, Reed, inward investment campaigns for Guernsey Board of Industry and crisis planning for the Notting Hill Carnival. Claire also launched a large number of online recruiters and retailers, dot.com start ups and incubators, inspiring her love of innovation, entrepreneurship and digital technology. From December 2000 to December 2003 (3 years 1 month) Senior Consultant @ Reporting directly to the joint Managing Directors, Claire had responsibility for managing key accounts including BT (Corporate Clients Programme, Pan Government Programme – including NHS Direct and Quadrant, Vision 100 awards, BT Retail, BT Openworld), Thomas Cook Commercial FX, Avon and various dot.com start-ups. From April 1999 to December 2000 (1 year 9 months) International Network Executive, Account Manager @ Reporting to the European Chairman, Claire was responsible for managing and marketing the firm’s international network of owned and affiliate agencies. Responsibilities included co-ordinating international programmes, pitches, new business development and creative workshops for clients including Go, Hilton, Absolut and Illy. Highlights included building and maintaining the firm’s first global website, corporate video and marketing collateral. Claire was later promoted into the Corporate team, where she worked on clients including Visa and Deloitte Consulting, delivering the media relations for an award-winning campaign on Equity Analysts and the Euro. From December 1997 to April 1999 (1 year 5 months) MA, English Literature Research MA (The Literary Culture of the Romantic Period in Britain), Distinction @ University of York From 1996 to 1997 MA (Oxon), English Language and Literature, 2:1 @ University of Oxford From 1993 to 1996 4 A Levels Grade A, 9 GCSEs Grade A, Berisfords Art & Design Award @ Dane Valley High School From 1986 to 1993 Claire M. is skilled in: Corporate Communications, Marketing Communications, Public Relations, Social Media, B2B, Copywriting, Thought Leadership, Strategy, Strategic Communications, Leadership, Media Relations, Digital Marketing, New Business Development, Internal Communications, Professional Services