Marketing Director, Iceland Foods
United Kingdom
Asda
Senior Director, Brand Comms
March 2015 to Present
Leeds, United Kingdom
Sainsbury's
Head of Marketing Planning & Activation
December 2012 to August 2014
london, united kingdom
Sainsbury's
Head of National Advertising, Local Marketing & Food Experience
October 2011 to December 2012
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd
Head of Local Marketing
February 2011 to October 2011
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd
Head of Direct Marketing
January 2010 to January 2011
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd
Customer and Market Insights Manager
February 2007 to February 2010
dunnhumby
Account Director, Tesco Clubcard Team
2005 to 2007
Safeway
Local Marketing
2002 to 2004
I am accountable for the Asda brand strategy to help customers Save Money and Live Better, engaging the business to bring the brand to life in everything we do, in addition to full accountability for the George brand comms strategy. Across both brands, I lead a team of 82 colleagues and 6 direct reports who translate our... I am accountable for the Asda brand strategy to help customers Save Money and Live Better, engaging the business to bring the brand to life in everything we do, in addition to full accountability for the George brand comms strategy. Across both brands, I lead a team of 82 colleagues and 6 direct reports who translate our brand into compelling, integrated comms campaigns and point of sale across the store estate to grow brand popularity, penetration and ultimately market share.
What company does Mel Matson work for?
Mel Matson works for Asda
What is Mel Matson's role at Asda?
Mel Matson is Senior Director, Brand Comms
What industry does Mel Matson work in?
Mel Matson works in the Supermarkets industry.
Who are Mel Matson's colleagues?
Mel Matson's colleagues are Kate Rathbone, Lauren Moore, Nicola Webb, Karl Ghio, Gary Oxberry, Luke Barber, Sarah Cuming, Charlotte Berry, Calum Macdonald-Ball, and Tim Varley
📖 Summary
â–ª A highly motivated and versatile Senior Marketing Professional with 15 years of success in leading high performing teams to deliver significant growth in revenue and customer loyalty in the Retail Industry. â–ª Intuitive customer thinker with solid and wide-ranging marketing expertise in developing & delivering a brand experience to customers, resulting in increased penetration and basket spend.Senior Director, Brand Comms @ I am accountable for the Asda brand strategy to help customers Save Money and Live Better, engaging the business to bring the brand to life in everything we do, in addition to full accountability for the George brand comms strategy. Across both brands, I lead a team of 82 colleagues and 6 direct reports who translate our brand into compelling, integrated comms campaigns and point of sale across the store estate to grow brand popularity, penetration and ultimately market share. From March 2015 to Present (9 months) Leeds, United KingdomHead of Marketing Planning & Activation @ I head up Marketing Planning & Activation, a team responsible for leading the strategic planning and development of the annual Customer Plan, which contains all customer-facing activity across Marketing & Trading. The team project manages all activities on the plan, leading virtual cross-functional teams to deliver impactful propositions for our customers that deliver commercial results. I am also accountable for the look and feel of the in-store marketing channel, making real impact through point of sale, theatre, space and product sampling across our store estate and bringing our campaigns to life through experiential marketing. From December 2012 to August 2014 (1 year 9 months) london, united kingdomHead of National Advertising, Local Marketing & Food Experience @ From October 2011 to December 2012 (1 year 3 months) Head of Local Marketing @ From February 2011 to October 2011 (9 months) Head of Direct Marketing @ From January 2010 to January 2011 (1 year 1 month) Customer and Market Insights Manager @ From February 2007 to February 2010 (3 years 1 month) Account Director, Tesco Clubcard Team @ From 2005 to 2007 (2 years) Local Marketing @ From 2002 to 2004 (2 years) BSC (Hons), Retail Management @ Loughborough University From 1996 to 2000 Branston School & Community College From 1989 to 1996 Mel Matson is skilled in: Customer Insight, Advertising, FMCG, Local Marketing, Retail, Brand Management, Direct Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Brand Loyalty, Marketing Communications, Multi-channel Marketing, Brand Development, Marketing Management, Customer Analysis, Grocery, Loyalty Programs, Integrated Marketing, Market Analysis, Brand Awareness, Customer Acquisition, Brand Architecture, Consumer Insight, Relationship Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Segmentation, Loyalty Marketing, Marketing, Team Leadership, POS, Customer Experience
Extraversion (E), Intuition (N), Feeling (F), Judging (J)
1 year(s), 7 month(s)
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