steve bryant

managing director

About

Passionate, proficient digital marketing professional with expertise in the ecommerce space. Proven track record in successful brand/marketing strategies. A team player who motivates to drive and succeed. Versitile consultant with experience in Commercial, Sales, Ecommerce, Marketing, Ops & CS management, across verticals including Software, IT, Web Development, Telecoms & Retail. Particular experience within Performance/Affiliate Marketing both client and agency side. Specialties: *Branding and identity management *Double Digit growth in Affiliate Marketing *£MM marketing strategies *Leadership qualities *eCommerce development strategies / management *Affiliate Marketing *Revenue generation *Product marketing and development *International Business Setup / International Marketing *Experiential Marketing Expert *University of Hull Mentor to undergraduates

Country

united kingdom

City

lincoln

Industry

marketing and advertising

Skill

e commerce, account management, online advertising, online marketing, marketing, marketing strategy, digital marketing, crm, seo, direct sales, sales management, telecommunications, mobile devices, business strategy, sales, email marketing, commercial management, advertising, product marketing, affiliate marketing, sme sales strategies, product management, product development, branding and identity, social media marketing, team management, team leadership, b2b, business development, management, lead generation, brand development, marketing management, mysql, php, ppc bid management, brand management, kpi implementation, marketing budget management, corporate development, google analytics, google adwords professional, team building, strategy, ppc, new business development, sem, negotiation, customer acquisition, marketing communications

Experience

chief executive

umbrella brands group

2018-10 - Present · 8 yrs

Umbrella Brands Group Ltd (UBG) is the parent group for ThoughtMix and its international businesses, and new, exciting ventures including Recruitably, a subscription-based recruitment agency. The group formed to position itself as an investment house, and provide seed funding to new ideas and concepts, largely from its Chief Executive, Steve Bryant. The group hopes to expand its portfolio by working with new businesses and entrepreneurs to help grow and expand their business.

managing director

recruitably

2017-6 - Present · 9 yrs 4 mos

head of commercial development

simply supplements

2014-5 - 2014-10 · 6 mos

* Senior position within a fast-growing pure-play eCommerce retailer. Head hunted for this position to encourage growth across commercial and marketing channels and emerging markets across EMEA regions. The remit of this position is to drive triple digit growth and act as a senior support position within the company. * Key Roles: * Oversee Marketing Operations (UK & EU) including Team Management * Responsible for Devising, Tendering and Deployment of a new eCommerce platform * Manage Commercial Relationships with A&D partners * P&L Ownership * Paid Search Team Management (PPC, A&D) * Strategy Delivery * EMEA Deployment Consultancy * Support to the Managing Director * Indirect Channel Implementation & Deployment * P&L / Financial Reporting / Business Modelling * Provision for new product Brand Development * Senior Negotiations

senior marketing manager - consultancy

party expert

2014-3 - 2014-3 · 1 mo

* Interim Consultancy position for an emerging brand in the party planning arena. The consultancy was to cover a number of objectives to drive the brand into the top 3 in its respective category. * Key Roles: * Crisis Management (Staffing) * Recruitment, Succession Planning, HR Development * Budget Planning & Implementation * Team / Structure Development * Strategy Delivery * eCommerce Consultancy * EMEA Growth Plan Consultancy * Channel Setup (Marketing Mix) * Systems Tendering * Financial Overview and Recommendations

head of marketing

monster supplements limited

2013-4 - 2014-3 · 1 yr

* Brought in to analyse & develop a new strategy to provide £mm ROI for their leading online sports nutrition brand. Oversee a marketing team as well as a hands-on approach. Responsible for integrating a new ecommerce platform with addition ERP / back-end functionality. * Key Roles: * Product Marketing * Department Leadership * Execution of Budget * Social, PPC, SEO, SEM Management * BPM * Responsible for a £mm Revenue Target * P&L, Budget & Revenue forcasting

head of sales and marketing

qub3 group ltd

2010-9 - 2013-4 · 2 yrs 8 mos

* Head of multi-channel online marketing development. Devised & Developed a market-leading range of products across design, development, telecoms and hosted solution. Put together a team of marketing/sales execs to achieve targets and enhance branding recognition. Took control of the online advertising strategies and increased sales by 372% in the first 12 months. * Key roles; * Brand Management/Development * Team Leadership * Market Analysis * SEO, PPC management * SEM campaigns * Advertising managment & deployment * Contract awarding / procurement * P&L * Product Development & Management

commercial manager

qub3 web design

2010-3 - 2012-6 · 2 yrs 4 mos

* Brand development, sales growth & analysis, developed and implemented CRM to improve UI and sales closure, adding retention on existing client base. Dealt directly with SME advising on new marketing strategies to promote their area of expertise. * Key roles; * Strategic sales planning * Negotiation at senior level * Risk analysis * Strategic marketing planning * Business Development strategies * Sales Channel Development

bdm

shebang distribution ltd

2009-6 - 2010-3 · 10 mos

* Lead & business generation, face to face meetings with deal closures. Increased client base and sales growth * Key roles; * Direct Sales * Creation of Field Sales Channel * Channel Development * Implementing KPIs * Account Management * Produce signification ROI

sales manager

go mobile

2008-2 - 2009-6 · 1 yr 5 mos

* B2C retail. Increased sales, exceeded targets, customer service. * Key roles; * B2C Client Acquisition * In-store Marketing Analysis * Customer Engagement * Retention Strategy Development * Core Direct Sales

managing director

thoughtmix affiliate marketing

2014-8 - Present · 12 yrs 2 mos

* The Fixed Price Affiliate Marketing Consultants. Grow your programme and your revenue with one fixed cost for your affiliate marketing. * Partnerships * Affiliate Marketing * Working with networks inc. AWin, Webgains, Paid on Results, Tradedoubler, CJ, Linkshare, SaS and more * Managing B2C / B2B Affiliate Programmes * Delivered over £55m for clients last year * Managed 84% company growth YOY * Lead international growth markets including EU/AU/US * www.thoughtmix.co.uk