Matt Smith - Marketing Information Manager

3 May, 2007

NAME: Matt Smith

COMPANY/REGION: Redrow Group Services

JOB TITLE: Marketing Information Manager

DEPARTMENT: Marketing

WHAT DOES YOUR DEPARTMENT DO?

Custodians of the Redrow brand

Strategic media planning for brand awareness campaigning

Work as a service function for regional sales teams in adding value and put in place effective policies and efficient processes

Manage all point of sale materials and sales tools from literature to the marketing suite

Manage Redrow’s presence online, from www.redrow.co.uk to smaller microsites and online advertising / search engine strategy

Organise corporate events and presentations to the city

Manage the PR process with press and customers

Co-ordinate internal databases and CRM strategy

Provision of customer analysis and market intelligence into the Redrow business

Oversee customer research from post-completion satisfaction surveys to bespoke research projects

WHAT DO YOU DO ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS?

Work with the Marketing Information Assistant to add value in the areas of marketing information and digital marketing

Manage the development of Redrow websites

Develop search engine and online advertising strategies

Produce customer analysis and market intelligence for feeding in to the business

Consider ongoing developments to in-house CRM systems

Co-ordinate SMS and email campaigns to our customer databases

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO?

The variety of projects and the people

Help to drive a FTSE250 company forward and (hopefully) making a difference

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS CAREER?

Marketing is a career that I chose to follow whilst studying at university

As a fast-moving career, a job in Marketing is never boring!

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS DID YOU NEED TO GET THIS JOB?

A business-related degree

CIM post-graduate diploma

IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE A GRADUATE OR TRAINEE LOOKING FOR A JOB IN YOUR WORK AREA?

Work hard, stay up-to-date with current and future developments, consider studying for professional qualifications and enjoy it!