Managing Director at red | Brand Builders
Viet Nam
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- Managing Director at RED - Brand Builders
- Past
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- Senior Account Director at Ogilvy Action, Vietnam, WPP
- Account Director at Leo Burnett / Arc Worldwide
- Account Manager at Bluewave/Maersk Data (UK & Asia Pacific)
- Account Executive at Internet Digital Media (UK) Ltd
- Education
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- The Manchester Metropolitan University
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Chris Elkin’s Summary
Chris is an Ulster Irish man, born in 1976 to an northern English family who got lost in (and never left) the beauty and random moments of life in Northern Ireland.
A sheltered childhood of outdoor walks in the Antrim Glens, Cadburys Star Bar power and nettle stings, lead to a teenage life of too much Harp lager, more outdoor walks but slightly further away, photography, art, the internet and politics (Well, it was life in N.Ireland after all).
Learning to drive his mothers car - so he could then drive in the Antrim Glens - only fueled his curiosity to explore what was actually beyond them...
Thank goodness for boats and planes too.
Chris's curiosity has propelled his life to date from study in Manchester, to cutting his professional teeth in London and then S.E. Asia, based first in Singapore and more recently, since 2005, into the frenzied life of Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.
Over the years, somehow the photography, politics, internet and art of life turned commercial and Chris finds himself a UK Chartered Marketer and Managing Director of red | Brand Builders, Vietnam, focusing on building brands for some of the worlds largest brands.
Chris has a proven track record in planning, executing and evaluating brand building, digital and ECRM marketing services, with experience in UK, US and Asia Pacific markets - particularly in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Industry segment experience includes FMCG, Automotive, Financial Services, Personal Care, Airlines, Beer and Tobacco.
Chris is always up for meeting new people and trying new things and loves sailing, kayaking, scuba diving and the great outdoors - he can't stand snake wine - you can check out Chris' personal website here:
http://www.chriselkin.com
Chris Elkin’s Specialties:
Staying positive and curious about life to motivate myself and those around me.
* Vietnam market entry
* Brand strategy
* Brand identity design
* Brand packaging
* Brand activation
* Brand campaigns
* Digital marketing
Chris Elkin’s Experience
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Managing Director
RED - Brand Builders
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2008 — Present (11 months)
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Senior Account Director
Ogilvy Action, Vietnam, WPP
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 1 month)
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Account Director
Leo Burnett / Arc Worldwide
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2004 — November 2005 (1 year 11 months)
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Account Manager
Bluewave/Maersk Data (UK & Asia Pacific)
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 1999 — November 2003 (4 years 3 months)
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Account Executive
Internet Digital Media (UK) Ltd
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
August 1998 — September 1999 (1 year 2 months)
Chris Elkin’s Education
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The Manchester Metropolitan University
Communications - Design and Art Direction, Marketing and Advertising, 1995 — 1998
2003-2004 Chartered Institute of Marketing, UKPostgraduate Diploma in Strategic Marketing and E-Business Specialising in: - Strategic Marketing Planning & Control- Integrated Marketing Communications- Cross-Cultural Marketing - Customer Relationship Management
2002-2003 Institute of Advertising, Singapore
Professional Certificate in Brand Management in Asia
1995-1998 Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Bachelor of Arts in Communication Media - 1st Class Hon’sCommunication via the Internet
1994-1995 University of Ulster, UKFoundation Course in Art and Design (Distinction)- Activities and Societies:
- Lots of Drama
