Product Marketing Manager at Yahoo
Sutton, United Kingdom
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- Senior Product Marketing Manager at Yahoo!
- Past
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- Lead Product Manager at Reed Business Information
- Product Manager at Reed business Information
- Marketing Information Manager at Snell & Wilcox
- Product Manager at Snell & Wilcox
- Project Manager at Radamec Broadcast Systems
- Education
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- Kingston University
- Open University
- Merton Technical College
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Derek Morrison’s Summary
Experienced product manager, technologist and leader – specialising in using technology to solve business needs, drive revenue and increase efficiency. Experienced in implementing and using scrum for developing on-line products. Considerable experience in operating as both a matrix manager and a line manager.
Derek Morrison’s Specialties:
Product Management, Project Management, Scrum, Agile Software Development, Product Development, Knowledge & Information Management, Team Building, Leadership, SEO, Online Publishing, Blogging, Pre & Post Sales Support, System Integration
Derek Morrison’s Experience
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Senior Product Marketing Manager
Yahoo!
(Internet industry)
September 2009 — Present (3 months)
Responsible for defining the European strategy and market requirements for the following Yahoo! Products: Profiles, Buzz, Registration and Universal Header – manage the launch of products and feature updates. Collaborate with stakeholders in order to manage product performance. Consumer and competitor analysis in order to understand and anticipate market needs.
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Lead Product Manager
Reed Business Information
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; RUK; Publishing industry)
November 2006 — September 2009 (2 years 11 months)
Lead Product Manager for the world’s largest B2B publisher: responsible for leading a team of Product Managers and Business/Test Analysts.
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Product Manager
Reed business Information
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; RUK; Publishing industry)
May 2005 — November 2006 (1 year 7 months)
Translation of business strategies into technical solutions for a portfolio of community websites (e.g. Computerweekly.com and Electronicsweekly.com) by managing and co-ordinating multi disciplined teams. Managed: site redesigns, execution of SEO strategy, re-classification of content and UI.
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Marketing Information Manager
Snell & Wilcox
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
February 2002 — April 2005 (3 years 3 months)
Responsible for the redesign and management of company’s website – implemented a CMS to streamline the management and production of product collateral (datasheets, technical specs, price guides etc…). Created a knowledge management strategy to enhance sales communication and improve product discovery.
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Product Manager
Snell & Wilcox
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
August 1998 — February 2002 (3 years 7 months)
Managed a range of commodity and niche video processing products – translated customer requirements into product specification - spokesman to trade press for product range – creating sales collateral – presales demos at customers site and exhibitions.
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Project Manager
Radamec Broadcast Systems
(Broadcast Media industry)
May 1993 — 1998 (5 years )
Responsible for the project management, onsite system integration and user training of computer (PC) controlled robotic camera systems.
Derek Morrison’s Education
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Kingston University
MSc , Information Systems , 1999 — 2003
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Open University
Maths & Computing 1991 — 1992
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Merton Technical College
Electronic Engineering 1985 — 1987
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