International Sales Executive-Business Journalist at World Investment News
Congo
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- International sales executive - Business Journalist at World Investment News
- Past
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- Business Development & Account Manager at Community Chest
- Consultant at IGenerator
- Key Account Officer at Shawoom
- Co Founder at Unique Events
- Sales manager - Business development at Di Giorgio
- Writer at Ubiqus
- 1st Clerk at BETTATI'S LAW FIRM
- 1st Assistant at BOISSAVY’S LAW FIRM – Corporate Law– Paris
- Assistant Director at France Telecom
- Sales Developer - Paris at RJ Reynolds
- Education
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- Institut d'Administration des Entreprises, Paris, Sorbonne University
- Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II)
- Ecole Alsacienne
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Dylan Devillers’s Summary
Entrepreneur profile with a strong taste for marketing, communication and advertising within the expertise of high technology, innovation and luxury industry.
As a well read and well travelled world citizen i would like to fully dedicate my skills and enthusiasm to a very challenging job.
From what they said (recommendations) i am notably an efficient, fast thinking, creative, involved, dedicated though available person with an excellent knowledge of the digital world ;-)
Dylan Devillers’s Specialties:
e Marketing, e business, Communication, Strategic Innovation consulting, Technological intelligence & Competitive monitoring, Knowledge & Community management, Networking, PR & Schmoozing, Business Development Strategy, Match Making, Partnership Building, Planning, Event production, 3D Web, immersive environments & behaviours, metaverse, interverse, intraverse,
Websites Production, Blogs, Wikis
Dylan Devillers’s Experience
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International sales executive - Business Journalist
World Investment News
(Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Production of a special economic report to promote the Congo's image towards foreign investors through an article to be published in l'EXPRESS Magazine, an international media.
- Market study, research and analysis on country and sectorial investment environment
- PR strategies implementation to reach and convince the country's top decision makers
- Interview of the TOP personalities such as ministers and entrepreneurs (top 100 CEO's and chairman)
- Negotiate sales and barter agreements : 350 K+ euros within 3 months
- Create and lead a team to produce the article (driver, guide, assistant, journalists, graphic designer, translator)
- Create an Investor's Guide to Congo
- MTH : Make Things Happen -
Business Development & Account Manager
Community Chest
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 2006 — August 2008 (1 year 9 months)
The first communication and marketing agency established both in Paris and Second Life.
The french leaders to help companies understand and harness the huge potential of virtual worlds.
Business Development & Account Manager :
• Generated more than 500,000 euros of new businesses in 18 months with Global Fortune 500 clients (Shell, ArcelorMittal, Michelin, Schlumberger…) and other leading corporations (Canal+, Lagardere Group, Lacoste, J.P. Gaultier…)
• Full development of client’s marketing and communication strategies
• Organized the first private investor’s 3D conference in a virtual space between ArcelorMittal’s CEO and 250 shareholders across the world. A new virtual meeting center was created following the success of the event
• Conceptualized and organized the first-ever Second Life Camps, now taking place all over Europe and now directly sponsored by the Second Life editors (LindenLab) -
Consultant
IGenerator
(Internet industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year )
- Elaboration of Web 2.0 strategy for entrepreneurs and implementation (blogs, wikis, website development…)
- Organized the first BarCamps events in France as part of the BarCamp Earth project
- Technological intelligence & competitive monitoring to provide information to startups owners -
Key Account Officer
Shawoom
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2006 — 2006 (less than a year)
- French market study regarding scooters, motos and all recreational vehicles
- Law & custom study regarding vehicles
- Elaboration of a distribution network
- Creation and translation of all direct marketing and specs documents -
Co Founder
Unique Events
(Events Services industry)
May 2004 — 2006 (2 years )
- Organized tailored events for 100 to 1,200 guests for major clubs and lounges in Paris
- Generated more than 225,000 euros of business with 25 social events per year -
Sales manager - Business development
Di Giorgio
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Luxury Goods & Jewelry industry)
September 2003 — May 2004 (9 months)
-Defined and developed marketing and selling strategies
-Launched the 2004 Collection, GP increased 50%
-Planned and administered all import-export procedures and CRM in the EU zone -
Writer
Ubiqus
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Events Services industry)
February 2001 — December 2003 (2 years 11 months)
- Freelance reporting, executive summaries, and verbatim transcriptions of meetings and seminars
- Main projects: French Parliament boards of inquiry for the “Prestige” crisis and the "Alzheimer Research Group", annual report of the Dexia Private Bank -
1st Clerk
BETTATI'S LAW FIRM
(Law Practice industry)
January 2002 — May 2003 (1 year 5 months)
-Full management of clients files in the fields of private and administrative law and medical malpractice, cases up to 1.5 Million €.
-Research and analysis, writing of legal opinions, mediation and compromises.
-Cases and procedures follow up from introduction to Court of Appeal -
1st Assistant
BOISSAVY’S LAW FIRM – Corporate Law– Paris
(Law Practice industry)
May 2001 — November 2001 (7 months)
Mr Boissavy is " 1er Secrétaire de la conférence" (Master of Eloquence)
- Research and analysis, notably in the « French Scouts versus Vivendi-Universal » case. We succeeded to forbid Vivendi-Universal's adverstising campaign usurpating the Scout's image.
- Writing of company’s and nonprofit organizations by laws -
Assistant Director
France Telecom
(Privately Held; FTE; Telecommunications industry)
August 1999 — September 1999 (2 months)
SEA CAST Project - Vessel « Adventurer » http://www.ocean-adventurer.com/
- Material, technical and human logistics, during the implementation of the first high-speed live TV at sea devices
- Succeeded to "feed" transmit HD TV through satellite from the sea
- Covered the "Prestige" oil slick live on major national news
- Succeeded to transmit perfect live TV in a "9 BF" storm -
Sales Developer - Paris
RJ Reynolds
(Public Company; rai; Tobacco industry)
January 1998 — December 1998 (1 year )
- Sales animation and client follow up of Hotels, Coffee shops and Restaurants
- On-site direct marketing operations organization and provisional management
Dylan Devillers’s Education
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Institut d'Administration des Entreprises, Paris, Sorbonne University
Master , International Business Management , 2003 — 2004
- Activities and Societies:
- Thesis : The Future of Lithium Metal Polymer (LMP) Batteries
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Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II)
Master , Corporate and Tax Law , 1997 — 2001
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Ecole Alsacienne
high school , 1985 — 1996
Additional Information
Dylan Devillers’s Websites:
Dylan Devillers’s Interests:
Travels : 26 months abroad in 42 countries on 4 continents Marketing, communication, advertising, Web 3D, Second life, Virtual business, virtual worlds, networking, PR, Web2.0, Blogs, Wikis, coworking, collaborative work spaces, game changers, innovation, technology, tablet pc, ebook reader
Dylan Devillers’s Groups:
Web 3D innovations, A Small World, IAE Alumni, Pourquoi tu cours, ExplorCamp, SecondLifeCampParis, TEC, B R Ent, SL Communicators, Ecole Alsacienne alumni, Assas Alumni, Second Lifers professionnals
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IntraVerse Awards -
Chasseurs de Tendances -
Personal Branding 2.0
Dylan Devillers’s Honors:
- Best New Comer Mission 2008 @ Winne
- 1st prize, category "R&D" @ Intraverse 2008 for the project "SHELL Innovation Coalition"*
- 2nd prize, category "Education" @ Intraverse 2008 for the project"MICHELIN Entreprise Architecture Training Center"
- 2nd prize, category "Serious Games" @ Intraverse 2008 for the project " Leadership training within virtual worlds"
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