Francine Pickering

Current

• Managing Director at Clarity Marketing Ltd
• Consultant at Nottingham University Business School

Past

• Marketing Manager at The Nottingham Trent University

Education

• University of Surrey

Recommended

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Connections

161 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• Clarity Marketing
• Smart Women
• Clarity Marketing blog

Francine Pickering’s Summary

Francine Pickering is a marketing consultant with extensive marketing experience in bluechip and small businesses as well as the HE sector.

She is currently advising small and growing businesses on marketing strategy and planning, as well as involved in delivering business support projects including The Ingenuity Programme - www.ingenuitygateway.com

Francine Pickering’s Specialties:

Marketing strategy, brand strategy, marketing planning promotional planning, marketing mentoring and training, business coaching

Francine Pickering’s Experience

• Managing Director

  Clarity Marketing Ltd

  (Privately Held; Entertainment industry)

  July 2003 — Present (6 years 6 months)

  Marketing Consultant working with small and growing businesses, primarily B to B and service sectors. Also provide business mentoring and coaching.

• Consultant

  Nottingham University Business School

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2003 — Present (6 years )

  Working on the Ingenuity Programme brining university expertise to small and medium sized businesses in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

• Marketing Manager

  The Nottingham Trent University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  1999 — 2003 (4 years )

  The Hive at The Nottingham Trent University provides support for start-up businesses. In addition to marketing The Hive itself, I was involved in teaching and mentoring the new-start businesses.

Francine Pickering’s Education

• University of Surrey

  BSC (Hons) , Psychology , 1981 — 1984

Additional Information

Francine Pickering’s Websites:

• Clarity Marketing
• Smart Women
• Clarity Marketing blog

Francine Pickering’s Interests:

small business marketing, copywriting, women in business, business coaching and mentoring

Francine Pickering’s Groups:

Chartered Institute of Marketing
Institute of Business Consulting

•    Social Media Marketing
•    Chartered Institute of Marketing members
•    Nottingham Business
•    everywoman network
•    Nottingham Twestival
•    The Centre for Excellence in Business Coaching & Consulting
•    Young Enterprise United Kingdom

Francine Pickering’s Honors:

2009 IBC Level 7 Diploma in High Growth Business Coaching
2009 Certificate of Lifelong Learning with Distinction in Leadership Capability, Coventry University
2008 ILM Level 5 Certificate in Social Enterprise Support
2003 Business Counselling Skills, Institute of Business Advisors
2000 Chartered Marketer stsus awarded
1998 Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma in Marketing, Nottingham Business School - Nottingham Trent University

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