Simon Wakeman

Current

• Marketing and PR Manager at Medway Council
• Marketing, PR and internet consultant at Freelance (Self-employed)
• Marketing Director at Tinderhouse

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Past

• Account Director at Enterprise IG
• Marketing and Customer Experience at Egg
• Content Partner Marketing Manager at Open... (now part of BSkyB)

• Analysis Manager at Boots PLC
• Sales and Merchandise Manager at Boots PLC
• Assistant Product Manager at Boots PLC

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Education

• The PR Academy
• RRC Business Training
• Cambridge Marketing College

• University of Nottingham
• exeter school

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Connections

120 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Website
• My RSS feed
• My Blog

Simon Wakeman’s Summary

I am a qualified marketing and public relations professional with a wide range of marketing, strategy and digital communications experience. Since July 2004 I been a CIM Chartered Marketer. I am also an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.

I currently have a full-time role as Marketing and Public Relations Manager at Medway Council in Kent. I also continue to have a part-time role working with Tinderhouse - a small web design and marketing agency I co-founded in 2003. In addition to this I undertake freelance marketing, PR and internet consultancy projects for various clients.

I enjoy understanding and using new technology as part of the marketing and public relations mix. I passionately believe that the internet and, most recently, social media are fundamentally changing the way organisations need to act online.

Simon Wakeman’s Specialties:

marketing and publc relations (PR),
website strategy, planning and project management
social media, digital communiucations, public sector

Simon Wakeman’s Experience

• Marketing and PR Manager

  Medway Council

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 2004 — Present (3 years 9 months)

• Marketing, PR and internet consultant

  Freelance (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  February 2004 — Present (4 years 4 months)

  I undertake freelance projects, including marketing, public relations and internet consultancy. I specialise in helping organisations to use new technology to improve the effectiveness of their communications.

• Marketing Director

  Tinderhouse

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  January 2003 — Present (5 years 5 months)

  Tinderhouse is a small team of web professionals specialising in delivering affordable web solutions. Tinderhouse helps organisations to get their messages across by delivering accessible communication solutions that are strategically strong, exceptionally creative and always technically sound.

• Account Director

  Enterprise IG

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  February 2004 — September 2004 (8 months)

• Marketing and Customer Experience

  Egg

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  May 2001 — January 2004 (2 years 9 months)

• Content Partner Marketing Manager

  Open... (now part of BSkyB)

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  March 2000 — May 2001 (1 year 3 months)

• Analysis Manager

  Boots PLC

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 2000 — March 2000 (3 months)

• Sales and Merchandise Manager

  Boots PLC

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 1999 — January 2000 (5 months)

• Assistant Product Manager

  Boots PLC

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 1998 — August 1999 (1 year)

Simon Wakeman’s Education

• The PR Academy

  Diploma in Public Relations, Public relations, 2007 — 2008 (expected)

• RRC Business Training

  CIM Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, Marketing, 2002 — 2002

• Cambridge Marketing College

  CIM Advanced Certificate in Marketing, Marketing, 2000 — 2000

• University of Nottingham

  BA(Hons), Geography, 1995 — 1998

• exeter school

Additional Information

Simon Wakeman’s Websites:

• My Website
• My RSS feed
• My Blog

Simon Wakeman’s Groups:

Chartered Marketer, Member - Chartered Institute of Marketing, Associate Member - Chartered Institute of Public Relations

Simon Wakeman’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch