Chairman, Founder in several companies, Executive Consultant in US, Europe and Asia, Advisor for COMSATS Pakistan etc.
Finland
- Current
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- Advisor, Strategy and Development at COMSATS Institute of Technology, Pakistan
- Co-founder, Partner at Scandinavian Premium Imports, LLC (Las Vegas)
- Chairman at Event Lab (USA, EU)
- Chairman, Partner at OCTALKS! Advertising, Laguna Beach (USA)
- Chairman, Partner at Tableisready (TM, USA)
- Chairman, Partner at m2development
- Chairman, Partner at Intempestivus Corporate Advisors
- Chairman, Co-founder, Partner at ICONNECTU
- CEO, Partner at RIDDES CORPORATION
- Chairman, Co-founder at RIDDES USA LLC (CA, USA)
- CEO, Board Member, Co-founder at RIDDES EMEA Ltd
- Past
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- Representative, Director, North-American operations at Cybercom Group, US
- Chairman, Co-founder, Partner at PHONENET.FI - Phonehouse Finland Ltd
- Board Member, Co-founder, Partner at Wireless Content Advisors LLC (CA, USA)
- Chairman, CEO at KOHU-LIVE!
- Director of Strategy at OSG Advertising
- Director of Strategy, Partner at BlueMax Advertising
- Advisory Consultant for at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
- Advisory Consultant at J. Walter Thompson, WPP
- Manager (Senior Wireless Consultant) at J. Walter Thompson, digital@JWT
- Co-founder, Advisor at Yourmobile (USA, Australia)
- Director of Development, Partner at m2development
- Director of Development at RAB Finland
- Group Head, Project Director at Media Group with the Turku Business School
- Education
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- Turku School of Economics, Finland
- Connections
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- Information Technology and Services
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Wille Eerola’s Summary
Long experience in media, marketing communication and wireless industries with several management, executive consultancy and development positions within marketing communication, media, broadcasting, mobile industries, digital communication and academic world. In charge for various projects internationally, sharing several advisory roles in companies in Europe, Asia, Far-East and USA. Since early 1990s, worked with companies and brands like Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Siemens, Vodafone, Nestle, BMW, MINI, J. Walter Thompson, Shell, Vivendi Universal, WPP, RTL Group, ABC, Disney, NBC, ALLER, Unilever, Taylor Nelson Sofres, TeliaSonera, PacBell/Cingular, AT&T Wireless, European Commission and several governmental officies around the world. Currently several advisory consulting roles in Europe, Middle East and United States.
Wille Eerola’s Specialties:
Media business, wireless communication, mobile phones, brand advertising, brand bulding, consumer behaviour, retail operations, consulting, business development, new ventures.
Wille Eerola’s Experience
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Advisor, Strategy and Development
COMSATS Institute of Technology, Pakistan
(Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
COMSATS Institute of Technology in Pakistan is a one of the fastest developing universities in the field of technology in the whole region. With brilliant management and talented professional people COMSATS will be one of the key universities in the future. I have a pleasure to participate that process.
Please let me know if you want to get any additional information about the university or coprorate contacts in one the most emerging markets in the world. I am more than happy to help. Take a look at www.comsats.edu.pk and http://ciit-isb.edu.pk/ -
Co-founder, Partner
Scandinavian Premium Imports, LLC (Las Vegas)
(Hospitality industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year)
Company importing products for restaurant and hospitality business from the Scandinavian markets. Importer of high-quality products like Battery Energy drink. And launching something revolutionary into the US market very soon.... Check www.batterydrink.com and www.scandinavianpremium.com/
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Chairman
Event Lab (USA, EU)
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Evantlab offers intelligent marketing solutions for event marketing and distribution marketing in USA (Laguna Beach, Las Vegas) and Europe. Take a look at www.eventlab.us
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Chairman, Partner
OCTALKS! Advertising, Laguna Beach (USA)
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Creative, young and fresh approach to advertising and marketing communication from trendy OC, California. www.octalks.us
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Chairman, Partner
Tableisready (TM, USA)
(Telecommunications industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Tableisready (TM) offers a complete turn-key solution running the announcement process for restaurant customers but also intelligent after-event tasks like survey, CRM, loyalty programs and marketing. All done through regular mobile phones that all your customers are carrying with them all the time!
Using the modern technology, but without any additional devices like pagers or anything else extra. Just the mobile phones that everyone has with them all the time anyway.
All this based on advanced and US-patented technology but still delivered to you as an affordable turn-key solution.
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Chairman, Partner
m2development
(Staffing and Recruiting industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Company specialized in searching sales professionals on operational and middle-management level, typical like Sales Managers, Area Managers, Product Managers or Key Account Managers in the Finnish market.
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Chairman, Partner
Intempestivus Corporate Advisors
(Capital Markets industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Intempestivus offers executive corporate services linked to business development, venture and funding and strategy. As the name tells, [latin intempestivus; understanding, being understood] company's core team delivers deep understanding and long experience for various business branches and issues in Europe, USA and Asia.
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Chairman, Co-founder, Partner
ICONNECTU
(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)
June 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)
Company providing revolutionary mobile phone technology for the emerging markets. www.iconterminals.com
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CEO, Partner
RIDDES CORPORATION
(Telecommunications industry)
January 2000 — Present (9 years 7 months)
Company providing mobile polling solutions for politics and consumer advertising based on a US-patented MobileVote application. Consulting unit COM:GATE works with business development, strategy consulting, marketing communication, advertising and investment.
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Chairman, Co-founder
RIDDES USA LLC (CA, USA)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Wireless industry)
January 2000 — Present (9 years 7 months)
Company providing mobile polling solutions for politics and consumer advertising based on a US-patented MobileVote application.
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CEO, Board Member, Co-founder
RIDDES EMEA Ltd
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Wireless industry)
October 1999 — Present (9 years 10 months)
Company working on wireless entertainment, content, marketing and push services with wireless phone carriers in the US, Asia and Europe.
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Representative, Director, North-American operations
Cybercom Group, US
(Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2008 — May 2009 (7 months)
In charge for Cybercom Group's North-American strategy and development. My assignment covered the development of the US strategy, meeting the key stakeholders and customer incl. NOKIA, INTEL etc. and launching the US office for Cybercom Group. Cybercom is the leading provider of software development and outsourcing services in the telecommunication, industry and media business. With substantial offshore resources in China, India and Romania, corporation is able to provide skilled and competenced services with high cost-efficiency in the global marketplace. Pleased to provide you more information about their services and right contacts in the US and rest of the world. See www.cybercom.com
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Chairman, Co-founder, Partner
PHONENET.FI - Phonehouse Finland Ltd
(Retail industry)
September 2007 — February 2009 (1 year 6 months)
Online retail shop of mobile phones, personal navigation products and accessories.
As one of the founders of the company, I was in charge for management of the online platform, development, inplementation and e-commerce operations in fall 2008. Acquisiton took place in February 2009.
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Board Member, Co-founder, Partner
Wireless Content Advisors LLC (CA, USA)
(Privately Held; Wireless industry)
January 2001 — December 2008 (8 years)
Company working on wireless gaming and game-of-skill concepts in the US market.
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Chairman, CEO
KOHU-LIVE!
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 2006 — March 2008 (1 year 7 months)
KOHU-LIVE! is a young and dynamic company providing professional services for event marketing and tactical marketing needs. Company's clientele includes several international and domestic brands and companies. www.kohu-live.fi. Company is also one of the founding members of TOUCH NORDIC - a pan-Nordic network for event and distribution marketing.
As a CEO and Partner I was in charge building up the company from garage business to a company serving major brands in event marketing and distribution marketing as well as creating the pan-Nordic agency with partners through the Nordic region. -
Director of Strategy
OSG Advertising
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 7 months)
Director of Strategy, responsible for clients' marketing communication strategies and new business projects. Succesfully brought new major clients to the agency incl. MINI account in Nordic region, BMW, Samsung and Telia-Sonera, Sonera Piste (former Telering).
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Director of Strategy, Partner
BlueMax Advertising
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 2003 — June 2004 (7 months)
Responsible for new business and strategies for clients like Samsung, Campari and Telia-Sonera. In charge for PR and visibility actions for Samsung's Olympic Torch Relay in Finland 2004.
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Advisory Consultant for
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Wireless industry)
January 2002 — December 2003 (2 years)
for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications; created several advanced marketing communication solutions on devices and content distributed by Sony Ericsson in the Nordic market. Included the launching of Sony Ericsson models T68i, P800 and T310 with embedded and downloadable content. Planning and implementation of a large nationwide trade communication process. 2002-2003.
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Advisory Consultant
J. Walter Thompson, WPP
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2001 — December 2003 (3 years)
Advisory Consultant for advertising agency J. Walter Thompson and WPP, especially related to telecommunication clients.
www.jwt.com
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Manager (Senior Wireless Consultant)
J. Walter Thompson, digital@JWT
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2001 — May 2002 (1 year 5 months)
Worked as internal knowledge resource responsible for wireless and mobile industry and carrier clients in addition to any other digital channels used in modern marketing communications.
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Co-founder, Advisor
Yourmobile (USA, Australia)
(Wireless industry)
August 1999 — September 2001 (2 years 2 months)
Co-founded the business concept for downloadable ringing tones for Yourmobile.com. 1999-. Company - nowadays Moviso/InfoSpace Mobile - purchased by Vivendi Universal (VUNet USA) in 2001 and further by InfoSpace (USA) in 2003.
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Director of Development, Partner
m2development
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
August 1998 — December 1999 (1 year 5 months)
Specialized on strategies and development processes of media industry. The company’s clients included e.g. Nokia Corporation, Sonera Corporation, CLT-UFA, Kauppakaari Corporation, several commercial radio stations and networks in both US and Europe.
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Director of Development
RAB Finland
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
August 1998 — July 1999 (1 year)
Charge for development and launching of the RAB - Radio Advertising Bureau - in Finland. In close co-operation with RAB organisations internationally (USA, UK, Australia). Together with the key team of the Finnish radio industry, we created the whole RAB concept, built-up whole organisation, marketing, client basis and training programs.
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Group Head, Project Director
Media Group with the Turku Business School
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)
December 1994 — August 1998 (3 years 9 months)
In charge for management and research project for various media corporations in Finland and Europe. As management and strategy consultant worked closely with newspaper and magazine publishers, marketing communication and advertising agencies, graphic art industry, television and radio broadcaster and book publishers. Part of the core team developing the first eMBA program for the media industry in the northern Europe. In charge for several international research and development projects e.g. Comprint, European Union, goverment agencies and private sector.
Additional Information
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Wille Eerola’s Interests:
Strategy consultant, new ventures, new technology, investing, business development, brand building, marketing communication, sales, management training,
Wille Eerola’s Groups:
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Corporate Planning & Global Industry Segmentation
