Director Research & Strategy - Cardiff, South Glamorgan, UK
Eric holds a B.A. (Hons) in Business Studies, a Master of Philosophy (title of the research thesis, ‘Relationship between Marketing Strategy and Company Performance’) and the Diploma of the U.K. Chartered Institute of Marketing. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and Member of the Institute of Management Consultancy.
Following his first degree, he joined the British Steel Corp. working as Sales Manager in their building products division. He moved to the construction industry where he held the post of Group Marketing Director with a specialist UK sub-contractor group. In 1983, he set up SRD Consultants to provide marketing research and marketing/corporate planning services. In 2000 he joined the Ontrac Group as Director of Research & Strategy.
Clients have included 3M’s, Abergavenny food festival, BT, British Steel Industry, Capita Group, Cargill Financial Markets, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Chartered Management Institute, Haden Young Ltd., Harding Evans (Solicitors), Hugh James (Solicitors), RAC, Rotork Engineering, Saunders Valve, National Trust, Telecommunications Industry Association, Thames Case, Tourism Partnership North Wales, The Rosenberg Group, Unisys, Vector International, Welsh Development Agency, Welsh Assembly Government, Wessex Water and many more.
Eric has contributed articles to a number of journals including the European Journal of Marketing, The Pakistan Management Review, Management Consultancy, Accountancy, The Municipal Journal and others.
He is also lead author of Marketing in a Week, published by Hodder and Stoughton, which is in its 3rd. UK edition and has been translated into nine other languages.
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CV
Profile
A marketing management professional with very wide (line management and consulting) experience, a proven track record and entrepreneurial flair. I have a successful record in marketing management at Board level, marketing strategy consulting with a wide range of organisations, commercial marketing research (quantitative & qualitative), management training and planning major promotional campaigns for clients within an advertising/marketing agency environment.
Key skills and achievements
Ų Successful record managing the marketing function at Board level and leading and motivating a broad based sales and marketing team
Ų Experienced in delivering successful marketing consultancy projects to a wide range of clients
Ų Strong portfolio of successful marketing research projects for a wide range of business sectors (including the public sector)
Ų Entrepreneurial flair - set up and successfully developed my own business
Ų Accomplished communicator and management trainer (contract lecturer with Chartered Management Institute from 1987 to 1991)
Ų Public & private sector successes in designing and implementing change management programmes.
Employment History
(Feb 2000 to May 2004)
Director Research & Strategy
BristolOntrac is one of the leading regional independent agencies in the UK with 80 staff at three locations in the UK (Bristol, Cardiff and Newtown, Powys) and one in the USA. Turnover stands at £9m with equivalent billings at £20m.
I joined Ontrac as Director of Research & Strategy in 2000, responsible for:
· Designing and managing research, both qualitative and quantitative
· Providing strategic consultancy to clients including corporate and product positioning, market penetration strategies, customer retention programmes, new product launch, branding, etc
· planning promotional campaigns including setting promotional objectives, targeting, message design, media selection and scheduling and evaluation.
Clients included Welsh Development Agency, Wessex Water, BT Wales, Farming Connect, Tourism Partnership North Wales, Laura Ashley, Brabantia, Cardiff Rugby Club, Jensen Beds, RAC, Serco Justice, Haden Young Ltd., Capita Group, Saunders Valve, National Trust in Wales and many more.
Education
Various see below
Education
1974 BA Business Studies
1976 Diploma in Marketing
1988 Master of Philosophy (Thesis title, “The relationship between Marketing Strategy and company performance”)
Professional
1978 Member Chartered Institute of Marketing
1981 Fellow Institute of Directors
1983 Member Marketing Education Group
1995 Registered Consultant TEC Assure Scheme
2004 Approved Consultant WDA Specialist Consultancy
scheme
2005 Member Institute of Management
Consultancy

