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Louise Neale

Summary

Marketing executive with nearly 20 years of B2B and B2C experience and demonstrated history of delivering results for a broad range of companies from start ups to Fortune 500 brands. Experienced in building, leading and empowering global, cross-functional teams. Passionate about experimenting with creative, technology and data to solve problems in resourceful ways.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

Director, Growth Marketing

The Walt Disney Company
04.2021 - Current
  • Build and oversee a marketing team of 15 tasked with customer acquisition, engagement and retention of Disney+ subscribers
  • Identify sources of growth/profitability/efficiency in current or new areas through strategic thinking and experimentation
  • Partner with other regions, teams and LoBs including Integrated Marketing, Partnerships, Business Development, Corporate Comms, Studios, Parks and Consumer Products

Key Results

  • Successfully hired in-house marketing team and implemented initiatives resulting in nearly 40% YoY increase in retail subscriber volume
  • Experimentation of loyalty schemes and incentives for subscribers to increase LTV and reduce churn

Digital Marketing Lead

Netflix
05.2019 - 03.2021
  • Oversee all digital marketing initiatives for Netflix Japan:
  • Collaborate with cross-functional MarComm leads to design conversation-driving marketing campaigns, and work with agencies for end-to-end campaign strategy and planning
  • Digital lead working closely with local platform partners (Yahoo, Google, LINE, X, etc) to nurture opportunities and negotiate innovative partnerships
  • In-market POC for Global Growth Marketing team to integrate Japan's needs into acquisition initiatives

Key Results

  • Executed title campaigns that drove significant volumes of conversations on Twitter including trending hashtags, such as Netflix's first Korean drama Twitter live stream festival
  • Launched exclusive partnerships with Yahoo Movies and Filmarks (Japan's top film review app) to benefit PR and Growth marketing teams

Director of Growth

Patsnap
03.2018 - 04.2019

[B2B IP analytics software start up backed by Sequoia Capital headquartered in Singapore with offices in China, UK, US and Canada]

  • Lead cross-functional team of marketers and researchers based in UK and engineers and designers based in China to drive user acquisition and engagement
  • Leverage qualitative and quantitative data to identify opportunities to test theories and drive growth through experimentation

Key Results

  • Improved user onboarding experience resulting in 26% increase in new user activation in 3 months
  • Successfully launched SEO initiative resulting in 45% of landing pages ranking on first page of Google search results with 15% in 1st position

Product Director, Advertising Cloud

Sprinklr
12.2015 - 03.2018

[CX management software company headquartered in New York with offices in 14 countries including Japan]

  • Own strategy and product roadmap for Advertising Cloud product used by over 650 logos globally for ad buying on social media platforms
  • Developed partnerships with Facebook, X, Snapchat, Pinterest, among others to coordinate go-to-market strategies

Key Results

  • Brought 2 new adtech products to market: Media Planner soft launch resulted in retention of global media agency with 50% increase in deal size to £1.5million ARR and average increase of 10% in ad spend across Tier 1 customers; Audience Manager resulted in 3 new logos within a month of launching
  • Improvements in product contributed to increase of 300% in advertising media spend over 2 year period

Global Director, Strategy & Analytics

Sprinklr
08.2014 - 03.2016
  • Build and manage 15-person professional services team across London, Paris, San Francisco, New York and Bangalore
  • Productized strategy and analytics services, such as digital transformation strategies, content management processes, campaign planning, KPI setting and reporting for customers using Sprinklr

Key Results

  • Effective management of P&L resulted in breaking even by month 6 vs month 12 target
  • Managed delivery of projects ranging from $20k-$500k for global customers including Dell, P&G, Pernod Ricard, McDonalds, NFL, Philips, VISA, Philip Morris, JPMC, United Health Group, Nestle and LVMH, among others, with an NPS score of 62
  • Customers were 38% more likely to renew their annual software contract after a project

Head of Media Strategy

TBG Digital [acquired By Sprinklr]
03.2012 - 08.2014

[Social media agency headquartered in London with offices in US and Germany]

  • Build and manage team of 7 marketing specialists in London and New York
  • Deliver various services for global brands and agencies, including campaign execution and management, digital advertising strategies, customer segmentation studies, social listening analysis, and performance reporting

Key Results

  • Delivered projects for global brands including Johnson & Johnson, Comcast, Nestle, Sky, Topshop and Dell, among others, generating a monthly run rate of $30k revenue per team member
  • Successful launched new revenue stream contributing 20% of monthly gross profit by Q3 2014

Senior Account Manager

Blue 449
03.2011 - 03.2012

[Global media agency headquartered in London with offices in 14 countries under Publicis Groupe]

  • Management of digital advertising budget for Barclays, Marks & Spencers and Dixons Retail across display, VOD, paid social, PPC and affiliate marketing
  • Manage team of 4 media buyers

Key Results

  • Improved client relationship resulting in renewed contract
  • Built digital strategies for and participated in 3 new business pitches

Client Services Manager

TBG Digital
08.2007 - 03.2011
  • Planning and buying digital ads for brands including American Express, Vodafone and Greenpeace
  • Manage team of 3 analysts

Key Results

  • Established Facebook as lucrative acquisition channel generating 30% profit margin
  • Proposed innovative idea to Vodafone and secured additional £200k to run campaign

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Media and Sociology

Goldsmiths College,University of London
London, UK
09.2004 - 08.2007

Seisen International School
Tokyo, Japan
08.1990 - 06.2004

Skills

People management and leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

P&L management

Performance marketing

Lifecycle marketing and CRM

Partnership and affiliate marketing

Growth hacking and experimentation

Product management

Media buying

Timeline

Director, Growth Marketing

The Walt Disney Company
04.2021 - Current

Digital Marketing Lead

Netflix
05.2019 - 03.2021

Director of Growth

Patsnap
03.2018 - 04.2019

Product Director, Advertising Cloud

Sprinklr
12.2015 - 03.2018

Global Director, Strategy & Analytics

Sprinklr
08.2014 - 03.2016

Head of Media Strategy

TBG Digital [acquired By Sprinklr]
03.2012 - 08.2014

Senior Account Manager

Blue 449
03.2011 - 03.2012

Client Services Manager

TBG Digital
08.2007 - 03.2011

Bachelor of Arts - Media and Sociology

Goldsmiths College,University of London
09.2004 - 08.2007

Seisen International School
08.1990 - 06.2004
Louise Neale