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Name
Gözde Sabuncu
Address
*** ****** ****** ****** *** Rey,
CA
Phone number
ad365g@r.postjobfree.com
Interests
Sports
Travelling
Storytelling
Sustainability
Languages
Turkish
English
Gözde Sabuncu
Creative & Strategic brand builder with 15 years of marketing experience both in agency & brand side. Integrated marketing comms and activation expert in online & offline, omni channel, social, PR, sports & influencer marketing in retail, FMCG and telecommunication sectors. Advocate of resilient and positive mindset with sence of humour. Lead with inspiration, empathy & respect.
Brand Activation Sn. Manager
adidas, İstanbul, Turkey
Responsible from landing brand & product campaigns while globally aligned and locally relevant. Leading online & offline brand comms & activations including campaign executions, PR, social media, digital, CRM, media planning, influencer marketing and sponsorships. Working collaboratively with omni channel & trade marketing, sales and e commerce teams in brand
& commercial campaign design as well as store openings. Working closely with creative, event, digital, PR, influencer marketing and media agencies as a lead contact of agency management.
Regional role of responsibility in Brand Media Activation of EMEA region while working closely with global teams and regional media agency for media briefing, channel investments & performances of 6 different markets.
Highly experienced in team management and leadership. Jul 2018 - Mar 2023
Marketing Communications Manager
Avea GSM & Türk Telekom Telecommunication Company, İstanbul Leading marketing communication department of 8 and reporting directly to marketing director. Responsible of main brand campaign design and products & services of marketing communication activities.
Leading ad hoc strategic plans towards competition in terms of market needs and dynamics in a highly competitive market.
Responsible of campaign development processes, 360 integrated marketing plans, media planning, agency briefing and executions while working closely with creative agencies. Tracking brand health, brand image and attribution research and results. Feb 2014 - Mar 2018
Account Director
Ogilvy & Mather, İstanbul, Turkey
Responsible from ATL & BTL creative & strategic comms plans of local & global accounts like Coca Cola, Fanta, Cappy, Sprite, Dove, Milupa Aptamil brands. Leading 360 integrated marketing communication design and execution process working closely with partner agencies like media, digital, social media, PR, event as well as brand teams. Playing critical role in Coca Cola Zero relaunch, Fuse Tea Ice Tea new product launch, Cappy Atom new product launches as Best Implementation of Marketing Communication Campaign. Feb 2008 - Jan 2014
Advertising Internship
Coca-Cola Company, İstanbul, Turkey
Responsible from 6 different Coca Cola brands of ATL & BTL communication plans, agency briefing, creative campaign development and executions.
Working closely with brand teams & creative agencies. Sep 2006 - Feb 2008
Master Degree
Bilgi University, Adschool of Integrated Marketing Communication, İstanbul, Turkey Sep 2006 - May 2008
Bachelor of Arts
Bilkent University, Communication & Design, Ankara, Turkey Fall 2004 2005 Honor Certificate
Sep 2001 - Jun 2006
Experience
Education
Spring 2004 2005 Honor Certificate
Microsoft Office Programs
Brand Marketing
Integrated Marketing
Campaign Design
Media Planning
Digital Marketing
Content Marketing
Leadership
Cappy product launch campaign / Best 360 degree campaign, Kristal Awards & Best Implementation of Marketing Communication Campaign, 2013, Coca Cola Company. Best communication strategy of Marketing Awards, 2015, Avea GSM Company. Certificate of Recognition, 2020 2021 Emerging Market brand media activation support, adidas Kristal Elma Creativity Awards, 2021 Most Creative Company with 12 awards, adidas Felis Awards 2021, Best Innovative Idea during Covid 19 & Sports comms, adidas Festival of Media 2020, Best Response To Covid 19 & Best Engagement Strategy, adidas MIXX AWARDS 2020, Ad in Gaming, Gold Mixx, adidas
MMA Smarties 2020, Gamification, Gold, adidas
Best Implementation of Marketing Communication Campaign 2016, Coca Cola Worldwide Marketing & Commercial Excellence Awards 2014, Coca Cola References available on request.
Mini MBA of Marketing Online Course
Marketing Week
Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
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