Michael Smith - Managing Director
Michael Smith is one of Australia’s acknowledged authorities on marketing management. Since founding The Marketing Centre 30 years ago, his firm has provided strategic marketing advice to an unrivalled client list including many of Australia’s most iconic brands.
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Jayden Kahl - Consultant
Jayden is a senior marketing professional with a significant range of commercial experience across various industries, gained from consulting to blue-chip companies and roles with leading global FMCG, media, and high profile sporting organisations. He has completed major assignments focused on strategic planning and implementation, brand and product management, trade and customer marketing, sponsorship management, business development and sales management, and investor relations.
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Andrea Hoskins - Consultant
Andrea is a strategic thinker with established capabilities in the areas of complex problem-solving, organisation-wide analysis, strategy conception and development. Her wide-ranging sector experience includes resources, agriculture, healthcare, retail and financial services gained while working in similarly diverse markets of the UK, Australia, Africa and South East Asia.
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Ingrid O'Brien - Consultant
As a specialist in the area of marketing strategy, Ingrid has over 14 years international marketing strategy and consulting experience. Having worked in Australia, UK, Europe, USA and China, she is experienced in a variety of industries such as financial services, resources, professional services, healthcare, retail, agriculture, government online marketing and education. Having forged a career by working with blue-chip companies who are committed to being the best at what they do, Ingrid is highly intelligent and has developed a strong commercial skill set. Comfortable working with the most senior members of organisations, Ingrid has the ability to not only recognise and develop new business opportunities, but also deliver solutions and strategies that make a real difference to the performance of an organisation.
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Joanna Hunter - Consultant
Joanna is an experienced marketing professional with a successful track record in strategy and business planning. She has more than ten years experience working with high profile domestic and international brands in the FMCG and telecommunications sectors. Areas of specialisation include strategy development and implementation, brand management and new product development.
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Jak Kanesvaran - Analyst
Jak is a business analyst who combines powerful scientific and research competencies with an understanding of e-strategy and customer service. Having developed bespoke e-commerce and customer service analytical models for The Marketing Centre, he has specialist expertise in the areas of online researching, inter-acting, transacting and advertising, as well as a firm grasp of customer service delivery.
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Janine Wong - Analyst
Janine is a performance-driven professional with well-developed strengths in both high level and technical analysis. Combining the methodological rigour of her academic discipline, with commercial insights derived from professional consulting, she is an acknowledged expert in the subject of high level decision making, the degree to which this is influenced by objective reality versus management perception, and the implications this has for corporate strategy and performance. Her professional strengths also include strategic planning and development, scenario planning and investor relations.
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Administration
The Marketing Centre is administered by Genelle Jameson and Lisa MacNeill.
Genelle is the office manager and also personal assistant to Michael Smith. Lisa is responsible for accounting and payroll.
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