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Alexandra Maesen

Head of Marketing & Media | E-commerce | Ex-Danone

743 €/jour
Brussels, BE
15 ans et +

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À propos de Alexandra

➜ 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬-𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞! I still love diving into the platforms to set up campaigns. It's not all strategy, and no execution. 😁 But, it does start with a proper deep-dive into the data, to understand what to do next. 😉

🌍 𝟏𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞; 6 years in Belgium, 4 years in New York, 4 in the UAE and 1 in Switzerland
👩🏼‍💻 Expert in (digital) marketing, media (on- & offline!) and digital ecosystem management
🤝🏻 8 years of 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 (13 ppl), and 8 years in 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 roles. Also 8 years in B2B and 7,5 in B2C.
💰 Experience managing budgets of 6 million euro & up

➜ 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬:
- Communication is key.
- Start small, scale big. Always be testing.
- Change is inevitable. Progress is optional.

➜ 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤:
- Hands-on with high work ethic
- Structured, well-organized
- Collaborative, inclusive
- Enthusiastic, optimistic
  • Anglais

    Bilingue ou natif

  • Néerlandais

    Bilingue ou natif

  • Français

    Capacité professionnelle limitée

  • Allemand

    Notions

Accepte de travailler sur site
Brussels (jusqu’à 50 km), Ghent (jusqu’à 50 km), Roeselare (jusqu’à 50 km)

Expériences

  • Alexandra Maesen
    Fractional CMO
    octobre 2025 - Aujourd'hui (10 mois)
    Dubai, Émirats arabes unis
    🎯 Focus on 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐞-𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 (Amazon, Noon, Careem, Talabat) & 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 (Google Ads - Google Shopping, PMAX/Demand Gen, Paid Social, etc.)

    - Founder of 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 (UAE) - WIP
    - Co-Founder at 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 (UAE) - WIP
    - Fractional CMO at 𝐇𝐮𝐦 𝐌𝐮𝐦, baby food (GCC) - Strategy, e-commerce & performance
    - Consulting for 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞 (Global) - Strategy consulting & AI
    Stratégie de croissance Performance marketing Marketing digital Conception de plans marketing & communication E-commerce
  • Unilin (Home improvement)
    Global Head of Media
    septembre 2024 - octobre 2025 (1 an et 1 mois)
    Dubai City, Émirats arabes unis
    - Created media strategy for 3 brands, in 21 markets, with focus on performance marketing
    - Oversee multi-channel campaigns via e-commerce, Amazon, Noon, Google ads, Paid Social, TV, YouTube, PR & Influencers. Continuously test, optimize, and scale campaigns in collab. with Omnicom Media Group
    - Manage annual €6M media budget (ad spend). Result: CAC -36% & web CR rate +30% in 1y.
    - Cross-functional collab: Partner with sales, brand & digital marketing to align on growth objectives, KPI setting, brand positioning, communication frameworks, and new ways-of-working
    - Built PowerBI dashboards for full-funnel media reporting, monitor key KPIs & deliver performance reports
    - Manage partnership & relationship with Omnicom, Google & Meta/Facebook
    - Lead 3 people media team & mentor a junior campaign specialist to medior level in a 6-month period
    - Building media capabilities through training, media investment guidelines, planning frameworks & channel deep-dives
    Commercial strategy Performance marketing Social media Team management Media
  • Danone (FMCG)
    Global Head of Digital Marketing & Media, Alpro
    octobre 2021 - septembre 2024 (2 ans et 11 mois)
    Dubai City, Émirats arabes unis
    - Managed team of 13 people, an annual budget of €2.2M on strategy and combined €20+M ad budget.
    - Created media strategies for 50 markets, incl. media investment guidelines, target audience strategy, consumer journey, channel selection, and ad buying recommendations.
    - Execution of Paid Search, Paid Social, e-commerce (DTC, Amazon), programmatic, TV, BVOD/SVOD, YouTube, display, PR, influencer and experiential activations. F.e.:
    - Launched Global Tomorrowland brand activation: Festival breakfast bar + social AR gamification campaign with VIP giveaways — delivering +25% YoY uplift in on-site breakfast sales.
    - Launched new global social media strategy of Alpro: achieving 400% TikTok growth (18K > 73K followers in 1 year)
    - Led full Alpro.com digital transformation: decentralized CMS infrastructure to empower local teams with dedicated workspaces while maintaining a centralized, architecture for cost-efficiency
    - Alpro.com rebranding across 50 markets and 30 languages, with go-live in 9 months, delivering landing page lead conversion rate of 30%.
    - Cut digital ecosystem costs by 50% (850K to 400K) via vendor negotiations, strategic focus and streamlining operations
    - Managing scope and partnerships with Wavemaker (WPP) Google & Meta
    Conception de plans marketing & communication Marketing digital Performance marketing Social media Team management

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Formations

  • Master in Journalism
    Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
    2017
    Additional studies while working
  • Bachelor in Business Administration
    University College Ghent
    2012

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