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SUMMARY
Maria Vilanidou (MA Communications, NYIT) has an extensive experience of 17 years in Marketing Communications on the Account Management of National and International Brands. Her business experience expands in the spectrum of Business and Strategic Planning, Communications, Advertising, Public Relations, Digital Marketing, Consultancy, New Business Development and Account Management. She has also managed and supervised Governmental and European co-funded projects as well as International Projects under most of the Ministries in Cyprus. She has also been trained in Corporate Social Responsibility by Global Education Services and the University of Seattle. She has served as the Client Service Director of Marketway/Publicis and she has been a Guest Lecturer at the Mediterranean Institute of Management leading numerous workshops on how to develop an effective Marketing Communications Plan. She is currently an associate of Future Worlds Centre in terms of Project Management and Strategic and Communications Consultancy as well as practising within these fields as a Solopreneur. She is a founding member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council in Cyprus, the Communications Leader for EMCC and a member of the Board of Directors for the Family planning Association in Cyprus. She loves nature and especially the sea. She enjoys hiking, photographing everything that captures her heart, reading books and traveling around the world. She is in a continuous spiritual quest.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project Leader and Consultant, Future Worlds Center, 2014 - present Project Management for Digital Cyprus and Consultancy Services on matters of Strategy and Communication
Business Communications Strategist & Advisor, Solopreneur, 2014 - present Providing Strategy Formulation and Consultancy on matters of Business and Marketing Communications as well as Project Management Services and Training.
Client Service Director, Marketway/Publicis, 2007-2013 Management of the Client Service Department which was comprised of two sections: Account Management & New Business Development; Strategic Planning, Leadership and Supervision of teams for the implementation of Communication Campaigns. Strategic Planning for attracting new business as well as creating new services for the company and for its existing clients.
Assistant Client Service Director, Marketway/Publicis, 2001-2007 Strategic Planning, Direction and Supervision of teams for the implementation of Communication Campaigns. Responsible for the monitoring and supervision of the Client Service team’s effectiveness as well as developing training programs based each member’s needs and monitoring improvement.
Account Director, Marketway/Publicis, 1999-2001 Strategic Planning, Direction and Supervision of teams for the implementation of Communication Campaigns and providing consultancy services.
Guest Lecturer, Mediterranean Institute of Management, 1996-2008 Speaker on subjects of Integrated Marketing Communications at the Postgraduate Program «Business Management» and under the Government’s Plan for developing technical and other assistance from Cyprus to other countries. Organisation and Coordination of Workshops aiming in helping the teams to develop Integrated Marketing Communications Plans.
Account Executive, DeLeMa/TBWA Cyprus, 1996-1999 Coordination and Implementation of Communications campaigns.