Despina Raptopoulou

Direct casino’s overall above and below the line marketing and strategic planning of promotions, programs, and corporate communications.

Duties included managing the marketing needs for the loyalty card (promotional activity, monitoring sales development activity, organise and monitor product offerings). Train sales attendants to sell the promotions in a timely, ethical and productive manner. Design, organise and co-ordinate events in Vergina Theatre and other casino venues. Design marketing plan, casino promotions, brief creative and production teams. Support to gaming promotional needs.

Duties included account management for VAN CENTRES CV, VOLKSWAGEN, AUDI, BENTLEY and Skoda dealerships. Average volume return in excess of £2,000,000 per annum, average commission return in excess of £250,000 per annum. FSA trained to level 2 - advising customers on finance and insurance. Maximising earning potential for dealerships. Local Marketing planning. Setting dealer targets. Negotiating contracts between dealers and VWFS. Adhering to Credit Consumer Act, Finance and Insurance and Data Protection law

The program included the following elements: Statistics, Research methods, Personnel development, Organisational behaviour, Human factors, Strategic Planning, Negotiation, Personnel selection, training and assessment.

The program included the following elements: Developmental psychology, Individual differences, Problem solving, Research methods, Statistics, Sociology, Occupational psychology.