Mark Nicholson

Freelance writer / copywriter with extensive sales experience

Reporting to the Principal Solicitor, responsibilities include all face-to-face sales activity, exhibition and seminar organisation and bid and tender preparation.

I was responsible for the expansion of Alibaba.com paid membership in Europe.

A UK start-up, HarvestINFO is a US based ASP service provider to the media industry enabling newspapers, radio and television companies to develop additional revenue via online shopping and compete with Internet giants such as Google, eBay and Craigslist. Reporting to the owner and CEO, responsibilities included running the UK and mainland European side of the company and developing sales of the company’s online shopping solutions from scratch.

Reporting to the Managing Director, responsibilities included taking ownership of the sales pipeline and developing a route to market through accountancy practicpractices, the Business Link organisation, and the SBS/DTI. Conducted presentations to large audiences on behalf of beprofessional to accountancy organisations, the public sector, SME's and corporates.

A start-up B2C portal designed to assist consumers with the online purchase of complex electrical products. Reporting to the Managing Director, responsibilities included signing up electrical retailers on a pay per click (£1 per click) basis to take advantage of the website's targeted marketing.

A self-owned company acting as a sales and marketing consultancy to the Italian domestic appliance industry as well as producing written copy for Saga Holidays; Saga Insurance Services, Granger Telecom, Eurotel, Leisure Direct , BT, Wyeth, the London Chamber of Commerce and the Disney Corporation amongst others. Also designed and presented sales training courses and motivational seminars.

Responsible for all sales of built-in applicances in the south of the UK.

New Media and the Internet