Serge Lampaert

Independent Consultant for Marketing, Media & Digitalization

Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Apr 2020 - Present
5 years 3 months
Hamburg, Germany

Independent Consultant for Marketing, Media & Digitalization

  • Marketing & Communication Consulting
  • Media Strategy and Planning
  • New Business Development
  • Competitive Intelligence
  • Innovation Concepts
  • Keynotes & Workshops
  • Inspiration Sessions
  • Research Support
  • Product marketing for an international movie studio
  • Brand development and marketing for a provider of holiday homes
  • Communication planning for an international entertainment client
  • Campaign strategy for a regional food brand
  • Strategic consulting for a marketing intelligence tool
  • Competitive intelligence for a German retail client
  • Strategic marketing concept for a start-up (education sector)
  • Various ad hoc projects for expert consultancy networks
Jan 2019 - Mar 2020
1 year 3 months
Hamburg, Germany

New Business/ Global Business Development Publishing

Bauer Media

  • Participation in the strategic development project to identify the new business area, incl. initial steps of go-to-market implementation
  • Identification, evaluation and first contact of potential acquisition targets (for business areas Publishing and SME Services)
  • Development and assessment of new business models for the publishing portfolio and the magazine brands
  • International strategic development projects & participation in international exchange groups
Mar 2018 - Sep 2018
7 months
Hamburg, Germany

Director New Business (Marketing)

Beiersdorf AG

  • Taking over the marketing responsibility for the New Business Unit within the Pearl Brands Division.
  • Development and launch of new brands/ business models (incl. brand positioning, product concepts and go-to-market strategy)
  • Driving innovation and digitalization
Jan 2016 - Mar 2018
1 year 3 months
Hamburg, Germany

Managing Partner Media Strategy & Innovation

Carat Hamburg GmbH

  • Strategic lead of national and international pitch projects (e.g. playing a crucial role in defending of the Beiersdorf/ Tchibo account)
  • Execution of ideation & innovation workshops and inspiration sessions
  • Beiersdorf AG (incl. the development of innovative brand projects), Tchibo GmbH, Mattel
Feb 2016 - Jul 2016
6 months
Hamburg, Germany

Lecturer Social Media

EBC Hochschule Hamburg

Oct 2015 - Sep 2016
1 year
Hamburg, Germany

Head of Strategy & Innovation

Davies Meyer GmbH

  • Responsible for the strategic product of the agency (Digital Full Service Agency). Main clients included PepsiCo (Germany + Russia), Jägermeister, Alpina, Henkel Schwarzkopf, Compo.
  • Business development & pitch lead
  • Strategic advancement of the agency’s own CRM tool (development of a marketing strategy, identification of business opportunities, support of the implementation of client specific projects, etc.)
  • Internal and external innovation projects
Oct 2014 - Sep 2015
1 year
Hamburg, Germany

Lecturer Media Planning

Brand Academy

Apr 2011 - Aug 2015
4 years 5 months
Hamburg, Germany

Director Strategy/Account Director - Member of the Management Board

OMD Hamburg

  • Head of the Strategic Unit, responsible for the strategic output of the agency.
  • Linked research department and client teams, transferring research results into real insights.
  • Led new business efforts, playing a key role in high profile new business projects including wins for Mars Inc., The Walt Disney Company and The North Face.
  • Head of a Client Unit, successfully integrating new challenging clients like Mars Petcare (high budget, numerous brands), Disney (high complexity, unique business challenges), and Airbnb (start-up).
  • Additional clients included Parship, Hermes Deutschland, Intel, The North Face, Monster, FedEx.
  • Managed a team of 12 employees.
Mar 2003 - Mar 2011
8 years 1 month

Account Management / Strategic Planning

Various Media Agencies (e.g., Starcom, Mediaedge:cia (now Wavemaker))

  • Procter & Gamble (G/S/A)
  • Software AG
  • Henkel

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Advanced

Education

Oct 1997 - Jun 2003

Universität Paderborn

Diploma in International Business Studies, focus on marketing and languages (English/French) · International Business Studies · Paderborn, Germany · 2,4

Oct 1987 - Jun 1996

Pelizaeus-Gymnasium Paderborn

A-Levels · Paderborn, Germany

Oct 1983 - Jun 1987

Mariengrundschule Paderborn

Paderborn, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Design Thinking Master

Scrum Master (PSM 1)