Will Hamilton
Managing Partner at Hamilton Associates International
About me
Intermediary/ Business Transformation & Marketing Communications Specialist.
• Accomplished Marketer with demonstrable track record in delivering strategic differentiation, business transformation, organisational ‘moments of change’ – through working on leading brands.
• Fifteen years experience as an expert intermediary, marketing leadership & extensive project management - combined with a unique understanding of client & agency needs.
• Business Studies (BA Hons) & Masters in Marketing (MA Mktg) degrees from Kingston University & the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.
Giving something back, Will is also Deputy Chairman of the Henley & Thame Conservatives – a former Town Councillor for twelve years, previously he was the Deputy Mayor of Henley on Thames in 2016/17. He completed the London Marathon in 2019..
Previous experience:
Will started his marketing career as a Graduate Trainee with British Airways in New York working in marketing on the premium cabins including Concorde, First Class and Club World. Returning to the UK in 1995 to do a Masters in Marketing, he worked with AGB Taylor Nelson on Superpanel. He joined McCann Erickson in 1998, first in a strategic marketing role and then in 2000 as New Business Director for McCann Erickson Windsor. In 2001 he became Marketing Director for the McCann Erickson UK & Ireland delivering three years of double digit growth. Following roles as Marketing Director for WCRS/EHS Brann, WTCS and Publicis London. In 2007 he became an Intermediary at Agency Assessments International and set up HAI Consulting in 2012.
Specialties: Advertising, Roster Management, Strategic Consultancy, Search & Selection, Winning New Business, Assessments & Evaluations, Contract Negotiations, Decision Making, Digital, Procurement, Expert Advice.
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Positions
Managing Partner
Marketing Director
Delivered a powerful new business pipeline, 32 pitches in first year including wins for Premier Foods, SMA, Yeo Valley, Airbus, Citibank, Serrenia and major pitches for Sony Ericsson, Castrol, and Vision Express. Appointed to the Marketing Society Events committee
Responsible for managing new business growth and marketing across the UK group. Implemented ‘best in class’ marketing and new business development program. Managed team of six to deliver three years of ‘double digit’ new business growth. Previous role New Business Director - McCann Windsor, promoted to London/UK board 2001. Successfully took McCann Erickson from 6th to pole position in Marketing Week Reputation Survey, by overall billings from 6th to 2nd, and from score 4/9 to 8/9 in the Campaign School Report, the highest scores McCann Erickson has ever achieved
