Jane Bellhouse

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ABOUT JANE BELLHOUSE

Co- founder of Brand Growth Associates, helping brands launch, expand distribution and grow in UK. We can advise you how to do it yourselves or we can do it for you. Our approach is pragmatic and delivery orientated. We can act as your sales team- rapidly expanding your distribution - managing buyer negotiations, retailer listing set up, create new merchandising - manage the retailer negotiations ongoing, driving sales through promotions, retailer marketing (online and in store), staff training - drive sales in China via online UK retail We can act as your local marketing team- Briefing and managing external agencies (PR, advertising, social)- product and packaging development, own brand development Experience: Worked in beauty, health and wellbeing for 30 years. Successful launches and management of some of the UK\'s biggest brands: Colgate Toothpaste, Boots No7, Unilever, Tesco.com, Boots. Deep understanding of how to grow businesses profitably - roles as CEO, Marketing Director, Sales Director, Business Development Director and Category Director. Worked for some of the UK most successful retailers in both online and stores: Tesco.com, Boots, Argos. Specialities- Beauty, health and wellbeing retail (deep understanding of Boots / premium retail / online retail / TV shopping / grocery / pharmacy & drugstore )- Launches of international brands to UK / expanding distribution of UK brands - Retail negotiations - Retail marketing plans and implementation, retail staff training - Category analysis and pricing recommendations - Logistics and infrastructure set up - P&L management - Development of brand propositions and business models - Brand and commercial strategy Clients: Unilever Ventures, Frank Body, Probio7 probiotics, Plenaire International clients from USA, Switzerland, Australia, Israel.