Gillian Connor

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Director of Marketing at Seasalt

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Gillian Connor is a marketing director with extensive experience leading brand and customer growth for iconic British retailers like Seasalt, Signet Jewelers, and Boden. Her expertise lies in blending data science with creativity to shape customer experiences and drive profitable growth. Gillian holds an MA Hons from St Catharines College, Cambridge.

Gillian was recently a featured speaker on a discussion panel at the Retail Week Innovation Summit, representing Seasalt Cornwall.

Personality Overview

Slow To Decisions

Procedural

Risk-averse

They are good and approachable with everyone, internally and externally.  They are unlikely to become strong champions as they don't prefer pushing other people. They usually go by the book, following all rules and procedures.

Topics They Care About

British Retail Brands
Her career has been centered on iconic British retailers, including her current role at Seasalt and previous positions at Signet Jewelers, Boden, and Waitrose.
Customer-Centric Growth
Her professional focus is on creating value and driving profitable business growth by placing the customer at the center of marketing strategy.
Data & Creativity
She develops campaigns and customer experiences by combining data science with creative approaches to influence consumer behavior, as highlighted in her professional bio.

Media Appearances

Gillian has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2024
Director of Marketing at Seasalt
4-2023 - 4-2024
Marketing Director at Signet Jewelers (UK and Ireland)
12-2021 - 3-2023
Head Of Marketing at Signet Jewelers (UK and Ireland)
9-2019 - 12-2021
Global Head Of Brand at Boden
9-2019
Brand Strategy at Waitrose & Partners

Education

MA Hons from St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Education details unavailable from Strathearn School, Belfast

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Exp : 6 Location : London, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Marketing at Seasalt
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Insights For Selling To Gillian

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If possible, connect them to existing customers
  • Talk about refund and cancellation policy if the need arises
  • Show willingness to accommodating their needs or requests

DONT's

  • Don’t keep pushing them for a straight answer, just make your own conclusions
  • Avoid saying anything that sounds like a risky proposition
  • Don’t rush them to make quick decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gillian is

  • Low risk, approval of other stakeholders and successful process-based evaluation are most important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gillian

  • They don’t say no very often, and can take you around in circles sometimes.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gillian move?

  • They do not like to rush, so they could be slow in making decisions.
  • Can Gillian take some risk or not?

  • They are risk-averse and like to make decisions that others support.

You And Gillian

Personality Compatibility


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