Jacob Wolper-Gosler

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EVP, Digital, Global Business Lead IPG x Haleon at Weber Shandwick

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Jacob is a global business and transformation leader, recently concluding a decade-long tenure at Weber Shandwick as an EVP. He has extensive experience scaling major brands like Haleon, Diageo, and General Mills across digital, social, and creative platforms. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hamilton College.

Outside of his professional life, Jacob is a supportive husband who actively champions his wifes PhD research. He uses his network to assist her academic pursuits, demonstrating a commitment to his familys personal and intellectual growth.

He recently used his professional network to help his wife find survey participants for her PhD research on womens maturing experiences.

Personality Overview

Risk-averse

Calm

Social Proof Driven

They prefer to follow rules and procedures.  They are unlikely to become strong champions as they don't prefer pushing other people. They are motivated by the potential impact of their decision on the organization.

Topics They Care About

Global Brand Leadership
Led partnerships with major global brands like GSK/Haleon and Diageo, managing strategy across the EMEA region and the US.
Digital Transformation
His career has focused on leading digital and integrated marketing for major consumer brands at agencies like Weber Shandwick, 360i, and Publicis Modem.
Healthcare Marketing
His most recent senior role involved leading the extensive partnership between IPG and Haleon (formerly GSK Consumer Healthcare).

Media Appearances

Jacob has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2021
EVP, Digital, Global Business Lead IPG x Haleon at Weber Shandwick
8-2015 - 9-2021
SVP, Digital, Regional Business Lead at Weber Shandwick
2-2011 - 8-2015
Account Director at 360i
6-2010 - 2-2011
Associate Director, Marketing at Publicis Modem
2008 - 9-2010
Marketing Manager at Publicis Modem

Education

1999 - 2003
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Hamilton College
1981 - 1999
High School from Hamilton College

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Exp : 23 Location : Greater London, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : EVP, Digital, Global Business Lead IPG x Haleon at Weber Shandwick
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Insights For Selling To Jacob

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Pause and ask them if they have any questions
  • Show willingness to accommodating their needs or requests
  • Engage other key stakeholders on their side and leverage if they approve of your product

DONT's

  • Don’t rush them to make quick decisions
  • Don’t don the salesperson avatar, be the friendly advisor instead
  • Don’t use phrases like ‘there might be’, ‘we haven’t yet’, ‘latest technology’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jacob is

  • Low-risk, go-ahead from other stakeholders and successful evaluation as per process matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jacob

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jacob move?

  • They do not like to rush and can be quite slow in their decision making.

  • Can Jacob take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take decisions that others support.

You And Jacob

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