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Dean Graham

Dean Graham

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Project Director

  • Education

    • Chartered Institute of Marketing

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      MCIM Marketing

      Chartered Marketer July 2015

  • Experience

    • The Showroom

      Mar 2009 - Jun 2012
      Project Director

      Responsible for 26 members of staff and a budget of circa £700k. Particular areas of specialty include Business Development / Marketing with a particular emphasis on Digital Marketing / Bid Writing / Event creation, promotion and management.

    • Lincolnshire YMCA

      Apr 2009 - Oct 2013
      Head of Business Development

      St Rumbolds Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 5AR Increased turnover from £1.5m to £6.7m in 3 years, helping turn a small loss into a substantial profit.Senior Manager of an organisation with over 120 members of staff and a budget of almost £2million.Recognised by Tim Laughton MP for my innovative range of revenue streams to sustain the £4.8m Showroom project and its charitable objectives without requiring external grant funding.

    • Lincolnista

      Dec 2009 - Sept 2014
      Marketing and Events Director

      Lincolnista was the first tourism website dedicated to the City of Lincoln and surrounding area. Giving fantastic reviews of hotels, restaurants, clubs, bars and much more.

    • EQVVS

      Jan 2013 - now
      Ecommerce Project Consultant

      Hired to project manage the journey of taking an independent high street retailer from solely bricks and mortar to a hybrid of retail stores with a strong online presence. Working directly with the owners I was responsible for hiring the ecommerce team, managing strategy and development of the web product (Expression Engine, Magento, Visual Soft and currently Shopify Plus) developing social media accounts from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands and ultimately helping to build online revenue from £0 to market leading for a regional independent.Now in the 10th year of providing consultancy support the growth and success of Eqvvs is a source of real pride and inspiration of whats possible when a business has a clear goal and the commitment to achieve it. Show less

    • The Lincolnite

      Aug 2013 - Jul 2018
      Director of Sales And Business Development

      The Lincolnite is a national award winning digital publication that is also the most read, most popular and most innovative local news website in Lincolnshire.The latest incarnation of The Lincolnite website launched in August 2017 and continues to lead the digital disruption of local news.

    • CityX

      Jan 2018 - Dec 2022
      Marketing and Events Director

      CityX is a brand new concept, that combines videos, podcasts, lifestyle content, interviews and business news to create a truly engaging readership experience. Lincolnshire Business publication was rebranded to become part of CityX in April 2018.

    • Gusto Ventures

      Aug 2020 - Jan 2022
      Director

      Setting up a division within a successful regional family group of businesses to invest a proportion of profits into ventures that complimented the sustainable vision of the private owner.Ventures included virtual meeting software, zero carbon transportation, virtual venue architectural design, virtual sustainable communities and zero carbon festival and events.Responsible for the hiring of a team of 6 individuals to deliver the investment funded projects.

    • CityTribe

      Jan 2022 - now
      Non Executive Director

      CityTribe is a professional organisation for those aged 18-45. Working across all industries we bring together the future of the cities we work in to inspire, educate and socialise.CityTribe is part community and part events network, it's free for all eligible professionals to join our community and then we offer paid memberships for access to our range of events.Our reason for being is that we want to support businesses to retain their key talent by helping to immerse them in the city, make social and professional connections, forge relationships and have fun. In doing so they set down roots and become more likely to stay in the local ecosystem rather than venture to a different location looking for that support. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Dean Graham
      Fellow of the Institute of Motoring Industry (FIMI) Institute of Motoring Institute 2024
    • Awarded to Dean Graham
      Chartered Marketer Chartered Institute of Marketing Jul 2015 Awarded the title of Chartered Marketer by the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
    • Awarded to Dean Graham
      Member of the Institute of Directors - MIoD Institute of Directors Feb 2015 Full member of the Institute of Directors.Looking forward to being an active member of the IoD Lincolnshire Branch.
    • Awarded to Dean Graham
      Google Adwords Certified Google Aug 2014 Successful completion of the following Google exams -Advertising FundamentalsAdvanced SearchAdvanced DisplayCulminating in being awarded the Google Adwords Certification through the Google Partners Programme. My profile can be viewed here - https://www.google.co.uk/partners/#i_profile;idtf=113372276803098809380;
    • Awarded to Dean Graham
      Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing Chartered Institute of Marketing Oct 2013 Awarded MCIM accreditation for demonstrating the necessary quality of skills and experience over the past 10 years across multiple sectors of Marketing.Enrolled on the Chartered Marketer Programme and would be delighted to meet other MCIM/FCIM members to discuss marketing at a local level.
    • Awarded to Dean Graham
      Member of the Institute of Fundraising Institute of Fundraising Jul 2013 The Institute of Fundraising is the professional membership body for UK fundraising. Their mission is to support fundraisers, through leadership, representation, standards-setting and education, and champion and promote fundraising as a career choice.I achieved full membership of the Institute after 5 years of senior fundraising experience within the third sector and entitled to use the designatory letters of MInstF.
    • Awarded to Dean Graham
      Lincolnshire Young Business Person of the Year 2012 Lincolnshire Media Awards - Sponsored by University of Lincoln Sep 2012 For recognition of my substantial contribution to business improvement in Lincolnshire.