Jacobo Mato

Marketing & PR Manager - Bigfoot Entertainment. (Part time)
• Responsible of creating the concept and marketing plan for a new nightlife entertainment product called: Diablo Nightclub. Including: creation of the concept, media/promotion strategy, price policy and online strategies. In addition, supervising and implementing new creative entertainment ideas from A-Z of the construction of the project.
• Supervising the recruitment of employees and related aspects.
• In charge of PR: managing a PR team which consisted of 6 members. Also communicated with celebrities, Dj’s, media and planned events and supervised external promoter’s events.
• VIP client manager: ensuring a correct quality of service, atmosphere and building and maintaining relations with potential clients.
• Undertaking social networking strategies through various events.

Country Manager UAE - SEATTLE Trading & Consulting in collaboration with Argos Consulting. Consulting services to foreign companies for promotion, development and establishment of companies within UAE and Qatar. (www.dstqatar.com / www.argosconsulting.net)
• Acting as a business broker finding potential clients, reliable local partners and concern sponsors.
• Provide market/sector information, trends and opportunities and consultancy in regards to development and establishment of business in the UAE.
• Market research and analysis of several sectors.

Foreign Trade Consultant - Economic and Commercial Office of Spanish Embassy, Dubai, U.A.E.
(A part of a professional scholarship program granted by the Government of Spain, Ministry of Foreign Trade. It consists in a highly selective program: selection of 35 out of 1500 applicants, followed by a Master’s program in Foreign Trade which 25 best grades out of 35 remaining selected applicants are chosen to enter the professional scholarship program)
Area of Coverage: Architectural and engineering sectors, Franchises (retail/luxury/fashion brands) and Tourism opportunities.
• Consulted for 44 Spanish companies to set up operations in the Middle East, having developed different business expansion solutions (in direct communication with executive boards).
• Responsible for the introduction of 10 Spanish companies in UAE and Qatar for different sectors as well as franchises. This being achieved by creating L.L.C, F.Z.E and master franchising contracts for the countries within the GCC.
• Found 6 reliable local sponsors for the companies mentioned above, by being responsible of supervising negotiations, sponsorship strategy, legal framework of the operations.
• Responsible for the design and implementation of the new commercial opportunities research and distribution system (May 2009, measuring performance)
Preceded by Masters in Foreign Trade (Chamber of Commerce of Madrid)

Sales & BD Executive - REAL MADRID POWER ENERGY DRINK - (www.realpowerenergy.com)
• Supported to create a contract with Real Madrid Football Team in order to be the exclusive sellers of this beverage worldwide, as well as being able to set up production plants in certain strategic locations for the distribution of the product.
• Developed a new and innovating advertising campaign using the Real Madrid brand awareness, consisting in promotion in trade shows, publications on sector oriented magazines, presence in several sport events, etc.
• Monitoring Stock levels of raw materials to ensure “Just In Time” production method adhered to predetermined models.
• In charge of sales and business development.