Ovidius Lazar
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Ovidius Lazar

PR and Events SpecialistBucharest, Romania
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Ovidius Lazar
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Ovidius Lazar

PR and Events SpecialistBucharest, Romania
About me
International PR professional passionate about rhetorics, advocacy, semiotics &media relations looking to expand my experience
Projects
  • Marketing and PR event concept I worked for
    Marketing and PR event concept I worked forClient: REWE Romania Concept: press conference - financial results 2017 Target: min 15 tier 1 and tier 2 journalists attending; plus the additional KPIs Achievements: 14 attendees - 1 last minute cancelation; 28 news results and in the first week plus additional follow-ups, press inquiries addressed to the 3 chief-officers;
  • Affordable Art Fair 2014
    Affordable Art Fair 2014The project was part of a client's brief addressed to students at UoB. The task was to promote the AAF in 2014
  • Affordable Art Fair
    Affordable Art FairThe project was part of a client's brief addressed to students at UoB. The task was to promote the AAF in 2014
Work history
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    Senior Account Manager2activepr
    Bucharest, RomaniaFull Time
    KEY Accounts: ORACLE ROMANIA, Molson Coors- Bergenbier, VERANDA MALL (retail), CINEMAX (cinema operator – new market entry) Extras: AUKA, Mark&Spencer francize by Voici la Mode – delivering project based B2B and B2C tactics Mission: Hired to build the corporate portfolio of the agency by delivering corporate communication strategies for new business and existing clients. The agency did not have a corporate communication department before my arrival and through PR pitches I was able to bring new business – e.g. CINEMAX Slovakia How: • Developing industry, sector and product focused PR tactics and PR strategies • Building client relationships through daily meetings, networking and updates • Daily point of contact with key media contacts and maintaining a network of media contacts including journalists and industry KOL • Using both traditional PR tactics such as planning events in order to generate news, content and pitch selling, and social media content projects • Developing news angles, stories and pitches to further increase brand awareness and the client’s profile, products and services. • Fulfilling the client’s key performance indicators and growing accounts • Pitching for new business and developing PR proposals • First PR lobby and advocacy responsible of the agency Results: Oracle: • Media relations: delivering media pitch for Panagiotis Pantazis, Oracle Applications Sales Leader for Greece, Romania, Cyprus and Malta for Revista BIZ (print&online, content in Romanian) • Delivering media pitch for Pascal Giraud, senior Director for Cloud in EMEA at Oracle for business-review.eu (online content only in English) • Delivering media pitch for Sorin Mindrutescu, Country Leader Oracle (print only) CEO Report magazine • Delivering media pitch for Sorin Mindrutescu, Country Leader Oracle, ‘100 hall of fame’ suppliment (print&online, content in Romanian) • Total savings directly through my inputs: approx. GBP 16,000 Results : Molson Coors – Bergenbier • Media Relations: delivered 5 media interviews in top generalist and business media outlets; responsible with monthly corporate media announcements • Event: Leading corporate event strategies and planner in charge with generating news on agreed event approach. As part of a national CSR campaign, I was in charge with managing and lead a media event strategy dedicated to generating news – Owned media results – 20 news in national and local media, 23 Shared media results – Facebook and Instagram posts reaching a cumulated number of 240,000 unique users • Total savings directly through my inputs: approx. GBP 7,500 Results : Veranda Mall • Media relations: Deliver weekly and month content for corporate communication use – e.g. press releases, 9 media pitches, draft a POV on client’s behalf, draft master Q&As, speeches and POV on client’s behalf; • Event: co-project manager and leading corporate media strategist in charge with generating news around the anniversary of the mall – Owned media results – 30 news in leading national and local business news media • Total savings directly through my inputs: approx. GBP 9,900
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    PR Account ExecutiveMSL The Practice
     - Bucharest, RomaniaFull Time
    KEY Accounts: McDonald’s (francize by Premium restaurants), REWE Romania (retail) Mission: Hired to assist the Account Manager and deliver set PR tactics for existing clients How: • Responsible with establishing media relationships with a range of media sectors, and maintaining an awareness of trends and topical issues that may benefit the client strategy • Writing and distributing content for online and PR tactics • Researching, negotiating and presenting sponsorship and partnership opportunities to clients • Collating, analyzing and evaluating media coverage and preparing regular client reports • Event management, including press conferences and product launches • Commissioning and undertaking market research for clients • Executing tactics of PR crisis campaigns Results: McDonald’s Romania • Media events dedicated to announcing financial results, top management changes, investments and new restaurants openings – e.g. co-organising and managing 8 media events over a year, including Ronald McDonald’s Foundation fundraising event. • Influencer’s campaigns for Ice Cream Day, World Breakfast day event (online content only in Romanian, here), Ronald McDonald Foundation CSR donation campaign Results: REWE Romania • Event : Delivering media events announcing new store openings, receiving ISO 50 001 certification, financial results and employer branding strategies – e.g co-planning and managing 6 events including 1 employees’ event – e.g generated over 30 owned media results in leading national and local business news media
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Skills
  • Events
  • Marketing PR
  • Writing
  • Copywriting
  • Blogging
  • Administration
  • Email Marketing
  • Events PR
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Web Content
  • Event Planning
  • Indesign
  • Office
  • Copywriting
  • Social Media Management
  • Blog Content
  • Content Writing
  • SEO
  • Community Engagement
Education
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    Advertising and Marketing CommunicationsUniversity of Bedfordshire
     - Luton, United Kingdom
    • Modules taken: Public Relations, Strategic Management, Digital Marketing, Creative Marketing, International Business, Marketing Management