FREDERIC VAN WAEIJENBERGE

Transform and sharpen your business to drive sustainable growth ๐ŸŒŸ Increasing the upsell revenue by 250% ๐ŸŒŸ Data driven marketing ๐ŸŒŸ Thinking and implementing

Ghent Metropolitan Area

About

Hi I'm Frรฉdรฉric, Thank you for visiting my profile and for your interest! I am a 49 years old entrepreneur, father of 4 children between the age of 18 and 11 and passionate about economics, history, biking and the stock markets. Helping companies to drive sustainable growth gives me a lot of energy! Curious about my main assets to help your company? Just read on ๐Ÿ‘‡ โœ… ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ & ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜. There's only one thing worse than trying, and thatโ€™s not even trying. Working on ancillaries in travel industry between 2015-2019, I turned the classical Neckermann โ€œfullโ€ flight package into a โ€œlightโ€ flight package with luggage, seating and transfers being optional instead of part of the package. The ancillary revenue went from 30โ‚ฌ/customer to 110โ‚ฌ/customer in the period 2015-2019, with a gross profit margin on these ancillaries of 75% in average. โœ… Upsell: customers tend to be very price sensitive when it comes to the basic product, but โ€“ strangely enough โ€“ they are less price sensitive when buying an extra on this basic product. That is โ€“ together with the flexibility you offer to the customers โ€“ the key of a ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜†. In the period 2017-2019 I increased in two steps the price of Neckermannโ€™s cancellation insurance from 4,99% to 5,99%. There was almost no impact on conversion rate while margin per customer was strongly increasing. โœ… ๐—ข๐—บ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น & ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜†๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น are my middle names. At Adecco BeLux the alignment between online & offline, and between field & headquarters is one of the key success elements. By talking to the people again and again (โ€œtelling is sellingโ€), defining common goals and celebrating successes together, you avoid silo building. This effort is quite time consuming, but โ€“ believe me โ€“ at the end it pays off and the benefit for the company is huge! โœ… Customer experience: the rise of ecommerce companies like e.g. Coolblue or Amazon has set a ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€. A lot of traditional companies with legacy IT systems and traditional processes are struggling to reach this new standard. By measuring the NPS/CSAT, taking little steps, creating a customer centric culture and keeping an eye on the long term goal, you can quickly make a lot of progress. At Neckermann, as well as at Adecco I am one of the main drivers of the CX improvement program. Interested? Contact me via +32478535655 or [email protected]

Experience

  • Adecco (Brussels Region, Belgium)
    • Head Of Marketing Adecco BeLux (Marketing Director)
      May 2021 - Present ยท 5 yrs 3 mos

      โ€ข Digital and data driven inflow of candidates โ€ข B2B activation/campaigns โ€ข Customer Experience improvement program โ€ข Launch of a new umbrella/branding campaign โ€œAdecco works for everyoneโ€ โ€ข Full redesign of Adecco headquarters (incl. new way of work) โ€ข Make marketing part of the business, numbers focused & commercially driven

    • Business Process Optimization Consultant
      Jan 2021 - Apr 2021 ยท 4 mos

      Consultancy & project setup to improve the customer experience

  • Advisory Board Member at The CORNR Hotel
    Jan 2022 - Present ยท 4 yrs 7 mos

    Cornerstone is a family owned company, with focus on hotel development on the Belgian coast. In july 2022, the company opened the brand new 4*superior CORNR hotel in Nieuwpoort

  • Owner "Acceleratio Consultancy" at Acceleratio Consultancy
    Nov 2020 - Present ยท 5 yrs 9 mos

    With Acceleratio, I'm helping companies to transform and sharpen their business. Based upon my experience, I will be pleased to help you to: - Improve the top line via a 360ยฐ commercial view and a "can do" mindset - Improve the bottom line via smart product bundling, upsell or subscription pricing - Improve the collaboration between headquarter, retail and ecommerce departments - Drive the digital inflow of sales qualified leads - Create a customer focused organisation - Optimise the customer value proposition - Optimise the storytelling to customers - Redefine company values & restructure organisations Interested? Contact me via +32478535655 or [email protected]

  • Business Development Director Neckermann (Wamos Benelux) at Neckermann Belgium
    Oct 2019 - Oct 2020 ยท 1 yr 1 mo

    โ€ข Responsible for new businesses (dynamic packaging, expansion to France and the Netherlands, optimization of our product offer, ...) โ€ข Contracting with our main suppliers (tour operators, insurance companies, ...) โ€ข Setting up & monitoring the long-term strategy โ€ข Enthusiastically leading a team of 5 product & new business colleagues

  • Thomas Cook (19 yrs 9 mos)
    • Margin & Ancillaries Director
      Oct 2018 - Sep 2019 ยท 1 yr

      โ€ข P&L responsibility for the flight holidays BU of Thomas Cook Belgium (400 million โ‚ฌ turnover) โ€ข Enthusiastically leading a team of 15 yield & ancillary colleagues โ€ข Setting up the transformation of the current teams & processes โ€ข Long term pricing & yielding strategy โ€ข Integrated view on sales & profitability โ€ข Overall commercial steering

    • Manager Ancillary Development
      Jan 2015 - Sep 2018 ยท 3 yrs 9 mos

      โ€ข Tapping new sources of revenue โ€ข Via the development of new upsell & ancillary services (e.g. car hire) โ€ข Or via the further development of existing upsell & ancillary services (e.g. better bookability, story telling, improved targetting, ....) โ€ข In close collaboration with the different sales teams (Neckermann shops, ecommerce and contact center) โ€ข Member of the Thomas Cook Belgium commercial management team

    • Strategic Brand Manager Thomas Cook
      Jan 2009 - Dec 2014 ยท 6 yrs

      โ€ข Developing, implementing the brand strategy and brand identity โ€ข Developing the marketing plan and marketing budget, based on company and business objectives โ€ข Developing commercial plannings โ€ข Follow up of the brand KPI's โ€ข Stakeholder management (4P): ensure full buy-in & optimal relationships โ€ข Roll out of marketing concepts both on- and offline โ€ข Develop commercial programs (e.g. Early Booking program) including communication, sales strategy, segmentation, messages & creative approach โ€ข Follow up and evaluation of all commercial actions โ€ข Customer segmentation and target group management โ€ข Brand innovation โ€ข Market analysis โ€ข Responsible for the overall commercial drive behind the brand Thomas Cook