Steven Bogaerts

Communication Adviser KBC Private Banking | Managing Director Thingy BV

Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Communication Adviser for KBC Private Banking. History in E-Commerce, Digital Customer Journey & Web Manager with substantial experience in retail, business & corporate contexts. A position on the business side of things to act as an expert, advisory and transversal project management to improve/guarantee the sales & customer satisfaction online. Respecting the customer journey is respecting the customer through following up KPI's, sales and figures defining the digital world. Advanced knowledge of CX, E-communication, Internet in general & its function in-depth, but also the used technologies & common languages. As a speaker on seminars and symposia fluent in Dutch, English and French. Offering solutions & possibilities is the way to go in an always moving and evolving online environment, not only identifying problems post facto. Specialties: Communication, Marketing, customer experience (CX),client-centered communication, e-communication, e-commerce, people managing, project manager, website layout, website architecture, project management, customer experience, USP, HTML, JavaScript, laws on electronic publications, 360 degrees communication mix

Experience

  • KBC Bank & Verzekering (12 yrs 3 mos)
    • Communication Adviser Private Banking
      Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

    • Digital Marketing Manager Private Banking
      Nov 2021 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Digital Marketing Manager Corporate Banking
      Jun 2021 - Nov 2021 · 6 mos

  • Managing Director at Thingy BV
    Nov 2012 - Present · 13 yrs 8 mos

    With Thingy we lauch writing and e-projects, design websites & manage social media. "Let's keep things simple" is at the core of our business. Your website or e-commerce must be optimal for the web. It is a convergence of good design, SEO, User Experience expertise and a profound understanding of the web. One of the projects we're proud of is https://www.boekboek.com, as sustainable publisher of books & ebooks in Flanders and the Netherlands.

  • Writer at Schrijversduo BOGAERTS
    Jan 2003 - Present · 23 yrs 6 mos

    Belgian writer of Thrillers and Young Adult novels (in Dutch/Flemish) - More information on Wikipedia and https://www.stevenbogaerts.be .

  • Belfius (Brussels Metropolitan Area)
    • Direct Sales User Experience Expert
      Jan 2013 - Mar 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Business Expert functions: - Developing a best practice model concerning Customer Experience - Optimising the surfer’s overall user-experience - Defining key moments in an online context - Being a gatekeeper, governed by the business objectives - Communicating expertise/advice Monitor functions: - Monitoring online behavior to increase customer satisfaction & loyalty - Monitoring the Customer Experience evolution - Monitoring the brand perception - Monitor trends like social media & web 2.0+ Project Managing: - Transversal project managing - Customer Experience driven project managing - Long term vision of the evolving web, social media & multimedia capabilities

    • Online Customer Experience Lead
      Mar 2012 - Jan 2013 · 11 mos

      Business Expert functions: - Developing a best practice model concerning Customer Experience - Optimising the surfer’s overall user-experience - Defining key moments in an online context - Being a gatekeeper, governed by the business objectives - Communicating expertise/advice Monitor functions: - Monitoring online behavior to increase customer satisfaction & loyalty - Monitoring the Customer Experience evolution - Monitoring the brand perception - Monitor trends like social media & web 2.0+ Project Managing: - Transversal project managing - Customer Experience driven project managing - Long term vision of the evolving web, social media & multimedia capabilities

  • Dexia Bank Belgium (10 yrs 8 mos)
    • Online Customer Experience Lead
      May 2009 - Mar 2012 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Business Expert functions: - Developing a best practice model concerning Customer Experience - Optimising the surfer’s overall user-experience - Defining key moments in an online context - Being a gatekeeper, governed by the business objectives - Communicating expertise/advice Monitor functions: - Monitoring online behavior to increase customer satisfaction & loyalty - Monitoring the Customer Experience evolution - Monitoring the brand perception - Monitor trends like social media & web 2.0+ Project Managing: - Transversal project managing - Customer Experience driven project managing - Long term vision of the evolving web, social media & multimedia capabilities

    • External Communication, Chief of E-Communication
      Jun 2007 - May 2009 · 2 yrs

      Coordination of all commercial E-media & E-communication of Dexia Bank Belgium, whether it concerns internet websites like www.dexia.be or www.axionweb.be or even (commercial) client-oriented messages in our own online banking software, Dexia Direct Net.

    • External Communication, Senior Content Manager
      Nov 2005 - Jun 2007 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Launching a complete new website whilst still maintaining the current at a preset level of excellence is a challenge. Add the inclusion of a previous investing website within the new challenge, and you got an interesting mix. Also translating offline campaigns to the ever expanding web in a fitting way is an art form.