Jean-Francois Belisle, M.Sc. – More Information About Me

Jean-Francois Belisle is the Director, Consulting Services at K3 Media, a web agency which includes both a consulting and a production division.

Over the past 8 years, he has successfully used his expertise in:

► Business Development (Acquiring New Clients, Negotiating Technological Partnerships, CRM Management)
► Online Strategic Marketing (Strategic Planning, Web Analytics, Social Media, Competitive Analysis).
► Strategic Marketing & CRM programs (Campaign measurement, Segmentation, Assortment Optimization).
► Data Mining (Predictive Analysis & Classification Methods (CART, Neural Nets, SVM)).
► Advanced Marketing Research Methods (Scale Measurement, Survey Analysis).

 

Jean-Francois Belisle everyday work consists of:

► Ensuring Proactive Business Development for the web agency
► Developing long-term relationships with new clients by establishing win-win partnerships
► Presenting at conferences on topics related to the company’s competitive advantages
► Representing the company at local and international events to ensure visibility
► Improving the company’s positioning by focusing on sustainable competitive advantages
► Developing useful executive training for partners and the general public
► Managing the Consulting Services Department including employees in Analytics, SEO, Social Media, Online Advertising and Consulting
► Recruiting A+ team members that fits with the agency values to ensure top-notch work and an upbeat atmosphere

Prior to his role at K3 Media, Jean-Francois Belisle has been:
► A Partner (Manager) in the Customer Intelligence (CI) Department at LoyaltyOne (a division of Alliance Data) working for the Air Miles Reward Program (AMRP);
► A Senior consultant in CRM, Database Marketing and Web Analytics;
► A Lecturer in Strategic Marketing and a founder of the Electronic Marketing course at HEC Montréal;
► A Consultant & researcher at the RBC Research Chair of E-Commerce at HEC Montréal;

For additional professional information, you may also want to visit Jean-Francois Belisle LinkedIn account or Viadeo Account.

Consulting Experience

During the past few years, Jean-Francois Belisle has conducted multiple consulting projects. Here is a sample of corporations for which he did consulting:

Large and international corporations (sample)
► Procter & Gamble
► Bell
► Astral Media
► Sopexa

Public sector (sample)
► Government of Quebec
► CHU Sainte-Justine
► FTQ
► Quebec’s Casinos

For more about Jean-Francois Belisle consulting experience, feel free to visit Jean-Francois Belisle consulting section.

Top Business Competencies

Here is a list of Jean-Francois Belisle top business competencies:

Top competencies
► Incentive-oriented business growth strategist with strong analytical background;
► Strong business development skills as indicated by a successful consulting track record;
► Ability in supervising, training and mentoring teams.

Top Technical Competencies and Software

Jean-Francois Belisle has also efficiently manage teams of analysts that are using multiple web and consumer intelligence methods and software. Here is a sample.

Math & Stats Software:
► SAS (+ SAS Enterprise Miner & SAS Enterprise Guide)
► R
► SPSS
► EQS
► SQL
► Stata

Web Software:
► Google Analytics (GA)
► WordPress (blogging)
► FireFTP

Databases in marketing:
► Business Source Complete
► Factiva
► Euromonitor
► Global Market Information database
► Marketline
► PMB
► StatCan

Educational background
► Executive Training in Customer Analytics – University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School)
► Ph.D. Studies in Marketing & Computational Statistics – McGill University
► Award of Achievement in Web Analytics – University of British Columbia
► Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) in Marketing – HEC Montréal
► Bachelor in Economics (B.Sc.) – Université de Montréal
► Diploma of College Studies in Business (DCS) – Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne

Certifications

► Google Analytics Individual Certification (GAIQ)
► IBM Enterprise Marketing Management Solution Sales Professional
► IBM Tealeaf Technical Mastery Professional
► IBM Digital Marketing Optimization Sales Professional

Affiliations

Jean-Francois Belisle is a member of multiple professional associations such as:
► Association des Professionnels de la Communication et du Marketing (APCM)
► Relationship Marketing Association (RMA)
► American Marketing Association (AMA)
► Digital Analytics Association (WAA).
► Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
► American Statistical Association (ASA)

Objective of this website

Overall, the purpose of this website is threefold:
► To expose and challenge you with thoughts integrating cutting edge practical and theoretical concepts concerning new trends in business and marketing in a connected world, especially related to mobile marketing, big data and retailing.
► To expose you to my expertise and also to useful links in my areas of expertise (see the Jean-Francois Belisle Useful Links section (In development)).
► To network with practitioners, academics and enthusiasts from around the world, from Montreal to Shanghai, with a stopover at Amsterdam.

Ethics & Point of View

Note that the views expressed in this website are the ones of Jean-Francois Belisle, they have not been reviewed or approved by K3 Media.

Other blogging contributions

► Professional blogger at Association des Professionnels de la Communication et du Marketing (APCM) marketing blog.
► Professional blogger at the WAO Factor newsletter.

Links to Jean-Francois Belisle contributions

► Jean-Francois Belisle – Consulting
► Jean-Francois Belisle – Publications
► Jean-Francois Belisle – Contact Information
► Jean-Francois Belisle – Curriculum Vitae (Ask Jean-Francois Belisle via email)

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If you have questions, comments or suggestions, feel free to contact Jean-Francois Belisle in English or in French via email. You can also connect to Jean-Francois on Linkedin, Viadeo and on Twitter.

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