Marketing Speaker Rafe Offer

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Marketing Speaker Rafe Offer has led teams and innovation at some of the world's best known brands – as a Global Marketing Director of Coca-Cola, Director of Global Marketing at The Walt Disney Company, and a Director of Innovation for global drinks giant Diageo. Most recently, he became an entrepreneur and Co-Founder of global music start-up Sofar Sounds.

Described by the Guardian as "a quiet revolution" and New York Magazine as “one of the top new brands in America,” Sofar Sounds promotes music gigs in intimate spaces around the world. Hosted in over 300 cities, Sofar is a global movement bringing the magic back to live music. The brand recently received investment from Sir Richard Branson and announced major partnerships with Airbnb and Uber.

Following a career as an executive in several top global advertising agencies, Rafe joined The Walt Disney Company in 1993 as a Brand Manager. He developed the "having fun never goes out of style" marketing campaign for new Mickey Unlimited adult products, resulting in Disney’s sales growing from $50m to $800m within three years.

Rafe was subsequently appointed Director of Global Marketing for Disney Consumer Products, leading the worldwide marketing of Disney's $12 billion Consumer Products licensing business. He set strategic vision, championed the evolution of Disney culture to a global focus, and developed business frameworks to assist 57 country offices in implementing Disney brand strategies.

In ‘97, Rafe Offer moved to The Coca-Cola Company as a Group Brand Manager. He chaired a Strategic Innovation Management committee – a team of executives from engineering, product, procurement, research, and marketing that developed innovative packaging and sales equipment, creating an additional $55m profit for Coca-Cola. Moving to Global Marketing Director in 1999, Rafe led marketing and product development for Coca-Cola stores, attractions, events, and licensed merchandise, with collective global sales of $1.2 billion. In 2000, Rafe developed the marketing strategy for Coca-Cola's first ever eCommerce initiative.

Moving to London, Rafe became a Director for Diageo, creating their new entrepreneurial business unit responsible for finding new revenue sources while strengthening the core drinks business and brands. Rafe Offer has since consulted for the likes of Microsoft, Aviva, The Daily Mail Group, and Amazon. He was also instrumental in the development of Twenty Recruitment – one of the world's fastest growing recruitment companies.

Originally from the USA, Marketing Speaker Rafe Offer now lives and works in London.
 
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With his passionate yet down-to-earth and interactive approach, Rafe Offer covers a wide range of topics, from the fundamentals of marketing to how to create a company culture that enables breakthrough innovation. He discusses the importance of customer insight with real-world examples, including stories and lessons from the major brands and companies he’s worked with, as well as his recent success with Sofar Sounds.

Broad topics include innovation, marketing, brand building, company culture, entrepreneurship (including corporate intrapreneurship), and the Sofar Sounds success story.

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