Kantar

Revenue focused partnership leader, serving the Qualtrics relationship globally for Kantar.

Kantar is focused on empowering brands to deliver sustainable growth.  We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help clients understand people and inspire growth. We are committed to helping our clients unlock powerful insights through our verified audiences, intuitive self-serve dashboards and expert consulting - in over 70 countries.

Global Partnership Leader - Qualtrics @ Kantar

InMoment

Regional Sales Director & Team Leader  

✔ Regional Sales Leader of the Year 2021
✔ Consistently ranked in top 3 of sales team in Europe  
✔ Promoted to Player/Coach in 2022  
✔ Enterprise sales into £1b+ companies across industries such as Food Services, Pharma, Oil & Gas, Financial Services  
✔ Development & execution of Territory plans, collaborating on outbound motions with AE & BDR teams 

Contributor to InMoment Culture  
✔ Women of InMoment committee member
✔ Collaborator on Internal process improvement initiatives  
✔ LinkedIn content generator

MaritzCX 
Sales Executive EMEA 

✔ Became part of the EMEA Sales Team at MaritzCX via Allegiance merger
✔ Won foundational enterprise accounts for the business (Natwest, Aegon, Allianz UK, IAG, British Airways, TAP Airlines) 
✔ Consistently met (+/- 10%) and/or exceeded quota 
✔ Overcame personal adversity to increase sales output by 85% in one year  
✔ Partnered with Top Tier Consulting Firm & generated over in £2.8m ARR +NRR revenue in two years

Regional Sales Director, EMEA

MaritzCX

Partner Sales Exec 
Joined Allegiance [Utah based SaaS CX/CEM provider] as Partner Sales Exec, to open up the EMEA region with key partner Maritz Research. Within a Year, Allegiance & Maritz Research had merged to form a new entity, MaritzCX.
 
✔ Led all SaaS sales efforts in EMEA region, prospecting to close 
✔ Generated over £1.6m ARR new logo sales in Year 1
✔ Developed Sales + services sales motion from scratch, needed to take market researchers on a journey, overcome stigma around SaaS sales, educate & collaborate for better customer outcomes

Senior Sales Executive

Satmetrix Systems

Sales Account Executive (New logo)

After being recognised as a top performing Customer Success Director,  Satmetrix leadership invited me to help them rapidly deliver a new GTM Sales Strategy which concentrated on SME. This GTM opened up a brand new revenue stream for Satmetrix, which grew to a $3.5m ARR business in 2 years. 

I transitioned into Sales and found that my desire to solve business problems coupled with my CSAT/Customer Loyalty background + in-depth knowledge of NPS, meant I could speak to clients in their language, and achieve exceptional results without a hard sell approach. 

✔ Collaborative individual contributor selling NPS/CX focussed SaaS Tech (+ Services) to new logo clients.  
✔ Responsible for qualifying inbound leads, discovery, conducting demos, costing & proposals, & contracting to close.  
✔ Sold into B2B Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, B2B Software, Telco, Business Services, Online Retailing, Banking.
✔ Worked with WW head of Sales to refine GTM offering (e.g. productised & reduced size of consulting engagement to reduce time to market)

Sales Executive (Individual Contributor)

Customer Success Director (Install Base)
     
My role at Satmetrix was Customer Success Director , responsible for client retention and growth (ARR + NRR). I was employee #24 in EMEA, and became an integral part of the team that launched NPS across Europe. 

✔ Responsible for Client Satisfaction & Loyalty for Key Global Accounts. Retention of £3m ARR book of business 
✔ Delivered 18% average annual growth from existing client base (combination of software and services) 
✔ Managed 50% of all Accounts in EMEA, mostly for global enterprise Clients across multiple countries, markets and languages (e.g. Atlas Copco, ING, Aviva). These programmes were foundational in terms of setting up the playbook for global enterprise VOC programmes at Satmetrix (and at Medallia).    
✔ Collaborated internally with Sales, Implementation, Consulting, and Education colleagues to ensure on time and on budget delivery of Statement of Work, Escalation point for customer issues 
✔ Developed deep understanding of industries such as B2B Software, Food Services, B2B + B2C Telco, B2B Manufacturing & Financial Services
✔  Contributor to attendance of clients to annual Net Promoter Conference

Key Account Manager EMEA

BMRB

BMRB - Senior Associate Director 
Stakeholder Loyalty Division, Walker Information Global Network Partner  
8 Years in Role 
At BMRB I carved out a reputation for hands-on application of research data — making it understandable and relatable and feedback valuable market research insights to achieve account account renewal. 

✔ Led all Proposal & Pitch work for new & existing clients for the Stakeholder Loyalty Division, reporting into Divisional Head. Including research methodology 
✔  Specialized in Customer & Employee Satisfaction & Loyalty Market Research Programmes, delivered including Quality Audits, Paper, Web & CATI Interviews
✔  Worked with Divisional Head to develop partner relationship with Walker Information Global Network (WIGN) including contributing to WIGN Network Annual Summits (Partner conference) 
✔ Managed a global Customer & Employee Loyalty Programme for Compass Group (seconded to Client for 12 months) across 4 Brands in 35 markets. Reporting to Group Head of HR in Chertsey, UK.  
✔ Line management responsibilities for 5 junior market research execs including coaching & skill building 
✔ Assigned to a number of important Clients based on my ability to build a strong ecosystem of collaborators (Forte Hotels, SouthWest Trains, Compass Group)
✔ Leveraged interpersonal skills to get the best from the wider Team (e.g. personally briefed CATI interviewers to achieve a better standard of research data)

Senior Associate Director - CX & EX 

Compass Group UK & Ireland

Managed global guest and employee satisfaction programme, under Group HR

Global Guest and Employee Experience Programme Director (Maternity) 

Wallis Consulting Group

Market Research Assistant

Reark Research

Operations Co-Ordinator

Melanie is the Global Partnership Leader at Kantar responsible for the Qualtrics relationship. She is a revenue focussed partnership leader who believes in trust, collaboration and winning together.  

In her previous role, she was an award-winning SaaS CX Sales Director, a mentor for Customer Experience leaders, and an advocate for women working in CX.

As an energetic & values based leader, Mel is known for her commitment to raising up the CX community. 

She has been the first Sales Rep on the ground, responsible for delivering rapid revenue growth for several organizations — honing her talent for building a strong ecosystem of collaborators.  

✔ Her 10 year SaaS CX sales career has seen the generation of millions of pounds in revenue, with multi-figure deals closed with global enterprise accounts. She consistently delivers or over delivers on quota attainment goals.

✔ Her leadership style centers on holding a clear vision that others will follow, and on building strong engagement by nurturing strategic relationships.

✔ Creative and collaborative in her approach, Mel’s career began in market research — followed by Key Account Management, and a transition into 10 years in SaaS sales, specializing in global CX/NPS/VoC Programmes. 

✔She credits her time in market research with her deep understanding of customer behavior, and her ability to turn research into insight-driven action.

✔Part of the team that brought Net Promoter System (NPS) to Europe, Mel shares her expertise and perspective on CX sales through mentoring — coaching leadership execs including VPs of Customer Success, and Heads of CX. 

✔ A proud Women in CX (WiCX) member, Mel works towards elevating the women who work in CX — mentoring women in senior software positions, and lifting up voices that are vital to the industry’s success.

Melanie Wright

Nationwide Building Society  didn’t stop at measuring experiences—they built a CX system that transforms insight into action. By embedding real-time feedback into decision-making, they empowered teams to close the loop and deliver meaningful improvements where it matters most.

Join Nationwide Building Society, Medallia and Kantar as we unpack the strategy behind this transformation—and what it means for the future of customer experience.

A Modern Mutual: The Nationwide CX Success Formula
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Global Alliances; Qualtrics, Medallia | CX LT | Twin Mum

Raising the bar on customer experience.

Thrilled to share that Hyundai Motor Company, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays.com, and Nationwide Building Society have been shortlisted at the Institute of Customer Service Awards:

- Hyundai UK — Best Application of Technology 
- Jet2 — Best Customer Experience 
- Nationwide — Best Customer Feedback Strategy 

These nominations aren’t just recognition—they’re proof that CX programmes, with rigorous feedback loops, and brave execution, unlock outcomes that matter for our clients. 

Made by Kantar, powered by our incredible partners Qualtrics & Medallia

Amy Cashman Gareth Rees Chloe Woolger Sarah Ackling Chris Robinson Carla Stocks Ewa Davenport

#CXROI #Customerexperience #growth #cximpact

Every interaction – from your app experience to your call centre – shapes how customers feel about your brand.  

Yet, many organisations still invest disproportionately in advertising while overlooking the everyday experiences that truly define loyalty and growth. In today’s experience economy, the question isn’t just “Are customers satisfied?” but “Do they see us as meaningfully different?” 

Read the full article to explore why experience is the new battleground for brand growth: https://lnkd.in/etnSbs5n

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In the latest Insightful Connections podcast, Nithi Kumar from Kantar joins QualRecruit’s Sebastian Murdoch-Gibson to explore why high NPS scores don’t always lead to market success.

He shares why brands that only measure satisfaction risk losing to challengers who disrupt expectations—and how Kantar’s Meaningfully Different Experiences (MDX) methodology helps businesses put the heart back into growth.

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Responsible for working and consulting with brands on their next phase to understand the Customer Experience for their company, and produce true business outcomes and prove ROI of CX programmes.

Expert in CX, EX and MX, to create a customer journey that creates better customer acquisition, increases customer lieftime value, drive loyalty and retention and reduce costs to increase profitability.

Director, Customer Experience Enterprise Commercial

Working for a SaaS company in the Customer Experience sector - I am responsible for marketing and sales efforts in the EMEA region. Responsibilities include the creation of collateral, planning and execution of events, execution of coordinated campaigns through digital and media platforms, sales enablement and tools, partner communication, webinars and localisation/translation of marketing materials. Management of English, German, French and Italian company websites.

I am solely responsible for creating and executing all the digital campaigns across Europe - specialising in GB, DE, FR and IT. In addition, running all the PPC, Google Ads, Social Media both organic and paid, webinar events, roundtable events and email nurture campaigns for client and prospects.

EMEA Marketing Manager

UK Marketing Manager

ROCK ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED

Website: www.rock-photography.co.uk
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/116800308@N08/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/rockphotography4u

Director

Certain Exhibitions Ltd

I manage customer accounts and work closely with clients to create innovative and inspiring exhibition stands worldwide. I also offer my marketing skills to clients for a complete service package. 
Aswell as overseeing the marketing for Certain Exhibitions for each application throughout the year - from advertising, corporate literature, press releases, exhibitions, corporate events and the website.

Sales and Marketing Manager

Bri-Stor Systems Limited

event planning, website design, digital advertising and ecommerce, direct marketing, media and PR

Sales and Marketing Executive

Vigour Communications Limited

Marketing Designer

Customer Acquisition and Growth | Director @ InMoment | CX, EX | SaaS Sales

I am responsible for business growth at InMoment, a leading SaaS company that helps brands improve their business performance through CX, Employee Experience (EX), and Market Experience (MX) solutions. With over a decade of experience in the CX sector. Additionally, 18+ years experience as a certified marketing and sales professional running Marketing programmes across Europe. High level credentials from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), plus over 5 years in SaaS sales trained with Value Conversation by Force Management, Ian Koniak Untap Your Sales Potential and MEDDICC qualified. 

My mission is to partner with enterprise clients across various industries, such as Retail, Utilities, Travel and Hospitality, to understand their CX needs and goals, and to design and deliver programmes that produce true business outcomes and prove return on investment (ROI). I have achieved significant results for clients by implementing CX programmes that reduced costs, increased satisfaction, and improved retention rates by an average of 25% and 20%, respectively. I am passionate about empowering leaders and CX professionals to adopt strategic best practices and to become more customer-centric and profitable.

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