Sarah Escott Appointed as UK Director of Retail Partnerships, for Voucher Codes Website, Savoo.co.uk
London, UK (PRWEB) January 5, 2010
Savoo.co.uk, one of the fastest-growing voucher code sites, which features offers such as Dell discount codes, has appointed Sarah Escott as the second UK-based person to join its team as UK Director of Retail Partnerships.
With over twenty years’ experience at some of the UK’s biggest media organisations and working with leading, online retailer brands, including Hello! Magazine, BBC Worldwide, ValueClick and TradeDoubler, Sarah’s commercial development expertise will be integral to developing key merchant partnerships for Savoo.co.uk.
Savoo.co.uk’s parent company, Savings.com, was founded in 2007, and has developed a number of media and exclusive retailer partnerships, including New York Daily News, The Oprah Winfrey Network, Gap and Old Navy clothing, delivering over £300m of revenue to its customers this year.
Escott’s role will be implement an aggressive growth strategy that is meant to replicate the huge success Savoo has experienced in the U.S. over the last two years, initiating new partnerships and developing existing merchant deals, such as Argos vouchers.
Sarah Escott said of her appointment, “Retailers are becoming increasingly savvy of the benefits that vouchers provide by encouraging brand loyalty and boosting incremental sales growth. Having worked with UK retailers for over a decade, I have a great sense of the market innovations and changing business models which motivate them. With Savoo being a champion for both retailers and customers, I am very confident of the merchant relationships we will be able to develop; and I am very excited to join the team!”
Escott began her merchant relationship career working for 24/7 Media, as UK Head of Sales of banner, email and wireless advertising solutions. She then moved on to search engine, Excite, where she was in charge of client sponsorships and content integration. Her next stint was as European Sales Director and subsequently, Commercial Director, at ValueClick Europe, a leading provider of scalable Internet marketing solutions for web publishers and online advertisers. Prior to joining Savoo, she was Head of Consultancy at TradeDoubler, a global digital marketing company whose clients included Lloyds TSB, BT British Gas, HMV, P&O Ferries and Tesco.
Loren Bendele, CEO of Savoo.co.uk, said, “We are delighted to have someone with Sarah’s expertise further enhance our very strong team. Our goal is to dominate the UK voucher industry in the same period of time that we have achieved that in the States, and we feel that she is definitely the right person to help lead the way.”
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About Savoo.co.uk:
Savoo.co.uk is a free, online voucher site that allows people to save on almost anything that they want to buy online.
Savoo.co.uk’s dedicated team of Deal Hunters scours the web to find top offers in every category, from designer clothes and baby gear to big screen TVs and gourmet food. Savoo.co.uk currently offers approximately 5,000 unique, active vouchers, with opportunities to save everyday on major brands, such as Apple, Amazon, Argos, Dell, Debenhams, Figleaves, Tesco, etc. If consumers are too embarrassed to use vouchers in public, then Savoo.co.uk is also a ‘discreet’ way for them to save lots of money on all of their purchases.
Savoo.co.uk’s mission is to be a true consumer champion by offering consumers the straightest, simplest road to the best deals online, as well as by offering lots of exclusive deals.
Visitors to Savoo.co.uk can add tips and great deals and become a Savoo.co.uk Deal Expert, earning the respect and admiration of fellow members. Or they can contribute to the community by voting and commenting on deals, which also lets the Deal Experts know they appreciate their savings savvy.
Savoo.co.uk is the perfect way to make day-to-day savings – and all without having to tackle the High Street.
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