Meet the person behind the silly words
Hello there, I’m Marie. Welcome to my digital portfolio! My CV is downloadable somewhere but you need to earn it. Yes, you read that properly. Now let’s see if you’re up to the challenge.
About
I’m an experienced marketing and communications professional looking to share my vision of the world through impactful ideas that benefit brands and individuals. That’s right, I sell *thoughts* for a living.
Improve thoughts quality
There’s a new pandemic and it’s called social media Tourette’s, let me explain.
Everyone keeps scrolling their feed thinking: what a load of 💩
And for good reasons:
AI-generated captions here, there and everywhere 🤖
Fake ad campaigns and overdone creative trends 😵💫
Career advice from ChatGPT or worse: a trust fund baby running a podcast 💸
I advocate against the fakeness and the sea of sameness. It’s ok to use AI, it’s ok to run a podcast, it’s ok to talk about creative ad campaigns, but what’s the point if you’re not standing out and not being your authentic self?
Slow down
Technologies like AI have us spinning far too fast. Quality comes with time, just like fine wine. I figured out over the years that even the best ideas need time to mature. You HAVE TO let them sit for a while, go back to it later and fine tune your thoughts, copy, graphics, whatever you are producing. I want the people I work with to understand this too so that we can create the best possible outcomes together.
Inject creativity and fun into the corporate world
I’m 28 years into this thing called life and I still can’t fathom why everything has to be so serious. Letting loose, allowing freedom and removing unnecessary boundaries can generate positivity and spark so many creative ideas. I’m not saying we should all sign emails with “Lukewarm regards” or we should use LOL in response to LMK (though the funny-to-sarcastic ratio is pretty high). All I’m saying is that keeping things professional doesn’t mean it has to be bland and boring. We can’t think out of the box if there is no outside.
Foster real connections
I believe brands that are able to follow the three statements above will be the ones to succeed in tomorrow’s world. Someone really smart once said on the Financial Times: “Brands with true longevity turn out to be a bit like people: they just want and need to be loved”. I take pride in connecting people through ideas and I want to help brands figure out the way forward when they are stuck in the middle between people-pleasing and profit margins.
What others say about me
Feedback is gold. I have been lucky enough to meet some of the most respected leaders across many different industries, and in some cases, have made lifelong friends along the way. The feedback below probably tells you more about me than this entire web page.
Fabrice M.
Eva M.
Robert R.
Eugénie J.
Philippe W.
Florent M.
It’s about things and mostly about stuff
I’m a proud product of Adland: I hate routine work, my brain can’t sit still, and I love testing the latest shiny new gadgets. As a result, I have many strings to my bow.
Account management
Strategic thinking
Art direction
Executive communications
Creative copywriting
(Sorry, Legal didn’t allow me)
Brand audits
A few of the
brands I’ve worked with
Awards & recognitions
Awards make you look cool, don’t they? Well, since I haven’t got any I created my own.
Most tidy Google Drive
Least likely to tidy actual desk
Most creative at night
Least likely to attend 9 am meetings
Most likely to make lame jokes
Least likely to offend someone
Contact
So after all you’ve been through you still want to reach out to me? By now you’re either as silly and curious as I am or you’re convinced I’m a psycho.
Tick the boxes below to see what happens, and maybe, I said maybe, if you tick the right one, we can talk. I mean, right in correct, not right in left and right. Alright.
