Your background in a few words?

My name is Philippe Saint-Marcel, and I spent a good part of my studies in Germany. I started working as a consultant in a small strategy firm. I then spent a few years at Capgemini Consulting on digital transformation topics, mainly for marketing functions.

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Your latest assignment with Bloomco?

I joined Pernod Ricard a year and a half ago. A first project on the transformation of the sales teams: implementing a solution that recommends visits to each sales representative in Germany. And for almost a year now, a project on the transformation of marketing mix modelling, for a better allocation of marketing and advertising spend. 

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Why did you choose to go independent?

What led me to become independent is the freedom to choose my assignments: being completely free to accept an assignment I enjoy, in a working environment that suits me. And the freedom to organise my working time, between periods fully dedicated to my client and periods to focus on personal projects. 

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Would you recommend a friend go independent?

‍Already done: I have recommended it to several friends and former consultants.

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A final word?

‍Bloomco is also a community. There are several Bloomco consultants at my client. It is a chance to build ties with people who work the same way and share the same ambitions.