Strategic Advisor

Clarify.
Differentiate.
Engage.

I help companies and organisations understand their environment, make clear positioning choices and translate those choices into consistent communication and content strategies.

From strategic thinking to implementation, I help you step back, choose a direction and establish a clear guiding thread.

Damien De Koninck
Strategy as
the engine.
Meaning as
the compass.

When should you call on me?

When the landscape shifts, organisations need clarity.

A merger, the arrival of a competitor or the emergence of AI: many situations can lead an organisation to rethink its strategy.

At such moments, it is essential to question established choices and assess them against developments in the market, the sector and society.

This process requires rigour. It must reflect a deep understanding of the organisation: its culture, its founders’ convictions, its history and everything it has built over time.

Three areas of expertise

From understanding to implementation.

01

Shed light on strategic choices

Clarify & anticipate

Using your data, external sources and artificial intelligence, I develop clear and thought-provoking analyses of the developments that may influence your future market.

Strategic monitoring represented by a radar detecting emerging signals
  • Strategic intelligence
  • Market research
  • Strategic insights
  • Customer journey
  • Societal & sector trends
  • Market & audience segmentation
02

Express what makes you distinctive

Define or redefine your positioning

I help SMEs, large organisations and public institutions formalise the foundations of a distinctive brand, using a methodology successfully applied to dozens of brands.

A distinctive yellow element positioned among competitors
  • Value proposition
  • Brand platform
  • Brand identity
  • Brand narrative & messaging
  • Brand signature
  • Employer branding
03

Deliver a clear message and convince

Communicate & engage

AI-powered search, proliferating content and the influence ecosystem are transforming communication. I help clients make clear choices regarding targeting, creative strategy, media, content and conversion.

Customer-centred omnichannel communication network
  • Omnichannel strategy
  • Conversion strategy
  • Content strategy
  • Creative strategy
  • Influence strategy
  • Audience segmentation

What types of organisations?

I work with three types of clients.

SMEs

Clarify & structure

Align vision, mission and values
Brand platform · Marketing plan · Market research · Brand identity · Communication and content strategy

Large companies
& public institutions

Align & implement

Strategic planning
Communication strategy

Communication agencies

Strengthen strategic thinking

Strategic planning
Support for pitches and tenders

What types of assignments?

Three assignment formats.

5 to 10 days

Clarify

A diagnostic, an express recommendation, a strategic workshop or support for a pitch.

10 to 30 days

Build

Develop a strategy, evolve a positioning or align stakeholders around a shared direction.

More than 30 days

Support

Ongoing strategic guidance, team support and monitoring of performance and consistency.

Experience & selected clients

100+ assignments across approximately 20 sectors.

Food

Nespresso · Vittel · Chimay · Nestlé Pure Life · Flandria · Carlsbourg · Villars · Balade · Princesse Amandine · Label Rouge · Bordeaux

Health

MC (Mutualité chrétienne) · Partenamut (Omnimut) · CESI (Workplace wellbeing)

OTC, pharmaceuticals & cosmetics

Sandoz · Melisana · Ortis · Orifarm · Vichy Laboratoires · Dercos · Bioderma

Media

RTBF · Ciné-Télé-Revue · L’Avenir · Testachats · Sudinfo

Retail

Cora · Deli · Ixina

Industry, construction & real estate

Toyota Material Handling · Equans · Atenor · Knauf · Jumatt · NLMK · Climagroup

Banking & Insurance

Citibank · Cofidis · Aion · Jean Verheyen · AXA · Yuzzu

Public sector

Fost Plus · APAQ-W · Brussels Mobility · European Commission · Brussels Taxation · hub.brussels · in BW · VLAM · SWDE

Communication agencies

Altavia ACT · VO Communication · Gulfstream Communication · Herezie Group · Sopexa · Atypic · Hungry Minds · Service Plan · Gulfstream/Province · oSérieux · Vinopres · Strategie

Other sectors

AG Real Estate · Magemar · Eagle Travel · Solvay

Why work with me?

A combined background as an executive and consultant in SMEs and multinational companies.

01

Proven experience

More than 30 years of experience in strategy, marketing and communication, as a Marketing Director, subsidiary Managing Director (Managing Director of Sopexa Belgium from 2005 to 2012) and independent strategist (since 2013).

02

A flexible way of working

Short-term or ongoing assignments, with a level of involvement tailored to your objectives, timeframe and budget.

03

Strong interpersonal intelligence

Listening skills, empathy and emotional intelligence help me understand complex challenges, collaborate with teams and align stakeholders.

Damien De Koninck

About me

People at the heart of business relationships.

I hold a Master’s degree in Business Management from Louvain School of Management and a Certificate in Creativity and Innovation Management from ULiège. After holding senior management positions, I became an independent consultant in 2013.

I work in French, Dutch and English.

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“My favourite project? The next one.”

Frank Lloyd Wright

Together, let’s determine whether and how I can help you.