Janne Lehtinen
Your Interim CMO
My mission and ways of working
Hi there! Thank you for taking the time to browse through my
website. My mission is to make organizations a lot better at
marketing communications. I am pursuing this goal by offering
myself to be part of your marketing team for a period of time.
I will listen to the aspirations of your marketing management
team, figure out possibilities for improved efficiencies and
impact and then start the hard work of delivering on the
agreed targets as part of your team. I believe in
transparency, fair and square co-operation and extremely
detailed business focus as the key facets to any successful
change program. I think the marketing team should work smart
so that the
marketing budget can work hard to deliver on the targets and
plans. Further, the required skills to deliver change should
be available to most organizations, not just the big and
mighty. Therefore I have also started building a network of
highly experienced and like-minded freelance consultants that
I can draw upon, if need be. I know that I don’t know
everything, but I know who does and can help tailor a team
that will be best suited for your interim needs. Let’s have a
chat over a cuppa or over Teams and see how I could work with
you for better business results!
About me

Janne Lehtinen Your Interim CMO
I am a very broadly experienced, innovative and
customer-oriented marketing and business development
professional with a proven track record of turning market
insights to executable services that produce competitive
advantage.
I take pleasure in tackling a problem, large or small, analyzing it with the team, and finding different solutions that can be deployed and that will deliver the intended results. I am very direct and business oriented, but I can also get very excited and inspiring when I identify new opportunities for growth for my customers. I think business creativity is one of my biggest assets.
I am also very passionate about targets, metrics, ROI and effectiveness. (My absolute favorite advertising beauty contest is EFFIE.) Setting the right targets and resourcing against them is not something teams do every day. That is why it can seem hard, but great target setting one of the key criteria for success in any assignment – or for any teams working together. That is why I think any marketer that has a substantive annual spend, should take a keen look at their effectiveness continuously, from multiple angles and theory perspectives.
I take pleasure in tackling a problem, large or small, analyzing it with the team, and finding different solutions that can be deployed and that will deliver the intended results. I am very direct and business oriented, but I can also get very excited and inspiring when I identify new opportunities for growth for my customers. I think business creativity is one of my biggest assets.
I am also very passionate about targets, metrics, ROI and effectiveness. (My absolute favorite advertising beauty contest is EFFIE.) Setting the right targets and resourcing against them is not something teams do every day. That is why it can seem hard, but great target setting one of the key criteria for success in any assignment – or for any teams working together. That is why I think any marketer that has a substantive annual spend, should take a keen look at their effectiveness continuously, from multiple angles and theory perspectives.
Experience in short
Principal Consultant
Nortal (contract)
2021–2022
VP, Head of Marketing Strategy
Senior Business Development Strategist
SOK
2017–2021
Co-Founder, President
Cartoon Vault
2014–Present
CEO
Studio Outo
2013–2016
Senior Account & Project Manager
Conmio, NY
2012–2013
Business Development Manager, Investor, Member of the
Board of Directors
Chleon Automotive
2011–2012
Strategy Director & Customer Service Director
TBWA
2008-2011
Freelance Communications Consultant
2006–2008
Account Manager
Hill & Knowlton Finland
2005–2006
Communications Manager, member of the Management Team
AAC Global
2001–2005
Communications Coordinator
JOT Automation Group
1999–2001
Copywriter
Mainonnan Työmaa
1998–1999
Services
My aim is to help organizations to both deliver better marketing communication results and learn by doing. To achieve this I can serve as a part-time or full time interim leader with a commitment level that best suits your organization’s needs. I can help with just one issue or all (and more) of the examples here.
Improved return on your marketing spend
Content improvement
Content planning
Content creation
Production
Impact measurement
Team skillset and composition
Aspiration level
Roles and tasks
Suitable skills audit and development
Right partners for the job
Target setting and change
What to market
Investment level optimization
How results and growth is achieved
KPIs
Awards and Recognitions
2018
Bronze Lion, Belt 24/7 for SOK Prisma
Silver Clio for Alepa Block Wish
Gold at Kultahuippu Awards for SOK ABC Gas Station Chain
Silver Epica for Alepa Block Wish
2019
Eurobest Grand Prix, Innovation Award, 2x Gold, 2x Silver,
2x Bronze for Alepa Block Wish
Sponsorship Case of the Year, Finland. Alepa City Bikes.
Bronze Lion x2, Shortlist x1, for Alepa Block Wish
Silver Effie for Belt 24/7 for SOK Prisma
One Show Silver Pencil for Alepa Block Wish
Silver at Kultahuippu Awards for S-Market Grocery Chain’s
organic produce campaign
Gold Effie Finland for Alepa Block Wish
Gold and Silver Effie Europe for Alepa Block Wish
Special award of 5000 EUR by my then employer SOK for the
successful management of 100 strong marketing
organization’s change project
2020
Independent Agency of the Year for SOK In-House Agency, +
2x Grand Prix, 1x Gold, 2x Silver at Golden Drum for Alepa
Block Wish
Silver Effie Finland for HOK Oganic Produce Campaign
2021
Gold Effie Finland for SOK Kotimaista private label
packaging and identity renewal and subsequent campaign
Grand Effie, Gold Effie, Silver Effie Finland for Antti
Tapani Clothing Brand Development, Design and Launch for
SOK Prisma
Contact
Slide Monkey Consulting Oy
Pohjoisranta 14 B 61
00170 Helsinki
3239140-5
Phone +358(0)50 331 6430
email: janne(at)slidemonkey.fi