Advertising is a marketing concept that entails the creation of specific mass media content designed to drive consumer behavior into taking action regarding a particular product or service. Advertising is also defined as one-way marketing of persuasive information syndicated through various mass media communication channels with the purpose of promoting ideas, services, or goods. It is said that being creative without strategy is art while being creative with strategy is called advertising.
Lesley Mason is a seasoned marketing and business management professional with a remarkable experience across all tiers of the video production, advertising, and communications realm. Driven by her passion for marketing, as well as her innate tenacity and intellectual curiosity, she joined The Mason Picture Company in 2011 as General Manager. In her current leadership capacity, Lesley Mason focuses primarily on client and supplier management, along with new business development. With 15 years of marketing experience across research, automotive, and consumer goods, she continues to accrue value-adding expertise and become an established advertising professional. For more information about Lesley Mason, please visit www.lesleymason.info.
Prior to her work with the Motion Picture Company, Lesley Mason performed at an extraordinary level in a full suite of roles with Hasbro, a branded play company with a world class portfolio that features Transformers, Monopoly, Play-Doh, and many more. She progressed from her initial role as Marketing Coordinator for the Asia Pacific market to her last core role as Pacific Product Manager responsible for Girls Toys. Lesley Mason launched her career with Valvoline Australia as Marketing Coordinator, a position that allowed her to hone her marketing skills in the challenging automotive industry. Throughout her entire career, she has always exhibited extraordinary commitment to excellence in all aspects of communications, public relations, brand management, and marketing management. For more information about Lesley Mason, please visit www.lesleymason.info.