“Ridiculously creative and insanely efficient – these are the first two qualities that come to mind when I think of Sonja. And given this is the magical combo you want in an event manager; I feel very fortunate to have benefitted from her talents while working together in Canon’s corporate communications team. I joined Canon in December 2019 and during this time have had the pleasure of collaborating with Sonja to deliver a diverse line-up of events for Canon Business Services, spanning two major annual conferences, employee town halls, customer presentations, internal launches, and panel forums. Sonja is that rare unicorn who can channel creative energy into a spectacular experience, while also executing behind-the-scenes logistics in a way that eliminates stressful challenges for the rest of the team. Her ability to tackle new formats also deserves to be noted; when the global pandemic changed the event landscape, Sonja was already so far ahead of the curve that we were able to seamlessly pivot to virtual platforms and keep our teams and customers engaged while also realising much-needed cost-savings during a difficult economic period. It gives me great pleasure to recommend Sonja and I have only optimistic predictions for her career trajectory. ”
About
From bringing the excitement of Canon and Aristocrat events to life, to making waves in Croatia with a startup event and destination management company, my journey's been a whirlwind of unforgettable experiences! I've always been the "go big or go home" type, organising events that leave lasting impressions and connecting with audiences on a personal level.
Over the years, my career evolved from hands-on event management to rocking marketing roles, blending creativity with strategy to create memorable moments. Let's connect and swap stories about bringing events to life and making work feel like play!
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Canon Spirit Award - Enhance The Experience
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Q4 2019 Canon Spirit Award
“Event Management of the RWC 2019 sponsorship programme for the Oceania region. Providing liaison between Oceania teams, Canon Inc, and Dentsu to ensure the sponsorship was delivered in accordance with both global and local expectations. The Business Tour was the largest activity Canon conducted.
“Sonja conducted the pre-trip organisation and guest liaison, got creative with engaging and useful pre-trip teasers for customers. We received many great verbal…Q4 2019 Canon Spirit Award
“Event Management of the RWC 2019 sponsorship programme for the Oceania region. Providing liaison between Oceania teams, Canon Inc, and Dentsu to ensure the sponsorship was delivered in accordance with both global and local expectations. The Business Tour was the largest activity Canon conducted.
“Sonja conducted the pre-trip organisation and guest liaison, got creative with engaging and useful pre-trip teasers for customers. We received many great verbal comments from customers. Employee activities, external activities, campaign activity enabled marketing teams across the country to have another platform to engage customers and prospects, as well as deepen existing relationships. Social media brought to life the RWC on our social channels with great post engagement Business Tour.
“There is no doubt the business tour deepened our existing relationships with these customers and great feedback from our entire Executive Leadership Team.”
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