From the start off her career, spanning over 25 years, Marijana has been actively involved in the data marketing industry. She is a marketing and data strategist, an expert in crafting new business solutions using available data and Data Science.
Her career began as a market researcher at the then-leading marketing research company, Mark-Plan, and continued at The Coca-Cola Company as a strategic manager for pre-search, research, and trends. She founded her first startup (Focus MR) in the year 2000, focusing on marketing research. Two years later, Focus MR was acquired by one of the leading global market research companies – GfK, where Marijana became the General Manager for the Adriatic region and later a member of the board of directors managing Custom Research in Central and Eastern Europe. She was responsible for developing advanced analytics projects and new data sources at the Central and Eastern European level. Since 2019, she has been the CEO and data strategist at her second startup (DATA DO), a company that develops an intriguing model – combining data science with market and consumer understanding to help companies discover new opportunities and increase revenue. In the field of data-driven strategic consulting, she has collaborated with numerous international and regional companies: Ahold Delhaize, The Coca-Cola Company, Erste, Nelt, Molson Coors, Carlsberg, Atlantic Brands, Lidl, KFC, Phoenix Pharma, etc… She holds a master’s in economics and is a board member of IAA, she is one of the founders of AcademIAA – module for marketing research and analytics.
“We are delighted to have Marijana Agić-Molnar at the head of the leading agency system in Southeast Europe, Direct Media United Solutions. Direct Media is a strong system, and therefore, we chose very experienced and competent professional to lead. The advertising market is slowly transforming, and it’s exactly the use of data in marketing decision-making that will bring significant changes to the market. That’s why Marijana was the right choice. With her arrival, the network of professionals at Direct Media United Solutions gained added value, another branch of operation, and thus became even stronger,” emphasized Dirk Gerkens, Director of Program, Production, and Advertising at United Media.
“I am excited to lead the Direct Media team, a network of professionals that I deeply respect and some of whom I have known for many years. Together, we will strengthen the leading position in the Serbian advertising market, preserve and nurture what makes this company so successful. Additionally, we will develop new business models and find new opportunities for data usage and monetization. The goal is to, using data, transform the way we provide services and help partners to be better in their jobs,” said Marijana Agić-Molnar.
Direct Media is the leading agency system in Southeast Europe, a network of professionals in several countries: Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Macedonia, Albania. In our unique approach to marketing and communications, we combine the best of media, creativity, technology and data. All of them together are the driving force for the growth of our brand, whose foundations are in media buying and advertising.
