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English-German bilingual growth consultant & creative director for inclusive brands. I bring a background in education, copywriting, UX and conversion rate optimisation, an open mind and expertise in ethical marketing.
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We need a culture change.
Because to stop climate change, save species from dying and make society more humane, we need a radical rethink.
Communication is at the core of that change. It's the medium and the message of the change you want to see in the world.
- If we want to make sustainability the norm, we need more sustainable communication.
- If we want people to take more responsibility, we need more responsible communication.
- If we want to break down the barriers that keep us from working together, we need communication that connects us.
That’s why I started From Scratch — to support organisations in their transformation towards integrating economic, social and environmental impact.
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My professional journey before starting from scratch:
You could say I’ve been writing copy since 1997, when I made ads to get pupils joining political groups and fighting for better education. 🏫
15 years later, I started the global copy team at LEGO Customer Service. The tone of voice, copywriting and advisor training we created made some LEGO customer service emails go viral — such as the one that went out to Luka Apps. Proof that customer service is a marketing function. 🧱
I then spent a few years agency-side, writing web copy, voice scripts, chat and email messages for over 70 iconic brands. ✏️
Ever wished people came with manuals? Here’s mine: shrtco.de/SabinesManual 📖
What change do you want to make? Let's chat: https://from-scratch.net/contact 🎙
Artikelen van Sabine
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How poor homepage structure harms your business – and how to get it right
How poor homepage structure harms your business – and how to get it right
Van Sabine Harnau
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Die öko-soziale Bewegung braucht eine passendere, konsequentere Botschaft
Die öko-soziale Bewegung braucht eine passendere, konsequentere Botschaft
Van Sabine Harnau
Activiteit
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Nothing has humbled me so much as AB-testing has. I've been helping companies get to know their customers better and optimizing for over 2 decades…
Nothing has humbled me so much as AB-testing has. I've been helping companies get to know their customers better and optimizing for over 2 decades…
Gemarkeerd als interessant door Sabine Harnau
Ervaring
Opleiding
Licenties en certificaten
Ervaring als vrijwilliger
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Chairperson of the Board
The Ethical Move
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Burgerrechten en maatschappelijke actie
Building a non-profit association for ethical marketing and sales – on the shoulders of giants!
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Member of the Board
26: Membership Organisation
- 1 jaar
Kunst en cultuur
As part of the training team, I dreamt up new ways to create a great experience for our members around the world. I also looked after our new members' experience so they felt at home from day one.
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Community Host | Learning & Development
the ethical move
- 5 jaar 3 maanden
Burgerrechten en maatschappelijke actie
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Copywriter
English Academy for Newcomers
- 1 jaar 1 maand
Opleiding
Copy and messaging advice for this incredible NGO that teaches English to asylum seekers and refugees in Utrecht.
Publicaties
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"Elvis is alive!" (The people and other tabloids)
26 Characters
26 Lies is a project from the writers’ group, 26. It’s all about the ways in which people lie to each other and sometimes to themselves.
This is how the project worked. 26 writers were given a different lie-themed quotation. These were either lies in themselves – massive deceptions or little white lies – or grand reflections on the nature of lies and lying. Each writer teamed up with with a partner – an illustrator or photographer, artist or sculptor, film-maker or songwriter – and together…26 Lies is a project from the writers’ group, 26. It’s all about the ways in which people lie to each other and sometimes to themselves.
This is how the project worked. 26 writers were given a different lie-themed quotation. These were either lies in themselves – massive deceptions or little white lies – or grand reflections on the nature of lies and lying. Each writer teamed up with with a partner – an illustrator or photographer, artist or sculptor, film-maker or songwriter – and together they responded to their quotation. Imaginations were allowed to run riot. Honesty was not a requirement.
More details on http://26lies.org.uk/about/
Cursussen
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A/B Testing for Copywriters
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Agency Survival Bootcamp (by Data Driven)
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Customer Journey Mapping (envoca)
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Design a Feminist Chatbot
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Driving Change Management in Projects
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How Social Movements Win (350.org)
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How to communicate better at work (The School of Life)
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Introduction to Digital Marketing (General Assembly)
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Introduction to Email Marketing Strategy (General Assembly)
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Less is more - how to work better, not busier (Tony Crabbe/The School of Life)
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Life after consumerism (The School of Life)
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Linking Your Thinking
10, 11 and 12
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Marketing Yourself (26 Trade Secrets)
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Master of Guest Blogging
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Mein Business in der Presse (Marike Frick)
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Writing Original Works
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Writing for Websites (Plain English Campaign)
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Projecten
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Bricks & Pieces Online Payment
Leading the consumer communications work stream of this multi-team project, I was responsible for making sure all auto-notifications for consumers in 17 languages were created or updated and provided all copy for the purchase flow, including Terms & Conditions in easy-to-understand English, German and French.
Another responsibility was change management for long-standing customers to help them understand the changes.
I also acted as subject matter expert for the European and North…Leading the consumer communications work stream of this multi-team project, I was responsible for making sure all auto-notifications for consumers in 17 languages were created or updated and provided all copy for the purchase flow, including Terms & Conditions in easy-to-understand English, German and French.
Another responsibility was change management for long-standing customers to help them understand the changes.
I also acted as subject matter expert for the European and North American contact centres, supporting training with Q&A sessions and information shared via the Advisor knowledge base.Andere bijdragersProject weergeven -
Global Consumer Service Knowledge Base ("RefGuide")
Created project plan, user experience and information architecture for a new global internal, wiki-based knowledge base for Consumer Service. Drove research, user involvement, usability testing, change management and training of contributors.
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Kontaktieren Sie uns
The experience of emailing LEGO Consumer Service should represent all that we stand for as a brand. And in most cases, users should be able to help themselves. The new form allows users to find the correct answer or shows them where they can go to self-serve, and it makes filling in a form a little more fun.
Email is the most popular way to get in touch with the service team, so the contact us page promotes email while keeping all necessary contact information for phone and snail mail easily…The experience of emailing LEGO Consumer Service should represent all that we stand for as a brand. And in most cases, users should be able to help themselves. The new form allows users to find the correct answer or shows them where they can go to self-serve, and it makes filling in a form a little more fun.
Email is the most popular way to get in touch with the service team, so the contact us page promotes email while keeping all necessary contact information for phone and snail mail easily accessible.Andere bijdragersProject weergeven -
Customer Service FAQs Revamp
We're giving our FAQ section a pre-autumn clean - resetting our focus on the most frequently asked questions, rewriting every single item from scratch, localising them for our key markets and moving them into a new content management system.
This move goes hand in hand with a redesign that will make this section look much more appealing and make it easier to use.Andere bijdragersProject weergeven -
What soh sounds like
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Refining, operationalising and documenting the soh tone of voice; training the Customer Service and Delivery team in how to use it in all their communication, every day — and embedding our way of writing so it "sticks".
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soh "studio website" (protected client area)
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Revamping the password protected client area of soh.co.uk: concept, narrative user experience, copy, testing and change management (inside soh and with clients).
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New website for musicline
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I wrote copy and reviewed the user experience for the music line website.
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Digital Ambassador
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The Digital Ambassador Program aims to make digital initiatives, tools and platforms better known across all LEGO teams operating in central Europe. As Consumer Service's ambassador I support the Digital Marketing team in central Europe whenever consumers may be affected or involved. At the same time, this round table is very useful in making other teams more aware of my own team's online presence and exchanging best practice in general.
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New Replacement Parts Order Form for CS Website
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We launched a completely new and overhauled form to help customers order missing or lost LEGO parts online. I contributed the copy (English and German) and oversaw the French translation.
Andere bijdragersProject weergeven
Onderscheidingen
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Consumer Champion Award
LEGO Consumer Service Leadership Team
I'm proud and honoured to have received the first ever Consumer Champion Award for always putting the consumer/user first.
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Best Self-Portrait as a Vampire
Consumer Services Operations, Europe
Testscores
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Inner Geek Test
Score: Total Geek - 27.4%
http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html
Talen
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German
Moedertaal of tweetalig
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Englisch
Moedertaal of tweetalig
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French
Beperkte werkvaardigheid
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Dutch
Beperkte werkvaardigheid
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Latin
Beperkte werkvaardigheid
Organisaties
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International Ecolinguistics Association
Member
- hedenThe International Ecolinguistics Association is a network of more than 1100 researchers from around the world who share ideas, opinions and articles about ecolinguistics. Ecolinguistics explores the role of language in the life-sustaining interactions of humans, other species and the physical environment. The first aim is to develop linguistic theories which see humans not only as part of society, but also as part of the larger ecosystems that life depends on. The second aim is to show how…
The International Ecolinguistics Association is a network of more than 1100 researchers from around the world who share ideas, opinions and articles about ecolinguistics. Ecolinguistics explores the role of language in the life-sustaining interactions of humans, other species and the physical environment. The first aim is to develop linguistic theories which see humans not only as part of society, but also as part of the larger ecosystems that life depends on. The second aim is to show how linguistics can be used to address key ecological issues, from climate change and biodiversity loss to environmental justice.
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Creatives For Future Deutschland
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The Ethical Move
Co-chair
- hedenHow we sell matters. The world is shaped by how we buy and sell: we are trapped in an endless loop of wanting and buying more. Currently, the weight rests on the shoulders of the consumer to break out of this hamster wheel. To ‘vote with their wallet’ — to make the ethical choice. But we are missing half of the equation. It’s high time we, as sellers of goods and services, take responsibility for the part we play in the cycle of consumerism. Our marketing relies on scare tactics and…
How we sell matters. The world is shaped by how we buy and sell: we are trapped in an endless loop of wanting and buying more. Currently, the weight rests on the shoulders of the consumer to break out of this hamster wheel. To ‘vote with their wallet’ — to make the ethical choice. But we are missing half of the equation. It’s high time we, as sellers of goods and services, take responsibility for the part we play in the cycle of consumerism. Our marketing relies on scare tactics and psychological manipulation. And it is keeping our consumers weak and insatiable. We have the power to change that. The Ethical Move is setting out to empower people and businesses to break this cycle, to level the playing field. We are committing to transparent, responsible and honest marketing, and we’re asking you to do the same. I support our members in sharpening their skills and applying them in creating a new way to market. One that's effective AND fair. Join us: https://www.theethicalmove.org/
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member
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