Name: Janssen

First name: René

Address: Saturnus 49, 1188 EB Amstelveen

Telephone: 020 – 615 81 21 / 0645 – 21 41 81

E-mail: [email protected]

Date and place of birth: August 3rd, 1962 in Beverwijk

Nationality: Dutch

Marital status: married

Education: HAVO, HEAO-CE, Media Planning I (SRM)

Work experience: 1993-now: own company (TextFree, freelance translator /
copywriter / journalist / book author

‘92-‘93: Manager PR/Marketing Communications at Triple P Group in Vianen.

‘86-‘92: Marketing Communications Specialist at Getronics in
Amsterdam.

‘84-‘86: Marketing Information Manager at market
research company IDC Benelux in Amsterdam.

‘83-‘84: advertising salesman at publishing company
VNU Business Publications in Amsterdam.

1983: 3 months apprenticeship at advertising agency
T.B.W.A. in Amsterdam (during HEAO study).

Activities TextFree:
• Freelance translator of websites, brochures, press releases and manuals for several large companies.
• Freelance journalist for several ICT and A/V magazines, including PC Consument, Personal Computer Magazine, PC-Active, PC Plus, De Digitaalgids, HET (Home Entertainment Today).
• Freelance copywriter for several media, including AG (Automatisering Gids, interviewing CEO's of top ICT companies), Tech Data (several in-house magazines) and a number of PR firms.
• Author of several successful books, published by Consumentenbond: Langer plezier van je pc, Klussen aan uw Computer (parts 1 and 2), Grote Schoonmaak van uw Computer, Zoeken op Internet. Translator of the English book PC-EHBO.

Main activities at Getronics and Triple P: Creating advertisements, direct mail and brochures, writing press releases, writing for and editing company/staff magazines, organizing participation in trade fairs, organizing seminars, company parties and other events, monitoring corporate identity and all other activities regarding PR/Marketing Communications.