About Red Communication
Red Communication Australia is owned and operated by Peter James Ryan – one of Australia’s leading retail strategy consultants and a man who has demonstrated a long held passion for retail businesses and the people who work in them.
Red Communication Australia is an independent consulting organisation dedicated to helping retail businesses set their retail COMPAS$® to find true north™ – sustainable profit growth. As an independent strategic resource with no production or implementation divisions or businesses which can financially benefit from recommendations and advice given, Red Communication Australia works with client retail businesses and individuals to improve their performance through strategic advice, mentoring, inspiration, direction and shared implementation in a manner where integrity is built into the process.
Driven to assist the ongoing improvement of retail thinking and implementation and using the unique Ryan COMPAS$® Retail Navigation System®, Red Communication Australia works with like-minded retail focussed organisations to develop and implement pragmatic marketing based business solutions which continually improve their competitive position.
About Peter James Ryan
Peter James Ryan is a strategic retail business consultant with over 25 years of marketing and business experience. Having worked in roles as diverse as business management, marketing management, consulting and creative services through a myriad of categories and businesses, Peter James Ryan has a unique perspective on how to apply marketing thinking to the retail field. Acknowledged as a passionate advocate of the retail industry, his love affair with the category can be traced back to family involvement in the ownership and operation of various retail businesses.
Peter James Ryan’s previous experience includes Group General Manager of The Banks Group (marketing consulting & research), Head of Marketing for St. George Bank Group, Head of Strategy for Lunn Dyer Group, Head of Strategy & Creative for Harrison Holt BBDO and more recently Head of Retail Strategy Consulting for IdeaWorks
He has been responsible for the development of some of Australia’s leading retail innovation, retail brands, retail environments and retail service initiatives.
At Red Communication Australia, Peter James Ryan applies his unique vision and thinking with energy and passion, to help retail businesses achieve their true potential.
About Elizabeth Ryan
Director Marketing and Client Services
Liz Ryan has twenty years of marketing experience including product development, product management, marketing communications and advertising, sports marketing and sponsorship. Her track record includes the development, management and implementation of product and brand strategies from initiatives through to successful above and below-the-line advertising campaigns.
Liz’s experience extends across various industries working for such companies as St. George Bank, The Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG), Ferrerro Austrlalia, Anchor Foods and The Adelaide Bank. She is highly proficient in the sales, servicing and management of clients and has worked with companies such as Time Inc., IBM, Westpac, VISA, and TAFE NSW to develop and achieve their marketing goals.
Range of services
Each individual retail focussed client has a different set of needs and an individual set of circumstances, requiring a tailored solution. The following list is provided as an indicative menu from which to choose.
- The Ryan COMPAS$ Retail Navigation System®
- Independent Strategy Consulting & Advice
- Business Development
- Independent Marketing Consulting & Advice
- Brand Development
- Product Development
- Customer Profiling
- Promotional Planning
- Project Management
- Independent Implementation Direction & Management of Third Party Agencies & Contractors
- Workshop Facilitation
- Inspirational Presentations
- Specific Topic Presentations & World’s Best Practice Case Studies
- Strategic Reports & Articles
- Research
- Tracking & Analysis
- Individual Mentoring & Inspiration
- Independent Marketing Audits & Reports
- World Retail Study Tours & Store Visits
- Educational & Training Services