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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Bristol based Director operating in the Marketing space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation โ Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth โ Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management โ Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact โ Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data โ We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Dan Linstead
Editorial Director, Branded Content of Immediate Media Co.
Dan is responsible for editorial strategy and quality across our Branded Content portfolio. His background includes six years as editor of award-winning consumer travel magazine Wanderlust, and 10 years content marketing experience at John Brown, Redwood and other agencies. Former clients include Orange, Honda and the Content Marketing Association.
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About Immediate Media Co.: Immediate Media Co. is a special interest content and platform company.
Julie Williams
Director of Branded Content of Immediate Media Co.
Julie oversees all accounts and new business development, managing the lines of communication with all our clients. Prior to joining us she managed major corporate re-brands.
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About Immediate Media Co.: Immediate Media Co. is a special interest content and platform company.
Clair Atkins
Director of Client Engagement of Immediate Media Co.
Clair is responsible for customer service and account strategy across our Branded Content portfolio. She has over 15 years experience delivering outstanding content marketing solutions for major brands including O2, Odeon and Canon.
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About Immediate Media Co.: Immediate Media Co. is a special interest content and platform company.
Alastair Campbell
Director of Accessibility of Nomensa
With a background in psychology and an expert in humanโcomputer interaction, Alastair Campbell is a leading light in the understanding of where man meets machines. He is driven by a desire to make the digital world accessible through the best possible user experience. The result is that those he works with can implement more humane interfaces that enable their customers to achieve their goals, inline with the core business goals. In 2001 he helped establish Nomensa, where he is the director of accessibility and user experience practitioner. He also works tirelessly on exciting new research and development projects to continually discover new methods and innovations to help people get the most out of online technology. His career milestones include pioneering the use of web standards within Nomensa and formulating and conducting thousands of usability and accessibility tests. In the latter case he has helped uncover how well people are being served by the technology they use. In all too many cases, the news isnโt good, but Alastair is determined to change that. For example, he lead the creation of an accessible Content Management System. This has led to work with some of the UKโs biggest brands across both the public and private sectors, including DirectGov, British Gas, the AA and the British Library. Away from the office Alastair enjoys windsurfing racing as part of the UK Windsurfing Association.
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About Nomensa: Nomensa are a strategic UX design agency transforming digital experiences.
Benjamin Hostler
Digital Director of Future Kings
Ben manages all digital aspects of our projects โ from initial concepts through to build and ongoing management. He has over 20 yearsโ experience working in digital as founder and creative director of his previous company. His expertise is vital across brand identity, marketing communications strategy and creative campaigns to ensure consistency and effectiveness.
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About Future Kings: Future Kings is a marketing and advertising firm.
Penny Andrews
Founder, Director, and Product Strategy & Delivery of People Make
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About People Make: People Make focuses on helping companies to make digital products and services.
Nicola Ellison
Founder and Director of Digirank
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About Digirank: Online Marketing agency working closely with you to develop creative strategies to drive your business forward.
