Best Startup
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 Manchester based CEO’ operating in the Marketing space. If you think a CEO’ 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 – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – 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.
Steve Bartlett
Founder and CEO of Social Chain
Steven Bartlett, is the 25-year-old CEO of The Social Chain Group. Having founded the groups two flagship companies, Social Chain and Media Chain, the group delivered annual revenues in excess of 100m, consisting of over 20 companies within Marketing, Media, Commerce and Technology. From a bedroom in Moss Side (Manchester), this university dropout went on to build a revolutionary social media marketing agency, which now employs more than 150 staff with offices in Manchester, London, New York and Berlin. Steven’s Social Chain is currently nominated for the Sunday Times ‘Disruptors to Watch’ and considers Apple, Amazon, Coca-Cola, Superdry, Disney, Thomas Cook and the BBC amongst its client list, with the list going on. Since its onset, Social Chain grew into two companies, adding a digital publishing house Media Chain which now owns some of the largest media assets online, reaching over 3 million people a month through a series of online brands.
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About Social Chain: Social Chain a social media marketing agency.
Danny Ashton
Founder & CEO of NeoMam Studios
Danny Ashton has a strong digital marketing background and has been an active part of the SEO industry since 2006. He founded NeoMam Studios in September 2011 and has been the CEO of the agency since then, leading a team of talented and passionate people – including designers, copywriters and digital PR specialists.
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About NeoMam Studios: NeoMam Studios is a visual content marketing agency based in Manchester, UK.
Alexander Alimovs
Founder & CEO of Automations.io
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About Automations.io: No-code automation platform to visually automate repetitive work and build workflows to save time and increase productivity.
Günter Dahm
CEO of Virtalis
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About Virtalis: Virtalis is a Virtual Reality (VR), simulation technology and advanced visualisation company.
Ned Poulter
CEO & Founder of Pole Star Digital
Ned is an enthusiastic entrepreneur & experienced digital marketing consultant, based in the UK. Not unlike some of his peers, Ned demonstrates a keen entrepreneurial flare, proven through creating, launching and exiting a digital marketing consultancy in Copenhagen, Denmark. Prior to this he gained his experience working agency-side for a number of digital marketing agencies (one of which has now been acquired by WPP), before serving as Head of Digital for Scandinavia’s biggest online fashion retailer. He currently runs Pole Star Digital a digital marketing consultancy, alongside developing and launching a number of entrepreneurial ventures. Whether facilitating internal digital marketing processes or working integrally as part of organisations marketing teams, he develops creative approaches to digital: achieving organic search results, increasing inbound traffic, conducting paid campaigns, improving conversion rates and ultimately driving revenue. Passionate about all things digital, he utilises his past wealth of experience in: SEO, PPC, CRO, Web Analytics, Training and Education to steer his clients towards improving their online profile, ultimately geared toward driving revenue at the bottom line. He is an ardent advocate of innovation, trialling new technologies, developing new products and businesses, whilst remaining dynamic and adaptable to the ever-changing digital landscape. Ned is a passionate digital marketer, frequently blogging about many aspects of digital marketing as well as reflecting on his experiences starting internet companies. He is also a familiar face and speaker at digital marketing conferences across the Europe.
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About Pole Star Digital: Better than your average Digital Marketing Consultancy. We help grow businesses online & produce real-world results.
Anique Hassan
Chief Executive Officer of Imperium Media
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About Imperium Media: Helping companies to maximize their potential on new and existing technologies.
David Smith
Co-founder & CEO of Wavewayz
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About Wavewayz, Wavewayz: A place for Creators and Influencers.
