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 United Kingdom based Manager operating in the Brand Marketing space. If you think a Manager 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.
Myriam Hokayem
Marketing Communications Manager EMEA of True Fit
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About True Fit: True Fit provides an intelligent data platform created for fashion retailers to find online stores.
Karen Blackett
Country Manager of WPP
Karen is a proven business leader with a track record in creating vibrant cultures, energising teams and consistently delivering business growth and success. She is currently UK country manager for WPP, the world’s largest marketing services group, and Chairwoman of MediaCom, the largest media agency in the UK. Karen champions diversity and equality of opportunity throughout the advertising industry. In 2012 Karen launched the first ever Government backed Apprentice Scheme for the sector. In June 2014, Karen received an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours and in 2015 Karen was the first business woman to be named Britain’s Most Influential Black person in the Power List. In November 2018 Karen won the Inspirational Leader category at the Ethnicity Awards. Karen is an external advisor to the UK Government Civil Service. Karen was recently appointed Race Equality Business Champion by the UK Prime Minister.
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About WPP: WPP creates transformative ideas and outcomes for its clients through an integrated offer of communications, commerce, and technology.
Gareth Owens
UK Country Manager of Linkfluence
Gareth Owens is the UK managing director of Linkfluence. Previously he served on the same company as the UK commercial director.
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About CARMA, Linkfluence: Linkfluence is a media intelligence company that analyzes conversations on social networks to create business opportunities for brands.
Lisa Targett
General Manager of TRIBE
Lisa Targett is UK General Manager of TRIBE, the self-serve marketplace that connects brands with everyday people to celebrate them through beautiful content. Lisa joined TRIBE from Mail Advertising where she was responsible for 65% of the publisher’s UK digital revenue, after successfully establishing their standalone commercial operation in Sydney. Within her first year at the helm, TRIBE UK’s revenues have soared beyond forecast – accounting for over 55% of global revenues and showing no signs of slowing. In recognition of such achievements, she has been named in The Drum’s #50Under30 and named one of Diversity Journal’s Women Worth Watching in 2018. She is widely acknowledged as a thought-leader within Marketing & Advertising, delivering keynotes at Decoded, Millennial2020, PRWeek, Ad:Tech and frequently commenting on industry news for The Drum, Campaign & Business Insider. She also sits on the Wholeinfluence Council and is a member of the IAB’s Future Trends and Content & Native Advisory groups – each designed to create, maintain, and define standards in the influencer marketing industry. Founded in Australia in September 2015, and launched in the UK in April 2017, TRIBE has connected over 7,500 brands with 40,000 influencers generating 450,000 pieces of branded content globally for the likes of Unilever, Amazon, Topshop, American Express, Selfridges, Mars and Diageo.
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About TRIBE: TRIBE is a technology platform that enables digital marketers to quickly and cost-effectively source branded content from creators.
Paige Harris
Product Manager of Be For Innovation
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About Be for Beauty, Be For Innovation: Be For Innovation is a beauty brand and product development agency.
Scott Hope
Senior Project Manager of FUSION 2K
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About FUSION 2K: FUSION 2K is a marketing agency that supports auto brands and retailers across multiple OEMs.
Zaid Sulaiman
Technical Delivery Manager of Constant Commerce
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About Constant Commerce: We are the only platform to offer marketers every tool to support an end to end shopper journey from inspiration to (any) checkout
Dian Ivanov
Manual & Automated Test Manager of Constant Commerce
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About Constant Commerce: We are the only platform to offer marketers every tool to support an end to end shopper journey from inspiration to (any) checkout
Seonaid Hyslop-Parsons
Business Manager of Berry White
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About Berry White: Berrywhite is a brand of natural organic fruit juice drinks.
Justin Waghray
Business Development Manager of YOUTHQUAKE
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About YOUTHQUAKE, ÆVUS Venture Partners: YOUTHQUAKE is a marketing agency that specializes in communication and digital marketing services.
