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 Managing Director operating in the Marketing space. If you think a Managing 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 – 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.
Maximilian Bleyleben
Managing Director and Chief Privacy Officer of SuperAwesome
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About SuperAwesome: SuperAwesome offers kid-safe tools and technology for the children’s digital media ecosystem.
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Paul Wright
Managing Director (UK / FR / ME / TR) of AppsFlyer
Paul Wright Based in London, Paul leads AppsFlyer’s growth and expansion in the UK market. Paul has worked in the online marketing industry for over 18 years, building and shaping businesses for some of the worlds largest agencies, advertisers and technologies.
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About AppsFlyer: The world’s top brands use AppsFlyer to build great products, create exceptional experiences, and preserve customer privacy.
Edward Hollands
Managing Director and Founder of DrivenMedia
Ed Hollands is the 23-year- old entrepreneur behind DrivenMedia, the Derby-based advertising agency which creates mobile billboards on commercial trailers for brands, organisations and businesses. Originally from Hertfordshire, Ed graduated from the University of Derby in 2016 with a first-class honours degree in Business Studies and was always ambitious to create his own company. Today DrivenMedia offers companies, brands and organisations the opportunity to advertise on the sides and backs of lorries, trucks and vans as they travel the world delivering goods and services. Ed got the idea of mobile billboards on an early morning walk when he saw traffic – including several large, plain lorries – queuing at a busy roundabout as rush hour traffic began to build. He realised the scope for offering companies a different type of marketing opportunity was huge. Ed grew up in a village called Pitstone near Tring in Hertfordshire with his parents Angela & Graham and his younger brother Will. His mum works for local hospice charity and Graham works for HP. Will is currently studying music at university. It was in primary school (Brookmead Primary School) that the seeds of entrepreneurship were sown when Ed declared he wanted to run a pub called The Happy Inn. He also saw his father being away from his family due to working overseas and felt that he wanted to have some choices around work when he got older. Later when at secondary school in Tring he earned money by carrying bags for small change to the form room. His determination to run his own business became stronger just before selecting his GCSE choices as he already knew he wanted to be the master of his own fate financially. This dictated the subjects he chose at both GCSE and A level. Ed chose to study for his degree at the University of Derby as he felt the campus and the teaching staff had the right ethos around business. Once there he also joined the Business and Entrepreneurship Society and began to be inspired by those who had already walked the walk in business. It was during this time he met Graham Mulholland, a leading local entrepreneur who became his mentor alongside lecturer and friend Bev Crighton Senior Lecturer/Programme Leader BA HRM As part of his studies, he did explore the idea of creating digital billboards on A38 right next to the university. He also set up his own business in the summer of his first year at university but the idea didn’t work mainly because he had not appreciated the important role played by marketing and advertising. It was an early lesson learned. At home, Ed lives with his fiancé Tara and they are childhood sweethearts who met at Scout Camp more than five years ago. Tara is a teaching assistant at a school in Nottingham and also is also an Ofsted-registered nanny currently studying for her level 3 NVQ in childcare. Ed is also a keen dodgeball player and qualified referee. While at university he played for the university team, The Derby Seahawks, and now plays for the Nottingham Sheriffs alongside being an referee. He plays twice a month during the season and referees weekly.
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About DrivenMedia, DrivenMedia: The UK’s major road network is one of the most densely populated highways in the world.
Stuart Hennell
Co-Founder & Managing Director of Watchfinder
Stuart Hennell is a Co-Founder & Managing Director at Watchfinder • Stuart spent 6 years working on various Major UK and European Projects in the Civil Engineering Industry • He has lots of experience negotiating and developing supplier/client relationships both inside and outside of the UK as well as strong leadership skills and have used them to build a strong and successful team at Watchfinder • Stuart goal is to build Watchfinder into a worldwide brand and a byword for quality products delivered with the highest standards of customer service • Stuart studied Engineering Geology & Geotechnics at University of Portsmouth
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About Watchfinder: Watchfinder is the world’s leading retailer of pre-owned watches
Marc Thomas
Managing Director – UK & Emerging EMEA Markets of Taboola
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About Taboola: Taboola is an AI-powered content discovery platform that connects people with content on the web that suits their interests.
Lindsey Clarke
Managing Director of Nativo
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About Nativo: Nativo is an advertising technology platform for brand advertisers and publishers to scale, automate, and measure native ads.
Oliver Yonchev
Managing Director, USA of Social Chain
Oliver Yonchev Social Chain is a company of 120+ like-minded individuals who are quickly disrupting the ever-changing social sphere, who pride themselves on telling a brand’s story through creating dynamic, thought provoking and engaging content which is hastened through a 350+ million strong network of social media influencers, pages and communities. With an average age of just 23 across the whole company, Social Chain know exactly how millennials think, listen, engage and share across social media.
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About Social Chain: Social Chain a social media marketing agency.
Sarah Dawson
Managing Director at Essentially of CSM Sport and Entertainment
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About CSM Sport and Entertainment: CSM Sport and Entertainment provides sports and entertainment marketing services.
Marius Rausch
VP & Managing Director Central Europe of Xandr
Marius Rausch is the Director of Product Marketing at AppNexus, the world’s largest independent advertising technology company. In this position Marius is responsible for product marketing for the publishers segment in EMEA. Marius is a longtime expert and pioneer for Programmatic Marketing. Marius’ last position was as Head of Premium Publisher Platform and RTA for the programmatic business one of the largest AGOF marketer, Interactive Media, responsible, which he has built up since 2010 and is responsible for strategic operational. Previously Marius initiated building projects and the development of CRM systems and their integration in Online Advertising Product Management of Deutsche Telekom AG.
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About Xandr: Xandr is an advertising company.
Rory Miller-Cheevers
Founder & Managing Director of Hyphen
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About Hyphen: Data Intelligence and Performance Marketing
Phil Arnold
Managing Director, Censhare UK of censhare GmbH
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About censhare GmbH: A proven omnichannel content platform letting you master your content in any language, locally or globally.
Josh Reading
Managing Director of Mobius Media Ltd
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About Mobius Media Ltd, Mobius Media Ltd, Mobius Media Ltd: Mobius Media are a full service web development and digital marketing agency
Ben Starr
Founder and Managing Director of 15 Marketing
Ben Starr is an internet entrepreneur who founded and is the current managing director of 15 Marketing. With a degree from The University of Birmingham in Accounting and Finance, he spurned offers from major accounting firms and started his career in American online sports betting. He moved into UK e-gaming in 2005, focusing primarily within the online bingo vertical. Gaining experience at Herotech, Cashcade and Party Gaming, he founded marketing agency 15 Marketing in December of 2009. A keen sportsman, Ben spends his spare time keeping fit by playing football, squash and basketball. He lives in North London with his wife and at time of writing, one child. Hard working but never one for corporate life, he founded 15 Marketing with the requirement of a relaxed dress code and an open plan office. He is known for regularly working 18 hour days, treating his laptop like he would his child and appearing in the office as early as 4am. He is a fanatical basketball fan who follows the NBA avidly, making trips to the USA whenever he can to watch a live game. Founded Jumpman Gaming, October 2012.
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About 15 Marketing, Jumpman Gaming: Launched in 2009, 15 Marketing is a boutique agency 3.0 to the eGaming industry. Founded by Ben Starr, the company looks after many major
Phil Burroughes
Managing Director of Imagesound
Phil Burroughes is the managing director at Imagesound.
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About Imagesound: Imagesound develops in-store music curation and media solutions for global retail, fashion, hospitality, luxury, and restaurant brands.
Christopher Hogg
Global Head of Platform Sales at Lotame
Chris Hogg leads Lotame’s EMEA operations where he is responsible for maintaining and increasing existing business and overseeing new customer acquisition. Chris has more than 17 years of experience in digital ad technology and operations for Independent News and Media, France Telecom – Wanadoo / Orange UK and Unanimis. Chris has held senior management roles for the last 9 years, successfully recruiting, training and leading large teams to deliver commercial results.
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About Lotame: Lotame is the leading provider of data enrichment solutions for global enterprises.
Deepak Shukla
Managing Director of Pearl Lemon
Deepak Shukla is currently the founder of SEO agency Pearl Lemon. An entrepreneur with several business interests to include 1 More Rep, Dr Hidden and Word Pigeon. He has a background in Ed-Tech and Music having spent his 20s running Meet My Tutor, Gobsmackers, Studiobookers and Deep Impakt Recordings. In his spare time you’ll find him involved in endurance sports such as ultramarathons and ironmen
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About Pearl Lemon, Pearl Lemon: An SEO and B2B Lead Generation Agency based in London and serving clients worldwide
Andrew Jack
Group Managing Director of Four Communications
Andrew first established himself in the world of media as Regional Director of CIA with clients such as BT, Hotpoint, Allied Maples, Eastern Electricity, Specsavers and Northcliffe Newspapers. In 1998 Andrew established Osborne Jack Media which became the UK’s largest media planning and buying agency specialising in Property. Andrew was later responsible for the formation of Pure media Group Ltd, a property specialist, which also dealt in financial, consumer and motors with an estimated annual billing of £40m. Andrew now runs Four’s multi-million pound Media and Marketing practices offering media planning and buying as well as brand and design work.
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About Four Communications, Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Andrew Jack
Group Managing Director of Four Communications
Andrew first established himself in the world of media as Regional Director of CIA with clients such as BT, Hotpoint, Allied Maples, Eastern Electricity, Specsavers and Northcliffe Newspapers. In 1998 Andrew established Osborne Jack Media which became the UK’s largest media planning and buying agency specialising in Property. Andrew was later responsible for the formation of Pure media Group Ltd, a property specialist, which also dealt in financial, consumer and motors with an estimated annual billing of £40m. Andrew now runs Four’s multi-million pound Media and Marketing practices offering media planning and buying as well as brand and design work.
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About Four Communications, Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Marion Hardman
Managing Director of Property PR of Four Communications
A former Evening Standard news journalist, Marion launched and ran, as joint managing partner, a PR and award-winning publications consultancy with a range of blue-chip clients for 15 years before joining Four in 2003. The property PR practice handles a diverse range of clients from major developers to niche clients such as interior designers and overseas property clients, including United House, Jackson-Stops & Staff and award-winning Hand Picked Hotels.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Marion Hardman
Managing Director of Property PR of Four Communications
A former Evening Standard news journalist, Marion launched and ran, as joint managing partner, a PR and award-winning publications consultancy with a range of blue-chip clients for 15 years before joining Four in 2003. The property PR practice handles a diverse range of clients from major developers to niche clients such as interior designers and overseas property clients, including United House, Jackson-Stops & Staff and award-winning Hand Picked Hotels.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Truda Spruyt
Managing Director of Four Communications
Truda Spruyt is a director in the culture practice, Four Colman Getty. Clients include the Man Booker International Prize, London Art Fair and the Library of Birmingham which opened in September 2013. Previous campaigns include David Mach’s Precious Light exhibition at Edinburgh City Art Centre and the consumer campaign for the BBC’s Your Paintings website. Truda has extensive experience of managing complex multi-stakeholder projects and of directing strategic campaigns. Truda is one of the team behind Four Colman Getty’s presenting and networking night, Off the Page, which encourages dialogue, innovation and partnership building between publishers, arts organisations, creative agencies and tech start-ups.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Truda Spruyt
Managing Director of Four Communications
Truda Spruyt is a director in the culture practice, Four Colman Getty. Clients include the Man Booker International Prize, London Art Fair and the Library of Birmingham which opened in September 2013. Previous campaigns include David Mach’s Precious Light exhibition at Edinburgh City Art Centre and the consumer campaign for the BBC’s Your Paintings website. Truda has extensive experience of managing complex multi-stakeholder projects and of directing strategic campaigns. Truda is one of the team behind Four Colman Getty’s presenting and networking night, Off the Page, which encourages dialogue, innovation and partnership building between publishers, arts organisations, creative agencies and tech start-ups.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Einir Williams
Group Managing Director of Four Communications
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About Four Communications, Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Einir Williams
Group Managing Director of Four Communications
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About Four Communications, Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Meilyr Ceredig
Managing Director of Cymru of Four Communications
Meilyr Ceredig provides integrated communications support for a range of blue chip and public sector clients across Wales. Meilyr also manages design, marketing, PR and public affairs departments across our offices in Cardiff and Aberystwyth. Meilyr joined Four Cymru in 2010 from international integrated communications company Grayling. In his past role as Head of Wales he strategically directed all of Grayling’s clients in Wales. A first language Welsh speaker, Meilyr is the only bilingual professional in Wales to hold a Chartered Practitioner status by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and he has a Diploma in Copywriting and an MSc Econ in Politics. Meilyr has led on marcomms for some of Wales’s leading private and public sector organisations – including BT Wales; RWE Innogy UK; Welsh Government; and Universities Wales. Meilyr recently masterminded the award winning Welsh Government Fork2Fork umbrella brand project to help unite and market Wales’s artisan food and drink producers.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Meilyr Ceredig
Managing Director of Cymru of Four Communications
Meilyr Ceredig provides integrated communications support for a range of blue chip and public sector clients across Wales. Meilyr also manages design, marketing, PR and public affairs departments across our offices in Cardiff and Aberystwyth. Meilyr joined Four Cymru in 2010 from international integrated communications company Grayling. In his past role as Head of Wales he strategically directed all of Grayling’s clients in Wales. A first language Welsh speaker, Meilyr is the only bilingual professional in Wales to hold a Chartered Practitioner status by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and he has a Diploma in Copywriting and an MSc Econ in Politics. Meilyr has led on marcomms for some of Wales’s leading private and public sector organisations – including BT Wales; RWE Innogy UK; Welsh Government; and Universities Wales. Meilyr recently masterminded the award winning Welsh Government Fork2Fork umbrella brand project to help unite and market Wales’s artisan food and drink producers.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Frank Bertele
Managing Director of Der Merklinger
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About Der Merklinger: Der Merklinger is an online shop that offers different kinds of baking and grilling materials.
Vernon Dias
Founder and Managing Director of Made by Fire
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About Made by Fire: We create digital products for our ambitious clients with a team of over 100 specialists.
Julian Miall
Managing Director of Gravity4
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About Gravity4: Gravity4 is the world’s first high-frequency machine-learning marketing OS, built to enhance the advertising and SaaS industries.
Tim Scoffham
Managing Director of New Media Services Pty Ltd
Tim has worked with emerging platforms within digital marketing (mainly in mobile) for over a decade and has been part of a number of start ups that went on to be acquired by larger corporate organisations. Prior to working on more specialised technologies Tim worked for some of the UK’s most recognised media companies in Channel 4, Virgin Media and the BBC. Now the Managing Director or NewMediaServices, a global communications company – Tim provides on and off line communication platforms for companies to maintain and manage customer relations as well as help to increase offline communication for online sales.
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About New Media Services Pty Ltd: New Media Services Pty Ltd Manage Communications and Content of Consumers.
Paolo Pironi
Managing Director of MightyHive
Paolo oversees EMEA business development at Adbrain. He previously worked as the Director of Business Development at Videoplaza (now an Ooyala company), where he helped build and commercialise their programmatic publisher platform. He previously spent 5 years in media and ad tech sales at Google and Doubleclick.
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About MightyHive: MightyHive is a programmatic solutions provider that simplifies complicated programmatic media buying for advertising organizations.
Henry Smith
Managing Director of Adestra
With over 20 years of experience within the Martech industry, working alongside many of the world’s leading brands, agencies, and technology companies, Henry has developed his passion for helping organizations leverage their data alongside the latest technology innovations and services to improve their marketing results. Henry’s experience and knowledge make him a key asset in driving the business forward in EMEA and globally.
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About Adestra: Adestra is a trusted provider of First-Person Marketing solutions for global and growing brands.
Paul Archer
Founder and Managing Director of Duel
World Record-breaking Adventurer, Best-selling Author and founder of Duel. Aside from his expeditions and writing, he has spent his career building technology, including the Daredevil Project app development studio, and consulting for advertising agencies and tech companies. He founded Duel to democratise and decentralise marketing for brands. Duel is solving the lack of emotional connection and social proof in often clinical looking online stores by rewarding customers for creating visual testimonials and advocating among their friends, rather than wasting millions on advertising to drive sales. Before this Paul conceived and implemented the It’s on the Meter Expedition to drive to London taxi around the World. The expedition broke two Guinness World Records, raised over £20,000 and passed through 50 countries after driving 80,000 miles from London to London in Hannah, a 1992 London Taxi bought of eBay. Paul is also an experienced speaker, moderator and a conference host. Including TEDx, SXSW, Festival of Media, Cannes Lions, Social Media Week, GenerationE, the Content Marketing Institute and Retail.Tech, as well as guest lecturing at the British School of Fashion.
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About Duel: Brand Advocacy Platform that enables purpose-led brands to drive organic growth & retention through word-of-mouth & advocacy
Grant Burke
Client Managing Director of Carat
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About Carat: Carat is a media agency that specializes in media planning and buying, and providing digital and non-traditional media solutions.
Alex White
Managing Director, Food and Parenting of Immediate Media Co.
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About Immediate Media Co.: Immediate Media Co. is a special interest content and platform company.
Goolshun S Belut
Managing Director of Smplicity
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About Smplicity: Smplicity is a London based salesforce partner that focuses on improving business performance with Salesforce
James Elias
Managing Director of AVADO
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About AVADO: AVADO delivers transformative learning that helps businesses gain critical digital skills.
Amy Crawford
Managing Director, AVADO Professional of AVADO
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About AVADO: AVADO delivers transformative learning that helps businesses gain critical digital skills.
Amy Crawford
Managing Director, AVADO Professional of AVADO
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About AVADO: AVADO delivers transformative learning that helps businesses gain critical digital skills.
Jonathan Lewis
Managing Director of Outdoor Plus
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About Outdoor Plus: Outdoor Plus is a digital advertising business.
Lucy Hayman
Managing Director of Blueprint
Lucy Hayman Digital/VR agency owner and communications expert, Lucy Hayman, is passionate about the impact of digital solutions on human behaviour. For 20 years, Blueprint Partners have delivered world class events, communications and digital solutions for global brands all around the world. During this time, Hayman has encouraged the agency and its clients to embrace innovative technology in all aspects of their work, which now extends to using VR to enhance training and communications. Lucy will be presenting alongside Matt Flanagan, Chiropractor, Back to Health.
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About Blueprint: Blueprint is a world class communications agency delivering digital solutions, events & video and internal communications.
David Hughes
Managing Director of What’s Possible Group
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About What’s Possible Group: What’s Possible Group is a marketing group exclusively for marketers at dynamic growth brands.
James Allum
Managing Director, EMEA of Kitewheel
James is a marketing software veteran, having started his career at DoubleClick Software. His first foray into the world of campaign management took him to various clients in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and Malaysia – a trend that was to continue while helping to build the Asia Pacific partner network for Alterian/SDL. After moving to Pitney Bowes, James met Neil Skilling and Mark Smith – joining them for the last 4 years at Kitewheel. James mixes detailed technical knowledge with sound business acumen to support existing Kitewheel partners as well as providing support for new partners to flourish. He has over 20 years of experience in a distinguished career covering marketing automation, campaign management, predictive segmentation, database marketing and real-time engagement platforms. An all-rounder, James is comfortable in a range of roles from client relationship management, architecting systems, building business cases, briefing analysts or providing thought leadership through publishing his own thoughts on the Kitewheel blog. In his spare time, James is a keen ultra-runner, cook, gardener and father. He is married and lives on the banks of the Thames in Berkshire.
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About Kitewheel: Kitewheel is the world’s only cloud-based Customer Journey Hub built to support Journey Orchestration, Mapping, & Analytics.
Andrea Pilgram
Managing Director of Once Upon a Time
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About Once Upon a Time, Once Upon a Time: Once Upon a Time provides impactful integrated communication solutions.
Kostas Alekoglu
Managing Director of Caliston
Serial entrepreneur and Managing Director of Caliston Digital, a results-driven marketing agency based in London, UK.
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About Caliston, SmartFi: ROI-driven Digital marketing agency
Matthew Entwistle
Group Managing Director of Two Circles
Matthew’s twenty-year career includes senior roles in strategy consulting, marketing and commercial operations. His business passion is understanding customers and using that insight to drive tangible commercial results. He has worked across consumer and retail businesses in the UK, Europe, US and Asia, including time as Tesco’s Non-food Marketing Director and Tesco.com’s International Director. As Group Managing Director at Two Circles, he is responsible for delivering great client results in every country in which we work. As a fervent football fan, Matthew has been supporting Manchester City for the past 34 years from Maine Road to the Etihad Stadium. Having played football in his younger years he continues to keep fit and is now a keen gym-goer.
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About Two Circles: Two Circles is a sports marketing agency based in London.
Mark Webster
Managing Director UK and Europe of Give To Get
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About Give To Get: Social Impact
Jiggs O’Sullivan
Managing Director of UpwardComms
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About UpwardComms: UpwardComms is a customer completion firm that provides end-to-end contact center, fulfillment, and marketing services.
Amy Ashton
Managing Director of NeoMam Studios
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About NeoMam Studios: NeoMam Studios is a visual content marketing agency based in Manchester, UK.
Dawn Anderson
Managing Director of Bertey
Dawn Anderson is a Director of Bertey, a digital agency based in Manchester and is also a lecturer in digital marketing and search strategy at Manchester Metropolitan University and a UK, EU and Northern Digital Search Awards judge. Dawn has been involved in SEO for more than 12 years and works with exciting and innovative clients helping them to increase reach, engagement and conversion through digital channels, and a specialist in SEO and in particular technical SEO around crawl optimisation and crawl budget management.
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About Bertey, Manchester Metropolitan University: Digital agency
Matthew Brown
Managing Director of Data & CRM of Karmarama
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About Karmarama: Karmarama is a full service communications agency, combining creative excellence with technology-inspired solutions
Kevin Gibbons
Managing Director of BlueGlass Interactive
A leading light in the search industry, SEOptimise founder Kevin Gibbons is a web expert with over 10 years’ experience. He has specialised in the field of search engine marketing since 2003, advising a wide range of industry sectors on increasing their online visibility by using the latest search engine marketing techniques. A highly respected expert blogger on the latest developments in search engine marketing, Kevin writes regularly for SEOptimise, Econsultancy and Search Engine Land, plus he is highly followed on Twitter. At SEOptimise Kevin oversees the search marketing team, the strategy of online marketing projects, client account management and promotes the business within the search industry.
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About BlueGlass Interactive, Re:signal, WeLoveDates: BlueGlass Interactive is a digital marketing agency providing integrated SEO, content marketing, and paid search services.
John Dawson
Managing Director of marketingQED
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About marketingQED: marketingQED is a technology company providing unique tools that help you to discover how you can optimise your marketing budget.
Andrew Furlong
Managing Director of REO
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About REO: REO creates digital customer experience services for businesses.
Farhad Divecha
Managing Director of AccuraCast
Farhad Divecha is the managing director of AccuraCast. He oversees all search engine marketing, advertising and technical development work. A recognised authority in the field of search engine marketing and mobile search marketing, Farhad is a regular speaker at industry conferences and is quoted in numerous popular publications including the Wall Street Journal, Business Week and CNet.
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About AccuraCast: AccuraCast is a digital marketing agency based in London, UK.
Jonny Spindler
Managing Director of Jones Knowles Ritchie
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About Jones Knowles Ritchie: Jones Knowles Ritchie is an provider of strategic design agency developing brands for clients in the fast-moving consumer goods sector.
James Brockbank
Managing Director of Digitaloft
James Brockbank is Managing Director and Founder at Digitaloft, a UK-based SEO and content marketing agency who specialise in driving organic growth for brands in competitive sectors such as retail eCommerce, travel and finance. James is a regular contributor to Search Engine Journal, Search Engine Watch and a speaker at search conferences around the world.
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About Digitaloft: Digitaloft is a SEO, PPC & Content Marketing agency.
Carla Arrindell
Managing Director – UK of Optimise
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About Optimise: Global Performance Marketing Company
Eric Tomaszewski
Founder / Managing Director of Itoma Lux
Eric Tomaszewski is the Founder & Managing Director of Itoma Lux. He founded Itoma Lux in 2017 after 10 years of corporate experience with companies like Ocado, Magna Exteriors and Magna Interiors, Ishida Europe Ltd, and Kimberly-Clark.
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About Itoma Lux: We enable PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT with FINANCE and then de-risk it and increase chances of commercial success with MARKETING & SALES solutions.
Ben Mott
Managing Director & Co-Founder of Future Kings
Responsible for the overall smooth running of the business and building deep, long-term client relationships. Ben is the enabler, focussed on creating the perfect environment for the Future Kings team to deliver brilliant, effective work for their clients. Ben co-founded the company in order to build a great team, do great work with great clients and, more importantly, have fun doing it.
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About Future Kings: Future Kings is a marketing and advertising firm.
Kate Eady
Managing Director & Founder of Wrapped Agency
I still love getting involved in client projects when I can and making clients feel excited and enthusiastic about design. The best parts about working here are the people – clients and our team. I’m married with two children and two dogs and have always lived in Yorkshire, though you’ll find me walking in the Lake District or wandering around art galleries on city breaks as often as I can!
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About Wrapped Agency: Wrapped Agency specialises in growing businesses.
Jennifer Quigley Jones
Founder and Managing Director of Digital Voices
Jennifer is the Founder and Managing Director of Digital Voices, an Influencer and Content Marketing agency. Before starting Digital Voices, she worked at YouTube with UK creators. Digital Voices works with clients like Rolls-Royce, the Royal Air Force and Island Records to design social media campaigns. She believes in making content that your customers want to find. Whilst at Google, she taught UK creators and brands to grow organically – without spending money on advertising. The role involved data analysis to strategically advise brands on video – at the cutting edge of media and advertising. She advised over 500 partners from a variety of industries – from The Economist, to UNHCR, to music labels and even Facebook prankster Ben Phillips, on brand strategies, taking into account their business objectives. Prior to YouTube, she completed her Master’s at Harvard University in Middle Eastern Studies, on a generous full scholarship from the Kennedy Memorial Trust. Whilst there, she specialised in the Syrian crisis and worked with many non-profits and social enterprises, including the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations.
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About Digital Voices: Digital Voices is an Influencer marketing agency that specialises in youtube.
Jake Third
Managing Director of Hallam
Jake is Hallam’s Client Services Director, where he introduces clients to Hallam’s team of experts and strives to deliver an outstanding client experience. Jake’s strengths are in consultative business development, analytical thinking, and digital marketing strategy. Jake believes that being truly customer-centric results in increased client-satisfaction, better relationships, and superior performance for both parties. Long-term success is rooted in sustainable and ethical business. As such, it is Jake’s aim that Hallam only enters into partnerships that are mutually beneficial, leading to the shared success of both parties. In 2018, Jake was made a Director of Hallam following 4 years of driving business growth. In the same year, he was Commended as Young Director of the Year by the Institute of Directors (IoD). In his spare time, Jake’s interests include meditation, charity-work, exercise, and a belief in life-long learning. He holds a BSc in Mathematics and Business.
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About Hallam: Hallam is a full service digital marketing agency providing digital campaigns and strategy, SEO, PPC, content marketing, web development.
Mike Follett
Managing Director of Lumen Research
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About Lumen Research: Lumen is a specialist eye tracking research agency based in London, who help optimise advertising across a number of platforms.
Guy Weston
Managing Director of Creode
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About Creode, Open Path: Creode is a digital marketing business that helps companies transform their brands by combining technical skills with brand marketing.
Bill Carr
Managing Director of Carpe Diem
Bill Carr is the managing director at Carpe Diem.
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About Carpe Diem: Full service digital agency specialising in website design, development and marketing to increase ROI with Customer Rate Optimisation.
Gareth Hoyle
Managing Director of Marketing Signals
A well-known and respected member of the global search community, Gareth has over a decade of experience running on and offshore teams in an agency environment. Gareth delivers a laid back and informative style of speaking with clear takeaways and an open and honest approach to the subjects in general.
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About Marketing Signals: Marketing Signals are an ambitious digital marketing agency focused on working with ambitious digital brands.
Mark Masters
Managing Director of The ID Group
Mark Masters is owner of The ID Group, a content marketing consultancy, based in England. He is a believer for businesses to take ownership of the spaces that are theirs in order to build their audience, by standing for something compelling. Why continually pay for attention, when others can pay attention? Mark is the author of The Content Revolution and co-presenter of the weekly Marketing Homebrew podcast. His weekly You Are The Media email, every Thursday, shines a light on what businesses need to take on board to make an owned media approach flourish.
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About The ID Group: The ID Group a content marketing agency to help you stand for something.
Norbert Wirth
Managing Director of SUPERCRUNCH by GfK
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About SUPERCRUNCH by GfK: SUPERCRUNCH is an agile marketing analytics provider, crunching data from multiple sources to deliver a superior marketing performance.
Ben Antcliff
Managing Director & Founder of Omnis Data
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About Omnis Data, YourBlock: Omnis Data provides its clients with detailed and relevant insight on the lifestyle & life-stage of UK consumers using its Data services.
Mike Kirwan
Managing Director of R M S
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About R M S: R M S is a marketing and advertising company located in Altrincham that provides services such as PR & Social, brand, creative & design.
Jonathan Anthony
Managing Director / CEO & Founder of adAPPt
Jonathan Anthony Following a long career in the broadcast industry Jon Anthony founded technology partner adappt.co.uk in 2011 with a focus on the convergent media space. adappt originally created a mobile platform with an emphasis on ease of consumption of information, which is used by banks, government organisation and NGOs. Recently Jon architected The World Health Organisation Event Information System and Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network platforms, bringing a social media approach to critical systems knowledge sharing. Jon is a seed investor in Artificial Intelligence based data classifier TheHub.ai. TheHub.ai work with clients to structure, correlate and interpret disparate data streams.
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About adAPPt: adAPPt have highly experienced teams, with design, development and marketing portfolios from media multinationals and blue chip companies.
Dean Lynn
Managing Director of Trusted Media Agency
Can be found here – https://trustedmedia.co.uk
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About Trusted Media Agency: Full Servic e Digital Marketing and Website Agency in Peterborough & London
Matt Roskill
Managing Director of Albion
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About Albion, Utility Warehouse: We are a creative business partner. We work with companies to invent and reinvent their businesses to unlock growth.
Craig Somerville
Managing Director of The Reload Group
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About Reload Digital, The Reload Group: The Reload Group is a set of digital marketing and consulting firms that offer these services to their international clients.
Richard Robinson
Managing Director of Xiem
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About Xiem: Xeim provides marketing intelligence, training, advice, and connections to companies in order to empower and improve their performance.
Nick Russell
Managing Director of Xonetic
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About Xonetic: Xonetic is a cloud-based platform that specializes in digital energy and business technology.
Roy Dovaston
Managing Director of Click Guardian
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About Click Guardian: Click Guardian offer an anti-click fraud solution for Google AdWords clients to protect their advertising budget against competitors & bots.
Aaron Dicks
Managing Director of Impression Digital
Aaron Dicks is Managing Director of Impression, a UK search marketing and web development agency which was founded in 2012. Impression is award winning for its Digital Strategy and search engine marketing campaigns, and works with companies of all sizes, from funded startups through to SMEs and PLCs.
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About Impression Digital: Impression Digital is a strategic-thinking team of digital marketing experts with a creative edge.
Graham Withe
Founder and Managing Director of We Influence
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About We Influence, Webtise: We Influence is a digital marketing agency specializing in search marketing and conversion rate optimization.
Tania Vie Riba
Founder & Managing Director of Vie carratt
Tania Vie Riba is the founder and managing director at Vie Carratt.
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About Vie carratt: Vie carratt provide digital marketing, communication services and management advice to enable innovative start-ups and technology.
Bhavik Haria
Managing Director of Cincera Productions
Bhavik Haria, Director of video production agency Cincera Productions, has over 5 years experience in helping businesses tell their story in the digital world through the power of videos. His fresh outlook on video marketing and how to use it to increase sales has helped hundreds of businesses to reach new audiences and increase their profits. Cincera have helped tell stories for businesses such as Kaplan Financial UK, Arup, Arcus and charitable organisations such as the RSPCA and London”s Air Ambulance. Bhavik is committed to deeply understanding how online video is transforming businesses around the UK and can show you how to do the same for your own business.
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About Cincera Productions: Cincera is here to provide professional cinematography and photography services for all types of businesses.
Paul Henderson
Managing Director of Summon Digital
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About Summon Digital: Specialist PPC and SEO agency based in London
Mark Joseph
Managing Director of Vouch Global
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About Vouch Global: Vouch Global is a digital and marketing agency that focuses on influence marketing, social media, content creation, media buying and SEO.
Debrah Harding
Managing Director of The Market Research Society
Debrah is Managing Director of the Market Research Society (MRS), a Vice President of the European Research Federation EFAMRO and an Executive Board member of the Global Research Business Network (GRBN). Debrah leads MRS’ standards, policy and public affairs activities working extensively with government departments and European institutions on issues which affect research, insight and data. Debrah has a wealth of knowledge of ethical codes, guidelines, data protection and on the enforcement of professional & process standards and is co-author of the book, Quality in Market Research: from Theory to Practice. Prior to joining MRS Debrah worked in accountancy and publishing. Debrah is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and the RSA; and a Trustee of the McDougall Trust, a charity which promotes public understanding of electoral democracy.
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About The Market Research Society: The Market Research Society (MRS) is the world’s leading authority for the research, insight, marketing science and data analytics sectors.
Garry Adamson
Managing Director/Founder of 4Sight Sport & Leisure
Garry is a leading CRM expert with over 20 years’ experience including 12 years in the sports industry. He is the founder of the concept of Fan Relationship Marketing (FRM) recognising the perfect fit between CRM and sport with an understanding of the unique characteristics of its customers. He has worked with a number of sports organisations such as Manchester City, The ECB, The FA, Reading FC, Arsenal FC, AS Monaco and Silverstone. Garry has an MBA (Distinction) from the University of Liverpool.
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About 4Sight Sport & Leisure: 4Sight Sport & Leisure a specialist CRM & Data Marketing Agency.
Mark Matias
Managing Director of OMdeSIGN
Director at OMdeSIGN. a creative website design and web development studio from London.
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About OMdeSIGN: OMdeSIGN is a creative digital agency focusing on website design and development.
Hugo Woodhead
Managing Director of Pilcro
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About Pilcro: Startups struggle to stay on brand. We are here to help. Manage your brand in pilcro.
Luke Beauchamp
Managing Director of Advertising Production Resources (aka APR Consulting)
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About Advertising Production Resources (aka APR Consulting), City Quests Media: Advertising Production Resources is a media production company offering media production management and cost optimization services.
Andrew Watts
Managing Director of Apple Print & Creative
Andrew Watts is the managing director at Apple Print & Creative.
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About Apple Print & Creative: Apple Print & Creative is a print, design, and marketing agency that provides a robust and professional service.
Dan Williams
Managing Director & Founder of 100 Percent Group
Dan Williams is the managing director of 100 Percent Group.
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About 100 Percent Group: 100 Percent Group provides International Retail Installation services, to activate in-store marketing campaigns for global brands.
David Brownley
Managing Director of Digitally Brilliant Ltd
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About Digitally Brilliant Ltd: Digital Marketing & Web Design Made Simple. We build great Websites and Marketing Campaigns which Gain Quality Leads and Revenue.
Robert Stoubos
Owner & Managing Director of Odyssey New Media Ltd
With over 10 years experience in Digital Marketing I have become a results-driven marketer with the skills required to successfully implement cross-channel digital marketing campaigns that generate increased brand awareness, sales and ROI. In 2010 I founded Odyssey New Media – a leading full service Digital Marketing in Birmingham, UK. Specialising in SEO, PPC, Social Media, Inbound Marketing, Conversion Enhancement and more. If you want to improve your sales, increase sales leads and grow your customer base then contact us today and see what we can do to help your company acheive your goals. Call us now on 0844 500 6911.
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About Odyssey New Media Ltd: Leading full service Digital Marketing Agency, based in Birmingham, UK.
David Bryan
Managing Director of Opace Digital Marketing Agency in Birmingham
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About Opace Digital Marketing Agency in Birmingham: Opace are a results-driven Birmingham based Web Design, eCommerce SEO & Internet Marketing agency.
Bill Hoston
Managing Director of Burkett Web Solutions
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About Burkett Web Solutions: Web Development, Internet Marketing and Social Media Management, Optimization and Marketing Agency.
Bill Hoston
Managing Director of Burkett Web Solutions
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About Burkett Web Solutions: Web Development, Internet Marketing and Social Media Management, Optimization and Marketing Agency.
Mark Lockie
Managing Director, Landmark Identity, Strategic Advisor, Science Media Partners of Landmark Identity
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About Landmark Identity: Landmark offers knowledge in the identity sector and offers marketing, events, community building, research and content services.
Roger Searl
Founder, Managing Director of INFO/NATION
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About INFO/NATION: INFO/NATION is an extensive database of Greater China’s high net worth individuals and ultra high net worth individuals (HNWI and UHNWI).
Rebekah Mackay Miller
Managing Director of trnd
Rebekah Mackay Miller Managing Director trnd Alongside Paul Mitchell, Rebekah is jointly responsible for the strategic direction and growth of trnd UK, specifically overseeing the client services, operations and marketing side of the business. trnd provides brands with Collaborative Marketing solutions, enabling them to work with and harness the power of their biggest fans: their customers.
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About trnd: trnd help brands market with their consumers rather than at them. Europe’s leading Collaborative Marketing company.
Maureen Corish
Managing Director of Pumpkin PR
Maureen Corish is a Managing Director of Pumpkin.
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About Pumpkin PR: Pumpkin PR is an independent PR agency specializing in public relations management for creative, tech, and media industries.
Nick Redford
Managing Director of Caterforce
Nick Redford is the managing director of Caterforce.
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About Caterforce: Caterforce is a foodservice buying and marketing consortium in the UK.
