Contributors

Helen Pollitt

Head of SEO

Helen is the Head of SEO at Avenue Digital and has over ten years of experience in digital marketing. She is highly skilled in the technical aspects of SEO as well as overarching SEO strategies and business plans. She works with clients to develop comprehensive and detailed forecasts and strategies, focusing closely on deliverables and...

Jasmine McKenzie

Content & Social Media Executive • Absolute Digital Media

In addition to updating Absolute Digital Media’s own social media profiles, Jasmine McKenzie works across a broad number of client campaigns. Her day to day responsibilities involve managing a number of social profiles including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedIn and staying on top of the latest industry changes in order to overcome algorithm changes...

Stephen Kenwright

Head of Digital • Pendragon PLC

Stephen Kenwright is head of digital at the UK’s leading automotive retailer Pendragon PLC – working across brands including Stratstone, Evans Halshaw and Car Store – and has previously held various director roles at Kin + Carta-owned marketing agencies Branded3 and Edit. He’s delivered keynotes and presentations at more than 100 events in 10 countries....

Sophie Brannon

Director of SEO

Sophie Brannon is an SEO specialist from the UK. She is currently the Director of SEO at a large eCommerce site in the US and has previously held leadership roles such as Head of SEO and Client Services Director at a UK-based agency. She has worked across the UK, US, and Australian markets over the...

Shofiur Rahman

Lead Web Developer • Absolute Digital Media

Shofiur Rahman is the Lead Web Developer at Absolute Digital Media. He has a vast array of knowledge in several different front and back end programming languages such as CSS and PHP, responsive frameworks, data bases and best code practices. In addition to having a BS degree in Computer Science and Engineering, Shofiur has an...

Kirsty Spencer

Managing Director

With over 15 years’ experience, both Agency and Client side, Kirsty Spencer has delivered successful digital marketing strategies for wide ranging brands from British Heart Foundation and LighterLife to Pizza Hut, Mondelez, Novartis and Warburtons. Now Managing Director at Made by Sonder, the award winning agency is passionate about the power of content to connect...

Richard Jennis

Managing Director • SimpleClick

Richard Jennis founded SimpleClick in 2008 with one clear ruleL avoid the techno-babble and focus on what sets SimpleClick apart – its high level of client engagement. SimpleClick is a technical agency that specialises in web design and development, bespoke software development, usability testing and mobile app development. SimpleClick prides itself on providing imaginative, technical...

Jason Haydon

Senior Sales Development Representative • Phrasee

Martin Wallace

UK Head of Marketing • LiveRamp

Martin Wallace has 15 years of marketing experience in the tech sector, having worked for a number of small businesses and high growth start-ups. Having finally accepted that he may not make it as a rock star, Martin now leads the UK Marketing team at LiveRamp – the market leader in identity resolution and data...

Niall Moody

Trading Director • Nano Interactive

Niall is responsible for the supply and demand operations at Nano, and has led the UK team in delivering global award-winning campaigns. He is working closely with the founders, engineers, marketing, and publishers to launch new product strategies that respond to advertisers’ demands in a privacy-first world.

Ellie Leek

Marketing Manager • POPS

Ellie Leek joined POPS straight after University for 5 months as Marketing Assistant, a role involving many events and activations. In March 2018, Ellie became POPS Marketing Manager. From managing the POPS online presence & external communications to securing sponsors, partners & press coverage; she’s implemented the 2019 rebrand and strategies around leading retail accounts.

Chris Attewell

CEO

Chris Attewell has been appointed as the CEO of Search Laboratory, having previously held the position of global sales director at the company, where he worked with clients to maximise profits from their international websites through ethical search engine optimisation, PPC, programmatic display, online PR and social media, in more than 25 different languages. He is...

Natasha Harden

Head of Marketing • Rebel Kitchen

Natasha is Brand Guru (aka Head of Marketing) at Rebel Kitchen, leading on marketing and brand strategy and pushing the business towards their vision of redefining health. Since joining in 2015, Natasha saw the need to apply a rebellious approach to marketing at Rebel Kitchen and has subsequently led the change on championing brand led...

Kerensa Jennings

Group Director of Digital Impact • BT

Previously the BBC’s Head of Strategic Delivery, Kerensa’s work designing and delivering the BBC’s Make it Digital strategy earned the Innovation Enterprise Chief Strategy Officer’s Best Innovation Award. Kerensa is also a Professor, an Executive Coach, and a bestselling author. Kerensa spent many years as a television producer and journalist, working at ITN and Sky...

Matt Holmes

Head of Digital Marketing • Thomas Cook Group Airline

Matt Holmes is Head of Digital Marketing for Thomas Cook Group Airline. Formerly Head of Paid Search at Emirates, he specialises in guiding international, multi-lingual brands through times of digital transformation. Matt is passionate about pushing what’s possible in digital marketing through making the best use of tech, data, people, and processes.