Joanna Edwards
Marketing & Communications Director • Financial Times
Joanna is a CIM qualified and chartered marketer with experience in creating and implementing marketing plans which include all elements of the marketing mix.
Contributors
Gilbert Corrales
CEO & Co-Founder • Leaf
Gilbert Corrales is a geek, strategist, and entrepreneur. He is co-founder and CEO of Leaf, an end-to-end performance marketing solutions tech company based in Newcastle, UK. Prior to this, he also co-founded Leaf Music, which became one of the most popular music-centric social networks in Latin America. Born in Costa Rica, Gilbert brings the pura...
Adam Whittles
Head of SEO • AutoTrader
Adam has over 10 years’ experience in digital marketing and is currently the Head of SEO at AutoTrader, the UK’s largest automotive marketplace. As part of the marketing leadership team at AutoTrader, Adam is jointly responsible for the overall marketing budget, objectives, and strategy, as well as managing the SEO team. He has previously held...
Adam Wright
Head of Digital • Beiersdorf
Adam is Head of Digital at Beiersdorf’s Northern European management unit, based in Birmingham, UK. Having held numerous roles across CRM, consumer experience, and digital media, Adam now leads the digital marketing team supporting Beiersdorf’s flagship skincare brands across seven markets.
Michael Jarrett
Group Account Director • 8 Million Stories Ltd
Michael has over 12 years’ experience in digital marketing, working for a range of major international brands including General Mills, Visit Britain, British Airways, and the BBC. An SEO expert by trade, he has been with 8 Million Stories since 2013 and has won several awards for his work combining content strategy with modern, ethical...
Stephan Marais
Digital Marketing Strategist & SEO Specialist • Somebody Digital
Stephan is an Integrated Digital Marketing Strategist. He joined Somebody Digital in October 2020, and ensures the online success of a multitude of online businesses in a wide range of industries worldwide.
Claire Stanley-Manock
Paid Media Director • connective3
Claire has over 15 years of digital marketing experience, and knows how to navigate the complex paid media landscape to deliver incremental growth for clients. Campaigns are planned with strategic creativity and delivered with personalisation to generate cut through, emotion, and results.
Andy Mallinson
Chief Revenue Officer & Managing Director • Stackla
Andy Mallinson is the Chief Revenue Officer and Managing Director at Stackla, the visual content engine that puts customer stories at the heart of brand marketing. Stackla meets the content needs of enterprise-level brands, including Apple, Canon, Lush, Kmart, Nintendo, and many more. Andy has more than 20 years’ experience working as MD and CMO...
Lauren Crane
Senior Digital Manager • Astrid & Miyu
Lauren is responsible for creating and implementing Astrid & Miyu’s Digital Marketing and Ecommerce strategies, ensuring its customers enjoy a seamless online experience whilst driving the business’ growth and presence within profit-generating frameworks. Lauren previously worked as Paid Media Manager for Reiss and has held several other digital-focused roles within the fashion, beauty, and automotive...
Tony Macpherson
Chief Operating Officer • display block
Tony has 20 years of experience in email marketing, and is co-author of ‘The Big Book of Email Marketing’. He specialises in email marketing and communications strategy, campaign analysis, testing programmes, email delivery, mobile email optimisation, email campaign development and deployment, email automation, and email eCommerce.
E-J Harris
Account Manager • Playable
As an Account Manager at LeadFamly, E-J helps potential customers explore whether LeadFamly can help them achieve their marketing goals and create business results.
Jon Boston
Founder & Technical Director • Strange
Jon is a senior marketing and technical executive with over 26 years’ experience in digital. With a strong focus on campaign performance, Jon leads an award-winning team of digital marketing and web development professionals, and is an expert in creating digital strategies. Jon has worked with a wide range of brands including Amnesty International, Friends...
Gareth James
Director • Foundation
Gareth became Director of Foundation in 2020, bringing with him a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry, including consultancy work for Liberty Marketing. His specialisms include SEO, marketing management, strategy implementation, eCommerce optimisation, and sales.
James Brockbank
Managing Director & Founder • Digitaloft
With a 12-year SEO career behind him, James is a growth-focused marketer with a specialist focus on delivering high-performance content-led strategies. James has previously spoken at conferences including PubCon, SMX West, SMX London, State of Search, WordCamp, BrightonSEO, YoastCon, Learn Inbound, and Ungagged, and is a regular contributor to industry publications including Search Engine Journal...
Greig Johnston
CEO • Vidatec
Greig was appointed CEO at Vidatec following the acquisition of Dogfish Mobile, by the Insights Group in 2017. He previously filled senior technology roles at Insights group, and was instrumental in the decision to acquire Dogfish Mobile, where he saw a technology company with the potential to be a global player.