Stuart Hodge is SVP Automotive at Poppins, a digital creative agency with a focus on the automotive sector. Hodge was previously CEO and Founder at specialist automotive and change management agency Y2Change, which was acquired by Poppins in January. He spoke to Econsultancy about the challenges of working in a sector that “moves faster than […]
Nataly Kelly is Chief Marketing Officer at consumer insights platform Zappi, which helps B2C brands with their advertising research and innovation. We caught up with Kelly to ask about the changing nature of market research; any brand doing ad testing ad hoc “will miss out on the latest opportunities to leverage AI for consumer insights,” […]
One of the biggest names in email marketing is Mailchimp, which grew so rapidly in the noughties and 2010s thanks to its commitment to designing for smaller businesses. Those early days of digital may seem a distant memory, but email is still the cornerstone of many a marketing department. We caught up with Jim Rudall, […]
Luca Picardi is Head of Brand Strategy at Kallan & Co., a design studio with a virtual working model (and offices in Helsinki, Melbourne and Christchurch). He has been working across brands and digital products for the last decade. Given Picardi’s schooling at Central Saint Martins and current teaching work at BAU school of design […]
The growth of member pricing and the rise in retail media are just two reasons why loyalty schemes have been front of mind recently for many marketers. We caught up with Laura McGill, Head of Marketing at global promotions and loyalty firm Benamic, and self-professed “data-driven person” to ask what customers want from loyalty schemes. Econsultancy: […]
Competing with dominant new entrants is one of the challenges in online retail highlighted by Scayle’s Craig Smith, who says the “fast user experience” and “ability to match supply with customer demand” demonstrated by Shein and Temu show the “direction online shopping is moving”. Smith describes himself as “from a retail family”, with his father […]
Image: Damien Mahoney, Nosto Damien Mahoney is the Chief Strategy Officer at Nosto, a role he took on in April 2023 following the acquisition of visual user-generated content (UGC) platform Stackla, where he was founder and CEO. “I still continue to focus on the success of this part of Nosto,” he explains, “assisting the team […]
Sam Richardson is a consultant at Twilio. She describes the team’s focus at the customer engagement platform, as “firmly on helping our [clients] to understand the importance of developing deeper relationships with customers.” “We’re working with them to encourage a mindset shift,” she continues, “from thinking about one off transactions to how they can earn […]
Arnold Ma is the CEO of Qumin – a digital marketing agency that helps brands connect with Chinese-speaking consumers globally. We caught up with Ma to discuss Western brand strategy in the Chinese market, the future of social commerce, and the power of Douyin. Econsultancy: Tell me about your role… what does a typical day […]
Jonathan Fraser is co-founder and chief strategy officer at full-service agency Trouble Maker. We ask him about his day-to-day role, the digital and advertising trends of the moment, and his favourite ad campaigns of recent times. Econsultancy: Tell me about your role… What does a typical day look like for you? Jonathan Fraser: My day […]
Rory O’ Connor is the founder and CEO of delivery management platform Scurri. I caught up with him to find out what his day-to-day role entails. We also chat about the importance of post-purchase CX, customer expectations, and ecommerce trends. Tell me about your role… what does a typical day look like for you? My […]
James Keating is CMO at Pleo, which offers smart company cards and automated expense reports. I caught up with James to find out more about his role. We also discuss Pleo’s focus on brand storytelling, what it’s like working at the fintech scale-up space, and what’s next for the company. Econsultancy: Tell me about your […]