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The people of McCann Erickson Bristol
In Bristol we're fortunate to attract the best people at every level - and across every discipline. We're also accredited with all the leading industry professional bodies and organisations (see below) ensuring our people undergo continuous personal and professional development. As a result, our clients are assured a truly smooth and effective delivery of our Communications House offering.
Every one of our specialist divisions works in harmony to support each other, under the expert guidance of our Senior Management Team, who are...
Fraser Bradshaw - Managing Director
Fraser began his marketing career with ICI in 1987 before moving into advertising and working agency side. Since his early days on Girobank, Barclaycard and managing the Burger King account, he has continued to work on national and international accounts in marketing and strategic roles - both in the UK and US.
He is a strong advocate of Integrated Marketing Communications and was formerly Strategy & Planning Director for McCann-Erickson, before being appointed Managing Director of McCann Bristol in 2004. Since then the agency has been voted UK Agency of the Year nationally and regionally and has grown its revenue five fold to become a driving force in the region. He also established McCann's digital agency McCann-i and is responsible for the award-winning digital operations in Bristol and Birmingham.
Paul Gillow - Director of Brand Response & McCann Direct
Paul has had 20 years in the industry and brings experience from a diverse range of industry sectors and channels. Over the last few years he has predominately focused on the integration of marketing programmes both on and offline and specifically in the development of customer relevance and relationships. Paul's Direct team are industry experts who manage everything from list purchases to data modelling and profiling through to CRM programmes. His Brand Response team are also highly experienced in creating effective, response-driven above-the-line solutions for TV, radio, poster and press campaigns.
Claire Banks - Head of Interactive
Leading the McCann-i team Claire was brought to McCann Erickson to create and build McCann Erickson's digital offering. Her experience in all things interactive has been earned, not quite since the advent of the internet, but certainly since the term digital marketing was born. Clients include: Mattel, Disney, Crown, Muller, Johnnie Walker, Travelex, Diahatsu, Avis, Goodyear, Dunlop, HiQ, Sofa Brands International, Kodak Lens, OKI Printing Solutions, Bristol & West, Bank of Ireland, BOC, Ceuta Healthcare, Ordnance Survey, Government Planning Portal.
Laurinda Bellew - Director of Media
Laurinda entered agency life at Target Direct Marketing. Here she worked her way up from Media Planner Buyer to Head of Media Services, whereupon she managed the department for eight years. She joined McCann Bristol in 2007. As a media strategist, her core responsibility is to deliver integrated campaigns within budget and above target - and to strengthen the on and offline channel communications and audience development across a wide variety of commercial and not-for-profit organisations. She runs a full Universal McCann Media operation that plans and buys all media channels from TV to local and regional media, and radio to online.
John Heywood - Creative Director
John has over 20 years of experience in the marketing industry. With strong retail experience, he has worked on numerous accounts throughout his career, specifically as Creative Director on B&Q, Carphone Warehouse, Toys R Us and M&S. He also directed the Nutricia Mother & Baby business for over seven years (Cow&Gate, Milupa and Olvarit). He has experience in travel, telecoms, financial services, pharmaceuticals and charity. John conceives and/or overseas all client work, both on and off line. He also remains a hands-on, enthusiastic motivator and mentor to his team, which includes award-winning talent from all creative disciplines: print and digital designers, art directors, copywriters and artworkers. While each has their own specialism, they work collectively to bring our client's demand ideas to life in the most compelling, cost-effective and integrated way.
Victoria Coates - Creative Services Director
With ten years' experience gained in a range of high profile advertising and marketing agencies such as Fallons, Abbott Mead Vickers and Wieden & Kennedy, Victoria has experience working on some of the world's best-known brands. She is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the creative department and co-ordinating the McCann Creative Development Process - our proven production process that guarantees we can react quickly and efficiently to our client's needs and facilitate a smooth, successful journey from initial brief to final fulfillment.
Nick Livingstone - Technical Director
Leading the McCann-i development team - interface development expert, with emphasis on information architecture, standards compliance, usability and accessibility. Experienced in consulting on and developing accessible, usable web sites for a wide range of clients, including FMCG: Ceuta Healthcare, Guinness, Johnnie Walker, Muller; automotive: Hyundai, Shell, Goodyear Dunlop, Mercedes, Daihatsu, Harley Davidson; government: Planning Portal, NHS, Advantage West Midlands; Financial: Bank of Ireland, Nationwide, Royal bank of Scotland, Esure, Travelex, Wesleyan.
Kelly Comley - Office Manager
The invaluable oil without which our cogs wouldn't turn. Kelly has been with us for over 10 years and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the office and company infrastructure.
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