Andy Garner Email & Phone Number

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Local area marketing is incredibly important for many brands, where the opportunity for media efficiency and consumer relevance is enormous. However, planning and executing this activity is often and inefficient process for advertisers and their agencies, with media silos limiting opportunities for data sharing and cross channel optimisation. Media concierge has the strongest delivery in local media, Door drop to every single UK postcode, with 650 press titles, 500+ websites, local magazines… Show more Local area marketing is incredibly important for many brands, where the opportunity for media efficiency and consumer relevance is enormous. However, planning and executing this activity is often and inefficient process for advertisers and their agencies, with media silos limiting opportunities for data sharing and cross channel optimisation. Media concierge has the strongest delivery in local media, Door drop to every single UK postcode, with 650 press titles, 500+ websites, local magazines, Inserts, Digital display, email, social and over 2500 content producers - we have the UK covered. Media Concierge is uniquely positioned to deliver step change that resolves these efficiency and effectiveness issues. We created a new way to engage local audiences… Total Local. This solution includes planning and reporting tech to activate and optimise exclusive media channels, along with single access/contact for a streamlined buying process. Powered by location centric data, hyper local creative messaging and exclusive media channels to locally dominate and engage audiences. At Media Concierge we have local area media planning at our core. The planning and optimisation technology would help us scale brands at local level. Total local is unique, local, scalable and fully accountable. We have beta tested with a National client and have a significant use case. We are actively seeking more partners to test and activate across our Total local solution. Please get in touch if you want to learn more about our Local area marketing solution… Total local. Show less

Manchester, United Kingdom

• Founder & Former Managing Director at More Media Sales (Acquired) | Director at Media Concierge | Board Director at Manchester Publicity Association• As Founder and Managing Director of More Media Sales (acquired in 2021), I led multiple teams, delivering media solutions for brands such as Loop Me, The Evening Standard, The Independent, DataMixx, Timeout, Stylist, and Samsung Ads. Our offerings spanned digital brand performance, national press, premium free magazines, email marketing, and… Show more • Founder & Former Managing Director at More Media Sales (Acquired) | Director at Media Concierge | Board Director at Manchester Publicity Association• As Founder and Managing Director of More Media Sales (acquired in 2021), I led multiple teams, delivering media solutions for brands such as Loop Me, The Evening Standard, The Independent, DataMixx, Timeout, Stylist, and Samsung Ads. Our offerings spanned digital brand performance, national press, premium free magazines, email marketing, and connected TV.• My leadership focused on business planning, client strategy, and team development, ensuring that we consistently aligned innovative media solutions with client needs and hit the numbers. We forged key partnerships with all our clients. We developed a deep relationship with Adsquare for real-time footfall measurement and launched More Crossover, a joint venture bringing location insights to paid social media—positioning us as leaders in location-based media.• I am deeply committed to fostering a people-first culture. Throughout my leadership at More Media Sales, I prioritized personal and professional development, ensuring team members had the support and opportunities to grow in their careers. I believe that a strong, collaborative culture is the foundation for success, and I worked to build high-performing teams where creativity and innovation could thrive.• Since the acquisition of More Media Sales, I now serve as Director at Media Concierge, continuing to drive innovation, scale business operations, and support agency growth across diverse media platforms. As a Board Director at the Manchester Publicity Association, I remain dedicated to shaping the future of the media industry and fostering the next generation of creative talent Show less

Manchester

Leading a revenue generating commercial team of 17.My role sat at the heart by maximising the revenue generated from the amazing News brands,The Sun, The Times, Sunday Times, across all platforms digital and mobile. My role focused on pro actively leading a team to drive new and existing business and empowering the team to hit challenging goals. The role balanced the day to day with longer term strategy and embracing the constant change in how we do business. Including change management… Show more Leading a revenue generating commercial team of 17.My role sat at the heart by maximising the revenue generated from the amazing News brands,The Sun, The Times, Sunday Times, across all platforms digital and mobile. My role focused on pro actively leading a team to drive new and existing business and empowering the team to hit challenging goals. The role balanced the day to day with longer term strategy and embracing the constant change in how we do business. Including change management and re-structuring the sales force to face the market more efficiently and effectively. My role focused on not only managing the revenue budget but also the bottom line cost budget, always ensuring that costs were in line with revenues. Show less

Manchester, United Kingdom

Managing a team of 6 we became the Media Sales team of the year 2004. In my role I developed agency deals that underwrote over 60% of the revenues up from 30%

Diploma In Strategic Management And Leadership, Studying

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Education record

Marketing B-tec