David Preston Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

• We are events people. Our expertise is deep. Our passion is deeper. And our sense of humour makes working through the inevitable hiccups easier. We deliver MORE: 1. More than Event Intelligence & Registration Services.
• More than Event Intelligence & Registration Services – We are certified Cvent Platform and GES Visit registration system builders – with new/other platforms added all the time. We’ll take your event attendees from.
• More than Training – Realise delivers the leading Event Apprenticeship Programme as well as Event Professional Development – We helped write the Event Assistant standard and it is the only apprenticeship programme we.
• More than Good Ideas – We incubate and invest in New Event Concepts and Industry Innovation. We are constantly exploring and developing new event ideas. We then do more by finding the right people to move those ideas.

Wherever I Need To Be

London, England Metropolitan Area

A dedicated Events Diversity Alliance Committee has been formed consisting of senior business leaders in the industry who want to stay informed about the work Diversity Ally is spearheading. All members complete anti-racism and allyship training annually and have committed to championing diversity and inclusion with their peers using the pledges.

Wherever I Need To Be

Business strategy, marketing and specialist event marketing strategist and part time consultant at the University of Greenwich in the university's Innovation programme, working with clients on business strategy, marketing planning, segmentation, product positioning, website design and optimisation and general business advice.Also working with start-up.

Delighted to join the Board to help further the education of the event community

London, United Kingdom

• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the business from HR, development, sales and marketing, operaton and P&L. Developing a growth strategy and working with the CEO and the board on an international expansion.
• We combine innovative thinking with robust, scalable methods, to deliver interactive experiences that transform our clients' businesses by empowering their audience.
• Engage is an interactive technology company. We design, build and support collaborative experiences which connect leading brands to audiences in ever more effective ways.
• Flux is an innovation lounge, and a space for ideas. By getting hands on with cuttingedge interactive work, brands and agencies can explore the potential of emerging technology.

United Kingdom

• Responsible for B2B and B2C marketing across Europe. Kaspersky Lab is one of the fastest growing IT security companies worldwide. It is firmly positioned as one of the world’s top four leading vendors of endpoint.
• Develop organizational capability,
• Collaboratively working with the agency to drive the development and execution of new global campaigns throughout Europe across all media including media planning/buying
• Drive the implementation of marketing automation system (Marketo) to enable CRM based marketing systems and programmes,
• Create annualised sales promotions programme to drive incremental sales,
• Activate the global sponsorship of Ferrari, design and implement Partner recognition/reward program

London, United Kingdom

Business development - real BD, so more than just sales, including creating investment plan/presentation for growth capital, identifying acquisitions targets, managing key client relationships and bringing structure and process to the sales process.

London, United Kingdom

• A US based company that delivers integrated technology solutions, marketing services and online media properties that encourage and enable participation in activities and events where I headed the European operation.
• Developed organisational structure and hired leadership team
• Secured big customer wins and grew revenues, namely Cisco ($500k - $750k), HP ($450k - $800k), VMWare ($400k - $450k)
• Built turnover from $500k rev to $7m in less than 3 years
• Shifted firm from cost centre to profit centre, with net profit 10% after 3 years
• Established solution sales model

United Kingdom And USA

• Event and conference registration service company, based in Fleet and NY, part of the Grass Roots Group
• Expanded product portfolio through establishment of best in class partnerships
• Built team from 42-55 staff and set up New York office of 10 people
• Consistently grew key clients and expanded revenues in each case; SWIFT (SIBOS £750k- £1m), Gartner (£600k-£750k), SAP (£650k- £800)
• Led invested of £200k in new technology infrastructure
• Raised margins by 5% over 2 years

Greater New York City Area

• Key responsibilities: Plan and execute the implementation of first worldwide event marketing agency for a major blue chip corporation. Achievements
• Implemented an Industry first - one agency around the world
• Created unique business relationship with the new agency – pricing, agreed profit levels, event booth rental scheme ($10m spend annually)
• Managed $20m corporate marketing budget
• Saved $20m from the larger company event marketing budget of $300m
• Re-trained 450 staff around the globe, from event logistics to event marketing