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Ed started out with broad-based marketing training in house before becoming a press officer and from there into agency. He has over 25 years PR experience.At Red, he has worked with clients as diverse as Barclaycard, Cadbury, EDF Energy, Guinness, Heathrow, Nike, Odeon, Persil, PlayStation, Samsung, The AA and Trainline. He’s been responsible for a mixture of stand-out creative splashes, sponsorship exploitation, longer-term brand building and through-the-line campaigns. Ed has also brought his consumer experience to bear in the public and not-for-profit sectors. Work includes award-winning campaigns for NHS Blood &Transplant and THINK! road safety; Department for Work and Pensions; and the RNLI. As Red’s Planning Director, Ed uses audience insight tools to design a strategic approach for clients which drives clear, creative campaigns with a commercial focus. Ed has spoken on creativity at conferences for CharityComms and the CIPR; as well as guest lecturing to students at the University of Westminster and the University of Falmouth. Work highlights include finishing Schubert's Unfinished Symphony; putting the world’s smallest ad on a bee’s knee; launching a spoof airline; changing London Underground signs to PlayStation symbols; and creating Eau de Toast...Specialities: strategic planning, consumer insight, brand building, consumer public relations, issues management, social content, media relations, integrated agency working, agency management, sponsorship, tea-making.

Listed skills include Media Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Public Relations, and 17 others.

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  University Of Cambridge

  English Literature