Richard RobinsonšŸ”„

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Executive Director @ Ingenuity+
London, GB
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Leading change and making good things happen for brands, agencies and talented folk. My purpose is to connect the marketing world. Executive Director of Ingenuity+ and Exco member of The Ingenuity Group, the UK's largest connector of brands with agencies and agencies with brands.One of the original equity owners of Oystercatchers who successfully sold the company in 2017. Former Managing Director of Xeim Engage, incorporating Econsultancy and Oystercatchers, and prior to this regional business leader with Publicis Worldwide, and international marketer with McDonald's Restaurants and The Coca-Cola Company.Named as one of the ten most influential leaders in digital & tech by BIMA, and included in Campaign's A-List for 2024. Chartered Marketer and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Award winning Diversity advocate. Named in the top 20 male advocates championing women in the workplace by both the Financial Times and Yahoo Finance, a 'Male Agent of Change' by the Women’s Business Council & Management Today, a Champion for Change by BIMA, and a Trailblazer by Campaign. Winner of the Major's Diversity Champion of the Year, runner-up Equality Advocate of the Year at the Women in Marketing Awards, included in the 40overForty and the IPA iList. Advisory Board Member of Creative Equals, BAME2020 and Edcom (The European Institute of Education in Commercial Communications) & former Trustee & Vice-Chair of The Ideas Foundation. The first male SuperMomma for WhosYourMomma & regular mentor for The Marketing Academy, BIMA, NABS & The Women's Sport Trust. Proud to be called a 'Campaigner for increased diversity in the industry' by The Huffington Post. Published by the Wharton School of Advertising, regular BBC news reviewer, former Brand Expert for Channel 5 News and Visiting Lecturer at The European School of Advertising. Final round Judge for the UK & European EFFIEs and The Marketing Academy's Scholarship Programme.Creator & Expedition Director of The 2012 Olympic Games Pledge, an expedition to Mount Everest led by Kenton Cool & sponsored by Samsung to fulfil a century old promise between Great Britain and the IOC to place an Olympic Gold medal on the summit on behalf of 'every country in the world'.When time allows a remarkably slow marathon runner & cold water swimmer.

Richard RobinsonšŸ”„'s Current Company Details
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Executive Director
London, GB
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Richard RobinsonšŸ”„ Work Experience Details
  • Ingenuity+
    Executive Director
    Ingenuity+
    London, Gb
  • Ingenuity+
    Executive Director
    Ingenuity+ Oct 2024 - Present
    Executive Director of Ingenuity+ and Exco member of The Ingenuity Group.The UK's largest connector of brands with agencies, and agencies with brands coupling unrivalled depth of knowledge, insight and understanding with expert, bespoke, guidance to deliver progressive pitch processes for brands. With 98% of brands stating they'll defintely or probably be pitching some or all of their marketing in the next 12 months & UK marketing budgets predicted to reach record levels of £40 billion by Q1 2025 the process for brands and agencies to come together, stay together and grow together needs to transform.
  • Future Factory
    Managing Director
    Future Factory May 2024 - Sep 2024
    London, Gb
    Quite possibly one of the most fun roles I've had in a long time. Four months reviewing hundreds of agency creds, products and unique points of difference. A deep dive exploration into the weird and the wonderful, the bold and the beautiful. Every proposition, every discipline, every channel.Future Factory are a hyper-diverse group of thinkers and doers with forensic understanding of what makes brands tick and how to best position agencies to create mutual value for all.Future Factory are one part of The Ingenuity Group and connect the marketing world alongside Ingenuity, Ingenuity+, Mad//Fest, Mad//Masters, and Reg & Co.
  • Oystercatchers
    Managing Director
    Oystercatchers Jan 2020 - Apr 2024
    London, London, Gb
    Proud to have led Oystercatchers to become one of the UK's leading intermediaries in agency search and marketing transformation. However, times change and all good things eventually come to an end. Feel free to get in touch to discuss the progressive ways to connect brands with agencies at richard.robinson@ingenuitylondon.com
  • Oystercatchers
    Managing Partner
    Oystercatchers Jun 2012 - Dec 2019
    London, London, Gb
    One of the original four equity owners of Oystercatchers, contributing to consistent YOY growth over a 5 year period of +500% including full earn-out following acquisition by Centaur Media in March 2017.Architect of Oystercatchers Modern Marketing Excellence, a unique methodology designed to enable CMOs to transform their marketers from competent to practioner through training, ways of working, capabilities and culture. Proud to see our work awarded "Most Acclaimed Marketing Training Programme 2016" and Oystercatchers identified as the UK's "Leading niche Marketing Consultancy" in 2016 & 2017 as well as "Most outstanding management consultancy for Marketing 2017" before the migration of Oystercatchers' training capability to Econsultancy. In parallel Oystercatchers was recognised for 'Consulting Excellence' by the Management Consultancies Association for five consecutive years. Part of the team voted the UK's leading Intermediary by the IPA (May 2013).
  • Xeim
    Managing Director: Xeim Engage (Part Of Centaur Media Plc)
    Xeim Jun 2019 - Apr 2024
    London, London, Gb
    Managing Director of Xeim Engage, seamlessly combining the thought leadership and application of Econsultancy into bespoke solutions for brands at scale. At its high point Xeim worked with over 1.5million digital, marketing and creative professionals, in 70+ markets across 1,500 brands delivering excellence in digital, marketing and ecommerce.Proud to have seen our work for SKY win The Marketing Society's award for 'Best Employee Engagement and Experience' in 2023, and PMI win Gold and Silver at the Brandon Hall Awards in 2023 for 'Best use of blended learning' and 'Best learning program supporting a change transformation business strategy'. These wins were followed up by two Golds at 2024 Brandon Hall Awards, again for Philip Morris International.
  • Econsultancy
    Chair: Econsultancy Digital Advisory Board
    Econsultancy Jan 2018 - Apr 2024
    London, Gb
    A collective of the best Chief Digital Officers, Digital Marketing, and Ecommerce Directors from large brands and small, start-ups to scale-ups with one simple purpose: To come together once a quarter to advise and support Econsultancy with best practice and trends.
  • Econsultancy
    Managing Partner
    Econsultancy Jan 2018 - Dec 2020
    London, Gb
    Strategic & commercial lead for Econsultancy's consultancy and capability programmes, delivering excellence in digital, marketing and eCommerce at scale. Unlocked Econsultancy's unique ability to apply best practice through participatory, blended programmes of thought leadership and application. Successfully turned around the brand to reposition it as one of the four strategic priorities of Centaur Media PLC.
  • Skaramoosh Partners Limited
    Managing Director
    Skaramoosh Partners Limited Mar 2011 - Jun 2012
    2013Directed the first successful summit of the "Everest Triple Crown" by Kenton Cool. This involved summiting the three mountains that make up the Everest horseshoe in one continuous climb, a feat previously classified as impossible.Between the 19th - 21st May Kenton Cool summited Nuptse (7,861m), Everest (8,848m) and Lhotse (8,516m) rewriting climbing history in the sixtieth anniversary year of the first Everest summit. On his return Kenton received direct thanks from HRH Queen Elizabeth II and the British Government.2012Created and directed The Olympic Games Pledge delivering c.Ā£5m of unpaid media for Samsung, a reach of +67,500,000 and an ROI of +1,250%. The Olympic Games Pledge fulfilled a 90 year promise made by Great Britain to the Founder of the IOC to place an Olympic Gold Medal won in 1924 on the summit of Mt Everest 'not just for your country but for all humanity'. Kenton Cool summited Mt Everest for a tenth time, and BAFTA & EMMY Award winning cameraman Keith Partridge captured the expedition in real time for social media and Samsung's London Piccadilly Circus jumbotron. The films have now been seen by 1m+ viewers.The expedition received the full endorsement of Lord Coe, the Royal Geographical Society, the British Mountaineering Council, the Alpine Club, the Himalayan Club, the British Exploring Society and the Nepalese Ambassador to Great Britain.2011Created and directed The 3G Everest Challenge delivering c.Ā£2.5m of unpaid media for Samsung, a reach of +200,000,000 and an ROI of +1,600%. The 3G Everest Challenge saw Kenton Cool summit Mount Everest for the ninth time to prove the existence of 3G on the summit by sending the first tweet and making the first 3G phone call from the roof of the world.The tweet sent was recognised by Twitter as one of their ā€˜top ten most epic tweets’ alongside Jack Dorsey’s first tweet and the first tweet from the NASA Space Station.
  • Publicis
    Regional Business Leader. Europe, Middle East & Africa
    Publicis Feb 2006 - Mar 2012
    New York, New York, Us
    Director and Account lead for P&G's Oral Care and Health Care Advertising and holistic communications in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Lead for the successful global launch of Oral-B Toothpaste from initial concept through to multi-market implementation (Brazil, India, Nigeria, UK, Benelux, France, Argentina & Australia). Strategic and business lead for the creation and deployment of a radically new multi-agency partnership model for the Publicis Groupe and P&G across all brands and communication channels in Africa.Directly responsible for quadrupling the size of the P&G account in London, moving it from being a small & low profit piece of business to the largest account in the agency delivering a third of the agency's revenue and the majority of its profit. Won Publicis UK's first & only Euro EFFIE.The portfolio included Oral-B, Crest, Blend-a-Med, Ipana and Vicks (Sinex, Medinait, Daymed, Vaporub, First Defence, Cough syrup and Blau throatdrops).
  • Mcdonald'S Corporation
    Head Of Adult & Family Marketing
    Mcdonald'S Corporation Jan 2004 - Feb 2006
    Chicago, Illinois, Us
    Headhunted from The Coca-Cola Company to lead the strategic development and implementation of all Adult, Family and Breakfast Marketing plans. This included overseeing the best global advertising of 2005 and a full review of all restaurant merchandising resulting in the development and implementation of a consistent Creative approach in every restaurant for the first time. Lucky enough to work through the "Super Size Me" years and learn first-hand the true meaning of crisis management. Part of the leadership team responsible for laying the strategic foundation of 'food quality' that has enabled McDonald's to deliver the unrivaled success it enjoys in the UK today.
  • The Coca-Cola Company
    International Marketing Manager
    The Coca-Cola Company Nov 2000 - Dec 2003
    Atlanta, Ga, Us
    Directly responsible for identifying and delivering strategically-based beverage solutions to maximise the global McDonald’s/Coca-Cola partnership. The role covered every market & every region (exc North America) with a remit of 15,000 restaurants.The highlight was creating and patenting the world's first straw that could change the flavour of any carbonated drink. Once created the magic straw was taken away and buried deeper than The Ark of the Covenant in the final scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark. When you find it in the Coke vaults let me know.
  • Carlson Marketing Group
    Group Account Director
    Carlson Marketing Group May 1996 - Nov 2000
    Minneapolis, Mn, Us
    Promoted through to become Carlson Marketing Group's youngest ever Group Account Director. Directly responsible for several major new business wins including John Smith's, Newcastle Brown, Courage Best, Theakston, Scottish & Newcastle Retail, Pernod Ricard (Aberlour & Clan Campbell), The Marketing Society and T-Mobile.Successfully managed to spend a disproportionate amount of time on distillery tours in the early years while working on United Distillers UK (Bell's Whisky, Gordon's Gin, Pimm's, Glen Ord & the Classic Malts).
  • Hh&S Group
    Account Manager
    Hh&S Group Jan 1995 - May 1996
    London, Gb
    Jumped into the deep-end of Sales Promotion and Trade Marketing managing the Leisure, Catering and International retail accounts of Britvic Soft Drinks, Pepsi, Tango & Odeon Cinemas. Drank far too much fizzy pop if I'm being honest.
  • Branch Lines Ltd
    Account Executive
    Branch Lines Ltd Dec 1993 - Jan 1995
    Worked on the launch of Orange, as well as the ongoing management of Hutchison Paging, Hotpoint & Tefal projects. Learnt the art of making large quantities of tea for thirsty Creatives while simultaneously sending multiple faxes.
  • Filofax Uk
    Sales Person Of Some-Sort
    Filofax Uk Oct 1993 - Dec 1993
    Dalkeith, Midlothian, Gb
    Spotted early-on that having a career selling paper-based personal organisers was going to be daft.

Richard RobinsonšŸ”„ Skills

Marketing Strategy Advertising Strategy Digital Marketing Integrated Marketing Marketing Communications Creative Direction Marketing Digital Strategy Brand Architecture Brand Development Leadership Strategic Partnerships Strategic Brand Consulting Management Online Advertising Social Media Direct Marketing Brand Management Customer Insight Digital Media Creative Strategy Marketing Management Idea Generation Business Strategy Mobile Marketing Public Relations Fmcg Relationship Marketing Market Planning Cricket Online Marketing International Marketing Global Marketing Entrepreneurship Email Marketing New Business Development Press Releases Media Planning Interactive Marketing Marketing Research Corporate Branding Brand Equity Sponsorship B2b Marketing Media Buying Brand Awareness Multi Channel Marketing Direct Mail

Richard RobinsonšŸ”„ Education Details

  • Mad//Masters By Rory Sutherland
    Mad//Masters By Rory Sutherland
    Strategy Innovation And Marketing
  • Marketing Week Mini Mba With Mark Ritson
    Marketing Week Mini Mba With Mark Ritson
    General
  • Marketing Week Mini Mba With Mark Ritson
    Marketing Week Mini Mba With Mark Ritson
    Marketing
  • Oxford Brookes University
    Oxford Brookes University
    History & Educational Studies
  • Cim | The Chartered Institute Of Marketing
    Cim | The Chartered Institute Of Marketing
    Chartered Marketer (Mcim)
  • Institute Of Sales Promotion
    Institute Of Sales Promotion
    Diploma (Ispd)
  • Sherborne School
    Sherborne School

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Richard RobinsonšŸ”„ attended Mad//masters By Rory Sutherland, Marketing Week Mini Mba With Mark Ritson, Marketing Week Mini Mba With Mark Ritson, Oxford Brookes University, Cim | The Chartered Institute Of Marketing, Institute Of Sales Promotion, Sherborne School.

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Richard RobinsonšŸ”„ has interest in Edinburgh (2010), London (2011), Tresco (2007), Sometime Marathon Runner, Byzantine Pottery.

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