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Lyndsay Menzies, UK Managing Director (and Chief Operating Officer)
Since joining the company in 1998, Lyndsay's remit has been straightforward: she is responsible for developing and keeping the happiest clients and teams in the industry whilst growing bigmouthmedia UK into the clear leader in its field.
Heading up our 3 UK offices and also the New York branch, Lyndsay’s tenacity and attention to detail has seen the company become one of the most recognisable brands in the digital marketing sector. Under her management bigmouthmedia enjoys the highest client and staff retention in the industry and is a 2008 FT ‘Best Place to Work’.
Known for her attention to detail and focus on customer service, she is a pioneer in the integration of search within marketing strategy, with a comprehensive command of the sector that has been crucial to the success of her clients in a fast-changing medium.
Lyndsay is also the group Chief Operations Officer.
Andrew Girdwood, Head of Strategy
A committed digital marketing pioneer, Andrew is responsible for the development of the agency's search marketing strategies for major clients.
One of the best known experts in the UK search business, he is widely regarded as an industry thought-leader, speaking regularly on the latest technical developments hitting the sector. An internet evangelist, when not appearing at events such as SMX, Ad:tech, Internet World, SES and the Online Marketing Show he spends his time reading patent applications from search engines, monitoring digital innovators and analysing algorithmic trends.
Since graduating with an honours degree in Computing Engineering, he has spent the last 10 years at the forefront of SEO, PPC and Affiliate Marketing.
Andrew is a prolific blogger, keeping up with industry news and events at his own blog, Andrew R H Girdwood.
Robin Richmond, Head of Digital
Robin is widely regarded as one of the leading experts on paid search within the UK and is E-consultancy's official trainer on the subject.
After spending several years as a digital marketing manager in the telecoms sector, Robin joined bigmouthmedia in 2004. Managing an expanding team spread across all three of our UK offices, he has won several industry awards for his work with major brands such as British Airways and Hilton.
A recognised PPC specialist and best practice advocate, he is also responsible for bigmouthmedia's affiliate and display teams.
Steven Mallon, Head of Operations
Although working largely behind the scenes, Steven is a key player in the delivery of bigmouthmedia's services.
In a nutshell, his job is to make things work faster, better and more profitably. Responsible for the management and development of operational functions throughout the business, he focuses on business process improvement, financial tracking, resourcing, monetising and developing new initiatives and products.
Dedicated to ensure our teams have the tools they need to work in our clients' best interests, his client-side digital marketing experience means he knows what it takes to make campaigns tick.
Phil Stelter, Head of Client Strategy
A leading search marketing professional with over a decade of experience, Phil is responsible for driving initiatives to increase campaign integration and reduce our clients' costs.
Formerly Director of Business Development for Texas-based Range Online Media, he is a recognised digital marketing expert and regular conference speaker in the US, where he developed new service offerings and innovative online strategies for several Fortune 100 companies.
In addition to experience with agency campaigns across the travel, government, health care and retail sectors, he managed a variety of site and product developments at BizRate.com (now Shopzilla) for over four years and has been a representative on various IAB committees and the DoubleClick Client Advisory Board.
Finlay Clark, Senior Retail Strategist
Our online shopping specialist, Finlay provides retail clients with a clear grasp of the digital marketing issues facing their sector, identifying where the new and future opportunities lie in this highly competitive market.
Co-ordinating campaign activities at a strategic level to deliver a top class service to our retail clients, he has a wealth of experience earned working on a diverse range of projects across the SEO, PPC, affiliates and display advertising channels. He has worked in the online sector since 2000, and is consistently in demand as a conference speaker.
Working closely with our retail clients, Finlay monitors the latest industry developments and competitor movements to keep them one step ahead of the game. Finlay also runs his own blog at Retail Right Now
Chris Cathcart, Senior Finance Strategist
Dedicated to the interests of our clients in the finance sector, Chris combines years of online marketing experience with an expert understanding of the market's unique regulatory framework and industry-specific challenges.
Formerly an integral member of the digital marketing team at Tesco Personal Finance, he has spent almost a decade working to bring the often conflicting finance and online worlds together. Able to define strategies that deliver results while satisfying the industry's various regulatory confines, he has a track record for identifying unique marketing opportunities in an extremely competitive sector.
A recognised online expert, he is the recipient of multiple industry awards and runs a blog at Wonga World
Anneli Ritari, Senior Travel Strategist
A true digital marketing expert, Anneli has over 10 years' experience in the online industry, over 6 years of which is from within the travel sector.
As bigmouthmedia's Senior Strategist for Travel Anneli works exclusively with travel clients including Hilton and Superbreak, and is responsible for thought-leadership, client campaign strategy and the ongoing development of bigmouthmedia's stronghold in the digital travel marketing sector.
A sought after speaker in the travel arena, Anneli is widely regarded as a digital expert and runs her own blog TravelViking
David Hardy, International Sales & Marketing Director
Prior to joining bigmouthmedia David was Head of Online Marketing and Ecommerce at Marks & Spencer Money, where he was instrumental in driving the brand’s highly successful online strategy. He was also formerly Online Retailing and Marketing Director at Hilton Hotels International, and before that held senior roles at American Airlines and HSBC.
With 13 years of client side marketing experience prior to joining bigmouth in 2008, David therefore brings a valuable client perspective to bigmouthmedia.
David knows bigmouthmedia well. When he worked at both Hilton and Marks & Spencer Money David worked very closely with bigmouthmedia –but this time as the client!
Rob Noronha, International Head of IT
International Head of IT and experienced IT professional Rob Noronha spent 16 years working for some of the world's leading companies including JP Morgan, Nat West and HP before joining bigmouthmedia in late 2008.
One of Rob’s main focuses is the ongoing development of innovative software tools for clients. Having already delivered several bespoke client solutions, Rob and his team are busily working to create additional proprietary technologies.
Rob heads up ICT strategy, co-ordinating operations across all 13 offices and directing development of the group's technology infrastructure.
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