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Meet the team

We come from big agency, specialist agency and in-house marketing backgrounds

We’re an eclectic bunch here at Upp B2B. A true meeting of minds, drawn from big agency backgrounds, smaller agency specialists and in-house marketing roles. All driven by a desire to Upp the b2b ante.

We’re experts in brand strategy, visual identity, brand naming, content marketing, UX, CRO, SEO, PPC, social, automation, lead generation and a whole load of other things.

We’re professionally qualified to CIM. MRS, HubSpot and  IDM standards. We speak a number of languages. We’re gadget geeks. We run lots – including the Manchester 10K every year. We enjoy festivals, real ale and Netflix. And, we love adventurous travel. But the one thing that unites us is our passion to do great work for our clients – oh and beer club and our pub quiz at the end of the day on a Friday!

Max Clark

Founder and Managing Director

Websites I visit the most

A close call between mashable, amazon and linkedIn

My favourite expression

"Always focus on what you want the outcome to be… it helps you make better decisions."

I'll never be seen without

A device that gives me email access and a banana

My three words to describe Upp

Great new adventure!

My Upp goals

Support everyone who works in the agency and our precious clients to be the best b2b that we can be

Michael Clark

Founder and Director of Client Services

Websites I visit the most

Marketing Week (love Mark Ritson)

My favourite expression

“No worries.” (hangover from days living in Oz)

I'll never be seen without

A smile (erm…)

My three words to describe Upp

Smart business heads

My Upp goals

To lead our new, great team to even greater heights. Forever uppwards

Ann Rimmer

Founder and Director of Brand

Websites I visit the most

BBC

My favourite expression

"Why not?"

I'll never be seen without

iPhone

My three words to describe Upp

Ambitious, entrepreneurial B2B brands

My Upp goals

To be the agency of choice for ambitious, entrepreneurial B2B brands

Peter Davis

Creative Director

Websites I visit the most

I can’t resist a bit of Insta

My favourite expression

“Sounds like a creative opportunity”

I'll never be seen without

A cup of tea

My three words to describe Upp

Honest, Hardworking and Hungry

My Upp goals

To make sure there’s an idea at the heart of everything

Gareth Westhead

Head of Digital

Websites I visit the most

Google Analytics, Search Engine Land and Amazon

My favourite expression

"If in doubt, flat out"

I'll never be seen without

I’m never usually that far from a spreadsheet

My three words to describe Upp

What a team

My Upp goals

To keep our clients at the forefront of all things digital and online

Alex Bandaranaike

Account Director

Websites I visit the most

YouTube

My favourite expression

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

I'll never be seen without

A can of Pepsi Max

My three words to describe Upp

Passionate, adaptable and intuitive

My Upp goals

Always provide a service above and beyond client expectation

Raymond Retson

Operations Manager

Websites I visit the most

bbc.co.uk/news

My favourite expression

"Gordon Bennett!"

I'll never be seen without

A jumper/cardigan

My three words to describe Upp

Fresh, Experienced, Creative

My Upp goals

To always deliver excellence

Martin Askew

Deputy Creative Director

Websites I visit the most

bpando.org

My favourite expression

"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Dr Wayne Dyer

I'll never be seen without

Water and chewing gum

My three words to describe Upp

Evolving, inspiring, challenging

My Upp goals

To constantly produce better and better creative work

Craig Foster

Creative

Websites I visit the most

IGN

My favourite expression

"Just keep swimming."

I'll never be seen without

My camera

My three words to describe Upp

Fresh, energy, team

My Upp goals

Produce exciting creative, be part of a talented team

Jan Urquhart

Senior Artworker

Websites I visit the most

Facebook

My favourite expression

"Draw a picture of my soul, and it'd be a scribble with fangs." (Gillian Flynn)

I'll never be seen without

My Kindle

My three words to describe Upp

Not the norm

My Upp goals

To do great work with fabulous people!

Joe Madden

Senior Copywriter

Websites I visit the most

ItsNiceThat, Jezebel and – God knows why – Twitter.

My favourite expression

“Sorry to be a boring grammar nerd, but…”

I'll never be seen without

A Sharpie Fine Point – prince among pens.

My three words to describe Upp

Better, bolder B2B.

My Upp goals

To write copy that sticks in the mind like a hooky summertime pop hit.

Shell Jones

Accounts & Office Manager

Websites I visit the most

expedia.com (I love travel)

My favourite expression

“The world is a fascinating book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”

I'll never be seen without

A tan, perfect nails and a pair of wedges

My three words to describe Upp

Calm and considered

My Upp goals

To provide a great financial support service to our clients and the internal Upp team

Max Clark

Founder and Managing Director

Michael Clark

Founder and Director of Client Services

Ann Rimmer

Founder and Director of Brand

Peter Davis

Creative Director

Gareth Westhead

Head of Digital

Alex Bandaranaike

Account Director

Raymond Retson

Operations Manager

Martin Askew

Deputy Creative Director

Craig Foster

Creative

Jan Urquhart

Senior Artworker

Joe Madden

Senior Copywriter

Shell Jones

Accounts & Office Manager

Ready to start your journey Uppwards?

If you need an outside perspective to understand how great b2b marketing thinking can help your business get to the next level, then let’s talk.

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