James Russell

Head of Marketing at Thinventory

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • Thinventory (Hybrid)
    • Head of Marketing
      Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • Marketing Manager
      Jan 2024 - Apr 2024 · 4 mos

  • Head of Marketing and Impact at BCRS Business Loans
    Oct 2022 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Thinventory (7 yrs 1 mo)
    • Digital Marketing Manager
      May 2022 - Oct 2022 · 6 mos

    • Digital Marketing Executive
      Aug 2018 - Jul 2022 · 4 yrs

      ByBox is a fast paced, rapidly growing B2B software and logistics company, where I have developed a wide range of marketing and communications skills. - Marketing Automation: Using HubSpot to automate and improve ByBox’s marketing activity, including; creating email content, setting up work flows and creating landing pages. - Website Redesign: Worked with an external agency to redesign the ByBox website. A complete replacement of the existing site, with new design, content and CMS.. - Lead Generation: Implemented website improvements to generate leads. - Campaign Management: Creating digital campaigns with downloadable assets and launching campaigns across multiple channels; email, LinkedIn Sponsored Content and Google AdWords. - SEO and PPC: Improving the search engine performance for target keywords on the ByBox site and using PPC marketing campaigns to meet businesses goals. - Digital Analytics: Reporting on ByBox’s digital marketing activity using tools like Google Analytics and HotJar, suggesting and implementing improvements.

    • Marketing Coordinator
      Oct 2015 - Aug 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      - Managing ByBox’s digital presence over a variety of mediums including: regular blog updates, social media and email campaigns. - Creating and executing content plans to meet with businesses objectives. - Creation of bespoke resources including whitepapers, infographics and presentations to engage prospects and support the account management team. - Organising and managing company activity at exhibitions and trade shows. - Performing competitor analysis and suggesting areas of opportunity. - Creating target personas in order to segment customers.

  • British American Media (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
    • Campaign Manager
      Feb 2015 - Oct 2015 · 9 mos

      - Organising and delivering all experiential marketing events. - Budgeting for campaigns to ensure that they are cost effective. - Negotiating low costs with third party suppliers. - Managing the promotional teams and campaign deliverables to ensure the best possible outcome for the client. - Representing the public profile of the company, including the design of website, creation of blog articles and managing social media outputs.

    • Experience Account Manager
      Oct 2014 - Feb 2015 · 5 mos

      - Designing bespoke experiential marketing campaigns based on client’s briefs. - Working with existing clients to establish areas of opportunity in their current marketing strategy. - Establishing contact with new clients. - Building strong client relationships to encourage repeat business. - Face to face client presentations.

  • Transatlantic Buisness Coordinator at British American Business Council in the Midlands
    Jun 2012 - Sep 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos

    BABC is the largest transatlantic membership organisation with 23 offices in the UK and the USA. This role was multi-faceted and required the development of many skills, including: event organisation, communication with clients, networking, marketing, public relations, and direct sales. - Planning and executing the BABC’s many networking events. - Attending and speaking at networking events on behalf of the BABC - Working with UK based clients on a daily basis to strengthen their relationship with the organisation and further their transatlantic interests. - Working to recruit companies to become part the BABC network. - Representing the BABC’s marketing outputs through social networking and inclusion of articles in internal magazines and external press. - Being responsible from the day to day running of the network and implementing methods for further growth.