Bradley Hall Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents and Portfolio North – Becky Robinson digital marketing executive, and Adam Gray motoring editor
Becky Robinson joins the team at Bradley Hall Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents as Digital Marketing Executive. Becky will be supporting both Portfolio North & Bradley Hall with a variety of digital activity across our social media platforms, email marketing and websites.
Experienced motoring journalist, Adam Gray has joined Portfolio North as motoring editor. Adam has contributed to various lifestyle and business publications, and previously spent time as North East motoring editor for the UK’s largest national and regional news publisher, Reach plc.
His media accreditation with motor manufacturers’ press offices enables him to test drive the latest cars, and he often attends new vehicle launches throughout the UK.
Creo Comms – Laura Farley, agency manager
Laura Farley joins from Spire Healthcare Group, where she was Business Development Manager. Prior to that she spent 10 years in marketing roles at housing association, Gentoo.
“I’m thrilled to have joined the team at Creo Comms. I’m looking forward to the new challenge and working closely with the team to ensure we are delivering what we set out to do,” she said.
At Creo, she will be responsible for the smooth running of the agency, which has doubled the size of its team since the turn of the year.
“I’m really pleased to welcome Laura to the Creo team and look forward to seeing the impact she can have on the business as we head into 2022,” added Louise Bradford, Managing Director of Creo Comms.
“We’re ending the year in a strong position, and with Laura on board, hope to augment this, going into the new year on the front foot and with the skills and expertise needed to continue to deliver exceptional service to our growing client base.”
Robson Laidler – James Bray, digital marketing executive
Robson Laidler Accountants in Newcastle and Durham has expanded its marketing team with the appointment of James Bray as digital marketing executive.
James Bray, from Gosforth, has joined the firm after graduating from Northumbria University with a first-class B.A. (Hons) degree in Entrepreneurial Business Management. James will support the firm with its business development targets, underpinned by an aggressive marketing strategy.
Whilst studying, James set up his own small business, where he taught himself digital marketing skills.
James said: “I am excited to be joining the Robson Laidler team, I feel I can make an impact by bringing some fresh digital marketing ideas to the table. After hearing about Robson Laidler’s goals for expansion, and more importantly, its strong value-based culture, I knew this was a rare opportunity I wanted to be part of.”
Robson Laidler head of marketing Gemma Graham said: “We have grown our team by more than 70 per cent in recent years and recruiting James into the marketing function of the business will only help us to further develop and achieve our business goals.
“For us marketing isn’t just about driving sales, it’s about showcasing everything that is great about our business from the excellent service that we deliver, to the work we do in the community, our health and wellbeing initiatives and our values-based culture.
“Digital marketing is fast paced and ever-changing and James has the passion to ensure that Robson Laidler is ahead of the curve with the latest trends as we continue to focus on high growth areas of our business including business advisory, healthcare and tax consultancy.”
streamGo – Andrew Dipper, Head of Marketing
The virtual events platform streamGo has hired Mr Andrew Dipper as they look to further capitalise on demand for their streaming solutions.
Andrew joins streamGo from Evolved Search, where he helped the performance marketing agency win two Search Agency Of The Year awards in 2021. Prior to that he was Global Head of Digital Marketing at cloud talent organisation Tenth Revolution Group.
Andrew said: “I’m unbelievably excited to be joining streamGo as their new Head of Marketing, streamGo are genuine experts in live streaming and have a great suite of video products and solutions that I can’t wait to tell the world about.
“On a personal level, this is an amazing opportunity for me – I’m excited to help streamGo achieve its business goals.”
Richard Lee, founder and Production Director at streamGo, said:“Andrew’s joined us at a really great time, with the upcoming launch of VideoScout and the huge opportunities we see around event networking technology in chatGo, the strength of our marketing has never been more important.
“I’m delighted Andrew has decided to join us as we look to further grow our business and offering.”
Headquartered in Sunderland, streamGo is part of the North East’s tech sector. It has grown revenue by 600 per cent and doubled headcount in the last 18 months as demand for its virtual events platform has increased.
