Our people


The Marketing Eye is not a big agency. We have no pretensions about our size but we are extremely proud of our level of expertise and the additional resource we can access when required.

Our aim is to use our consultancy, communications and design skills to define and then support delivery of your marketing plans. Our ability to combine intelligence, expertise and creativity with commitment and energy, means that you will get the results you need and the service you want.

 

Neil Edwards - Managing Director & Strategic Marketing Consultant

Neil is a Chartered Marketer and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing with many years' experience in marketing, brand and communications.

His experience includes being a Director of Marketing in The Royal Bank of Scotland Group where he was responsible for brands in the UK, Ireland and US. Those brands include: Lombard, Jamjarcars.com, Angel Trains and Dixon Motors.

Entrepreneurial, creative and energetic, Neil's success has come from a pragmatic and intelligent approach to combining marketing with business needs.

Chartered Marketer

 

Bryony Saunders - Marketing Executive

Bryony SaundersBryony supports Neil and the rest of the team with the management of key accounts as well as keeping a number of aspects of our own marketing moving forward.
 
Bryony is very popular with our clients and adds a delightful sparkle to the office too.

Before joining The Marketing Eye, Bryony worked in a number of agencies and travelled widely. She has also set up a successful jewellery design business.

 

Maxine Davenport - Client Director

Maxine DavenportMaxine is a qualified marketer with over 15 years event and marketing experience and particular knowledge of the leisure, retail, IT and security industries.

Working with blue chip clients such as Hewlett Packard, Cisco, Virgin, Siemens and Sony to name just a few, Maxine is well known within the Industry and has planned and implemented a number of award winning campaigns across the globe.

Maxine’s energetic approach and creative flare is a valuable complement to her experience.  Previously a semi-professional tennis player and now an artist and enthusiastic karaoke singer, there is seemingly no end to her talent!

 

Jo Allen - Creative Director

Jo AllenJo completed her formal study of design in America between 1999 and 2002 and spent a year working under a graphic designer/artist in Montana, New Mexico, Arizona and Florida.

Jo joined The Marketing Eye on her return from America in 2004.

Her inspiration comes from a close understanding of our clients' businesses and an innate ability to take the customer's position. Jo's work is intentionally evocative in nature turning the feelings, emotions and values of the client into visible imagery.

 

Adam Claxton - Designer

Adam ClaxtonAdam has several years' experience in graphic design and has successfully turned his raw artistic talent into creating eye-catching concepts for all media.

A natural artist, Adam paints and draws to a very high level. Indeed, many of his concepts start 'on the pad'. For those of us in the team who lack any measure of artistic ability, his is a talent to wonder at and behold.

When not focussing on the needs of our clients, Adam's passion is his music. His band, Butterfly Bangs, has released a number of records and is establishing a good following in Europe and Japan.

Adam believes that the visual identity is a vital element of any brand and can be a key point of difference in today's crowded marketplace.

 

Jan Edwards - Operations Director

Jan EdwardsJan is responsible for the management of operations & customer service, ensuring that our projects remain on time and on budget. Jan also leads on managing the requirements of our smaller business clients.

A family history of small businesses puts her uniquely in touch with the requirements of the owner managed business. Her experience in the retail sector drives her passion for delivering excellent customer service in everything that we do.