The Foundry House is a team of experienced communications and marketing consultants with solid backgrounds in a range of disciplines from strategic planning to branding and all aspects of digital communications. We structure the team around the client brief and draw on additional expertise from our network if we need it, to boost our understanding of a specific sector. For biogs of some of the team, please see below.
- Marcie BellStrategic Consultancy | Virtual Marketing Director
Marcie has worked in communications for over 25 years in a combination of agency and in-house PR, marketing and communications roles. Her broad experience of consumer, B2B, corporate and internal communications has given her a rare combination of skills, coupled with an extensive network of talented associates.
- Elizabeth BellDigital Marketing | Strategic Consultancy
Liz (no relation to Marcie!) is an ecommerce and digital marketing consultant, advising on online strategy, proposition and optimisation. She trained in the strategy team at Javelin Group, Europe’s leading retail consultancy, and has since worked as a consultant across many sectors, including retail, healthcare, not-for-profit, law and gaming.
- Dan RichardsonDigital Marketing | SEO
Dan is a specialist in search engine optimisation and digital marketing and a Google partner, certified in Search and Display advertising. He previously held senior roles with Nokia and Dell before becoming a consultant in 2011. He has a strong technical background and has worked on a wide range of projects, from large scale infrastructure rollouts to small business optimisation.
- Mario PrelorenzoDesign
Mario cut his teeth in the design world with over 10 years of professional graphic design experience, working in large agencies. His designs are artistically appealing and commercially 'smart'. He has worked with global brands including Heinz, Wetherspoons, Microsoft and a number of major record labels.
- Louise LovegroveBranding | Strategic Communications
Louise is a strategic marketing and communications specialist with over 10 years’ experience across the public and private sectors. She began her career working in public relations at the University of Cambridge before joining an integrated marketing agency to deliver campaigns for a wide range of B2B and B2C clients in the utilities, travel and education sectors.
- Sue KeoghCopywriting | SEO | Social Media Marketing
Sue has been described as “a social media expert, but not that kind of expert, if you know what I mean.” She’s worked on the web for 15 years, producing content and social media campaigns for big name clients including the BBC, ITV, Yahoo!, AOL, Toshiba, along with Cambridge-based projects such as TEDxGranta, CamCreative and Cambridge Phenomenon.
- Claire DenholmBrand strategy | Corporate communications
Claire has a background in consumer marketing and brand development, spanning twenty-five years, principally in the entertainment and media sectors. In the past decade, she has focused more on corporate communications, change management and brand strategy, specialising in the medium of group-based planning.
- Luke Brynley-JonesSocial Media Marketing
With over 16 years of experience, Luke combines a strategic approach to marketing with a wealth of first-hand knowledge in social media marketing. Back in 2000, before Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Myspace existed, he was working with global organisations to enable them to develop thriving online communities and blogs.