Brian Storey

Hi, I'm Brian Storey and I help businesses acquire and retain customers.

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Award-winning creative expert and conceptual thinker. Specialist in using all media channels for customer acquisition, retention and relationship marketing. Passionate about using creative execution for brands as a means to sell. Broad experience includes the creation and managing of large brand advertising, direct marketing, and social media campaigns to one off design and digital projects. Specialities Creative strategy and implementation; multichannel integrated marketing; creative brand development; retail marketing; advertising; CRM; direct marketing; social media; viral marketing.

Owner at Wand Agency

March 2005 - November 2012 | Holborn, London

Wand is a multi-channel marketing agency. We plan, create and deliver advertising, direct, digital, and social media solutions. Whatever the medium, our ideas generate more sales. It's how we've developed relationships with clients like Peugeot, Schroders, Bensons for Beds, Childreach, Ladbrokes and J.P. Morgan. We're also nice people to work with. We don't bite. But we'll make sure your customers do. “Wand really gets under the skin to produce some great individual pieces - as well as campaigns that drove 46% increases in business.” Kris Hollund - Brand Manager “Great creative ideas and an appreciation of the strategic business objectives have led to excellent results.” Ruaridh Macdonald - Sales and Marketing Director “Wand has exceeded our expectation in every media channel. When the TV ads run, it’s like turning a tap on and the viral film was an amazing success - our brand went global within a week!” Bill Carrahar - Managing Director

Creative Director at Joshua

March 2003 - March 2005 | London

PITCH WINS - eBay and AOL At Joshua responsibilities included training the young creative teams and overseeing creative produced for: eBay.co.uk, AOL, British Gas Business Telecoms, N&P.

Creative Director at EHSbrann

1999 - 2003

PITCH WINS - Peugeot and The AA At Brann, responsibilities included overseeing all creative produced for: Guinness, SainsburysToYou, Eagle Star (now Zurich), Guardian Weekly, Barnardo’s, Foreign & Colonial Investment Trusts, The AA, Peugeot.

Senior Art Director at HPT Brand Response

1997 - 1999

PITCH WINS - The Times & The Sunday Times, GSkyB, Royal & SunAlliance, BigSave Helped set up HPT for advertising agency Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe. Listed as 50th largest UK billing agency after just 1 year. Accounts: Virgin Atlantic, The Times & The Sunday Times, Royal & SunAlliance, BigSave, GskyB.

Senior Art Director at FCA!

1996 - 1997

PITCH WINS - COI Queens Awards At FCA, responsibilities included overseeing creative produced for: Barclays, Siemens Mobile Communications, Queens Awards, CIC video.

Art Director at Ogilvy & Mather Advertising

1988 - 1996

At Ogilvy & Mather, responsibilities included overseeing creative produced for: Shell, World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF), Rowntree’s (now Nestle), Ford, Electrolux, Gale’s, Spillers, American Express, BUPA, IBM, Royal Mail.

Lancashire University

1984 – 1989

BA (hons)

University of Sunderland

BA (hons)

Concentration: Graphic Design

Magician. Streatham Comedy Club promoter and MC. Love skiing.