Kevin is a business adviser,
marketing expert, motivational speaker and author.
He
has written a dozen books, all
of which pursue the theme of simplifying businesses and making them more
successful. These have sold over 40,000 copies, been
voted Telegraph Business Club Books of the Week, been
nominated for CMI Management Book of the Year, and been translated into French,
Portuguese and Polish. He has also been pioneering their production in new
digital formats such as
podcasts, ebooks, and iphone and ipad apps.
After
20 years in advertising and direct marketing, he has spent the last eleven
years as an independent troubleshooter, advising companies on how to change
their businesses for the better.
He
can turn his hand to many things: signature programmes based on his books;
motivational speaking; facilitating awaydays and conferences; training;
repositioning brands; producing marketing plans, strategies and creative
solutions; advising on company structures; writing speeches; improving new
business effectiveness; pitch writing; and action non-exec work.
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He
has hands-on knowledge of how to run many types of businesses, and has worked
with around 300 clients in most categories. He has worked on
more than 200 brands, overseen over 1,000 projects, and won 35 awards for
creativity and effectiveness. He also tutors at Kings College London.
Expert
Advice has completed more than 450 jobs for over 100 clients. Recent examples
include Aegis, Arcadia, BT, Brainjuicer, Carat, Direct Line, Engine Group, Everything Everywhere,
Heineken, Interbrand, Iris, JWT, Mindshare, Lloyds TSB,
M&C Saatchi, Mediacom, Newspaper Society, Nokia, Ogilvy, Orange, Pagefield,
PHD, RBS, Saatchi & Saatchi, Shell, Starcom, T-Mobile, Vizeum,
What If, and 20th Century Fox.
Kevin
has made a number of radio and press appearances, often appearing as a
commentator on the absurdity of modern language at work. Also a cartoonist, his
Little Book of Business Bullshit
series has now been issued as ebooks.
Every
year he travels to somewhere he has never been. He is currently funding the
preservation of jaguars in Brazil, and is behind the successful reintroduction
of the Great Bustard to the UK. He collects classic guitars, has written over
500 songs, and has released seven albums. He flies birds of prey, and has two
daughters, Rosanna (23) and Shaunagh (19). |
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