The Team
Steve Davey - Legal Marketing Consultant
With over 25 years experience up to board level, Steve has a successful track record of advising professional service practices and helping them to deliver growth, increased profits and an enhanced professional standing. Working with solicitors, MDPs and other professional practices, he has a comprehensive understanding of the key issues and challenges facing the legal profession and the ever changing competitive landscape within which they operate. He majored in Law and Business at University.
As well as considerable experience with the professions, Steve's career has also involved working on national and international brands such as Smith & Nephew, Bausch & Lomb, Roche Diagnostics, Book Club Associates, Peugeot and Cadbury Schweppes. Key skills are marketing strategy, media planning, project management and the techniques to maximise advertising effectiveness.
David Lloyd - Business Development Manager
David has over 15 years experience in sales and relationship development ranging from specialist recruitment for City law firms to selling large bespoke e-Learning programmes to corporates. He has a law degree and is familiar with the workings of legal practice - his most recent position being 'Client Relationship Manager' for Devon law firm.
With a philosophy of selling legal services that is both simple yet effective, David is expert at 'packaging' legal services for specific markets as an effective way of reaching out to commercial clients and giving them a good reason to instruct. David offers high level consultancy and support to help legal practices organise their services (and themselves) to attract new commercial clients.
Nicola Ward - Marketing Consultant & Project Manager
Nicola has over twenty years of marketing experience in a wide range of businesses and organisations from the Healthcare and Veterinary sectors to the Legal, Financial and Educational sectors .
As well as extensive experience with the professions, her career has also involved the planning and delivery of marketing projects for organisations and brands such as Truprint, Richer Sounds, First DataBank Europe and Dartington College of Arts. Nicola has advised many SMEs, helping them focus and direct their marketing effort for maximum results. Key skills are project management, communication, PR and design.
Sarah Gibson - Senior Copywriter
Sarah is a legal copywriter, and a non-practising solicitor.
Having worked and trained at a leading regional law firm, Sarah has experience across a wide variety of practice areas. Equipped with a thorough knowledge of the legal profession and a good understanding of the law, Sarah is uniquely placed to write specialist copy for the legal sector.
As a commercial copywriter, Sarah is experienced at producing copy for print and online. Her copywriting portfolio includes newsletters, leaflets, blogs and websites. One of Sarah’s specialisms is writing SEO copy: words that attract search engine spiders, as well as new clients.
Tim Gibson - Senior Copywriter
Tim is a copywriter and journalist.
Since 1996, Tim has worked on a freelance basis at every level in the newspaper and magazine industry. His work has featured in the local and national press, and in a variety of leading consumer magazines. Tim offers media consultancy to organisations that wish to benefit from the insights he has gained through his work as a journalist.
With a doctorate in ethics, Tim enjoys a parallel career in academia. His teaching experience, which includes lectureships at King’s College London and Exeter University, equips him to provide engaging training on copywriting and media liaison.
Tim’s commercial copywriting projects have included product packaging, brochures, blogs, newsletters and websites.
Richard Williams - Creative Director
Richard has over 25 years in graphic design, having worked with agencies and design groups in Exeter, Manchester, Leeds and North Devon.
With a diverse range of graphic design projects in his portfolio (including the Co-Op, Grattan, Suttons Seeds and the South West Tourist Board), Richard relishes the creative challenge of working with both larger and smaller companies.
It is Richard's enthusiasm for variety that has seen him tackle branding and design projects within the legal, veterinary, eye care, healthcare and pharmaceutical professions. Richard is valued for adding even more creative flair to a vibrant team!