Managing director: Paul Charity
Paul has had a varied career in the sector, combining journalism with direct experience of founding a multi-site pub company. He was editor of a weekly newspaper in Lincolnshire at the age of 28. In his early 30s he co-founded the Bulldog Hotel Group with a single leasehold site. Most recently, he edited the Publican’s Morning Advertiser, spending ten years on the magazine during which time it became market leader. Whilst on the magazine he set up some of the best-known and most successful events in the pub sector, including the MA250 conferences for multi-site operators, the Tenanted Pub Company Summit and the SIBA Pub Retail Summit. He also edited M&C Report, the intelligence and analysis newswire for top tier pub, restaurant and foodservice executives, achieving a 60% uplift in subscription levels based on the quality of its business information. Paul is also the brains behind the creation of the Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker, launched in 2012 in conjunction with M&C Report as the first industry league table of profit growth. Paul currently edits The Propel Info Morning Briefing, a daily free-to-air newsletter for pubs, restaurants and food service operators.
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Marketing director: Mark Snell
Mark is an expert on website design, search engine optimization, social media and pay per click advertising. Other areas of expertise include brand management, contact management, exhibitions, marketing communications and promotional materials. He is also fluent in French and German. His varied career includes working as European Marketing Manager at Regent Medical, a division of London International Group and as Sales & Marketing Manager for London software solutions provider InferMed Ltd. He is a member of the Institute of Public Relations and the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a graduate of the University of Manchester.
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Key account director: Jo Charity
Jo has unrivalled experience in sales and account handling. She has held a number of senior positions across industry-leading title the Publican’s Morning Advertiser, overseeing key customer accounts and the property section as well as handling sponsorship sales. Most recently, she was senior key account manager - Pubs and Bars – on the recruitment website Big Hospitality where she oversaw recruitment advertising across the Publican’s Morning Advertiser and Restaurant magazine.
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Head of design and publishing: Jonathan Taylor
Jonathan is a specialist in design and production, as well as website design. He worked at William Reed Business Media as deputy production manager before which he was group production manager at Johnson Press, the leading publisher of local and regional publications. His particular forte is graphic design – his work has won several major industry awards.
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