James Turner – Head of Commercial 

With over 16 years in sales, James’ role as Head of Commercial works in two-fold; the first sees him leading on all of the business development activity for The Creative Group. The second part of his role sees him as the lead partnerships specialist for ECHO.  His role has led him to work with some of the biggest brands, assets and rights holders in the world, putting together some meaningful partnerships in the U.K., U.S.A. and around the globe.

James has a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry with previous experience in international sales and account management roles. This specifically includes working for a number of international publishing companies selling classified advertising space. His experience has seen him securing a deal for over £45,000 in the US. 

His skills include; account management, customer relationship management, event planning, sales, business development, marketing strategy, sponsorship strategy and partnership marketing.