Simon Turnbull

Founder & CEO at ION Marketing

Simon Turnbull has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Starting in 2000, they worked as a Store Manager at Blockbuster Entertainment Limited, where they successfully transformed two stores into top-performers and excelled in building relationships with staff and customers.

From 2006 to 2008, Simon served as a Business Development Consultant at Latitude Group, advising businesses on search engine marketing strategies. Simon then joined iCrossing UK as a Business Development Manager, providing guidance on digital products such as Social Media Listening & Strategy, SEO, and Paid Media solutions.

In 2008, Simon became a Business Development Manager at LinkShare, a Rakuten company, focusing on European business development. Simon later joined Direct Traffic Media as the Head of Sales & Marketing, leading the team in creative, strategy, marketing, and sales across various areas such as SEO, Social Media, PPC, Web Design, Creative, and Email.

Simon joined Jaywing in 2010 as the Managing Partner, Media, responsible for Media, PPC, and SEO results for clients including Oxfam, PokerStars, Nestle, and Assurant Solutions. From 2011 to 2019, they worked as a self-employed Consultant, offering digital consultancy services to domestic and international brands, achieving significant cost reductions and delivering seminars and webinars.

In 2017, Simon became the Owner & CEO of Sports Fever UK, and in 2019, they founded ION Marketing, a specialist digital agency providing a wide range of services such as creative strategy, content, SEO consultancy, PPC, Social Media strategy, media campaigns, PR, design, and development.

Most recently, Simon joined FIRESIDE Group in 2022 as the Managing Partner & Co-Owner. FIRESIDE is a full-service marketing agency focused on helping small and medium businesses increase revenue through targeted marketing channel execution. Overall, Simon Turnbull has demonstrated extensive experience in marketing, business development, digital strategy, and leadership roles throughout their career.

Simon Turnbull has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Leeds. The duration of their studies and the exact start and end years are not specified.

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