Speaker Profile: David Taylor Founder & Managing Partner of the brandgm

About David Taylor "One of the world’s 50 leading marketing thinkers” according to the CIM and a Fellow of the Marketing Society Founder of the brandgym, a network of brand coaches with clients including Tesco, Unilever, Mars, Royal & Sun Alliance, Kraft, Friesland Foods, SAB Miller and Danone. Highly rated speaker, appreciated for his straight-talking, practical and enertaining style Speaking events including Brand Fuel 24, The Food & Drink Innovation Network, Marcus Evans, The Marketing Society, The Marketing Forum, LBS MBA programme, Unilever Marketing Academy, Mars, Century Communication and The CIM

"One of the world’s 50 leading marketing thinkers” according to the CIM and a Fellow of the Marketing Society

Founder of the brandgym, a network of brand coaches with clients including Tesco, Unilever, Mars, Royal & Sun Alliance, Kraft, Friesland Foods, SAB Miller and Danone.

Highly rated speaker, appreciated for his straight-talking, practical and enertaining style

Speaking events including Brand Fuel 24, The Food & Drink Innovation Network, Marcus Evans, The Marketing Society, The Marketing Forum, LBS MBA programme, Unilever Marketing Academy, Mars, Century Communication and The CIM

Speaking topics David can speak on a range of topics in the area of branding and marketing Areas of specific expertise: C ore brand renovation T he risks and rewards of brand stretching Branding based on substance, not spin

David can speak on a range of topics in the area of branding and marketing

Areas of specific expertise:

C ore brand renovation

T he risks and rewards of brand stretching

Branding based on substance, not spin

Feedback on speaches made "David Taylor’s presentation was particularly inspiring and the ‘professional fun’ approach highly engaging... His no nonsense, straight-talking style is refreshing and the content, very thought-inducing." Food & Drink Innovation Network, 2007 "I could not ask for more, the session was superb!"; "It's a very enriching programme." ; "Quite an eye-opener. Useful, helpful and fantastic." Mars Seminar, Shanghai, 2007 "Thank you for your excellent presentation last night - the delegates were universal in their praise with quotes such as 'Great speaker and good reminder to focus on what the real brand issues are' and 'Excellent presentation - totally agree!'" CIM Event, 2007 " Thanks for helping m ake the Leading Brand stewardship workshop brim over with so much external inspiration. The feedback show s that the content will have an impact back on the job as they apply the thinking for real. Which is what it's all about really! " Helen Lewis, Unilever Marketing Academy, 2006

"David Taylor’s presentation was particularly inspiring and the ‘professional fun’ approach highly engaging... His no nonsense, straight-talking style is refreshing and the content, very thought-inducing."

Food & Drink Innovation Network, 2007

"I could not ask for more, the session was superb!"; "It's a very enriching programme." ; "Quite an eye-opener. Useful, helpful and fantastic."

Mars Seminar, Shanghai, 2007

"Thank you for your excellent presentation last night - the delegates were universal in their praise with quotes such as 'Great speaker and good reminder to focus on what the real brand issues are' and 'Excellent presentation - totally agree!'"

CIM Event, 2007

" Thanks for helping m ake the Leading Brand stewardship workshop brim over with so much external inspiration. The feedback show s that the content will have an impact back on the job as they apply the thinking for real. Which is what it's all about really! "

Helen Lewis, Unilever Marketing Academy, 2006

A leading brand thinker Front-line experience with top companies, and brandgym R&D from 6 books and one of Europe's top 10 branding blogs

Front-line experience with top companies, and brandgym R&D from 6 books and one of Europe's top 10 branding blogs

Client-side and consultancy experience 21 years of experience combine blue chip brand management roles, board-level consulting and an MBA Brand management MBA Consultancy

21 years of experience combine blue chip brand management roles, board-level consulting and an MBA

Contact David Taylor the brandgym 134 Felsham Road London SW15 1DP United Kingdom M: + 44 (0) 77 89 20 25 64 T: + 44 (0) 208 785 6760 F: + 44 (0) 208 785 6761 E:david@thebrandgym.com W: www.brandgym.com Blog: www.brandgymblog.com

David Taylor

the brandgym

134 Felsham Road

London SW15 1DP

United Kingdom

M: + 44 (0) 77 89 20 25 64

T: + 44 (0) 208 785 6760

F: + 44 (0) 208 785 6761

E:david@thebrandgym.com

W: www.brandgym.com

Blog: www.brandgymblog.com