Alan Firmin

Alan Firmin

Creative & Marketing DirectorLondon, United Kingdom
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Alan Firmin

Alan Firmin

Creative & Marketing DirectorLondon, United Kingdom
About me
HIGHLIGHTS: • Youngest Creative Director for Grey Worldwide at 26 in 1995. • Over 30 International Awards in Branding, Advertising, and Digital Marketing. • B2B & B2C Global Marketing Experience. • Organically grew a brand’s social media following to 1.9m. • Taught Digital Marketing Strategy for an MBA course at London University. • Speaker at many global events on emerging media including New York, London (Google HQ) & Dubai. • Selected multiple times for FCB’s “Creative Rumble” team working on pitches and major brands such as Coca Cola, Nissan, IKEA, New Zealand Milk & Gatorade. • An entrepreneurial-minded individual who founded a start-up in the collecting sector. • Advised on a number of global start-ups in different sectors at various stages of development. • Highly proficient in Creative Cloud tools. (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) • Proposed and implemented a strategy within Dana that created over £1.5m in additional Revenue. • Guest writer for BitRebels.com a technology blog with 150,000 visitors a day. • Guest writer on ‘The Andy Jacobs Marketing Blog’ (Voted one of the top 100 Marketing Blogs in the world). • Developed social media strategies and trained teams in the Dubai & Abu Dhabi governments. • Created a proprietary tool (Area of Influence) for social media used by a leading digital marketing agency 2011. • Street Photographer who is exhibiting in 9 global exhibitions including Barcelona, Melbourne, Lisbon, Milan, and Birmingham. • Developed a marketing strategy that grew Bridgeman over £1m in sales each year for three years.
Projects
  • The path we walk
    The path we walkIf you could live, your life again, Do you think you’d choose, to be the same? That fear of failure, shouldn’t exist, Or life could not, bend and twist, For where we are, and what we do next, Has scientists absolutely, completely perplexed, Don’t choose to act, from a place of fear, Follow your values, make sure they’re clear, Then the path you take, Will twist and snake, But look back through, your previous path, And spot the best times, and the laughs, I bet most were not, events you expected
  • We all get lost
    We all get lostChasing dreams, We all got lost, And rarely we, know the cost, at all, Not even in our dreams, Where things are better than it seems, Let me take you, but my the hand, Show you what, I have all planned, today, There’s nothing in our way, My heart has more to say, I’d walk a million miles for you, Make sure you were never blue, at all, I’d catch you if you’d fall, Don’t ever dream too small, You have all the things that you need, If only you now plant the seed, and grow, For you will find your eb
  • One step closer
    One step closerAround every corner, opportunity hides, Like the ebbing and flowing, of an oceans tides, No step forward is easy, no journey is small, But your one step away, from achieving it all, Whatever your journey, what ever you think, You know that this life, can be gone in a blink, So treasure your days, remember to say, Those that are close, you love them always, Go for your dreams, you have nothing to lose, And the experience will help, your next step to choose, Just keep moving forwards, one step at
  • Smoke and mirrors
    Smoke and mirrorsMaybe the truth, is what we now know, And this isn’t really, some jolly big show, But the actors we have, who perform on stage, Have lied so much, now there’s plenty of rage! But as we argue over, the parties and cake, They’re probably lining more pockets, for goodness sake, As Hancock resigned, he had a slap on the wrist, Being sent to jail, should have been the real twist, PPE Contracts, hidden with affairs and kisses, Now he gets a book deal, and prison he misses! They all lie and cheat, in W
  • Liberty and life
    Liberty and lifeWe need to pause, every now and then, Stop the hectic life, have a bit of zen, It’s part of our life, or at least the way it is, We barely have time, to understand this quiz, We charge around, from place to place, Like a shooting star, lost in space, No rhyme or reason, for this hectic routine, Just a little cog, in this big machine, But when we stop, and take time to view, We understand, that it is not just you, But every human, controlled to race, Against the enemy, of time we face, Bills to p
  • Smile through darkness
    Smile through darknessNo matter the trials, and tribulations we face, Take a deep breath, and remember your place, No matter what comes, along into your path, One day you’ll look back, and most probably laugh, What seems so surreal, is all part of your story, As one human being, I believe it’s mandatory, A million to one, were the odds on us making, This journey called life, in which we are partaking, For the darkness we face, try to take in your stride, Buckle up for now, it’s all part of the ride, One day all the d
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  • The path we walk
    The path we walkIf you could live, your life again, Do you think you’d choose, to be the same? That fear of failure, shouldn’t exist, Or life could not, bend and twist, For where we are, and what we do next, Has scientists absolutely, completely perplexed, Don’t choose to act, from a place of fear, Follow your values, make sure they’re clear, Then the path you take, Will twist and snake, But look back through, your previous path, And spot the best times, and the laughs, I bet most were not, events you expected
  • We all get lost
    We all get lostChasing dreams, We all got lost, And rarely we, know the cost, at all, Not even in our dreams, Where things are better than it seems, Let me take you, but my the hand, Show you what, I have all planned, today, There’s nothing in our way, My heart has more to say, I’d walk a million miles for you, Make sure you were never blue, at all, I’d catch you if you’d fall, Don’t ever dream too small, You have all the things that you need, If only you now plant the seed, and grow, For you will find your eb
  • One step closer
    One step closerAround every corner, opportunity hides, Like the ebbing and flowing, of an oceans tides, No step forward is easy, no journey is small, But your one step away, from achieving it all, Whatever your journey, what ever you think, You know that this life, can be gone in a blink, So treasure your days, remember to say, Those that are close, you love them always, Go for your dreams, you have nothing to lose, And the experience will help, your next step to choose, Just keep moving forwards, one step at
  • Smoke and mirrors
    Smoke and mirrorsMaybe the truth, is what we now know, And this isn’t really, some jolly big show, But the actors we have, who perform on stage, Have lied so much, now there’s plenty of rage! But as we argue over, the parties and cake, They’re probably lining more pockets, for goodness sake, As Hancock resigned, he had a slap on the wrist, Being sent to jail, should have been the real twist, PPE Contracts, hidden with affairs and kisses, Now he gets a book deal, and prison he misses! They all lie and cheat, in W
  • Liberty and life
    Liberty and lifeWe need to pause, every now and then, Stop the hectic life, have a bit of zen, It’s part of our life, or at least the way it is, We barely have time, to understand this quiz, We charge around, from place to place, Like a shooting star, lost in space, No rhyme or reason, for this hectic routine, Just a little cog, in this big machine, But when we stop, and take time to view, We understand, that it is not just you, But every human, controlled to race, Against the enemy, of time we face, Bills to p
  • Smile through darkness
    Smile through darknessNo matter the trials, and tribulations we face, Take a deep breath, and remember your place, No matter what comes, along into your path, One day you’ll look back, and most probably laugh, What seems so surreal, is all part of your story, As one human being, I believe it’s mandatory, A million to one, were the odds on us making, This journey called life, in which we are partaking, For the darkness we face, try to take in your stride, Buckle up for now, it’s all part of the ride, One day all the d
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Work history
    Tribalheart logo
    Tribalheart logo
    Founder & CEOTribalheart
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    Products are made in a factory, but brands are created in the mind. We are not an agency. At least not in the typical sense. We’re a group of pure problem solvers. And we use the best of our technical know how and expertise to build tribes around a single hardworking idea. Nothing is more capable of creating change more than a tribe of passionate supporters and consumers of your brand or product. Tribalheart provides clients creative, strategic and effective: * Advertising * Art Direction * Brand Audit * Brand Consulting * Brand Development * Brand Strategy * Campaign Development * Copywriting * Digital Strategy * Email Marketing * Graphic Design * Marketing Strategy * Marketing Planning * Marketing Management * Packaging * SEO * SEM * Social Media Strategy * Social Media Management * UI/UX Design * Wireframes (website/Apps)
    Bridgeman Images logo
    Bridgeman Images logo
    Chief Marketing OfficerBridgeman Images
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    Worldwide Chief Marketing Officer for the leading rights managed supplier of art, culture and historical images and footage. • New business development and acquisition • Brand and marketing strategy • Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development. • Advising new businesses on formation of corporations and business structures. • Development, strategy and, management of 6 core brands • Leading new business initiatives • Client visits and presentations • Training for marketing and sales teams • Leading the internal creative development and execution of all marketing and advertising materials • Content management and calendar creation • Email marketing strategy • Social Media strategy and management • Event management • Keynote presentations at global conferences • Creative strategy and design for all creative marketing and advertising
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Skills
  • Creative
  • Marketing
  • Design
  • Art Marketing
  • Social Media
  • Branding
  • Advertising
  • Strategy
  • Photography
  • Photographic Direction