Member Directory

Creative Training Ltd

01225 784169

www.creativetraining.co.uk
hello@creativetraining.co.uk

Sector: Digital / Interactive

Membership Type: Turnover < 75K

Key Skills

creative training, training, copywriting training, online copywriting training, writing for the web courses

Key Clients

Dyson, The Automobile Association

At Creative Training, we offer inspirational training courses for marketing professionals, to motivate yourself to be the best you can be.

Want to get a better understanding of how the creatives in your agency work? Why not enroll on one of our creative thinking courses, Ideas, hosted by leading creative practitioners.

How about honing your presentation skills or writing better briefs? Or improving your chances of selling your agency's ideas to your boss?

At Creative Training, we've got courses for every aspect of the marketing and advertising industry. Each one designed to make you re-think your idea of professional development.

Don't expect an easy ride; our courses are run by leading marketing and creative people from advertising and design; creative directors, designers, digital gurus and professional coaches. And although our courses are intense and hard work, they're also great fun.

Our offices and workshop spaces are at the renovated Glove Factory Studios in the village of Holt. Set in beautiful Wiltshire countryside just outside Bradford-On-Avon, it's the perfect place to leave the stress of the office behind and open your mind.

Key People

Gail Parminter: Director
With over 20 years' experience in advertising and marketing, Gail knows her stuff well enough to understand what creatives and marketing professionals, both agency and client-side, need from a training provider. She puts together workshops and training sessions that cover topics such as writing for the web, SEO copywriting, social media strategy, presentation skills, pitch strategies and much more. What's more, having worked at some of the best agencies in the UK, Gail has access to the very best, industry-leading trainers and marketing practitioners, so the courses are always led by people at the top of their game.
Robert Fenner: Course Coordinator
With many years as a PR specialist and writer, Robert is instrumental in making sure all course content is relevant to today's marketing and PR professionals. And experienced trainer himself, Robert leads courses in PR and copywriting.
Joe Gunn: Research Assistant
Fresh from uni, Joe's role is research and development. He's responsible for keeping up to date with what people really want to know about in the fast-changing world of digital marketing. Oh, and he also makes tea and answers the phone.
Andrew Lloyd Gordon: Trainer
With a background in sales and marketing and qualifications in psychology and business, Andrew is fascinated by all things web and has been working in the industry for over 14 years. He has gained wealth of online copywriting experience from managing integrated digital marketing campaigns and ecommerce projects for a variety of clients, from sole traders through to large corporates. His involvement in the launch ofwww.jobs.ac.uk gave him first-hand experience of establishing and running a successful online business. Andrew now works as a trainer and coach for a number of organsiations, helping them to get the most out their digital marketing activities. As part of Econsultancy’s training faculty, he has worked with clients including Random House, MacMillan Cancer Support, RIBA, Allianz Insurance and the Oxford University Press, providing expert advice on such diverse topics as usability, search engine optimisation, email marketing, analytics and social media strategies. He is also the principle trainer for Econsultancy’s MSc in Digital Marketing Communications, running the Foundation courses and various specialist elective courses and consistently receives outstanding feedback for his informative, practical and highly-engaging sessions.
Patrick Collister: Trainer
Patrick is one of the UK's most experienced and respected trainers, with many years' experience as the cutting edge of advertising and marketing. He's won stacks of awards and has worked as an Executive Creative Director at Ogilvy & Mather and EHS Brann. His courses are well known for being totally inspirational, but don't take our word for it; here's what industry guru, Rory Sutherland, has to say: "I have every reason to be grateful to Patrick for the fabulous professional advice he has given to me and my colleagues. His is a unique viewpoint derived from his years spent in both advertising and direct marketing; every person I have sent on his courses has emerged from the experience marvelously rebooted and re-energised.” Rory Sutherland Vice Chairman, Ogilvy Group UK President IPA