Kelly Hall, Managing DirectorKelly is responsible for the running of OCTANE and directing high-level B2B and B2C integrated campaigns.
With ten years' experience, Kelly has worked across a number of established, and challenger, brands in the technology, B2B and consumer space including Business Objects, Progress Software, Google, Coremetrics and SANYO. Kelly currently directs BT Retail's Corporate and Business broadband, BT Devices and BT Regions communications campaigns.
Specialising in issues and client management, Kelly provides strategic and media counsel.
David Brown, Head of Editorial
David is responsible for enhancing clients’ profiles by gaining coverage with national, regional, consumer and B2B media. He has worked for more than 20 years on newspapers including the News of the World, The People, The Sun, Daily Express and The London Paper. He specialises in copy-writing, media training and counsel and offering strategic advice on crisis management.
Joanna Boundy, Group Account Director
As a group account director, Joanna is responsible for managing and meeting client expectations and ensuring that the client is kept fully up-to-date with all activity on the account. She is the first point of contact for any account and is responsible for overseeing the account teams. Joanna also oversees daily journalist liaison and is the senior point of contact for the press. Joanna is responsible for directing and implementing high-level B2B and B2C campaigns. Jo has worked across a number of technology, business, corporate and consumer clients including Postini, Cartesis, Bonusprint and SANYO, and currently oversees BT Retail's Corporate, Business and Devices campaigns.
Through working on the BT campaign, Joanna has built strong experience in liaising with the national and broadcast press, tracking consumer news, following emerging trends in the utilities sector and in consumer rights.
Joanna also has extensive experience planning and executing effective PR campaigns, ensuring objectives are met and mapped back to organisational strategy.
Rachel Matthews, Account Director
As an account director, Rachel is responsible for the strategic direction of accounts. Rachel also helps develop media and client materials, coordinating background research for written material including press releases and customer case studies. At OCTANE, Rachel has worked on a number of technical and corporate accounts, ranging from companies such as Progress Software, Perot Systems and BT Business.
Rachel has a strong technical background including five years pan-EMEA in-house PR experience. With a broad background in a variety of marketing and media disciplines, Rachel brings a holistic and integrated approach to client’s media and marketing campaigns and is able to advise on all aspects of campaign planning and management.
