September 12, 2023
August 5, 2022
We’re thrilled to announce that Podean has won the Drum’s Startup Agency of the Year Award!
The Drum Agency awards were judged by an esteemed panel of C-Suite industry experts from leading agencies and brands. They included Danielle Bassil of Digitas, Mat Baxter of Huge, Lucy Taylor from MullenLowe, Emma Montgomery from Leo Burnett, Christopher Kenna from Brand Advance, Stephen Li from OMD, Maridette de Guzman from MediaMonks and Gerry Wisniewski from Edelman who all evaluated agency nominees based on “demonstrated innovative thinking to build and develop their business, shareholder value, outstanding client experience, and a talented and engaged team.”
The Startup Agency of the Year category is dedicated to individual agencies that are less than 3 years old and provided examples of how the new entity has set out to solve a need in the market, has been creative and innovative in terms of strategy and has managed to cut through and build a profile in a crowded field. We were up against some amazing startups including Hello Earth Agency from Hooton, global agency Poppins, and Boldspace and Among Equals from London.
Podean was also nominated for Independent Agency of the Year in the 1-49 employee category and also Startup Agency of the Year. Podean was the only e-commerce agency nominated for Independent Agency of the Year among several great agencies across the globe; Blackstar from London, Imprint Projects from Los Angeles, Manifest from New York, Liberty Marketing Ltd from Cardiff, distillery from Santa Cruz, and the Elephant Room from London.
Global CEO, Travis Johnson, accepted the award during the streamed event, and thanked all Podean teams for their “dedication and constant focus on delivering innovation and results”.
Mark Power, Podean Founder and CEO, commented, “We knew from the start that ecommerce could be a more sophisticated and innovative discipline and that marketplaces must fit into a brand’s broader retail context. This award reinforces that our approach is the right one, and one that delivers results for clients. I’m especially proud that the work we submitted – and that won – was contributed by our teams all around the world. We know we are not simply raising the bar in the US but also in the APAC, MENA, LATAM and EU regions.”
Podean delivers holistic solutions to brands across all categories that span global strategy, ecommerce strategy, retail operations, content, creative, media, analytics, supply chain and product design.
Thank you to all of our brilliant clients and partners across the world. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Learn More about the 2021 Drum Agency Business Awards here.
September 12, 2023
September 12, 2023
August 5, 2022
Emily…
James comes to Podean with a wealth of marketplace knowledge having worked at Amazon Corporate for 5+ years. He worked in many different roles and groups during his time there from Seller Support to Vendor Management. From recruiting and onboarding 3P sellers to new categories, handling highly escalated executive level contacts, and managing vendor relationships he brings an inside understanding of how Amazon works. James is passionate about online retail and brings a client and customer centered approach as the Head of US Retail Operations. Before his e-commerce focused life, James worked across industries that have always focused and delivered results in customer service, account management, and inventory management.
With more than 15 years of experience Alejandro has led some of the most edgy projects in the LATAM region and has built-up high-performance teams from both agency and brand sides. Working with Havas he put together a Consumer Engagement unit for Pepsi. He led a WPP digital solution for L’Oréal and while working with Mediacom he redesigned Coca-Cola’s media team. Most recently he was a fundamental part of Danone’s media transformation into a brand salience unit. He was born and raised in Mexico City, loves being outdoors, listening to music and spending time with his 7-year-old daughter.
Danielle leads media globally for Podean. She previously led the Amazon and e-commerce division at performance marketing agency, Merkle (part of Dentsu). Danielle has deep expertise across all facets of Amazon advertising – DSP, sponsored ads, audio, out of home and beyond. She has delivered significant growth for some of the world’s largest brands including Nestle, managing tens of millions of advertising spend on their behalf.
Before Podean, Travis Johnson was Founder and President of Dentsu’s Amazon-focused consultancy, Sellwin. Prior joining Dentsu he was Global CEO of Ansible Mobile in New York, and also held CEO positions in Australia for media agencies UM, Initiative and Cadreon. He was an Adweek Media Allstar in 2017 and has won over 50 International Awards across his career.
Maddie leads our client management team and also marketing for Podean. Maddie’s team operates as an extension of our client’s teams – anticipating their needs, thinking proactively, and always delivering on time. Maddie is also responsible for all aspects of Podean marketing, from blogs and email newsletters to PR, content, and advertising.
Lizzy manages the Podean media team across any, and every, media solution offered by Amazon and other marketplaces. Whether it’s search/sponsored ads, DSP display and video, Twitch, audio or activations we have the experts to deliver. Every client that her team has worked on has seen a step-change in media effectiveness and sales versus their previous operations.
Jonathan Hawkins leads Podean’s European operations, working with clients spanning all categories. His team assists brands with every aspect of setup and optimization across the region including supply chain advice, logistics, retail operations, analytics and media management. P Before joining Podean, Hawkins was Commercial Director of Square Up media, owners of media properties including Escapism, Foodism and Square Mile. During his decade at Square Up he led editorial, content and most recently commercialisation and sales with a focus on digital products and ecommerce growth.
We have hand-picked the best and brightest Amazon talent from around the USA and the world. Our delivery team of 6 New York based, and 17 Amazon and marketplace marketing specialists ensure our clients receive the best campaign performance. They are experts in retail management, performance media optimization, but also video, analytics, AMC, voice, creative and higher impact executions.
Ashley has covered all aspects of digital marketing in his career, having led digital media for Initiative Media Australia, then managed a team of cross-functional digital salespeople at Mi9 (MSN) and was most recently the Managing Director of ecommerce conversion optimization software company, Ve. Ashley’s leadership, collaboration skills and entrepreneurial spirit drive the Australian business.
Mark is a 20+ year digital leader and before Podean was EVP at Reprise where he successfully launched IPG’s Amazon Center Of Excellence. Prior to this, Mark led mobile and innovation agency Ansible. Earlier in his career he was the Founder and CEO of Concep, an email and performance marketing agency with offices in the UK, USA and Australia.
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