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Who am I & what do I do?

Hello!  For the most-part of my life, I work at a digital consultancy called ‘My Digital JAM Limited’, which I founded some 5 years ago after leaving agency life.   I’ve been in digital over 13 years, mainly working for myself, and in that time, I have crafted out myself a role as digital therapist, problem-solver, mediator, strategist, negotiator and general digital dog’s body!

My day job varies by the day – one day I am lecturer for the IDM’s Certificate in Digital Marketing qualification.  Next I am planner for a client.  The following I am a speaker at a conference, or a judge for an awards ceremony, or a writer / presenter for e-Consutlancy.com or media sales trainer for The Times!

My world is a strange one!  I do a kind of strategy, planning, analytics, advising type thing often with clients who need help with defining or executing their digital strategy, or just with help fixing a specific problem (like renogiating ad-serving rates, IP rights to a piece of work or agency fees charged!).  I specialize in online advertising – you know, that annoying rich media stuff that so many do so badly – hence why I specialize.  But, I’m also a generalist and I work across all digital media, including search, email, mobile, affiliate etc etc.

I’m pretty straight-talking, honest and not generally interested in all the bullshit that goes on in digital.  I don’t think I have an ego, as I’m not the worried about my 15mb of fame, but…

So, this site is about me telling you, the reader, what I think about when it comes to digital stuff.  I hope you like it.  Post your comments, tell me what you think – if its crap, I’ll make it better.  If its good, I’ll do more of it!

And now my past

My past is varied, but in the mid-90s I established Netfinity – a digital agency – which was successful and re-branded to Shrinking Earth.  That grew out of control and eventually became part of the Yellow Submarine.  I joined their board as Director of Digital, but that didn’t remain the case.  After some time out, I established My Digital JAM (aka Trust Digital) 5 years ago!  Today, I am a Fellow of the IDM, trainer in all things digital for e-Consultancy and i-Level and father of two beautiful girls (Willow 4 and Coco 3).

You can read more about my background, skills, experience, clients etc on LinkedIn.

James (Digital JAM) is an International speaker and trainer on digital marketing.  He covers all topics on digital, including web 2.0, social media, display advertising, media planning & buying, email, search, affiliate, analytics…have I missed anything?

You can ‘hire’ him by the hour, day or week (if you can bare it) to deliver conference keynotes on digital through to 2-3 day training courses for your team.  Recent international engagements include workshops in Dubai, Slovenia & China.

James has educated in excess of several thousand professional marketers in all things digital – here’s a list of the companies he has trained:

Royal Mail
Cisco
MBNA
JWT MENA
Wunderman
The Times, The Sun
Mirror.co.uk

Want to book James for a course or speaking event?  Get in touch here.