Martin Jones & Ben McGill
PayPoint Internet Payment Services
Payment Service Provider & Sponsor of the Online Dating Forum
Martin and Ben will be talking about compliance and risk for the Online Dating & Lifestyle industry then invite you to a Q&A session.
Martin Jones is currently a Key Account manager at PayPoint Internet Payment Services where he has worked for two years specializing in the Dating / Lifestyle sector. PayPoint’s Internet Payment Services offer industry leading credit and debit card processing, allowing you to trade online securely and reliably.
Prior to this, Martin worked in a similar role for ECS-World who provide High Risk and Offshore Merchant Account services to merchants globally. ECS World is focused on offering Internet merchants with online payment solutions. His role there comprised of working with various banks around the world in placing high risk eCommerce business.
David Gordon, Managing Director
DG Law – IP & Commercial Law Expert
David Gordon is a solicitor who is advises owner managed businesses on wide range of commercial legal issues. He will be taking questions on issues that we face in the industry around copyright for user generated content and credibility of content.
He was trained in house in a UK Retail Bank and since 1998 he has been based in London and developed his legal skills in both banking, commercial and property law – with stints at top city firms – gaining the ACIBS banking qualification during this time. He has helped companies from start up to raising finance of up to £50 million combining unique skills of finance and commercial legal advice. More recently he has acted for a wide range of owner managed business based both in the UK and abroad on company sales and purchases. David also gives training sessions on a variety of legal issues. He is dual qualified in both Scots and English Law.
Outside of law he enjoys playing golf, the Cello and ran the London marathon for a second time in 2005. David is 36 years old, married and lives in Battersea.
Geoff Alexander, GW Marketing – SEO Adwords Specialist
Geoff is the founder of GWA Marketing Solutions. With a background in marketing and IT, Geoff left the corporate world behind to pursue his entrepreneurial passion. Geoff specialises in SEO, web design and integrated marketing solutions and is also a Qualified Google Adwords Professional. For more info on Geoff's Google Adwords workshops see googleadwordsmastery.com. With personal interests in health, fitness coaching, personal development and travel, he is keen to develop his expertise whilst helping others profitably navigate the web.
Stuart Barker – Head of Sales, Email Vision UK
Stuart Barker has worked for over 5 years in the Digital Marketing arena, across various roles in Interactive TV, Online and Email Marketing companies.
Currently the Head of Sales for Emailvision UK, he has been exposed to some of the very best, (and very worst!) uses of email marketing in our industry. Working closely with the marketing departments of major blue chip corporations such as The AA, Sainsbury's & Eurostar, Stuart has assisted in the development of numerous email programmes.
Most recently, Stuart worked with the Marketing team at Orange Telecom, assisting them in the development, deployment and the refinement of their email communications. This highly personalised, highly dynamic work was described by Peppers and Rogers as delivering "both in terms of increased sales and impressive jumps of more than 50 % in response rates.
Simon Narracott - Managing Director, playnaughty.com
Simon Narracott is founder of the playnaughty group of websites specialising in adult contact and dating services. The groups aims are to supply an enticing experience for members as well as to offer an opportunity for conventional dating sites to divert their unwanted adult traffic in a clean and open way without diluting or devaluing their own brands.
Simon has over 6 years experience in Online dating sites, having co-founded Easy Date Ltd, which was sold last year. Prior roles include IT Director of Localtel, Operations Director of a European fulfilment centre, and Product Marketing Manager for Microsoft UK.
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