The Marketing Society England

Established in 1959

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

Established in 1959 in a London pub, The Marketing Society England has grown into a vibrant hub for ambitious marketers. We’re proud of our roots and even prouder of our impact today, bringing together professionals who are leading marketing forward across England.

NATIONWIDE. NEIGHBOURLY

Our members are based across the country, but our events and activity are focused in and around London, where the majority of our community lives and where financial services play a significant role

OUR PROGRAMME

We offer a diverse programme of events, from intimate roundtables to our largest conferences and flagship dinners. Whether you’re looking for practical insight, fresh inspiration, or meaningful networking, there’s something here for every stage of your marketing journey.

1225 Members

60 Events per year

72% of Members in Head of + roles

MEET OUR MEMBERS

Recent interviews from some of our England Members

Nicola Graham

Director Entertainment & Culture Marketing EMEA, UTA

We are delighted to bring you a Member Interview with Nicola, who joined as a Member in 2025

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Mark Hull

Chief Marketing Officer, Once or Twice

We are delighted to bring you a Member Interview with Mark, who joined as a member in 2022

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Sarah Fleming

Founder & Director, The Right + The Left

We are delighted to bring you a Member Interview with Sarah, who joined as a member in 2024

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MEET OUR FIDUCIARY BOARD

Craig Inglis

CMO, Merlin Entertainments

Craig has been non-executive global Chair of The Marketing Society since 2018. He leads the Board and governance committees and works with the Executive team to develop the organisation’s global strategy, as well as being a speaker at key events.

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Sophie Devonshire

CEO, The Marketing Society

As CEO of The Marketing Society, I am responsible for the overall direction and management of the organisation, as well as being one of the key external spokespeople for our team and the international community of Members.

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Jason Foo

Founder and CEO, BBD Perfect Storm

Jason is the founder and CEO of BBD Perfect Storm, a brand and cultural transformation company. Founded in 2013, its purpose is to build and grow brands from which the world benefits. Based in London, 65% of its work is now global or international in nature.

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Sarah Woodley

Chief Commercial Officer, The Marketing Society

As well as the commercial elements, my role is about building partnerships for growth that drive value for our Members and allow them to do well and do good.

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Dino Myers-Lamptey

Founder, The Barber Shop

Dino is the Founder of The Barber Shop, a strategy-led creative company that aims to solve the biggest business problems through data, distribution and disruptive ideas. 

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Stephanie Brimacombe

Group CMO, VCCP & Managing Director, Chime

Stephanie was listed in Campaign Magazine 22/23 as the No.1 Top New- Business Chiefs (Creative) for her outstanding contribution to VCCP being the most in-demand agency for the past 10 years. 

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Ellie Norman

CMO, Formula E

Ellie joined Formula E as Chief Marketing Officer in October 2024 and is responsible for growing the all-electric motorsport into a global brand with a focus on scaling and deepening fan engagement. 

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Marc Nohr

Portfolio Chairman and NED

Marc is a creative entrepreneur, chairman and non-exec director in the agency and marketing space. Originally the Founder and CEO of Kitcatt Nohr (later Kitcatt Nohr Digitas) the agency garnered five Agency of the Year titles and over 100 creative awards in its 13 year history. 

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Sabah Naqushbandi

Managing Director, The Outnet

Sabah is a Fellow of The Marketing Academy and holds a non-executive director role at The Marketing Society. Her proudest achievement is she is the mother of two wonderful girls!

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Mark Evans

Executive Coach, Non-Executive Director

Mark is an Independent Advisor to HMRC, Chair of the School of Marketing, INED for Emma3D – a tech scale-up, and co-host of the "The Places We'll Go" podcast. He also founded a charity event  'The Sprintathon in 2016 which seeks to #beatcancerfaster and has raised £850k to date for Stand Up To Cancer. 

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Becky Brock

Group Customer Director at Tesco

Becky is an experienced retail leader in very different types of businesses; rejuvenating the Homebase brand within a venture capital organisation, leading the sale and merger of two businesses at Outdoor and Cycle Concepts and most recently transforming the digital and data capabilities as Marketing Director of John Lewis. 

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Naomi Walkland

Chief Marketing Officer, Motorway

Naomi is a results-driven marketing executive with a track record of building and leading world-class teams and developing innovative marketing strategies at high-growth companies.

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Rachel Eyre

Chief Customer and Marketing Officer, Morrisons

Rachel joined Morrisons in April 2021 as their Chief Customer and Marketing Officer, responsible for brand, marketing, PR, insight, customer service, price and promotions, digital, customer experience and product development and innovation.  

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Alison Orsi

Consultant, Advisor and Executive Coach; Former CMO IBM EMEA

With 30 years experience as a senior executive and CMO in the technology industry, Alison has an outstanding track record delivering growth internationally and is passionate about the need to engage teams when crafting and executing strategy.

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OUR ENGLAND EVENT PROGRAMME

View the full listing in our events calendar

Ellie Norman

"The Marketing Society is where the brightest minds in marketing come together to challenge thinking, lift each other higher, and drive meaningful impact — it’s not just a community, it’s a catalyst for doing well, doing good, and feeling unstoppable."

Ellie Norman Chief Marketing Officer, Formula E

EXPERIENCE OUR FLAGSHIP EVENT - THE LONDON CONFERENCE

THE ENGLAND FAQS

How do I become a Member of The Marketing Society England?

We offer 3 levels of Personal Membership and Team Memberships. You can find out everything you need to know by visiting the Membership pages.

  • Individual Member Access All Areas
  • Individual Member Plus
  • Individual Member Standard
  • Team Memberships for teams of 5 or more
Do you offer Team Memberships?

Yes, our Team packages are a great opportunity for senior teams to connect to our network. We will tailor the package to suit you. We currently have 96 companies who have a Team Membership. These packages are ideal for teams of 5 - 200. If you’d like to find out more, please contact Ed at [email protected]

I am a Member and based in England can I attend events in other regions?

Yes - as a Member you are a Member of the Global Society. This global passport means that if you are travelling in one of our other locations from New York to Dubai to Singapore you can attend events that are happening while you are there.

Do note there are some events like The Global Conference hosted in London that will carry an extra charge

Who can I talk to about getting more involved with the Society in England?

Our CEO Sophie Devonshire would be very happy to talk to any Members who want to play a more active role, please contact her by email at [email protected]

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