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Our legal sector marketing experts

Our digital marketing team has a mix of commercial, creative and technical know-how. Driven by strategic thinking, we share the same vision of engaging lawyers and law firms digitally to focus their business and marketing strategies.

We believe that working together should be enjoyed on both sides and our blended approach has helped us retain our relationships with clients since our launch. We have since doubled in size and our growth is a result of our clients’ success, and we want you to grow with us.

Our team

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Simon Marshall

Founder

Simon Marshall, founder, set up TBD Marketing in 2018. Prior to that, he held senior marketing positions at six various law firms ranging from UK top 40 to top 10 including Simmons & Simmons, Osborne Clarke and Burges Salmon LLP to one of the world’s largest international law firms Dewey Ballantine. He ran the insurance sector at Dewey Ballantine, a white shoe US law firm equivalent to a UK magic circle firm, and brought in $400m in revenue. Prior to joining the legal sector, he worked in journalism and public relations. He specialises in digital marketing, content writing, professional services business development, integrated marketing campaigns, public relations, social media and internal communications.

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Jemma Crutchlow-Porter

Business Manager

Jemma Crutchlow-Porter, business manager, joined TBD as a consultant in 2019. She previously worked at the Welsh Assembly Government and NHS.

She has a wide range of experience working with owners and directors of small businesses. She has a strong track record of working on projects involving sequence automation, website management and sales funnels.

Claire Farrelly

Senior Legal Marketing Expert

With over 25 years of experience working in professional services marketing, 11 of them as Head of Marketing and Business Development at top-100 law firm Forsters, Claire has a proven track record as a legal services marketing and BD expert.

Claire helps our clients with marketing strategy, pitch development, business development and marketing communications. She also provides her comprehensive legal marketing expertise as part of our Interim CMO service for boutique to medium-sized law firms.

Charlie Archibald

Head of Digital

Charlie Archibald joined TBD as a consultant in 2019 having spent ten years working with over 200 companies spanning all sectors, including small and large law firms. He has spent thousands of hours in every niche imaginable to leverage the power of digital marketing and help leaders transform their business. It’s his passion to make your website and digital marketing the best source of new business for you.

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Sophie Flint

Head of Content & PR

Sophie delivers copywriting and communications expertise to some of the UK’s top-ranked law firms. She is an experienced writer and strategic communicator with a nose for the best angles. Her portfolio also includes writing for some of the UK’s leading charities such as Parkinson’s UK. She holds a first-class Bachelor’s degree in Journalism News from The University of Salford.

Matt Rowe

Senior PR Consultant

Matt is a CIPR Accredited Public Relations Practitioner and award-winning senior marketing manager. He has a proven ability for strategic thinking and problem solving having worked at a senior level for several professional services firms in various ‘Head of’ roles. During the last 20 years, Matt has had direct experience of marketing to private clients, corporates, professional practices and non-profit organisations.

Chloe Christine

SEO and PPC Specialist

Chloe has experience of creating campaigns around keywords that convert. She builds the foundations of sustainable digital growth by building campaigns on data. Chloe believes in growing blog content through current search trends, optimising websites to crush customers’ pain points, and spying on competitors and using their data to your advantage.

Chloe Reilly

Admin Assistant

Chloe graduated from University of Westminster with a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Journalism. She has a wealth of experience working in administrative and support roles and will be using those skills to support the team here at TBD.

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