Strategist
Stuart works in our Auckland studio and is a self-described ‘strategy/planning-type guy’. His modesty belies a formidable background in strategy and consulting for some of New Zealand and Europe’s highest flying communications and interactive agencies.
At Shift, Stuart is involved with everything from developing proposals and pitching, to big picture planning for key accounts. He has creative input into projects and helps to define deliverables and how they’ll work.
He is a champion of analytics-led optimisation – using measurement to guide the continual improvement of a client’s digital touchpoints. He also helps Shift to look objectively at the way we work and how we can continually evolve to better engage with our clients.
Stuart was Strategy Director for Auckland’s Marker Studio for five years before consulting for London agency Conchango, recently rated Europe’s best digital agency. One of the highlights of his time at Conchango was development of a digital strategy for Virgin Atlantic Airlines, to which a £30m implementation budget was allocated.
Stuart has a Master of Commerce (1st Class Honours) in management science and information systems, and a Bachelor of Commerce in operations management and international business. He’s a prolific blogger and shameless technology evangelist, with roots in Titahi Bay.
Expert Services
- Client Relationship Management
- Continual Site Improvement
- Digital Branding
- Search Engine Marketing
- Site Review
- Web Strategy
Core Expertise
- Digital strategy development
- Business analysis
- Advocate of leading edge technologies
- Strategic and creative approach
- Client relationship enhancement