David Spokes
MD - owner, Beach Volleyball UK Limited
Beach Volleyball is the fastest growing Olympic sport and our company is the only professional organisation in the UK equipped to exploit its full potential here. The sport's audience is 16 to 30, equal male/female, above average education, mobile, affluent and fashion conscious.
The company brings together key business skills including strategic planning, marketing, PR, event planning, media (print, digital and broadcast), and combines them with UK/international volleyball and sport professionals.
Many years in UK national media
Owner of national freelance news agency
PR/MarComs consultancy
Early founder of UK commercial radio station
EMEA Marcoms Director of US owned global wireless data capture company
Managed Formula One technical partnership
Founder/Owner of on-line company specialising in French Wine
1993 - 2000A $400 million global company, Telxon developed and integrated wireless mobile computing solutions. Responsible for marketing strategy and management between subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom plus distributor network throughout EMEA. Reporting to Corporate CEO and Director Strategic Planning & Analysis in USA. Direct responsibilities included market analysis; developing marketing strategy; corporate relationship with VARs, distributors and strategic partners; advertising; managing PR consultancy; special events; sponsorships; trade shows; corporate functions etc.
