Digital consultant driving growth for brands in the creative industries.
Hello!
I’m Edward Montagu, a consultant with over 11 years’ experience leading digital departments for brands in the creative industries.
Equally adept in both the worlds of ecommerce, digital marketing & CRM, I unlock brand’s digital potential by delivering fast, consistent and sustainable growth whilst maintaining brand equity through a combination of innovative digital strategy and lean commercial acumen.
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Ensuring wider business and top level digital functions are set up to allow for holistic digital success:
360 Digital Audit
Profit & Loss Management
Internationalisation Strategy
Omnichannel Strategy
Digital Reporting
Digital Team Structure
Agency Structure
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Ensuring digital channels are optimised to acquire and retain high quality users based on conversion goals, whilst amplifying brand value:
Digital Marketing Strategy
Paid Search
Paid Social
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Affiliate Marketing
Email & SMS Marketing
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Ensuring digital platforms are optimised to convert & retain high quality users based on conversion goals, whilst amplifying brand value:
Ecommerce Strategy
Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO)
Development Project Management
User Experience (UX)
Lifetime Value (LTV)
Loyalty
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Ensuring CRM function is optimised to retain high quality users based on conversion goals, whilst reinforcing brand value:
CRM Strategy
CRM Audit
Automation
Services
I advise across the full range of digital requirements, from holistic direction of your digital function down to granular elements of ecommerce, digital marketing or CRM, allowing me to provide both full or fractional expertise.
The services I offer include:
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65% increase in global net sales vs previous year.
Managed consumer shift during Covid-19 pandemic, capturing increase in digital demand and mitigating the impact of global store closures.
Launched new global flagship website.
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Grew digital sales from 0% to 22% of sales mix within 2 years.
Launched ecommerce & digital department.
Launched global flagship website and digital marketing channels.
Launched digital strategy, including audit of department, channels and agencies, with immediate, medium and long term actions outlined.
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138% increase in gross sales vs previous year.
55% increase in conversion rate vs previous year.
Delivered digital strategy, including audit of department, channels, marketplaces and agencies, with immediate, medium and long term actions outlined.
Managed warehouse move to improve customer experience and commercial efficiencies.
Case Studies
From startups to corporates, I’ve delivered digital growth to a variety of brands in the creative industries:
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"Ed is obviously an expert in Digital but he also combines this with strong commercial acumen and P&L focus. In tough covid impacted conditions he displayed a flexible solution orientated approach, strong leadership skills and an extremely collaborative style."
Farhan Khan - CFO at Roland Mouret
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"Ed proved to be a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of what technology was able to provide alongside an appreciation of remaining focused on our brand's core values."
Johan Quintus - Founder at Mih Jeans
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"I had the great pleasure of working with Ed and it's a testament to his achievements at Le Chameau that the e-commerce store we built in a matter of weeks still endures today."
Robin Beech - D2C Managing Director at Le Chameau
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"A naturally gifted all around ecommerce professional, his dedication, reliability and pro-activeness made working with him a pleasure and helped drive our impressive year on year growth."
Kish De Silva - Head of Ecommerce at Wolsey
