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Ben Wood

Performance Director

Ben directs and oversees digital strategy across the entire client base at Hallam.

Digital Strategy

Our expert strategist

Ben joined Hallam in 2012, playing a pivotal role in the growth and success of our company.

Ben has delivered some outstanding results for our clients, and in 2018 he was shortlisted for the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) “Marketer of the Year.”

He has spoken at the prestigious SMX West conference in California, where he shared his experience in Advanced Audience Targeting & Management Tactics and was recently invited to a panel discussion with Bing on “The Future of Voice Search.”

Ben is a highly respected author, and writes regularly for Search Engine Land, Search Engine Journal, Econsultancy and State of Digital, as well as other ad-hoc contributions within the industry.

Ben graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a BA (Hons) in Business Studies. Prior to joining Hallam, he worked in digital marketing at FTSE 100 company Experian.

In his spare time, Ben is an experienced ice hockey player, previously representing the Nottingham Lions in the English National League, where he is the all-time third highest goal scorer. Ben also captained Nottingham Trent University in the popular varsity series and represented the Great Britain university team.

Latest posts by Ben

AI and Machine Learning

The robots are coming, don’t sh*t yourselves.

Generative AI is no silver bullet, and the current hype surrounding its capabilities overlooks the need for human expertise.

AI and Machine Learning

Generative AI and the need for human expertise

Far from a job-killing foe, generative AI technology has the potential to unburden and empower the next generation of marketing…

SEO

Is your organic performance being impacted by external factors or SEO issues?

It’s widely accepted that consumers and businesses will continue to curb spending in 2023 as inflation continues to impact consumer…

Paid Search (PPC)

Brand awareness: tracking the metric that matters

Brand awareness is an important and often overlooked metric in an industry obsessed with digital attribution.

Digital Strategy

Integrating online and offline marketing: are you putting people first?

The internet has brought us speed, simplicity and scale, yet many brands are still failing to integrate online and offline…

Paid Search (PPC)

5 principles of advertising effectiveness

While machines are taking over many elements of advertising that humans once handled, the fundamental principles of advertising effectiveness remain…

Branding

Stay true to your brand this Black Friday

In the second instalment of our new blog series, we explore staying true to your brand throughout the Black Friday…

Data + Privacy

Digital Transformation for a Privacy-First Future

In order to meet heightened consumer privacy concerns and adapt to the many technological challenges caused by more stringent data…

Data + Privacy

The cookieless future: balancing privacy with the need for relevance

The phasing out of third party cookies is going to change the face of digital advertising as we know it.…

SEO

Black Friday: Effective Marketing Strategies to Boost Sales

With Black Friday just around the corner, many online retailers such as Amazon have already started promoting their offers in…

SEO

UX and SEO: Experience as the Fourth Pillar of SEO

With Google officially set to incorporate UX metrics as ranking factors, it may be time to start thinking of experience…

SEO

What is AMP and who actually needs It?

Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) are light weight pages designed to give mobile users a lightening fast experience that is easier…

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