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Our Team

Philip Cooke – Principal

Services: Marketing strategy and consultancy   Stakeholder communications   PR and copywriting   Project management Background: Philip is a regeneration marketing and communications specialist. Having previously been Director of Leisure, Tourism and Marketing for Gloucester City Council and held a senior position within the Sports Council, Philip has extensive experience of the public, private and governmental sectors. He has an MBA in International Tourism Management, a diploma in journalism and is the winner of an international marketing scholarship at Northwestern University, Chicago.

Jolene Pritchard

Services: Website development   New media and e-marketing   Copywriting Background: Jolene has been a DMG associate since 2003 and has a BSc in Business Administration. She has worked on several regeneration marketing accounts including English Partnerships, Gloucester Heritage URC and the Rugby BID project.

Diane Holliday

Services: Business analysis and development Background: Diane has many years of commercial experience including business consultancy, business management, finance and IT systems. She has been instrumental in the forward planning of The Destination Marketing Group and offers her skills to form a sound commercial base for our clients' businesses.

Chantel Barnett

Services: Graphic design   Visual branding Background: Chantel is an experienced commercial graphic designer with a BA (Hons) in Professional Media, specialising in graphic design. Chantel has designed newsletters and websites for several large-scale regeneration projects and has led the rebranding of Ashley Paul Hairdressing.

Charlotte Acock

Services: Copywriting   Production and editing   PR Background: Charlotte is a trained journalist and an experienced magazine editor, writer and designer, specialising in the property, travel and entertainment sectors. She has written supplements for Property Week and the Travel Trade Gazette, and worked on a variety of DMG projects, including English Partnerships and the Parklife Business Improvement District proposal.