The products and services offered by Brightenup draw upon the excellent skills, contacts and reputation of all our staff who we think are great

James Storey

Creative Director

js@brightenupme.com

James's capabilities have arisen from over twelve years of experience producing creative design in virtually every medium. Before establishing Brightenup, he worked for a variety of agencies in and outside of London, including Attik, BBC, Bellman, Bang, Landor, Rafferty and TDG.

James's knowledge and experience is indeed rare, having designed and implemented solutions across virtually every market sector, from art-working Spot the Dog, to rebranding the NHS. James has accepted no barriers, crossing boundaries in design and marketing and refusing to be myopic in discipline.

Previous clients: ABN-Amro Bank, Antalis Group, Cadbury Beverages, Capital Radio Group, Centrex, Colas, De La Rue, Dexam, Helly Hansen, Inland Revenue, Kleinwort Benson Bank, NHS, Plumbase, Renault, Royal Navy, Siemans, Sony, Sight-Savers, Standard & Poor's, Technetix, Virgin, Vivendi Group to name but a few.

Darren Kite

Account Director

dk@brightenupme.com

Someone famous once said there are three types of people in the world: Those who make things happen. Those who watch things happen and finally those who wondered what happened. Darren, without doubt is the first one. His capabilities have arisen from fifteen years of serious experience creating marketing strategies and creative ideas to die for some of London’s best.

Skills include
  • Delivering comprehensive & innovative brand, category & NPD strategies
  • Initiating schedules & devising work strategies to meet tight deadlines
  • Challenging past activities to find efficiencies & capture new learnings
  • Rigorous and effective management of budgets and targets
  • Ensuring expectations are met, as well as developing long term relationships
  • Developing and implementing marketing plans whilst interpreting customer, market & product research

“Strategic planning is vital if we want to ensure that the right person receives the right message at the right time. We must think before we act, and, as a result, we will cement longer-term relationships with our clients.”