Mark Taylor

Current

• Head of Content and Services Strategy at eircom

Past

• Head of Content at eircom
• Senior Technology Research Consultant at Orange Home UK Plc
• Senior Producer: Broadband, TV & Mobile at Wanadoo

• Broadband Producer at Freeserve.com Plc
• Head of Content at Lycos and Tripod UK & Ireland
• Head of New Media at The Propaganda Agency
• Creative Manager at Ioko / Infocom

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Education

• University of York

Connections

182 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Blog

Mark Taylor’s Summary

A rare combination of deep technology understanding, creative flair and business acumen, developed over fourteen years in the Internet industry through a variety of high-profile roles;
A proven ability to manage and deliver large, complex and innovative projects;
Refined analytic skills and insightful strategic thinking; excellent marketing, commercial and business capability;
Motivated by the desire to create and deliver innovative new digital services that delight users, generate revenues and grow businesses.

Mark Taylor’s Specialties:

My passion lies in innovating digital services that both delight users and help companies achieve their business objectives.

Mark Taylor’s Experience

• Head of Content and Services Strategy

  eircom

  (Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  Definition and development of eircom's online content and services strategy.

• Head of Content

  eircom

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  January 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 4 months)

  Responsible for definition and delivery of the entire online programme, including: business strategy definition, P&L accountability, third-party commercial negotiation, media relations.

• Senior Technology Research Consultant

  Orange Home UK Plc

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)

  July 2002 — December 2006 (4 years 6 months)

  Providing the disruptive innovation function within Orange Home, reporting to the CEO office and marketing teams, and France Telecom Home Division CTO. The role includes in-depth research of medium-term convergence technologies, industry trends and emerging consumer behaviour; strategic allocation of a million+ Euro corporate innovation budget, business modelling and forecasting, management of future product development programmes, prototyping and POCs, strategy support to BUs, technology evangelism, networking, public speaking activities.

• Senior Producer: Broadband, TV & Mobile

  Wanadoo

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)

  January 2001 — June 2002 (1 year 6 months)

  Working with a team of five direct reports to deploy the UK's first Internet TV, mobile channel and WAP portal, along with R&D efforts to prototype a broadband interstitual advertising platform; liaison with technical and design teams when necessary. Alongside HR, active in the recruitment and selection process for production, development and design team positions. Provision of a support and personal development framework to five producers.

• Broadband Producer

  Freeserve.com Plc

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)

  January 2000 — April 2001 (1 year 4 months)

  Embedded with the Emerging Technologies team. Responsible for developing and trialling new broadband service concepts and content. Also responsible for delivering the UK's first consumer broadband portal.

• Head of Content

  Lycos and Tripod UK & Ireland

  (Public Company; Online Media industry)

  February 1999 — December 1999 (11 months)

  Responsible for establishing commercial negotiations and strategic relationships with third-party content providers, and developing new VAS for both properties. Also headed a technical team of seven developers to enable portal integration of advertising, content and services.

• Head of New Media

  The Propaganda Agency

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 1998 — February 1999 (1 year 2 months)

  Responsible for building a New Media department and contractor network within this full-service agency – one of the largest and most successful outside London – to address the emerging digital media needs of Propaganda's client-base.

• Creative Manager

  Ioko / Infocom

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  November 1995 — January 1998 (2 years 3 months)

  One of the most successful independent technical agencies in the UK. Responsible for client-side development, design and project management on a range of activities for clients as diverse at BT, Sainsbury, T in the Park and The Law Society of England and Wales.

Mark Taylor’s Education

• University of York

  2:1 , English & Philosophy , 1990 — 1994

  Activities and Societies:

  Founding member of nationally-renown party organisers Family DB / Pure Sheng.

Additional Information

Mark Taylor’s Websites:

• My Blog

Mark Taylor’s Interests:

Hiking in unnecessarily expensive technical kit, mountain-biking, discovering green lanes, writing fiction, investigating obscure and difficult music genres, dreaming up cool web apps, pouring cash into my money-pit of a house, complaining about the state of modern cinema, using wargames as a cover for male-only socialising, making unfeasible life-plans with my partner, making sure I'm otherwise stimulated and inspired as much as possible.

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