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Daniel Macaulay

Founder & CEO of Brandwave Marketing and Non-Exec Director of The Great Sussex Way

Daniel Macaulay
  • Veteran Coach and athlete who sits on UK Sport & Outdoor Forum Think Tank Board
  • Founder & CEO of Brandwave Marketing who’s worked with worldwide industry leading brands
  • Innovative Marketer with a wealth of experience in sport marketing
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Daniel is the Founder & CEO of Brandwave Marketing – one of the world’s leading sports marketing consultancies and the chosen agency of many of the industry’s leading brands including Adidas, BMW, Scott, Reebok, Les Mills, INEOS, Wiggle, and Salomon.

With a lifetime spent coaching and competing in sport himself, Daniel is passionate believer in the power of sport as a catalyst for positive change on multiple levels. Daniel is also a respected speaker in the global sports and marketing industries with keynote talks at Web Summit, Blue Earth Summit, Amazon, EuroBike, ISPO, Sweat, The OutDoor Show, Elevate, OIA and EOG Summit.

Daniel is a Non-Exec Director of The Great Sussex Way. He sits on the UK Sport & Outdoor Forum think tank and is a mentor to fit-tech start-ups as part of UKActive’s ActiveLab program. He is also part of an international judging panel for the annual UK Active and Endorphin Sports Film Awards.

In addition to co-founding FoamLife a disruptive eco-conscious new flip flop brand that is taking the global footwear industry by storm — Daniel is an ambassador of The Blue East Summit, fighting for better ecological business practices. 

Growing up in Ireland, Daniel completed a Degree in Marketing and a Masters Degree in Business Studies. Following on from that, Daniel worked for 4 years as European Marketing Director for the iconic American surf brand, O’Neill.

Daniel founded Brandwave 15 years ago and now spends his time consulting for key clients on their global B2B and B2C marketing strategies. Daniel lives on the UK South Coast with his wife and three children.

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Purpose driven marketing is on the increase and sustainability is a narrative that most of the world’s leading brands are putting front and centre in their comms. Rather than being just a nice to have, a more environmentally friendly approach to producing your product or service is becoming a must for the modern eco-conscious consumer.

In a world where everyone is pushing the same messaging, it can be difficult for consumers to differentiate those who are simply playing lip-service or greenwashing from those who are genuinely making a conscious effort to be more sustainable and change the world for the better. Fortunately, in the digital age, fakers are usually called out.

In this talk Daniel draws on his experience and explains how to use your genuine sustainability initiatives to differentiate yourself from the competition, create a community based on shared values, and grow your business in a more ethical way.

Daniel will show case studies and explain the processes that some of the world’s leading brands use to make their real sustainability efforts not just good for the environment but good for business as well. There will be a short period after Daniel’s talk to allow for Q&A.

The new world of marketing moves fast – blink and you might miss it! In this talk, Brandwave Founder & CEO, Daniel Macaulay ventures out to the bleeding edge of brand and product marketing on a whistle-stop tour of how the world’s most innovative Global brands are communicating.

From strategy and creative to digital and activation, the rules are being broken and rewritten on a daily basis. From Tesla and Lego to Burger King and IKEA, the game changers are disrupting at every level.

Success is all about taking risks – showing confidence, embracing new tech, and staying agile. To this end, Daniel profiles the best in class, and talks us through how we can all conceptualize and deliver a true game-changer. There will be a short period after Daniel’s talk to allow for Q&A.

Since the inception of social media, there has been a seismic shift in the balance of power from the old to the new… traditionally, the vast majority of reach and influence in the world has been reserved for traditional institutions such as politicians/ governments, religions/ churches, and banks/ financial institutions.

Now, suddenly brands have real power not just to sell their products and services but to actually reshape the future of the world that we live in on multiple levels. From Nike and Patagonia to P&G and The Body Shop; brands are using their platforms and channels to change the world around them for the better. In this talk, Brandwave CEO and Founder explains why and how brands are breaking barriers and how you can profitably use your platforms to break some barriers of your own. There will be a short period after Daniel’s talk to allow for Q&A.

Marketing has evolved more in the past two decades than it has in the past two centuries. The pace of change is increasing exponentially, and this is especially true when it comes to marketing technology.

From new OTT media such as TikTok and Netflix to Dark Social platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. From AI, AR, and VR to NFTs and the Metaverse, Daniel will draw upon his unique experience working with some of the world’s leading brands to explain what’s happening at the cutting edge of marketing technology.

Daniel will identify the most important new tech and opportunities in marketing and demonstrate how some of the world’s greatest innovators are using them to their advantage. Most importantly, he will explain how you can utilise new marketing technology for yourself. 

Whatever your product or service – if you want to get ahead of the marketing technology curve, this talk is essential viewing. There will be a short period after Daniel’s talk to allow for Q&A.

Defining you brand purpose is one thing. Implementing it is something else entirely and surprisingly few companies go on to effectively achieve this. Finding your ‘Why’ should be the beginning of the journey not the end.

In this talk, Daniel will look at how some of the world’s leading brands use their brand purpose not just as a snappy statement but as a tool to redefine everything that their company is and does, both internally and externally. 

Using his own theory of ‘brand transcendence’, Daniel will explain how to implement your brand purpose in a meaningful way across all departments from HR and Finance to New Product Development and Logistics.

Drawing on his extensive experience, he will also show how to effectively use your brand purpose to develop your won integrated marketing strategy and help meaningfully differentiate your brand from those of your competitors. There will be a short period after Daniel’s talk to allow for Q&A.

Don’t try to fit in if you were born to stand out. In this ‘warts ‘n all’ inspirational talk, Daniel reflects on the ups and downs of his own unconventional life and career. From how sports changed his life around at an early age to how he managed to transform his lifelong passion into a successful career.

From failing Business Studies at School, Daniel will reflect on his days competing and travelling around the world and how he went on to become European Marketing Director of one of the world’s most successful surf brands at 25 years old. He will talk about founding Brandwave, one of the world’s leading sports marketing consultancies as well as co-founding FoamLife and environmentally conscious new footwear brand taking the industry by storm.

Throughout his talk, Daniel will show how his deep belief in ‘sport as a catalyst for positive change’ has underpinned many of his decisions and touched all areas of his life from mental health and sustainability to recruitment and charity work. If you are looking for an inspirational speaker who’s taken a less ordinary route from the outset, you’ve come to the right place. There will be a short period after Daniel’s talk to allow for Q&A.

 

I have had the pleasure to work with Dan at workshops and with clients. His knowledge of the industry and his craft are second to none. If you are looking for a brand agency that will deliver, acts with integrity, be honest enough to tell you what can and should be done, then look no further than Brand Wave. Dan’s passion for the sector and the culture he has instilled with his teams shines through, so you know you are getting account teams not just skilled, but knowledgable of the industry. Great to work with.

Nurture Consultants Ltd

Daniel delivers detailed, insightful and dynamic sessions (from keynotes to masterclasses), which engage audiences and are built on in depth and detailed research. He has a strong stage presence, is charismatic and always willing to answer further questions and engage with an audience pre and post speaking. I feel very comfortable and confident in recommending Daniel to speak not only at conferences but in a variety of settings as his preparation and appreciation for adapting to his audience and setting is exceptional. I can be certain, whatever your brief, he will leave your audience with several unique and tangible take-aways.

An excellent speaker with first-rate content.

Myzone, PRINCE2

 

Daniel gave an absolutely wonderful presentation in my class (Postgraduate – Marketing Management and Practice). His presentation has truly inspired all students in the class.

University Of Sussex

 

“I have been to several Keynote presentations by Dan, on branding, on collaboration and on future digital trends. all have been informative and very well presented. He has an easy manner that is humorous and entertains while getting across a wealth of information. Needless to say with his marketing expertise there is an excellent sue of slides and visuals to support – no tedious powerpoint death here!”

Outdoor Industries Association (OIA)

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