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Hi, we’re
BookMachine!

Talented marketing creatives, dedicated to
Publishing, Education and the Book Trade.

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Get to know our team of experts

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Hi, I’m Laura, Director and Co-Founder of BookMachine. I drive the growth of BookMachine – that means continually sharing our vision with the team and our clients, thinking up new ways to reach our goals, and generally looking at ways that BookMachine can improve on what we do so that we are always adding value to the industry.

Location: Hertfordshire & London
Favourite book: Brick Lane by Monica Ali

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Hello! I’m Aimee, Branding Strategist at BookMachine. I oversee the branding of our Community and Creative Agency, as well as helping our members develop in their careers and succeed at work. 

Location: Cambridgeshire
Favourite book: Early Riser by Jasper Fforde

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Hi, I’m Suzanne, Events and Client Director at BookMachine. I focus on what works best for our clients, working behind the scenes to make them happy! I also coordinate the BookMachine Unplugged event series, working with speakers from across the industry. 

Location: Sissinghurst, Kent
Favourite book:
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

Gavin

I’m Gavin, Director and Co-Founder of BookMachine. I’m focussed on company strategy, our digital product consultancy, and all things operations.

Location: Hertfordshire & London
Favourite book:
The Lost Planet by Angus MacVicar

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Hello! I’m Olivia, and I’m a Digital Marketing Strategist specialising in education. As a school governor myself, I understand the challenges faced by the market, and work closely with our education clients at BookMachine to devise strategies for growth and success.

Location: Manchester
Favourite book:
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

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Hello! I’m Emily, and I’m Campaigns Manager at BookMachine. I work across both education and trade projects, creating social media content, designing assets and managing influencer campaigns for our clients. 

Location: Glasgow
Favourite book:
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

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Hi, I’m Gemma, Lead Marketing Strategist at BookMachine. Working across a range of campaigns, I specialise in data-driven and creative strategy, developing stand-out campaigns to maximise ROI for our clients! 

Location: Winchester
Favourite book:
The Secret History by Donna Tartt 

Our story.

BookMachine was founded in 2010 as a way for us to keep in touch with our colleagues across the publishing, education and book worlds to share knowledge and swap ideas.

Fast forward to now, and we’ve built upon our in-house experience and grown our team of specialists to run hundreds of innovative marketing and creative campaigns for clients all across these sectors, create a rapidly-growing community of professionals via our Campus platform, and drive our mission of promoting the value of publishing and education globally.

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