Andy Couchman on Protection Review and the launch of the I Mark - MAF197
On the show this week, I talk Andy Couchman, co-founder of Protection Review.
We chat about, how the Protection Review Conference, Dinner and Awards has grown to become one of the premiere financial services events of the year, and the new "I Mark" which seeks to recognise true innovation.
Welcome to episode 197 of the Marketing and Finance Podcast.
We chat about:
- How Andy started Protection Review with another financial services luminary, Peter Le Beau
- The process Andy goes through to write product reviews and how he scores them
- What innovation really means in financial services
- The reasoning behind the launch of the I Mark
- What companies will have to do to receive the I Mark.
Who is Andy Couchman?
Andy started his career in product marketing roles in various large UK financial services companies.
After leaving corporate life he made a success writing about financial services topics. Together with Peter Le Beau he started Protection Review back in 2003. What started as a paper publication and an annual dinner has turned into a prestigious annual Conference, Dinner and Awards event and a popular website.
Although he has retired from the day to day running of Protection Review, Andy still writes the reviews published each month.
Links and Show Notes.
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What is the Marketing and Finance (MAF) Podcast?
The podcast for ideas and inspiration on marketing your business and growing your business, and for discussing topics on all things finance.
I’m Roger Edwards, a marketing guy and keynote speaker from Edinburgh. Talk to me if you want to cut the BS and complexity from your marketing strategy.
The MAF Podcast is a 30-minute radio show you download from http://rogeredwards.co.uk/MAF, iTunes or Spotify.
Each week you'll hear interviews with business experts, marketers, entrepreneurs and journalists. Interviews to listen to in the car, on the train or on the treadmill. Or even in the bath!
We talk about:
- How you can grow your business using content marketing and social media
- How you can keep your Marketing strategy and communications simple
- Topics, issues, products and business models from the world of finance
You’ll take away one or two big ideas that you can apply to your business. So, you can keep marketing your business to keep growing your business.
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