Karl Neal
Hi, I am the founder of SOS, thank you for taking the time to read our profile and I hope you find the information and services on our website helpful and interesting. Here's a little bit about me.
My Story
With over 30 years' experience driving growth for some of the world’s leading brands, including investment-backed start-ups and scale-ups. I have experience, qualifications, and knowledge on all aspects of business. I'm a trusted leader at boardroom level and on the front line. I build and nurture high-performance teams to achieve ambitious targets.
I audit businesses, write strategy plans, marketing plans, set budgets, forecast, manage risk and reputation, build businesses online, work with IT and developers to form a stable and reliable online business, support sales departments, customers services, I've manufactured products all over the world, imported and exported, put technology in print, launched venues like The O2, mobile apps such as Headspace, supported big contracts into companies like the Kingfisher Group, made millions of pounds for many organisations throughout my life. I present at board level and work on the front line to understand challenges head on. I chair meetings, network, and I'm a public speaker. I've been using AI for years and embrace technology and new innovations.
I can set up and manage marketing platforms such as Google Paid Ads, Bing Ads, Meta Ads, Affiliate publishing and partners, CRM systems, email and automations, programmatic ads to run across every device in your home, design and build websites, create new brands and take established ones through change, create leads, sell products, have every key piece of information from around your business flow into dashboards, set up and direct photo and video shoots, establish partners and collaborations. I can set up and manage platforms such as Amazon, eBay and many other marketplaces such as B&Q, Wilko, Wayfair, design, build and publish magazines, create cutting edge point of sale, design and build exhibition stands and much, much more.
I have worked on events including two Olympic games, visitor experience and sponsorship with Merlin the 2nd biggest theme park operator in the world, business to business education with twelve of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world, future proofed private hospitals, launched publications all over the world, increased subscribers from 85,000 to 675,000, taken reviews from 64,000 to 150,000, increased Return on Ad Spend from by 500%, made national headlines and achieved 675 articles in the British press from one campaign, took an online store from £25k to over £1M in less than 8 weeks. Brands I have worked with are across multiple industry sectors from technology, healthcare, manufacturing, insurance, beauty, clothing, cycling, cars, homes & garden, telecoms, venues, entertainment and leisure, food, councils, government, the list goes on. I don't know have to know anything about the products or services I am selling for my clients but I use the same principles to get the results that want to achieve and it works every time.
I enjoy watching people launch and scale their businesses with the knowledge I put them in that successful situation.