Ralph Ardill
Founder & CEO
TheBrand Experience Consultancy
Ralph Ardill, 40, is Founder and CEO of The Brand Experience Consultancy.
Originally anticipating a career as a footballer or rock guitarist, Ralph eventually settled on a Degree in Geophysics and a Masters in Management Science.
Following spells as a Business Analyst for Laura Ashley, a Brand Manager for CBS Record and devising global Corporate Identity programmes for Sampson Tyrell (now Enterprise IG) Ralph then spent over a decade as Marketing and Strategic Planning Director of Imagination Ltd where he was the inspiration and driving force behind Imagination’s Brand Experience offer and where he personally led the development of the world renowned Guinness Storehouse brand centre in Dublin.
In June 2005 Ralph left Imagination to pursue his passion for experiential branding, communication and design by starting-up The Brand Experience Consultancy to help brands explore and leverage the possibilities of the emerging experiential economy.