Ashleigh James

Global Senior Consumer Planning Manager, Research Best Practice, Brand Building & Capability @Diageo

London, GB
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WORK HISTORY

Mar 2022 — Present

Global Senior Consumer Planning Manager, Research Best Practice, Brand Building & Capability @Diageo

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London, GB

Spearheading AI research innovation in Consumer Planning for Diageo: developing use cases, evaluating partners, and setting best practices for AI in consumer research.Leading a GenAI knowledge-sharing platform pilot to democratise insights and unlock value across our planning and marketing community.Overseeing global consumer brand tracker spanning 50+ markets.Managing relationship with largest global insights partner, leading negotiations and supplier reviews.Develop global research best practices and build the capability of 150+ insights professionals worldwide.Own Diageo’s Responsible Research Policy, delivering annual training and collaborating regularly with Legal & Corporate Affairs.

EDUCATION

2004 — 2009

University of St Andrews

MA (Hons), English Literature; French

2016 — 2016

Yoga London

RYT200 Vinyasa Flow

SKILLS

Customer InsightProofreadingPresenting to Senior ManagementDesign ResearchConsumer BehaviourData AnalysisBrand DevelopmentProject ManagementEthnographyFocus GroupsResearch DesignMarket ResearchQualitative ResearchConsumer BehaviorMarketingProposal WritingFast-Moving Consumer Goods (Fmcg)SemioticsAdvertising ResearchMarketing Strategy

ABOUT ASHLEIGH JAMES

I am a strategic insights leader with 15+ years global experience across agency and client-side roles, spanning Europe, North America and APAC. Hands on experience leading AI and GenAI innovation in research practices, traditional qual/quant research best practices, and running Diageo\'s proprietary longitudinal brand tracker across 50+ markets. Passionate about driving business transformation by putting the voice of the consumer into the conversation. Extensive exposure to senior stakeholder management, and fluent in influencing others through use of insight, foresight and powerful storytelling

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