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We are all remarkable

We have some important and exciting news to share with you.

From today, our agency will be called Remarkable.

This is a planned and critical chapter in our story and sees the agencies that are part of Remarkable Group known as Sagittarius, Ultimedia, Unify, Nemetos and Tanasuk become one team, one business and one brand.

As one business, Remarkable offers more possibilities, greater join up across our specialist marketing, experience platforms, data and CRM practices and is built to provide what you will need from your partner in the coming years – we say ‘ready for tomorrow’.

Digital marketing, customer experience and expectations have become increasingly more sophisticated and change at a pace where standing still means moving backwards. A recent report said that this phenomenon means only 27% of brands have a mature digital strategy – leaving others playing catch up.

We are here to help our clients stay ahead, help them do what is right for their business and with tangible results at the core of our proposition we continue to focus on ‘experiences that convert’.

Operationally we have been reorganising our working practices for most of 2024 to ensure a smooth transition and we are now ready to operate under one brand name.

Essentially though, key points of contact remain unchanged and all email and phone details will continue to work. However you will see our primary domain name for the website and emails migrate to our new @remarkable.global domain.

As part of the reorganisation, a few of our team move in to slightly new roles. Ian MacArthur will continue his visionary and formidable thought leadership as Chief Strategy Officer. Sangeeta Brady will continue her essential delivery role but with a broader remit as Chief Operating Officer.

Nick Towers and Paul Stephen, as the co-founders, become Chief Executive Officer and Chief Growth Officer respectively and are incredibly proud of the new team and new future for Remarkable. .

The service focus that each agency had will continue as ‘practices’ within the Remarkable agency, with Performance Marketing, Experience, Commerce & Platforms, and Data & CRM all having senior Practice leads.

And finally, the Remarkable brand is more than just a name change. ‘Be Remarkable’ has always been our primary company value. As a partner to many global businesses, we know we need to go beyond their expectations. We have to strive to be a joy to work with. We have to be the partner that keeps our clients ahead of the game. We understand they have a choice and we know we need to give them the results they need.

Being Remarkable is our way of working. It’s how we behave and as one agency brand it is how we will deliver on that promise.

Now, let’s do something remarkable together.

Nick & Paul

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Ultimedia awarded Platinum Optimizely Partner status

Ultimedia, the UK’s fastest growing Optimizely partner has recently been awarded Platinum status by the platform vendor.

Ultimedia was the first agency in the UK to be made an Optimizely partner (formerly known as Episerver) so is an established and well regarded agency having launched over 100 websites on the platform over the last 15 years.

In recent years, just as Optimizely has evolved and broadened its proposition, Ultimedia has continued to grow its scope of Optimizely services and has now been awarded the highest status of Platinum Solution Partner.

“When we acquired Ultimedia 2 years ago we had one thing in mind, and that was to build the best customer experience consultancy in the UK, US and Middle East powered by the Optimizely platform. We’re really excited to realize part of that ambition today by achieving Optimizely Platinum Partner status in recognition of the work we do for our clients, how we help them leverage the most from their digital experience investment, and create remarkable experiences that convert for their customers. Our partnership with Optimizely is integral to our vision and mission and we look forward to building on this from here.” said Nick Towers, CEO of Remarkable Group the agency’s parent company.

“I’m delighted to congratulate Ultimedia on achieving UK Platinum partner status. This recognition reflects their expertise and deep knowledge of the Optimizely One platform and commitment to delivering top-notch solutions. It’s a great milestone that speaks to their dedication and success in the industry. Exciting times ahead for them!” Jessica, Chief Partner Officer of Optimizely.

About Ultimedia

Ultimedia is a global team of digital experts who have been helping ambitious organisations to succeed through digital transformation since 1995. With over 15 years’ of Optimizely specific experience, Ultimedia were the first accredited Optimizely Partner in the UK and Middle East. Today Ultimedia continue to deliver sophisticated solutions to clients across 32 territories in five continents, leaving Ultimedia’s clients confident that their digital infrastructure is in safe hands.

About Remarkable Group International

The Remarkable Group is an international powerhouse of integrated digital specialist consultancies that offer our clients true partnership and integration at a global scale. We are passionate and expert in digital experience and we put our customers first in order to drive value from class-leading connected experiences and relationships. Our performance will always be measured by our legacy. So all of our brands operate with a social conscience, striving to leave the world in a better place than we found it. We are multiple agencies across Europe, the Middle East and North America focusing on: digital transformation, software engineering, connected experience, performance & analytics. https://remarkable.group/

Media requests

Please email Lois Pickford, Lois.pickford@remarkable.group if you would like to request additional comments or interviews with Ultimedia or Remarkable CEO, Nick Towers

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Ghada Fourane appointed as new CEO of Unify

Remarkable Group (The Remarkable Group International) has appointed Ghada Fourane as CEO to head up its Unify Data & Analytics agency as part of its growth plans.

Unify, the newest agency to join the Remarkable Group, is a specialist agency that uses the power of connected data to help companies use the invaluable information they have to drive smarter business decisions, grow sales and create better customer experiences.

Unify fills an important gap in digital transformation consultancy as CRM, ERP and Digital Experience Platforms (DXPs) become commonplace in forward- thinking companies. Building on existing strategic partnerships with Salesforce and Microsoft, Unify’s services help bridge the gap where both data and work practices are often siloed.

Ghada’s expertise spans over 13 years, during which she has assisted clients worldwide in the areas of CRM, data and analytics. With a strong background in Enterprise Architecture and extensive experience, she has played a pivotal role in guiding large clients through their CRM strategies and has been at the forefront of major Salesforce implementations across diverse industries.

Acknowledged as one of the top 30 professionals under 30 in the cloud computing field, Ghada has made remarkable contributions to the adoption of Cloud technology within the Resources industry in the UK. Her dedication lies in ensuring the success of customers on their digital transformation journey and she is enthusiastic about the prospect of unifying CRM, data, and AI to drive transformative outcomes. 

The Remarkable Group co-founder and Chief Executive Office, Nick Towers, said “Unify is of strategic importance to our Group and our clients as it allows us to fully immerse ourselves in data, analytics and CRM to better inform digital strategy, customer experience, and customer lifetime value and loyalty.

Having Ghada on board, with her extensive experience and qualifications, ensures that we can offer the best strategic advice and deliver first-rate implementations to our clients, helping our clients to drive competitive advantage and create seamless customer experiences.” 

Ghada added: “It’s an incredibly exciting time to be joining the Remarkable Group. It’s a privilege to be working with an exceptionally talented team of industry specialists in the DXP and eCommerce space. To add to their portfolio of skills by bringing my CRM, Data experience and industry knowledge to the group agency’s who are leading the way with innovative technology that’s able to completely transform digital experiences for ambitious brands.” 

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Remarkable Group acquires Optimizely & CRO specialist, Ultimedia

London, UK, 26th October  2021:  Today, the Remarkable Group International, announces the acquisition of Ultimedia, a leading digital build specialist, positioning the Group as the go-to digital experience platform (DXP) specialist.

The self-funded transaction signals the Remarkable Group’s growing capabilities and market presence, with an unrivalled set of specialisms across Sitecore and Optimizely, the two leading DXP platforms used by leading businesses to provide amazing digital experiences for their customers.

Paul Stephen, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of the Remarkable Group said: “Ultimedia’s experience, engineering track record, sought-after Optimizely specialisms, and shared passion for putting our customer’s customer first, made them a good fit. We can now provide our global customer base with a full suite of back end engineering and front end design and optimisation services to help them better meet the demands of digital consumers, wherever they are in their digital transformation journey.”

The acquisition was motivated by Ultimedia’s 20 years of experience, engineering skills, and impressive roster of enterprise clients which has included Co-Op, the NHS, and Bestway. Its prowess includes commerce and content Cloud optimisation, experimentation, and customer platform data, which will now form part of the Remarkable Group’s engineering offering  to customers.

Glenn Stewart, Co-Founder and CEO of Ultimedia said: “This is an important milestone in our journey, as we look for new ways to give our customers the best service possible. By joining the Remarkable Group, we’re growing as a business, benefiting from the customer experience, personalisation, design, and testing expertise of respected fellow Remarkable Group companies, Sagittarius and Tanasuk.” 

Matt Pilgrim, VP Partner Development, Optimizely said: “Ultimedia moving to be part of the Remarkable Group is a really exciting development, allowing an already capable Optimizely Partner to bring scale and additional digital services to their client offering. I am excited to see where we can take this new Partnership.” 

About  Remarkable Group International
The Remarkable Group is an international powerhouse of integrated digital specialist consultancies that offer clients true partnership and integration at a global scale. We are passionate and expert in digital experience and we put our customers first in order to drive value from class-leading connected experiences and relationships. https://remarkable.group/

About Ultimedia
Ultimedia is a dedicated Optimizely (Episerver) partner, combining strategic thinking with technical excellence, to deliver digital solutions for a wide range of companies and organisations with complex, business critical systems. https://ultimedia.agency/

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Co-founders of leading UK agency go beyond with Remarkable

Today marks the launch of Remarkable Group, a new group of boutique digital specialists built for remarkable brands and remarkable people.

The group is the next step in the digital journey of founders Paul Stephen and Nick Towers, the original co-founders of the UK’s leading Sitecore consultancy, the award winning Sagittarius.

When asked why they created the group, Chief Growth Officer, Paul Stephen, said “the world doesn’t need another digital agency that talks transformation but can’t deliver the thinking, skills and experience to execute the vision. What it needs is a selection of boutique specialist consultancies that can actually move you on your transformation journey. Our job is to help our collective clients accelerate their digital maturity so that they are ready for the customers of tomorrow, today”

The group’s main focus is in the area of connected experience, helping brands to create competitive advantage through customer experiences that convert. The group’s consultancies each focus on unique aspects of this, allowing them to deep dive into data, digital experience, digital marketing and loyalty.

Today, the group includes Sagittarius, Tanasuk and has two more acquisitions underway, to be announced later this year.