SAMMY TURGIS
Head of Project Management
Sammy joined Hay/stack having had valuable experience working in advertising sales for an international shipping magazine. This taught her the importance of meeting deadlines and how every member of the team needs to play their part to hit a publishing date or exhibition timeline.
She now applies this understanding with charm and good humour, to ensure that our clients understand the process we are running and that our consultants are able to meet our commitments.
In her spare time, Sammy loves nothing more than exploring the countryside with her beloved dog, Sulley, spending time with friends and family, and trying new foods from around the world, when holidays are permitted!
ALAN THOMPSON
Founding Consultant
Alan has led agencies of all sizes and ownership structures and has spent the last 20 years, using this experience to advise clients on how to select agencies across all disciplines and combine them to maximum effect. An expert on agency remuneration, negotiations and management, Alan approaches challenging situations with energy, enthusiasm and charm, to get to solutions that work sustainably for all parties involved. Clients find him easy to work with, responsive and innovative in his approach, with a persistent focus on the desired goals. An early adopter to the possibilities of in-house creative delivery, Alan has helped clients both expand and contract their in-house capability, to meet the commercial imperatives of their businesses. Alan is the Founder of Hay/stack.
When he’s not working, Alan is at his happiest when playing golf on a sunny day with friends, topped off with a pint of locally brewed ale! He also loves spending time with his two grown up children, finding novel and exciting places to go with them; such as hiring an RV and driving from LA, through Arizona and Nevada, going back to basics on a canal barge for a long weekend and attending the famous Palio in the streets of Siena.
What People Are Saying
“Haystack are expert in identifying agencies with the right capability and attitude to fit with Audi, making the job of the Audi digital marketing and procurement teams so much easier. They are as at home in helping write a technical RFI as they are in putting the client and agency at ease in their first meetings and are always on hand to answer question or clarify thinking. So much easier than trying to do everything yourself, in amongst the day job!.”
— National Digital Manager, Audi UK
“This pre-work and cadence really allowed us to develop customized tools, right-sized to our organization’s need/capability. Alan, you over delivered as always, bringing deep expertise and precision, with extreme patience, as we worked the finer details and pressure tested it so very hard in design mode.”
— Global Communications Advisor, Utilities Client
“Alan was on hand throughout the process to support, advise and simply act as a sounding board, as we devised new ways to integrate our teams and become more adept at generating and distributing communications through social media. He was an integral part of a team effort that created a new exciting dimension to our marketing mix.”
— Director of Marketing & Media Planning, ITV
“I was very impressed with your timekeeping (not easy) and the brilliant organisation. Everyone was in the right place at the right time and the agencies were all really well prepared. I am so happy to have your help and support with this process. We are now really confident we have the final part of the jigsaw to drive the brand forward.”
— Head of Marketing, Haven
