MA Marketing (part-time)
Meet the course team
Jill Brown
Role: Principal Lecturer and Director of Studies Postgraduate Marketing Programmes
Research and subject interest: Services Marketing and Marketing Communications
My background is in corporate banking and this was where I developed my marketing skills and gained my professional qualifications, but I soon realised that I enjoyed marketing more than banking and so moving to Portsmouth Business School was a very positive change for me.
I particularly enjoy the challenges of teaching about marketing in the service sector – it is highly problematic because services are intangible, invisible and subject to the vagaries of the people delivering them.
I am responsible for the postgraduate marketing programmes at Portsmouth Business School and we welcome students from all over the world. I love the fact that many of them come because of a personal recommendation.
Paul Ankers
Role: Senior Lecturer in Marketing, MA Marketing Course Leader
I have extensive international business development, new product development and sales experience in business to business markets.
My career has involved working extensively in defence (electronic countermeasures) and medical device (wound care and gynaecology) markets.
I have considerable experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching across a number of marketing topics. My particular interests are global marketing, business to business marketing and the FE to HE student transitional experience.
Lillian Clark
Role: Programme Manager MA Marketing (Digital Media)
Research and subject interest: Online Consumer Behaviour, E-Commerce and Human-Computing Interaction
The internet is changing all aspects of our lives: how we shop, inform and entertain ourselves, and how we engage with families, friends and communities. Consumers now have power and information undreamed of 20 or even 10 years earlier, and are taking control of all aspects of their media experiences. Marketing is transforming dramatically as a result, and we're only just beginning to see the impact of all this change.
As someone who spent many years in both technology and business, I am also excited at seeing the world of the marketer and the computer scientist converge into something wondrous and new, and if that also excites you then this is the place to be!
Mick Hayes
Role: Principal Lecturer in Marketing
I teach across a variety of marketing disciplines, but tend to concentrate on those areas most related to marketing communications. I teach both undergraduate and postgraduate students, and supervise dissertations.
Chris Simms
Role: Senior Lecturer in Marketing
My specialism is in the teaching of product development and innovation management. On the MA Marketing I deliver taught content on the management of new product development, brands and innovation. Furthermore I have specialist knowledge in these subject areas with respect to the FMCG sector, with a strong research and knowledge transfer profile in both food and drinks, and the packaging industry.
Sarah Turnbull
Role: Lecturer in Marketing Communications
I am an active researcher and member of the Centre for Organisational Research and Development. My work has been published in international journals, including the International Journal of Advertising and presented at a number of international conferences. I lecture in marketing communications on both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Kevin O'Brien
Role: Senior Lecturer in Marketing
I am a senior lecturer specialising in marketing strategy, product management, sales and key account management. I have an honours degree in Business Studies and am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
I have previously worked for over 30 years in industry with three global corporations in marketing, business development and general management. I have delivered transformational programmes in segmentation, integrated communications and key account management, as well as new products and businesses.
Emma Winter
Role: Senior Lecturer
Emma initially joined Portsmouth Business School as an hourly paid lecturer in February 2001, following several years' experience working in operations and marketing in the financial services industry. She was appointed senior lecturer in September 2007. Emma coordinates and teaches on a range of Undergraduate and Postgraduate units, particularly in the areas of services marketing and marketing strategy.
In addition to teaching, Emma has worked extensively with international students in her role as Level 2 International Student Tutor. This has involved providing pastoral support and designing the tutoring programme to assist with students’ adaptation and integration into the British education system and life at Portsmouth Business School. Her work with international students has also extended to being appointed as the Business School link tutor with International College Portsmouth.
Most recently, Emma has been appointed as Deputy Course Leader for undergraduate Marketing programmes, a role which means that in conjunction with the rest of the Course Team, she seeks to ensure Marketing students are provided with the best possible student experience.
Emma's research interests relate to Services marketing; specifically the concept of the servicescape and issues related to the provision of higher education as a service.
