About Deeson Group

The Deeson Group was established in 1959 and has four specialist divisions providing a fully integrated communication service to business:

  • Deeson Create. Comprehensive marketing and design services.
  • Deeson Online. Digital media design and development.
  • Deeson Publish. Full service customer publishing.
  • Deeson Words. News feature and copy writing for all media.

The Deeson Group is ISO9001 quality management registered and is an accredited Investor in People company. Deeson Group is a member of the Periodical Publishers Association. View our environmental policy and equal opportunities policy.

Deeson is ISO9001 registered Deeson is an Investor in People Deeson is a member of the Periodical Publishers Association
 

Directors

  • Dominic Deeson

    Dominic Deeson

    Dominic has more than 35 years experience in the public relations and publishing industries, having worked both in the UK and the USA. He founded the Publish division in 1988 and has led it to being one of the leading suppliers of specialist contract publishing services in the UK. He is a former national officer and chairman of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations for the South East.

  • Tim Deeson

    Tim Deeson

    Tim started the Online division in 2001, and since then it has worked with household brand names and leading national organisations both as an agency and as an outsourcing partner. He has extensive experience on the technical and human challenges of large website builds. This background has led to our consultancy services being provided to external teams on migrating to open source solutions.

Management Team

  • Doug MacKay

    Doug MacKay, Create

    Doug has led teams in the creative agency environment for more than 10 years, with his current creatives including graduates of fine art, communications and graphic design. Their individual skill sets cover a wide range of disciplines including creating magazines and journals, branding, illustration, photography and the design of promotional and exhibition support media.

  • Jim Rose

    Jim Rose, Online

    A veteran of the online industry, Jim's previous roles have included leading digital design for Saga Group Ltd. He now complements Tim Deeson's technical background with his knowledge of design, usability and user experience. Jim leads a multi-disciplinary team of designers and developers who collaborate with the Create and Marketing divisions as required.

  • Julia Crompton

    Julia Crompton, Marketing

    Heading up the marketing team, Julia has more than 20 years of marketing experience with roles on both the agency side and in-house. She is an active member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, with a post-graduate diploma. Previous campaigns have included Kent County Council, Silver Spring Soft Drinks and SureStart Children's Centres. Her team works with clients on marketing strategy and planning, and creating innovative campaigns that give results.

  • Melanie Armstrong

    Melanie Armstrong, Publish + Words

    Melanie has more than 30 years experience in the public relations and publishing industries - clients have included MasterCard Europe, United Business Media and the Jeyes Group. She leads an in-house team of experienced editors and journalists whose backgrounds include the commercial, business-to-business, lifestyle, consumer and professional sectors.