Claire Scaramanga
Client Services Director
Scaramanga takes great pride in being the include everyone marketing agency. This means people's needs are always at the forefront of our thinking. For us, any extra effort is never too much — a mantra we repeat on a daily basis.
Our skilled and experienced team is made up of marketers, designers, web developers, UX experts, content wizards, and social media gurus. We are a tribe of creative thinkers, delivering solutions that do more than just look pretty.
We have been building websites since it was invented, so we know a thing-or-two about what makes a brilliant website.
Where have we come from?
Claire is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and holds an MBA, the CIM postgraduate diploma and a degree in modern languages. She speaks French, Spanish and German and can order a glass of wine in Greek. It’s all about priorities!
Simon Leadbetter trained as a graphic designer and got hooked on building websites in the mid-1990s when the industry was in its infancy. In 2011, he set up web and design agency Thoughtful Web.
Simon and Claire, who had met in 2001, started working together on numerous clients, to the extent that, in 2019, they decided to merge the two businesses.
Since then, we have been developing and expanding the agency and working with our amazing clients and team.
We’re on an exciting journey, focussing on supporting our clients on their path to inclusivity and accessibility, as well as our own.
And where we're going
We really believe in supporting young people in our industry and regularly give talks to students, provide mentoring and have recently taken on our first apprentice.
We are actively involved in our local business community and Claire sits on the committee of a Croydon business group and Gatwick Diamond Business’s executive council.
We are also working on an education programme to develop the accessibility skills of designers and developers.
We seek to always do the right thing for the planet. We run hybrid working to minimise travel, buy sustainably and are at the beginning of our own our journey to being carbon neutral, with the intention of reaching Net Zero.
Meet all the team that's behind bringing it all together in a tidy package. We each add out dose of richness to all challenges that clients set us.
Client Services Director
Director
Office Manager
Account Manager
Social Media Manager
Social Media Assistant
Digital Designer
Scaramanga was delighted to be named as a top B2B firm in the UK by Clutch, a leading market research firm, for their 2021 cycle.
Founded in 1911, the Chartered Institute of Marketing is the leading professional marketing body with over 30,000 members.
Claire Scaramanga has been a member for over 25 years and became a Fellow in 2016.
LCCI is London’s largest independent business network, helping businesses to build valuable connections, access a host of support services and contribute to LCCI's influencing activities.
Scaramanga has been a member of LCCI since 2009. Claire Scaramanga served for several years on the Croydon branch committee.
Claire Scaramanga has been a trustee and director of Mary How Trust since 2022. She supports the charity's marketing strategy.
The Mary How Trust for Cancer Prevention provides health screening, looking for the early signs of life-threatening illnesses such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
Scaramanga Agency is an accredited Living Wage Employer.
Our Living Wage commitment means that all our employees and any third-party contracted staff receive the real Living Wage, an hourly rate set independently and updated annually, calculated according to the real costs of living.
Scaramanga Marketing has been a Trustpilot Partner since 2019 and support our clients with the set up, management and promotion of their Trustpilot reviews.
Formed in 2001, CRX is a small group of like-minded business owners in Croydon who support each other in growth and the development of skills and knowledge.
Scaramanga has been a member for 15 years and Claire Scaramanga has held committee positions responsible for marketing and membership, as well as chairing the group in 2019.