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Editorial Team

Alastair Ray, Editor

Alastair is one of the UK’s best-known media writers. He manages the editorial on CMDglobal and its subscriber magazine Cream, having overseen the latter since its launch as the world’s only magazine dedicated to creative media in May 2005.
A former deputy editor of Media Week UK, he has also written for the Financial Times, The Guardian as well as a host of other media publications. He also provides consultancy advice on creative media issues to agencies and media owners.
He is based in Wales.

Olivia Solon, Reporter

Olivia joined C Squared in May 2007 in a dual role that sees her reporting for M&M and researching and writing case studies for CMDglobal.com. Before joining, she worked at Media Week where she was a reporter. An Oxford graduate in Spanish and Philosophy, Olivia received a distinction in her MA in journalism at Goldsmiths College before launching her career in media journalism. As part of her university degree she spent eight months looking after turtles in Guatemala.

Greg Brooks, Contributing Editor

Greg Brooks is one of the UK's most experienced digital journalists spending over 10 years covering the interactive industry as it has grown from the ground up. He is Editor, Converging Technologies, M&M and is also author of Digital Marketing for Dummies, part of the best selling Dummies series. He has acted in a consultative role for numerous organisations including Sky, McDonald's, OfCOM, Energywatch and the BBC on the use of consumer technology and has also covered digital business stories for magazines and newspapers including The Guardian, Marketing, Brand Strategy, NMA, Broadcast, Future Media and Cream. He holds an honours degree in Journalism from the London College of Printing and is a lifelong Spurs fan.

Tom Himpe, Contributing Editor

After studies in film direction, marketing and communications, Tom Himpe entered the world of advertising. He learned the tricks of the trade in Belgium’s finest ad agencies, Duval Guillaume and mortierbrigade before crossing the Channel to join Naked Communications in London, where he learned the joys of drinking tea and reading tabloids.
He now works as freelance consultant from London, under the name Fortune Cookie (www.fckie.com).

Tom is author of the coffee table book Advertising Is Dead, Long Live Advertising, a rollercoaster ride through some of the world’s most unconventional advertising campaigns. His second book, Advertising Next, is due to be published worldwide in Autumn 2008.