I've used Darwin every day for the last two years. In that time I have won business in excess of £1 million, with brands such as Amex, Tata Global Beverages and Butlins. Darwin made that possible - and saved me time and hassle in having to search for contact details for key decision-makers. Not only that, but Darwin's constantly updated feed of industry-specific news stories gave me and my clients the edge when we called: we knew who to talk to, when, and why before we even picked up the phone. As a result of this timely and relevant information, my clients have increased their new business revenue significantly - and easily.

I started my career in 2003 at Target Express, a courier services firm, as a sales executive, generating opportunities for my manager. After six months I was voted 'best sales newcomer' as I had quickly demonstrated a keen eye for a profitable opportunity.

Turning my attention to media sales roles, I sharpened my skills within the online advertising sector for the next four years, and won a position as a sales manager at a big publishing house. Building on these successes, I decided to diversify once more and made a move into marketing communications.

As one of the most senior members of Upfront's business development team, I've consistently delivered quality opportunities for all of my clients, and have won 10 new clients in the last 2 years. Darwin played a key role in those conversations.

I have identified pitch opportunities for clients in the digital space: web design and build; social media; eCRM; as well as interior and experiential design; internal communications and employee engagement.

This broad exposure to different industries has helped to develop my understanding of the central components of a new business strategy - the most important of these are served by Darwin, providing verified daily sales leads, industry insights, and contact information for the key decision-makers representing the UK's leading brands.

My experience of engaging with top-level decision-makers across a range of sectors will contribute to the success of Darwin - and to the growth of your business.

I recently joined the Darwin team in London, working to drive new subscribers to the service.

I also work at Darwin's sister company Upfront as a business development manager, where I am part of a team that uses Darwin every day.

The Upfront business development team find using the tool very easy to use, and it saves us time, as all the information we need to make informed sales leads to over 5,000 brands is collated in one, reliable and updated place.

Darwin comprises two key elements: firstly, it tells us who to call, with a vast database of up-to-date contacts. This is complemented by a constant stream of industry-specific news articles, so we know when to call and how best to frame our pitch.

Current Darwin clients give us regular and clear feedback, and they tell us they find the service invaluable in that it also allows them to make new business approaches to exactly the right person at exactly the right time.

It's an efficient system and one we all benefit from in our daily work, helping us create conversations that are purposeful - and profitable.

Get in touch to find out how we can work together to create new business opportunities.

In a world where time is short, any sales enquiry from an agency had better be informed and relevant - and preferably both. If you can pass the 15-second opportunity to shine, then a relationship can be developed. Darwin helps you do that easily and with insight.

There is a much wider view for growing creative agencies - far beyond the coverage of the mainstream marketing press, which often has a narrow focus on the top 10% of the industry.

Darwin covers this news and more, bringing you intelligence on companies that offer a less-crowded route to business. But we never forget; we only show you the doors. It's your talent that makes the conversation.

I reinforce and manage our news-gathering process and also contact the personalities behind some of the more original news stories that our research team identify. I then share that access and information with Darwin subscribers.

I have over 25 years' service in the marketing communications industry. I was on the launch team for PR Week, working in the original Fleet Street offices, giving my work a journalistic rigour.

I also took charge of sales for PR Week USA. I have worked as a business development consultant for many of the UK's most award-winning and creative agencies, providing advice for digital exploration in the 90's, later developing systems and solutions for agencies and their clients.

More recently, my ambition has been to help share that information to a wider community of creative talent. I help deliver the insight and the news behind the news with interviews and conversation snippets that help Darwin subscribers.

This provides direct and indirect opportunities for our subscribers and seed the beginnings of what hopefully is a fruitful relationship.

I have a passion for research born from over 10 years' experience in the US library system. Darwin was built as a research tool that supports another interest in my life - marketing.

I understand that good business is based on knowledge, and my role at Darwin is to monitor the many industry sectors that we cover; to dig for information that doesn't always find its way into the marketing press. Our subscribers don't have time to dig around for that information, and Darwin allows them to focus on their main goals and objectives - winning new business.

My sources are many and varied but the team uncovers more every day. The proliferation of information in circulation means that valuable intelligence can slip by.

Our job is to catch it, to look for the marketing angle and bring it fresh to you every working day of the year.

We act as an informed and intelligent filter, aggregating the latest information in a targeted and precise manner to enable users to gain a competitive edge in a challenging market.

Since Darwin's inception, we have built up an impressive archive of intelligence and news that any major agency would be keen to own. Our contact details, which are constantly validated and updated, provide the vital bridge between the information we supply and the conversations you want with your prospects that help you grow your business.

My role within Darwin is to obtain the information that other people can't - or don't have the time - to find. Attention to detail is my forte, with over seven years as European head of contracts and customer relations within a global B2B company, settling disputes, solving problems and retaining clients were my daily responsibility.

I spent a further 15 years running my own successful leisure business, where I honed my skills in business development, marketing, and customer contact.

I head up the team of validators, and ensure that the data produced for the Darwin database is correct, current and apt for the needs of our subscribers.

Obtaining data - the right data - can be a challenging task. As well as overseeing the department, I am also the person that my team look to when specific contacts are needed, and I pride myself on being able to find the elusive ones that appear to be unobtainable.

My online research skills, complimented by a pleasant and encouraging telephone manner, mean I always find what I am looking for. I share these skills with my team, which is perhaps best demonstrated by the fact that my chief validator once managed to validate 45 contact names, job titles and email addresses in one phone call. Now that is an achievement!

Darwin will constantly evolve, and every day there are new companies, new contacts and new areas to be explored. Together, the team and I will provide the information you need to grow your business.