What People Are Saying
“Romano led the commercial strategy for our Artist and Manager Awards in 2019 leading to record revenues from the awards and bringing in new partners as award sponsors including the headline sponsor. He was great to work with, very personable and we highly recommend.”
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Annabella Coldrick, CEO Music Managers Forum
"I met Romano through my work with FanFair Alliance, the campaign against online ticket touting. As well as "getting" the issue and it's relevance to NME's audience, he helped drive forward and formulate a creative strategy that provided the basis for a long-term campaign. And all this, literally from a chance encounter. I would not hesitate to work with Romano again."
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Adam Webb, PR Consultant
"I had the pleasure of working with Romano at the start of my career. He had flown through the ranks as I had just started in advertising, inspiring us younger ones to follow in his footsteps. I’ve kept in touch with Romano ever since and he’s always been a highly respected, commercial, switched on leader who I’m sure will continue to help businesses grow"
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James Connelly, Co-Founder, Charlie Oscar, Investor
"In recent times we have reconnected to discuss and launch a cross-company new business development opportunity and I was reminded of Romano's practical, revenue driven, business sense. His core strengths lie in his relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, his ability to lead revenue generating, award winning teams and his extensive experience in digital media."
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Alex Wright, Head of Programmatic, Channel 4
"Romano is one of those people that you just 'know' will get the job done. I've produced numerous creative briefs, and pretty much without exception Romano has been involved from the start, and is always there on the ground at the end, demonstrating the sort of hands on guy he is. I have a lot of respect for those few that actually take the time to listen to suppliers, and adjust campaigns to work in a professional and capable manner, and Romano comfortably fulfils those criteria. Importantly I would work with him again in an instant, knowing that whatever campaign is being undertaken is in a very safe pair of hands. A pleasure to do business with."
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Jared Pepall, Director, Blacpack Ltd
"Was a total pleasure working with Romano, first while working for the Government’s Creative Industries Minister and then at Universal Music. Not only was his work on NME’s political coverage of the 2017 general election game changing, he consistently delivered first class events for young people wanting to break into the creative industries. A top guy all round."
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Jonathan Baydal, Head of Communications, Universal Music
"Most of the outstanding work we (My Runway Group) have done wouldn't have been possible without Romano. He understands the Creative / Culture space very well and we trust his advice, consultancy and overall direction."
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Kojo Marfo, Founder, My Runway Group
“Working with Romano on NME is one of the highlights of my career. His energy, determination and ability to spot and support good ideas - not to mention have plenty of them himself - were key factors in driving a massive transformation project that put a magazine and brand that was essentially on its knees back on its pedestal as an influential and agenda-setting beacon of the music scene. During Romano’s time as NME MD we built up our biggest ever readership in print and online, achieved record revenues via a creative solutions team that he put in place, delivered the three most successful NME Awards in the events’ history, positively influenced the outcome of a General Election and launched a ton of new events like CineJam and #lifehacks. Not bad for a teenage sandwich seller from south London. If the chance ever came up I’d work with Romano again in a heartbeat.”
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Mike Williams, Editor In Chief, Sight & Sound (Formerly EIC, NME)
“Romano is a skilled, effective communicator whose unsurpassed knowledge of the music industry, digital media and brand landscape continues to deliver valuable insights supporting the outcomes of our projects. He has consistently delivered, going above and beyond to provide quality work on time and within budget and I do not hesitate to recommend him.”
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Marcus Harris-Noble, Culture Team, Croydon Council