Pete Durant

Pete Durant is an award-winning marketing strategist and digital, social, and content innovation expert.

With a career spanning nearly two decades, Pete helps brands spark real connections and accelerate meaningful growth. In today’s attention-fractured, multi-platform world, Pete is driven by a belief that great brands are built on emotional resonance and solid foundations. His signature storytelling engine—crafted to fuel brand fame and impact – blends creative flair with strategic thinking, enabling brands to stand out and scale up.

His portfolio includes work with renowned brands and organizations such as Allianz, Renault & Dacia, Virgin Media, Waitrose, Specsavers, Virgin, Russell Hobbs, Cheapflights, Endemol Shine UK, and major broadcasters like Sky, BBC, and Channel 4.

In addition to his professional achievements, Pete Durant is a seasoned keynote speaker and trainer. He is an expert in sustainability, marketing, content/creative and storytelling in a digital world.

He has spoken at numerous conferences and events worldwide, including the Digital Marketing World Forum, #DMWF, and Telegraph DEN Live.

Contact talent agent Great British Speakers today to book award-winning marketeer Pete Durant for your next event +44 1753 439289.

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More About Pete Durant

Pete Durant’s career encompasses roles as a marketing director, brand leader, business consultant, and creative director, working across agency and client-side environments. Notably, he has held positions at leading agency groups such as Omnicom, WPP, and IPG Mediabrands, where he has been instrumental in developing and executing integrated digital brand strategies and award-winning marketing campaigns.

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Pete Durant | Corporate Social Responsibility

Pete is a committed consultant on purpose-led marketing and corporate social responsibility. He helps organisations embed authentic values into their strategy and storytelling, particularly in areas close to his heart, such as sustainability, mental well-being, animal advocacy, and equitable opportunity.

He has advised organisations on aligning their marketing strategies with social and environmental objectives, helping them build authentic connections with their audiences and positively impact them. His dedication to purpose-led initiatives underscores his belief in the power of marketing to drive meaningful change in society.

Pete Durant | Keynote Speaker

From the UK to the US, Mexico to Greece, Hungary, Cyprus and beyond, Pete’s keynote sessions are known for their dynamic energy, sharp insight, and practical inspiration.

With trademark wit and a deep understanding of shifting digital behaviours, he unpacks topics like cutting through greenwash in sustainability messaging, building socially-led brands, putting humanity at the heart of customer experience, defining influence in the modern age, and crafting content that drives results across platforms. His sessions are packed with ideas that spark action from day one.

Pete Durant | Keynote Topics

All keynotes are bespoke to meet the needs of the organisation, but the following are current keynotes Pete can deliver:

– How to Avoid Getting Caught in the Greenwash Rip Current

– Built to Last: Brands That Win Today and Thrive Tomorrow

– Storytelling in the Scroll Age

– Discovering Your Unique ‘You-SP’ in Customer Experience

– The Power of Words: Why Language Shapes Results

– Before You Hit Post: Rethinking Influencer Marketing

– Rewriting the Script: Adapting TV Thinking for Digital Success

– Purpose, Not Just Profit: Designing a Brand That Stands for Something

– Social Media Metrics That Matter: From Likes to Legacy

– Esports 101: Cracking the Code of Gaming Culture

Pete Durant | Award-Winning Marketeer

An award-winning marketing leader, Pete has spent nearly two decades turning stories into standout campaigns.

With a track record across top agency groups, he has helped shape some of the UK’s most recognised brands including Peaky Blinders, Big Brother, Waitrose, Specsavers, and Renault Dacia.

He’s led breakthrough campaigns at the intersection of entertainment, retail, and sustainability -recently as Marketing Director at BAM (Bamboo Clothing), and as an advisor to global initiatives like the Climate Vulnerable Forum at COP26 & COP27 and People vs Extinction.

Pete is passionate about brands creating emotional ties through brilliant basics and strong foundations, powered by his bespoke storytelling engine and driving fame as key to every business’ growth.

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Why Book Pete Durant?

Pete is a dynamic marketing expert and award-winning digital strategist who brings energy, insight, and real-world experience to every stage. With a proven track record of helping global brands drive growth through storytelling, social innovation, and purposeful communication, Pete equips audiences with practical tools they can use immediately.

His keynotes blend creativity with commercial thinking, making him the ideal speaker for teams looking to cut through noise, inspire action, and future-proof their brand in an ever-evolving digital world.

Call +44 1753 439 289 or email Great British Speakers now to book award-winning marketer Pete Durant to speak or host your next live or hybrid event. Contact us.

Testimonials

Pete Durant was a fantastic speaker at The Telegraph D.E.N Live event. His presentation on storytelling in the media age was concise, engaging and exactly what we were looking for in the Connected Customer stream of the conference.
Telegraph DEN Live

Pete’s an engaging public speaker and a great strategist – a pleasure to work with.
IAB UK

I’ve had the honor to welcome Pete Durant on stage 3 times, in 2 different countries, within the past couple of years. He is a very experienced speaker, who effortlessly combines substance with style thanks to his wit, passion and the actionable information he provides. He always ends up as one of the highly rated speakers in our events and he is a pleasure to work with, therefore I am looking forward to our next collaboration.
Marketing Week Awards

Pete spoke at our Social Media Results Conference & received some fantastic feedback from delegates, who said he was ‘engaging, interesting and knowledgeable’ & shared ‘really interesting insights’. It was fantastic working with Pete at this conference and we hope he will be involved in future GIC events! Rebecca McNamara, Global Insight Conferences

Incredibly engaging speaker and a key team player that has the vision and business acumen to accomplish his goals, and enjoys having a good time in the process. Oisin Lunny, TEDxr, SXSW Advisory Board Member, Event MC

One of Pete Durant’s great strengths is his ability to come up with highly imaginative ideas for client’s campaigns. Highly organised and driven individual with a fantastic understanding of social media engagement strategies in terms of what motivates users and how to get them to interact with campaigns. He has a can-do attitude and someone who I think would add value to any organisation wishing to build a serious social media offering.
Hussain Chowdhury, ex Sulake, Auto Trader, Discovery & Bauer

Pete Durant spoke at the Building Brands marketing conference and was absolutely superb. We had around 300 marketing professionals in the room, and Pete had them gripped with a talk on building your brand in the social media age.

Pete’s entertaining, funny, but has a fantastic wealth of knowledge and experience, that the conference attendees really benefitted from. I would have absolutely no hesitation, whatsoever, in recommending him to anyone else. Really engaging, interesting and a really good person, on top of his marketing experience and background. Dave Briggs, Founder of Building Brands Community