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Immediate announces Neil Dickson as Director of SEO and Audience Development

Friday 9 May, 2025

Immediate, home to trusted brands people love, has appointed Neil Dickson as Director of SEO and Audience Development.

Immediateโ€™s portfolio includes Radio Times, Good Food, BBC Gardenersโ€™ World and Nutracheck with its iconic brands reaching 21 million people in the UK every month. Dickson will head up Immediateโ€™s SEO and Audience Development team, part of the wider Customer Marketing & Subscriptions department, with a central focus on acquisitions, CRO and upper funnel customer journeys.

Dickson has extensive experience in digital marketing and analytics and was most recently Director of SEO at Hearst UK, where he built a successful SEO and affiliateโ€ฏteamโ€ฏacross 20 lifestyle brands, including Good Housekeeping.

โ€œJoining Immediate at this pivotal moment in search, AI, and digital publishing is a privilege. As search engines rapidly transform and generative AI reshapes content consumption, we need agile and innovative strategies. I’m excited to help lead that shift for Immediateโ€™s market-leading brands as we focus on discoverability, relevance and long-term audience growth.โ€

Neil Dickson, Director of SEO and Audience Development

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โ€œNeil brings a proven record of delivering successful SEO strategies for major consumer brands. His expertise will be invaluable in shaping our approach as search transforms in the AI era, accelerating our customer marketing capabilities to become a truly customer centric business.โ€

Christina Hawley, Chief Commercial Officer

Headshot of Christina Hawley, Chief Commercial Officer, Immediate Media Co.