About Us

Welcome to Data Driven Era (DDE)

At DDE, we assist leaders of Private Equity-backed businesses unlock the full potential of their revenue-generating functions: sales, marketing, and customer success. We do this by empowering them with accurate, automated and dynamic reporting tools which give them the answers they have been missing.

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Martin Zeman – Principal Consultant and Data Strategist

Martin is the founder and principal consultant of Data Driven Era. He started his career in retail with Marks & Spencer, eventually transforming their Business Intelligence system and Data Culture.

After founding Data Driven Era (DDE), Martin Zeman has honed his expertise in the Private Equity sector, focusing on the rapid and pragmatic implementation of data-driven strategies to optimize sales, marketing, and customer success functions.

With a background in computer science and a wealth of experience across diverse sectors, Martin is known for his results-oriented approach and his ability to transform data into actionable insights that drive measurable business growth.

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Matthew Lynch – Digital Transformation Leader

Matt is our Media and Publishing sector specialist, bringing over 20 years of experience in leadership and project management. His notable achievements include:

  • Digital Transformation Leader: Led a major initiative for a B2B Events Business, achieving 40% audience growth and a 15% increase in revenue year-on-year.
  • Innovative Data Solutions: Developed a data-insights product for a B2B Publisher, driving a tenfold increase in subscription revenue within the first month.
  • Strategic Turnaround Specialist: Engineered a commercial strategy that turned a £1 million loss into a £1 million surplus for a not-for-profit client within a year.

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Our Associates & Partners

Collaboration is one of our core values and we work closely with a network of specialist partners – from CRM specialists, data engineers to sales transformation and training consultants who are on the same mission of helping our clients grow and become more profitable.

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Our core values

  • Results focus
  • Rapid iterative approach
  • Challenging the status quo
  • Simplicity
  • Common sense