Digital Pilgrims launch for Hunter

FORMER Fuse8 chief executive Nigel Hunter has established a new digital marketing consultancy.

Mr Hunter, Alan Simpson and Nick Halliday have launched Digital Pilgrims. The company has bases in Leeds and Minsk, Belarus.

Mikita Mikado, one of the founders of the business in Minsk, is subsequently moving to Silicon Valley in California to head up an operation in the US.

And Digital Pilgrims also has project managers in Australia.

Mr Hunter said the team was keen to stress it wasn’t an outsourced operation.

He said: “It’s all about the people, it always was and always will be. Having a team of people who can work to a single purpose who’s aim is to deliver only the best work, delivered on time, to budget whilst maintaining a certain level of fun is really what it is all about.

“We have our creative, finance and senior management teams in the UK, project managers are in the UK, USA and Australia and our technical team is based in Minsk and San Fransisco. When we are given a commission by a client, we pull together the most suitable team regardless of location and we work as a micro unit on the project.”

The Leeds office is based at No 1 Leeds and according to the company it boasts a client base including Microsoft, Ideal Bank Belarus, Lucas Frank boyswear and Glenny.

Mr Hunter left Fuse8 in 2011.