In this episode of the Digital Culture Podcast, James talks to Simon Glenister, CEO and founder of Noise Solution, winners of the Using Data category in the 2025 Digital Culture Awards.
Simon explains how their music education mentoring programme supports young people facing exclusion, mental health challenges, and other complex needs. The sessions combine music with technology and are supported by a secure online platform where participants can share their progress with trusted adults.
Data is built into every part of the programme. From tracking wellbeing to analysing feedback with AI, their approach helps show impact, improve delivery, and support funding.
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Noise Solution were the Using Data category winners in the 2025 Digital Culture Awards. The winner of this category was decided by a panel of experts, led by Katy Raines - Founder and CEO, Indigo Ltd.
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In this episode, James Akers talks to Katy Clinch, Retail Manager at the Migration Museum, about the digital marketing tactics that helped them win a Digital Culture Network Award. With support from the Digital Culture Network, the museum boosted sales and extended the reach of its online shop through smart use of Meta ads and video content.
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The Migration Museum was awarded a Digital Culture Network Award in the 2025 Digital Culture Awards.
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In this episode, James Akers interviews Chris Sonnex - Artistic Director & Joint CEO of Cardboard Citizens - about their award-winning project 'More Than One Story’. The project - a series of 9 short films written and produced by and for people with lived experience of homelessness, poverty, and inequity - was the theatre company’s first experience of creating digital theatre.
Chris explains their collaborative approach to the work, why they chose the medium of film to tell these stories, and how that decision, along with choosing relevant partners like the Big Issue, saw them reach an audience of 157,000.
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This episode includes discussion of homelessness, poverty, and domestic violence in a general context. While no specific personal experiences are described, some listeners may find these themes sensitive.
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Cardboard Citizens were the Digital Content category winners in the 2025 Digital Culture Awards. The winner of this category was decided by a panel of experts, led by Megan Jones - Digital Content Manager, National Museums Scotland.
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In this episode – the second in our Digital Culture Awards winners series – James Akers interviews Nik Wyness, Head of Marketing and Engagement at The Tank Museum, winner of the 2025 Digital Marketing category.
Nik shares how The Tank Museum’s digital marketing journey began with a focus on building an active online community through video to raise awareness and evolved into a robust content strategy that now drives global engagement and revenue.
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The Tank Museum were the Digital Marketing category winners in the 2025 Digital Culture Awards. The winner of this category was decided by a panel of experts, led by Ranjit Kaur Atwal – Marketing Manager at Unlimited and freelance Communications Consultant.
The next ten episodes will feature award winners from the 2025 Digital Culture Awards, showcasing the very best in digital transformation, digital engagement, and use of technology in creativity and culture across England.
In this episode, James Akers interviews Nadia Sommella, Marketing and Communications Officer from the Barber Institute of Fine Arts about how they redesigned their visitor survey process. With support from the Digital Culture Network, they worked to make data collection more inclusive, accessible, and impactful.
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The Barber Institute of Fine Arts was awarded a Digital Culture Network Award in the 2025 Digital Culture Awards.
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In this episode, James Akers interviews Owen Hopkin, Director of New Technologies and Innovation at Arts Council England and Dr Oonagh Murphy from Goldsmiths.
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In this episode, James Akers interviews Jacqueline Ewers, the Digital Culture Network Tech Champion for Email Marketing.
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In this episode, James Akers interviews Katherine Brown, the Digital Culture Network Tech Champion for Ecommerce and Merchandising.
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In our sixth episode, James Akers interviews Andy Leitch, the Digital Culture Network Tech Champion for Websites.
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In this episode, James Akers interviews Dean Shaw, the Digital Culture Network Tech Champion for Content Creation.
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In this episode,James Akers interviewsAdam Sykes, the Digital Culture Network Tech Champion for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Ticketing.
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In this episode, James Akers interviews Jack Roscoe, the Digital Culture Network Tech Champion for Audience Data Collection and Evaluation.
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In this episode, James Akers interviews Ollie Couling, the Digital Culture Network Tech Champion for Digital Marketing and Strategy.
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In this episode, James Akers interviews the Digital Culture Network Tech Champions Katy Farrell and Nicola Barratt who specialise in Social Media.
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