As principal, Jonathan is responsible for day-to-day operations of the AIM Group and leads the consulting practice. He has served as CEO, COO and commercial director of a wide range of online media and software companies. For six years, he was CEO of Fish4, a British classified service owned by the UK’s largest newspaper companies. He led the business from startup. He has also launched a hybrid radio and online recruitment service; run a home-moving business focused on lead generation and sale of home-moving trigger data; and as a consultant relaunched a significant multi-vertical online recruitment business. He began his career at strategy consultants Arthur D. Little and is an experienced media and marketplaces industries consultant. He has held significant roles at the BBC, Bauer Media,MoveMe.com and AOL-Europe. Jonathan is based in London.
AI: Existential threat or transformational opportunity for property portals?
Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly across search, content creation, customer service and transaction workflows. For property portals, the implications are profound. Will AI disintermediate portals by shifting consumer discovery to conversational platforms, AI "personal assistants"? Will agents rely less on traditional listing exposure? Or does AI create the biggest opportunity in a decade to strengthen competitive advantage, improve monetisation and deepen consumer engagement?
