Lendlease and Invesco Real Estate, the global real estate investment manager, have announced that John Lewis & Partners have officially unveiled the opening of their entirely new Second Floor, home to Childrenswear, Nursery, Toys, Haberdashery, TV, Audio, Technology, the Bureau de Change and Customer Services. Alongside a ribbon-cutting, there was a cake and raffle for Partners (employees). […]
St David’s, Cardiff, owned and managed by The St David’s Partnership, a joint venture between intu and Landsec, has marked ten years since the opening of ‘St David’s 2’ on 22nd October 2009. The destination celebrated for ten days, across two full weekends from Friday 18th to Sunday 27th October, with prize giveaways, a giant cake and […]
McCann Enterprise has announced the promotion of Jeremy Davis to Managing Director and Jonathan Turner to Client Services Director to lead the agency as it transitions to its next phase of growth. The promotions follow a strong run of new business wins for McCann Enterprise, part of McCann Worldgroup, over the last 12 months including […]
Nyetimber, the world-renowned English sparkling winemaker has engaged experience experts Meredith Collective to deliver a luxury two-month Christmas boutique at Burlington Arcade, the iconic retail destination in Mayfair, London. This latest Nyetimber experience signals the brand’s focus on experiential as a foundation for its marketing strategy and follows a series of successful luxury summer experiences, […]
On the 28th October, as part of their mission to ensure every child in the world is vaccinated, Unicef have launched a campaign at Waterloo station to recruit commuters in the War on Disease. This interactive activation took place throughout the day at London’s busiest station, which receives around 2.3 million visitors per week. […]
Experiential marketing agency N2O has delivered a brand awareness campaign for Indian beer brand Bira 91 in a sporting summer activation at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The award-winning agency helped the beer brand reach thousands of fans at the 48-match tournament, activating at venues including Lord’s Cricket Club, Edgbaston and The Oval. N2O […]
American-Italian restaurant, Smoke & Dough, is celebrating the launch of its debut UK location at Liverpool One, part of the private international property company, Grosvenor Group. The new 7,000 sq ft site is situated on The Terrace, joining the destination’s diverse restaurant line-up. Founded by chef Deepak Bahuguna and Sachin Bajpai, the interactive BBQ concept […]
Digital agency, Organic, has promoted Ben Scoggins into the position of managing director. Ben was originally brought into the agency, with offices in Exeter and London, 15 months ago in the role of Commercial Director. As managing director, he will focus on leading the day-to-day running of the agency as well as working with the […]
BT took over the world-famous Piccadilly Circus in a one day activation that showed children how to code by creating their own avatars. These avatars will be displayed on the iconic screens at the London landmark. The activation is part of “Beyond Limits,” BT’s biggest brand campaign in 20 years and is led by Saatchi & […]
For the 10th consecutive year, Freeman has been certified by J.D. Power for providing “An Outstanding Customer Service Experience” with its live phone support. The recognition falls under the J.D. Power Certified Customer Service Program℠, which acknowledges companies with a strong commitment to providing an outstanding customer service experience. During its evaluation process, J.D. Power randomly […]
Popcorn PR has been appointed by Cartoon Network to launch season two of its original show, Apple & Onion, driving channel tune-in, fandom and audience awareness of the new episodes. Launched last year, Apple & Onion was the most successful Cartoon Network show of 2018, and Popcorn is delighted to welcome such a fun and […]
Guinness World Records is implementing three educational initiatives this October to support school age children. Themed around a myriad of Guinness World Records content, activity will encourage children to ‘power their curiosity’ and learn amazing record-breaking facts both inside and outside of the classroom. GWR will partner with three leading educational brands – KidZania, Creation Station and Twinkl. Kidzania The […]
Longmartin Properties Ltd, a joint venture between Shaftesbury and the Mercers’ Company, has announced the signing of independent wine specialists, 28º–50º. They are the latest restaurant operator to join The Yards, Covent Garden, the newly re-branded series of interconnecting courtyards that includes St Martin’s Courtyard and Mercer Walk. Set to open in November, 28º–50º […]
Lendlease and Invesco Real Estate, the global real estate investment manager, have today announced the launch of a new 4,000 sq ft pop-up Disney Store at Queensgate shopping centre. The global children’s toy store features product ranges inspired by some of this year’s biggest films, including the anticipated release of Frozen 2, along with Star Wars, […]
Unicef UK, the world’s largest children’s charity, has launched their first work with newly appointed creative agency The Community. The campaign called “War on disease” outlines Unicef’s ongoing mission to eradicate global disease via vaccines. The film is set to Sign of the Times by Harry Styles (who gave the charity permission to use the song free of […]
The Mercers’ Company has unveiled that Stanfords has launched its first ever exhibition of fascinating maps, artefacts and documents – including letters from historical figures like Florence Nightingale and Captain Scott. Located at no. 10 Langley Street, the exhibition opened on Friday 18 October and is available for visitors to attend until January 2020. Home to […]
Elevate has announced they have been selected by Britvic as their new field sales partner to operate their permanent field sales team in the important licensed/on trade channel. This covers the UK (excluding Ireland) across the Independent Free Trade for Dispense & Packaged incorporating the extensive Britvic portfolio. Britvic’s head of outlet contact, Mike Firman commented […]
Blend Media, provider of 360/VR content and trusted by high-profile brands and agencies including Disney, L’Oreal and McCann, has announced the launch of Blend Market – a brand new platform which helps clients find and hire skilled professional creators of immersive content and experiences across the VR/AR/MR spectrum. With the rapid advancement of new technologies and increasingly […]
Liz Willingham, founder of Liz Lean PR and current President of Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has been appointed to the Board of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) during the organisation’s AGM in London. Following an interview and validation process by the BCC’s Nominations Committee, composed of representatives from across the Chamber network […]
The world’s first Angry Birds Adventure Golf has opened at intu Metrocentre under owner intu’s plans to create more day-out experiences at its centres across the UK. The two-storey 18,000 sq ft indoor golf course based on the Angry Birds franchise is the latest in a series of compelling attractions to launch at popular intu […]
Brand experience agency, Avantgarde, has appointed creative team Zander Cox and Marty Terzic to strengthen the growing creative studio in London. Zander and Marty join Avantgarde London from DDB, and previously worked together at FCB Inferno and Saatchi & Saatchi across global clients including BMW, Oreo, Visa, HSBC, Mercedes-Benz, Betway and Huawei. The team is […]
Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS), Europe’s largest showcase of emerging music acts, has announced a partnership with PlayPass that will see a new integrated digital payment solution rolled-out across its 42 venues in the city of Groningen. All fans, delegates and artists in attendance will be able to make payments at all the official ESNS locations using their […]
Lumas Gallery officially celebrated the opening of its UK flagship site at 21-23 Earlham Street in Shaftesbury’s Seven Dials, with an exclusive launch party and live art performance. At the event held on Thursday 10 October, Florida-based artist Derek Gores treated guests to an inside look into the creation of his dynamic collages, turning […]
Movista Inc., provider of the leading advanced, mobile-first retail execution and workforce management platform, has announced the acquisition of Natural Insight, a retail technology provider and its largest competitor. The milestone move, backed by New York-based private equity firm Level Equity, brings together two of the largest domain leaders in retail execution technology to greatly […]
From 14-17th November 2019, eco-fashion campaign #LoveNotLandfill will be championing pre-loved fashion at a unique Seven Dials, London pop-up store featuring collections from charity shops curated by some of fashion’s most style-savvy influencers. Influencers who have teamed up with their chosen charities include: Emma Breschi (Barnardo’s) She Wears Fashion (Cancer Research UK), Elizabeth Whibley (Oxfam) and Oenone (The Royal Trinity Hospice) plus depop sellers Past Trash […]
IBM and global experience marketing agency, George P. Johnson (GPJ), have brought this year’s brand campaign ‘Let’s put smart to work’ to life for visitors at Think London Summit 2019 – a unique event showcasing how IBM changes the world by building smarter businesses. The UK flagship event reflects IBM’s commitment to responsible stewardship and […]
The Freeman Company has announced that it has completed its previously announced sale of Encore Event Technologies, a global provider of event technology, staging and production services, to PSAV. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “This transaction marks an important step in the continued evolution of Freeman,” said Carrie Freeman Parsons, Chair of The […]
To highlight Vodafone’s industry-leading range of products and services, Haygarth is proud to announce the launch of their best-in-class exhibition stand at the Dixons Carphone’s conference. The innovative and impactful activation provides a multi-layered brand experience that aims to educate and engage stakeholders and staff, showcasing Vodafone’s extensive offering for Dixons Carphone’s customers. Taking place […]
intu Trafford Centre has welcomed high-end accessories brand Coach, with the luxury retailer’s first standalone store in the north west. Designed by Coach’s in-house team, the new 657 sq ft store features a new modern luxury interior concept which includes leather furniture and bespoke fittings. The boutique offers a full range of both men’s and […]
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd has announced an out-of-this-world mission as it launches the Galaxy S10 5G into the stratosphere to give consumers the chance to get their face in space. For the past five decades, Samsung has provided consumers with the latest innovations in screen technology: from Curved TVs, to dual edge display and foldable […]
Following the success of an integrated campaign to reduce blockages in hotspot areas through an experiential tour executed by iMP, Yorkshire Water further commissioned iMP to develop and create an escape room style consumer experience. Named ‘Unblock Against The Clock’ and constructed from two shipping containers stacked on top of each other, the huge brand activation […]
Millie Bobby Brown attracted hundreds of fans at the official launch of her beauty brand, florence by mills, in Boots UK’s new beauty hall in Covent Garden at the end of September. A fresh approach to clean skincare and makeup, florence by mills is a collection of clean and affordable beauty essentials founded on the […]
Independent fashion and lifestyle brand, Oliver Bonas, has celebrated the launch of its latest store at Liverpool One, managed by Grosvenor Europe. Designed by an in-house team, the 2,956 sq ft store on South John Street is the brand’s first in the Liverpool City Region, joining over 70 brand sites across the UK. Stocking […]
Initials has been appointed by Britvic following a competitive pitch. The agency will be working across Britvic’s emerging brands portfolio, including Purdey’s, Lipton, Aqua Libra, Arto Lifewtr, 7Up and Mountain Dew. The retained relationship will see Initials deliver shopper and strategic below the line activations across the portfolio, with the first campaigns going live in early […]
The Barbie Store Fashion pop up has landed in Liverpool One. Arriving October 11th, the 6-week pop-up showcases limited edition clothing for kids aged 3+, adults’ apparel, and Barbie accessories for kids and adults that includes tote bags, hair accessories and more. A range of Barbie dolls will also be available at the pop up, including […]
Anti-slavery charity, Unseen, has launched a new campaign to help raise £800,000 to save their Modern Slavery Helpline which is threatened with closure. The new OOH and social media campaign by London creative agency Aesop, entitled #UnseenStories, builds to Anti-Slavery Day 2019, on Friday 18th October, with a call to the public to change their profile picture on […]
LabTech, owner of Camden Market, has unveiled the opening of its latest British clothing retailer, Fred Perry, located at 255 Camden High Street. In association with Camden’s infamous musical legacy, the brand marked the official opening of its first standalone shop in Camden on Thursday 10 October – with DJ sets from Massive Attack’s Daddy G […]
Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest growing airline, has launched an activation at King’s Cross St Pancras Station. A fully immersive OOH experience will see commuters on their way to the Underground pass through a plethora of fully recyclable vinyl wraps, digital videos, posters and digital 6-sheets. The creative highlights the array of destinations that Wizz Air […]
As part of their Studio Fix Stick Foundations launch campaign, M.A.C Cosmetics recently opened the Studio Fix experience in Liverpool with the assuring message of ‘We’ve Got You’. Here, visitors could identify the most suitable foundation tones for their skin, be introduced to the specific MAC Studio Fix range available to them, and even have any […]
In keeping with World Mental Health Day creative event safety specialist Tess announces that it has partnered Music Support, to further enable the charity’s ambitious training program, along with its work with individuals in the UK music industry suffering from mental, emotional and behavioural health disorders. Tess director Simon James comments: “With three decades working in […]
Climate change, ocean pollution and deforestation seems to be the hot topic at the moment, but what is often overlooked is that food is actually at the heart of many of these issues, responsible for almost 60% of global biodiversity loss. Identifying that younger generations are potentially the last who are able to act, global services company Sodexo and WWF have […]
2heads has launched a new version of its cutting edge strategic B2B event management tool – EventHive. EventHive has been rebuilt from the ground up at significant investment from 2heads, introducing a powerful, real-time architecture and flexible CMS to empower event professionals, streamlining event management to allow teams to work independently and remotely. Bolstered by more […]
Experience12, the pop culture marketing agency, has appointed Holly Carters as account manager, further bolstering the client services team that has gone from strength-to-strength over the past year. Holly joins the team from MediaCom where she was most recently a senior event producer working on global clients including Subway, Galaxy, Coca-Cola, Toyota and Peugeot. Her personal […]
Global youth marketing agency Campus Group has announced the launch of this year’s Jägermeister Student Brand Ambassador (SBA) campaign to promote both new and existing products. Running until August 2020, the campaign will target 18-21-year-olds in eight major cities across the UK – Birmingham, Brighton, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London and Manchester. Campus Group will be […]
Clarity, the Milton Keynes based integrated marketing agency, today announces the appointment of its new Creative Director, Katrina Howell. Joining from Red Bee Creative where she was creative director, digital, Howell will oversee creative outputs across all Clarity clients, drawing on her previous 20 years of experience. Her hire will help bolster and drive forward […]
Samsung has announced a new star-studded live event series, hosted by Alex Zane, which celebrates the world of Twitter threads and conversations. Samsung KX presents: Thread Talks is a series of six intimate and exclusive ‘in conversation’ events featuring some of the biggest names in journalism, sport, culture and comedy – taking place at Samsung KX. […]
On Thursday October 3rd, Bristol Music Trust, the charity that runs Colston Hall, has announced its ambition for the transformed Hall to become carbon neutral by 2030. The announcement makes the Hall the first in the UK to step forward in the face of the current climate emergency and declare this intention. Bristol Music Trust recognises […]
ANNA Money (Absolutely No Nonsense Admin), the mobile business account for creatives and entrepreneurs, has launched a campaign with crowd-funded investment platform Seedrs ‘Equity for Mugs’. ANNA Money launched the world’s first debit card that miaows last year and has once again bypassed the boring, this time to launch an investment campaign with a difference. […]
McCann has promoted Karen Crum to the newly created position of global brand strategy director During her tenure as head of strategy at McCann London, she has spearheaded strategy, and led teams behind numerous award-winning campaigns for the likes of Microsoft, Xbox and Mastercard, helping to take home the 2018 Cannes Lions Grand Prix in […]
Brand experience agency, Avantgarde, has announced that Jason Anderson has been appointed as digital director to further strengthen the agency’s digital offering. With over 20 years’ experience in digital working on award winning accounts including Mini, M&S, P&G, NHS, Renault, RAF, Santander, HSBC, Microsoft and Sky, Anderson joins from Sectorlight where he was digital director. Reporting […]
Hermes Investment Management, the £36 billion fund manager, has officially announced the launch of Ascent 1, a 75,000 sq ft extensively refurbished office, within Farnborough Aerospace Centre. This marks the completion of three of the four Ascent buildings, with two of the buildings now fully let and 50% of the remaining office space available. Designed […]
Cashless and NFC specialist PlayPass enjoyed a record-breaking summer, operating at over 250 events across 22 countries across five continents and processing 12.82 million cashless transactions, worth €78 million Euros. Globally, 2019 has seen the company grow its event roster by 40%, May-Sept 2019. The UK has seen the sharp end of this growth curve, with […]
GMR Marketing has announced that Ken Black, the former vice president of digital design transformation and global Olympic creative director at Nike, has joined the agency as chief creative officer. Black is charged with global creative direction for the agency and its roster of clients, and will lead GMR’s 80+ person global creative team. Tyson […]
The newly-named Influencer Matchmaker will build on over a 15-year track record of forming successful brand partnerships with some of the world’s top businesses. Previously known as Influencer Champions, the East Midlands-based agency has helped brands such as Amazon, Cartoon Network, McDonald’s and Hotels.com link up with social media influencers in a range of successful campaigns. […]
Burger & Lobster reveals a series of murals created by brand design agency Vault49 to help the New York restaurant stand out in the Flatiron District, where competition for diners is fierce. The murals connect the restaurant with its location and its core offering – prime-cut burgers and wild, fresh Atlantic lobsters. This work […]
An East Midlands brand agency is celebrating after recruiting its 50th new member of staff this year and being recognised for its astonishing growth. Champions (UK) plc’s expansion plans continue to go from strength to strength in the face of the country’s ongoing political uncertainty. The family-owned firm has made a big leap in the list of […]
Jessica Tamsedge joins McCann London as new managing director, replacing Sheryl Marjoram, recently appointed CEO. Prior to her new appointment at McCann, Tamsedge has been serving at Grey as joint head of account leadership, with a client portfolio included Nomad Foods (owner of Birds Eye), GSK, The Tate and Pladis. Previously she led the GSK […]
Experiential marketing agency N2O has expanded its creative team with three new appointments. Steven Workman joins as creative director with over 20 years in experiential marketing, including stints at RPM and iD Experiential, Workman brings a wealth of experience and industry insight to N2O. Jeff Witek joins as art director to support its creative […]
On 26 September, Chinatown London celebrated National Dumpling Day by handing out over 2,000 free dumplings from some of the destination’s top restaurants. Starting at 12 noon, dumplings flew out of the nine restaurants in under an hour. Each restaurant brought a unique offer to the table, showcasing Chinatown London’s diverse regional dumpling offering. Savoury […]
N2O activated Hill’s at Crufts, Dogfest and county shows across the UK as part of a campaign to reach cat and dog owners with the nutritonally-tailored food. N2O, who were tasked by the scientific pet food brand to find a way to reach both cat and dog owners at the same destination, created an experience […]
Teletrack has been serving the retail, field marketing and field services sector with mobile workforce management software for nearly two decades. The original electronic data capture platform for the field marketing sector rapidly became a retail wide provider of data and person management. As industry is changing rapidly, especially the retail sector, challenger brands and household names are transitioning to […]
Field Marketing Awards Sales Campaign of the Year– Sponsored by Natural Insight GOLD N2O – Now TV SILVER Mercedes-Benz BRONZE Powerforce – Haribo Most Effective Retail Sales Experience – Sponsored by Team Haven GOLD Link Communication – True Nopal Cactus Water SILVER Mash – GHD BRONZE Blue Square – Samsung Field Data Award GOLD Tactical […]
CACI, the consumer and location intelligence specialist, launched a White Paper on the future of retail at the Revo Conference and Exhibition, held in Liverpool on September 18 and 19. The most significant finding of the White Paper is the unequivocal evidence that stores have a key role to play in driving significant incremental sales: for […]
Talent management company YMU Group has announced the appointment of Mary Bekhait to the newly created role of UK CEO, as part of the Group’s global expansion strategy. Bekhait, previously managing director, YMU’s entertainment division, will oversee the five UK divisions of Sport, Music, Drama, Entertainment and Business Management. She will continue to report to YMU Global CEO […]
Derwent becomes a lead partner of Moniker Art Fair as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. The partnership gives Derwent a high profile opportunity to promote the Derwent Art Prize to a relevant and engaged audience. Collaborating on a range of workshops and activities at the fair for artists, showcasing products and raising the profile of […]
Boss Parfums Boss Bottled will sponsor Ocean Outdoor’s digital out-of-home (DOOH) coverage of the Rugby World Cup which is presented in partnership with ITV Sport. Ocean’s planned coverage of the tournament extends to include 10 exclusive dominations of Landsec’s Piccadilly Lights twice a week, breaking at 11am tomorrow (September 25) and running up to and including the […]
Following the success of its inaugural European new business event in June, Ingenuity London has announced the team will be returning to Amsterdam on October the 16th. Once again focusing on video content, the event aims to facilitate opportunities for brands and agencies in this area, from creative, strategy and production, to animation and tech. The event […]
LabTech, owner of Camden Market, has announced that the official launch of its new food and beverage destination, The North Yard, will commence with a giant aubergine installation along with a promotional event giving away 400 dishes, from menus with trader specials dedicated to aubergines. Commencing on September 19, The Big Aubergine installation marked […]
Three household names have joined together in an advertising campaign for the first time to promote the benefits of organic to Ocado and Waitrose shoppers for Organic September. Combining the power of Whole Earth, Kallo and Clipper Teas, natural food company Wessanen UK is running a series of animated adverts in prime, front-of-store locations across […]
Hendrick’s Gin and creative agency, Space launched their third portal in their curious experiential campaign to bring the super-premium gin’s unconventional world to life, as portrayed in the brand’s latest ‘Escape’ advertising campaign. ‘Portals to the Peculiar’ was a series of multi-sensory events that invited gin drinkers to Escape the Conventional, Embrace the Delectable and sample […]
To celebrate the fact that Kind has become the UK’s #1 healthy snack bar and mark their ongoing and growing partnership with WHSmith, Kind will be taking over the WHSmith store at Waterloo station with a new wrap of the store which features the brand’s new creative campaign. On the morning of September 26th the […]
Everton Football Club has announced a new partnership with global drinks brand Monster Energy. The deal will see Monster Energy become the ‘Official Energy Drink Partner of Everton Football Club,’ giving the brand a presence at Goodison Park on matchdays as well as branded content and exposure across Everton’s digital channels. Monster Energy is a global […]
New campaign by Jones Knowles Ritchie reveals sustainability initiative to remove plastic toys from all King Junior Meals and give toys from any fast-food chain a new life as something good. Burger King has launched a new initiative called ‘The Meltdown’ to take a stand against plastic, by removing all toys from King Junior Meals […]
Beano Studios have unveiled a unique and bespoke piece of street art in the window of their London Fleet Street offices created by one of their licensees; the anonymous graffiti artist known as Sleek. The Scottish based artist, whose identity is a closely guarded secret, produces his original artworks, limited editions and merchandise under license […]
Ahead of the 2019 holiday shopping season, Natural Insight is streamlining operations and improving in-store customer experience at more than 180,000 locations worldwide Natural Insight has announced it has hit new milestones in terms of international adoption of its mobile platform. With more than 10 years of consecutive growth, Natural Insight is enabling merchandisers, product companies, marketing […]
Global experiential agency GMR Marketing has announced the hiring of new executive creative directors (ECD) Dino Tzouroutis and David Lemke in the Charlotte and San Francisco markets respectively. Both ECDs will be responsible for supporting client teams in each market as well as the agency’s new business opportunities. “We are continuing to expand our creative […]
Land Rover has revealed the new Land Rover Defender at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Land Rover engaged global experience agency and long-term partner, Imagination, to create an integrated launch to emotionally connect all consumers with the product. Land Rover and Imagination’s multifaceted experience campaign comprises of a global launch film and dramatic product reveal at Frankfurt Motor […]
Ford Motor Company premiered at the Frankfurt Motor Show a range of new vehicles to pave the way for electrified models to outnumber combined sales of conventional diesel and petrol models in just a few years. Launched in Frankfurt, ‘Go Electric’, an immersive brand experience created by global experience agency Imagination, introduced guests to Ford’s new […]
Brand experience agency, iD have appointed ex Arnold KLP boss, Hugh Treacy as executive director. Treacy, taking an equity stake in the company, joins the agency board – of co-founders, Paul Ephremsen and Paul Soanes, together with ex-Sainsbury’s retail expert, Marcus Fox. For 15 years, Hugh Treacy was managing director and partner of KLP Group […]
Ahead of Rugby World Cup 2019, fans got the opportunity to be professionally tackled using virtual reality. Mastercard unveiled a first of its kind virtual reality (VR) tackle with the help of Chris Robshaw, Jason Robinson and Maggie Alphonsi. The experience provided members of the public, who weren’t travelling to Japan, an opportunity to get closer […]
2heads, the leading independent experiential marketing agency, has partnered with Jordan Waid as global executive creative director to expand its creative design offering to world-leading brands following a period of record growth. Waid will be using his vast industry experience to manage global accounts including Disney, where he will be leading the development of unique […]
Experience12, the pop culture marketing agency, continues its year of growth as George Bateman is promoted to Business Director. George is the first person to hold this position at Experience12 after almost four years at the agency, where he has been heavily involved in its growth and the development and implementation of the agency’s positioning. […]
Ivor Novello, Grammy and two-time BRIT Award nominee, producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist Jax Jones has released his new debut album Snacks. Featuring an all-star array of some of music’s brightest stars, Snacks is storming the album charts. To celebrate his album release day, Jax wanted to do something fun. Jax hit the road with a […]
To celebrate the success of their Ayurvedic range within Waitrose, Tea India are restoring balance to shoppers in a series of mindful guided meditations delivered by their brand ambassador and resident Yogi, Mahesh Hayward. The meditations have been crafted to provide the perfect accompaniment to Tea India Ayurvedic blends. Each meditation will take no longer […]
Lidl GB has unveiled its autumn advertising campaign, showing that Lidl is big on everything you need in the season of wonderful contradictions. The campaign, created by its advertising agency Karmarama, will run across TV, posters, press, radio, digital and social channels. In the TV commercial we see autumn in all its ‘can’t-make-its-mind-up’ glory, as we […]
Hot pie brand, Pukka, is unveiling a major cross channel campaign with a new strapline to support the family-owned business’ ambitious growth strategy to sell more pies to more people, more often. The new TV creative – entitled The People’s Pie– hits TV screens on 18th September 2019 and features everyday folk and their love […]
Campari Group’s Bulldog Gin, has partnered with venues across the UK to continue its inaugural Sunset Sessions campaign. This year’s Sunset Sessions campaign is an evolution of the Bulldog Brunch and Sunset Sessions of 2017 and 2018; as seen in Time Out, Elle and DJ Magazine. As the lead gin entering new occasions, the Sunset Sessions […]
Unblocktober, the world’s first awareness month aimed at protecting the UK’s sewers and seas has gained support from the Environment Agency as it attempts to fight plastic pollution and fatbergs. The campaign, which is led by Lanes Group plc, has been backed by the Love Water campaign, which includes over 40 organisations and is jointly […]
Asset finance specialist, Arkle Finance, has completed the provision of a commercial loan facility to Caboose & Co to support the ambitious growth plans of the specialist event accommodation provider. Caboose & Co convert shipping containers into luxurious temporary accommodation designed for both event staff and attendees, offering high-end en suite glamping to world class […]
Award-winning experiential marketing agency N2O is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. Never passing up the opportunity to be creative, N2O has produced a series of seven commemorative haiku, which tell the 20-year story of N2O in 119 well-chosen syllables. N2O was founded by Commercial Director Clare James in 1999 from her kitchen table. Since […]
From the founders of MAMA and youth specialists Campus Group comes BeSixth, a global live experience and events agency with offices in London and Sydney. The new BeSixth brand, founded by Dean James (Chairman) and Gavin Aldrich (CEO), will have over forty staff worldwide. BeSixth will specialise in the music and entertainment industry, with the team having […]
Londoners have been getting free advice from top experts on how to get ‘gut healthy’ with a free pop-up gut health clinic. Held on Monday September 2, the event featured Chuckling Goat founder and gut health expert, Shann Jones, giving one-on-one consultations with members of the public. There was also the opportunity to sample Chuckling […]
AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, welcome the newest offering at The O2, Mamma Mia: The Party. The new immersive entertainment experience began on Thursday, 29thAugust, in a specially adapted venue following its highly popular show in Sweden, which has been playing to sold out crowds since 2016. Created by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, the show […]
Street food pioneers Kerb are set to open the doors to their first-ever permanent home following the transformation of a historic warehouse in the heart of London’s West End.Occupying 24,000 square foot, Seven Dials Market is the new all-day destination packed with 25 independent food businesses all with roots in the city’s streets and markets, […]
Centre:mk this month celebrates 40 years of trading and its status as a top 10 national shopping and leisure destination. As part of a project called ‘Four Decades of Style – 1979 to 2019’ centre:mk has collaborated with fashion and culture expert and former Vogue Features Editor, Jo Craven, on a report which identifies […]
intu, owner of some of the best and well-known shopping destinations in the UK, has announced the return of Stylist Live to intu Trafford Centre in Manchester. The large-scale consumer event held in conjunction with The Stylist Group is anticipated to attract hundreds of thousands of shoppers from across the north west on Saturday 28 […]
One of the highest profile events in the travel retail calendar, The Frontier Awards, will this year be sponsored by staffing, travel retail and experiential specialists, Blackjack Promotions. Run by the sector’s leading news magazine DFNI, The Frontier Awards celebrate the best of innovation and creativity in travel retail. Returning to the Palm Beach Hotel […]
From 29th August to 1st September, a colourful chameleon was positioned on top of The Old Truman Brewery,to celebrate the launch of London’s first nhow hotel and bringing vibrant colour to the heart of East London. An incarnation of the nhow brand’s spirit animal, the chameleon came to the capital to pave the way for the […]
McCurrach have announced they have been chosen by Graze to run the brand’s field sales solutions across grocery multiples from September 2019. Graze have partnered with McCurrach based on the company’s existing reputation in the FMCG market. The field sales provider aims to grow Graze’s presence across grocery multiples and improve brand visibility year-round. With Graze […]
George P. Johnson (GPJ) has announced the appointment of two senior hires – Kerstin Twachtmann as director of strategy and planning and Matthew Rickard as executive producer. Twachtmann joins GPJ’s strategy and planning team having previously worked as Lead Strategist at AmazeRealise, where she was directly responsible for overseeing global brands, including Lexus, Pret A Manger, […]