A digital campaign to promote the general release of Ardbeg’s Corryvreckan whisky has launched, created by Story. The Edinburgh-based agency has created a campaign which will reach Ardbeg’s 49,000 committee members around the world in... Read more
How creative is the city you work in? That is the question The Drum asked creatives across the country.As part of an ongoing poll on the UK’s creative hotspots, we asked one high profile creative figure from each of 10 major cities to argue... Read more
NOTTINGHAMMatt Davies, creative director, Attitude DesignWe’re shocked and slightly mardy, as we say here, that our beloved home city of Nottingham didn’t originally even feature in The Drum’s poll: ‘Where is the most... Read more
LEEDSPhil Dean, partner, Thompson Brand PartnersThere’s something about the small scale of the city and the proximity of urban to rural that inspires ideas. Unlike much larger cities, the compact nature of Leeds acts as a cultural Petri dish... Read more
LIVERPOOLNick Howe, managing director, UniformAdmittedly, we’re all a little tired of hearing it. The city of Liverpool, you may very well argue, has had more than its fair share of the limelight, across and beyond its Capital of Culture... Read more
BIRMINGHAMAndrew Bowyer, ClustaLike many people who work between London and Birmingham offices, I have the luxury of enjoying two cities and perspective to view Birmingham from.While we have acclaimed events like Artsfest (Europe’s largest... Read more
BRISTOLJon Waring, creative director, 3Sixty“Carlsberg don’t do cities, but if they did…” Walking to work, you notice graffiti on your neighbour's garage door, bloody hell; Banksy’s left a calling card. A 6ft mural... Read more
SHEFFIELDRichard Benjamin, managing director, Über ‘Sheffield, city on the move’. So began the 1997 mega-hit, ‘The Full Monty’. It was of course being ironic. The clip in question was from a 1960s information film... Read more
NEWCASTLETom Crawshaw, designer, Blue River“After going round and round in circles thinking about the usual things people list about why their home city is best I found myself talking to one of our newest additions, Tom, about what he... Read more
EDINBURGHGerry Farrell, creative director, The Leith AgencyEdinburgh: UK’s Cultural Capital Contest (What, you mean someone actually thinks there are other contenders?)Ever since Tony Blair shot his wad with the Millennium Dome, that... Read more
MANCHESTERMatt Beardsell, creative director, MusicManchester was a new city. The first industrialised one in the world. And it still feels new to me. OK, there are shabby bits, dirty nooks and crannies, our offices in one of them, but being new,... Read more
GLASGOWDaniel Ibbotson, creative director, Graphical HouseGlasgow is the most creative city I’ve ever lived in. In fact it’s the only city I’ve ever lived in. Why is that though? I’m not a local, I was born and brought up a... Read more
Few businesses sound like a Lotus as soon as they open their doors for business. That guttural roar of power and acceleration often takes a while to develop, no matter how hard the pedal is pushed to the floor in the formative years of any... Read more
SME's get the chance of £4,000 creative marketing grant as part of NESTA Creative Credits scheme Creative Credits will award SMEs £4,000 worth of external creative input for their own £1,000 investment, helping to develop ideas... Read more
Birmingham-based Green Room Retail (GRR) was drafted in to help launch the new Manchester City football strip by Umbro.Last month the agency developed, manufactured and installed 3D realisations of the creative concept for both the Manchester City... Read more
In a bid to increase the number of households recycling energy efficient light bulbs, Recolight has appointed TheAgency to a seven figure campaign to change Britain’s recycling habits.TheAgency has been tasked with creating a campaign to... Read more
Alizé, the French cognac-based spirits brand, has launched its latest brand activation campaign – a combination of experiential, digital and promotional marketing.Alizé, the French cognac-based spirits brand, has laun latest brand... Read more
Ask a Yorkshireman for his opinion, and he’ll give you it straight, or so the stereotype goes. So, who better to ask about the current market conditions and how the industry is faring at present than the creative businesses based in the area... Read more
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