Leithal Thinking, has been appointed to produce the strategy to position Edinburgh as a key location for those looking to visit, invest, live and study.The appointment has been made to support the new Destination Edinburgh Marketing Alliance (DEMA... Read more
Manchester City Council’s in-house agency, m-four, has appointed Ian Smith as its creative director. Smith, one-time creative director at Derby-based SAM, where the creative agency picked up Roses and Cream awards under his stewardship,... Read more
Brian Greasley, the managing director of MediaCityUK, is to step down after just one year in the job.Greaslet was appointed by Peel in November 2007 to create the vision for MediaCityUK and establish an implementation team, which he has... Read more
Norwich-based creative agency, Turton Middleton, has brought to market a new sausage brand aimed specifically at Londoners, The Original London Banger, launched in the capital this week with a £1m communications campaign.Turton Middleton was... Read more
Nottingham-based marketing communications company, Lawrence & Pierce, has won the brand development contract for Translink NI, following a tender process and four-way pitch. Translink NI is the provider of integrated bus, coach and rail serves... Read more
Pointsize Wolffe and Co. has rebranded Mission Models Money (MMM), a national action research programme and a campaign for change in how arts organisations and their funders view the future.The name Mission, Models, Money is inspired by the Non... Read more
The Dalmore, Whyte & Mackay’s 50 year old expression of the vintage malt brand is to be released on limited edition with only 191 bottles being made available to luxury retailers.The recommended retail price of the rarest units will be set... Read more
MARK JENNINGS, MD, UNCO“I generally believe that the good will out in this kind of situation. There is a temptation to shout the truth from the roof tops but this can backfire and look over the top, remember that hilarious ad that Richard... Read more
Working in conjunction with Manchester-based agency WRG, The Drum has launched a detailed survey into the work/life balance of those who work in the marketing services industry.Take the quick survey nowThe anonymous survey, which is enclosed in... Read more
One of the major gripes made by agency heads across the country is the lack of ‘youngsters’ coming through the ranks, looking to takeover the running the agency. Succession management, if you will. The reason? Apparently agency bosses... Read more
A new identity for The Drum Marketing Awards has already been created by Edinburgh and Manchester-based design consultancy Tayburn, which aims to encourage clients and agencies who have implemented winning marketing strategies that really work to... Read more
Dear Uncle Carl,I am ashamed to say that this year I am going to have to cancel Christmas. The agency hasn’t been doing badly, but it hasn’t been doing hugely well either. In this climate we have to be prudent. As such, we aren’t... Read more
I read the article in the last issue of The Drum, ‘Feeling the Temperature’, which highlighted the findings of the magazine’s State of the Nation survey, and two things immediately registered with me.Firtsly, there was a lot of... Read more
Help the Aged has appointed TDA to develop an online donor acquisition strategy for its ethical gift website Cows 'n' Things following a two-way pitch.The aim is to unlock the full potential of Cows 'n' Things as a revenue stream for the charity... Read more
GREENFIELD MEDIAGUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS (TV AD)Liked this and thought the use of the 3D effects was very good. It put a smile on my face and think it would appeal to all ages. It has a real blockbuster/movie production feel which is... Read more
Shopping design specialist The Market has developed new work for leading child car seat manufacturer Britax Romer.The Market, which has Bounty, Bushbaby, SSL International and Vital Baby among its roster of baby brand clients, came up with two... Read more
Warrington employment services provider Parasol has appointed Susie Lee-Kilgariff in the newly introduced role of marketing manager. Lee-Kilgariff joins from communications company Dunnhumby where she worked on the Littlewoods Shop Direct account... Read more
Former MyTravel manager Julie Graves has joined Lancashire-based holiday provider Cruise118 as head of marketing.Graves, who has 10 years' experience in marketing and consumer brand development, will manage the cruise retail business's advertising... Read more
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