Midlands Business News

Staffordshire based integrated marketing agency Lesniak Swann has developed a cutting-edge website for market-leading manufacturer Thomas Dudley.

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Full service marketing agency, Big Cat Group is thrilled to announce their double event management account win.

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As one of the county’s leading advertising, digital and marketing agencies, McCann Birmingham knows a thing or two when it comes to being creative.

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Worcestershire based drpvideo, part of the drpgroup, took time out of their busy schedules to host a team experience day.

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Record-breaking fans at Bromsgrove full-service marketing agency, Gough Bailey Wright, who for years watched eagerly as Roy Castle and Cheryl Baker cheered on brave souls attempting bizarre and breathtaking feats, are celebrating after breaking a Guinness World Record of their own.

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Visit Birmingham, the city’s leisure tourism programme, has devised the Birmingham Look Book – a go-to resource for journalists designed to raise the profile of Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull with national and international media. The 48-page media briefing pack – which is part of Visit Birmingham’s national ‘See More, Feel More’ marketing campaign [...]

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A Leicestershire company which specialises in running live training events and conferences for a range of industries has celebrated staging its 100th event this month (May).

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Midlands based creative agency Rees Bradley Hepburn (RBH) has joined the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) as the agency seeks to expand its PR services. Meriden-based RBH is a well-established full service creative agency specialising in retail, fashion, automotive and tourism, with clients including Hyundai Dealer Marketing , Freya Lingerie, Land Rover and Barbour. RBH [...]

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A Midlands-based marketing company is celebrating ten years in business this month, and is planning ten fund-raising events for different local charities to mark the milestone.

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Marketing and communications agency Plinkfizz have appointed Samantha Bird as their new account manager.

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The number of foreign investments into Birmingham has risen by more than half in the last 12 months* as a result of the city’s continued drive to attract more inward investment, according to new research from the Marketing Birmingham Regional Observatory. Birmingham attracted a 52% increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in 2012/13, with [...]

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Cogent Elliott, one of the leading marketing agencies outside of the capital, has helped bring to fruition ‘Let’s Talk Farming’, a colourful, new child-friendly brand for the National Farmers’ Union (NFU). Following the well-received NFU ‘Adopt-A-Sprout’ Christmas campaign, Cogent has developed educational packs, marketing materials and a fresh new branding look and feel. This initiative, [...]

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Harnessing Birmingham’s rising global profile could help areas across the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership’s (GBSLEP) patch to boost their reputation internationally, according to Andy Street, Chair of the GBSLEP and Managing Director of John Lewis. Speaking at Marketing Birmingham’s Commercial Partners Meeting last week, Mr Street said he believed that leveraging Birmingham’s [...]

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Solihull based international marketing and communications agency, NC Creative Group, has expanded its technical PR capabilities

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Alstom, the world leader in rail transportation, power generation and electrical grids, has commissioned Ideafuel to deliver a number of creative projects for its operations in the UK.

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Senior, a Nottingham-based digital marketing agency, has recently been recognised in the 17th Annual Webby Awards, the leading international award honouring excellence on the Internet.

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Leading marketing agency Source Design of Shrewsbury has just completed a 10th anniversary campaign for the county’s only purpose-built conference centre.

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The Derby-based creative agency, Origination, have unveiled a brand new website for electrical contractors Morecrofts.

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Shrewsbury-based design, digital and marketing communications agency Clear has appointed Sherridan Grady as an account manager.

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Digital design agency Barques has helped an exciting new tournament hook up with tens of thousands of golfers as it aims to win a big slice of the Pro/Am event market.

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Cogent Elliott, one of the UK’s leading integrated marketing agencies, announces the launch of a new specialist strategic service offering. This brings together in one place an enhanced and expanded range of planning and strategic services offering a joined up approach to the development of marketing strategy and able to provide clients with a menu [...]

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Leicester-based advertising agency Aylesworth Fleming has been appointed by Ibstock house-building firm Davidsons to support their marketing team with its press, broadcast and online media work.

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Digital marketing agency Connecting Element (CE) has made a somewhat unexpected announcement for a company where everyone works remotely

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The leading East Midlands one-day marketing trade show and conference is returning to the Epic Centre, Lincolnshire Showground on Tuesday, October 15th 2013.

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Priority Exhibitions, an award-winning exhibition stand design company, has announced a series of new management appointments.

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McCann Birmingham has become the first communications agency outside of London to install an outdoor sound installation.

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A Staffordshire online marketing specialist has been selected as a key partner for a European Union funded project, thanks to the strength of its multi-lingual online marketing services. ExtraMile Communications Limited is to design and develop a web portal in 10 different languages, on behalf of Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council. They were selected [...]

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As a result of helping a local Approved Inspector build its brand and promote its business, Stoke-based marketing and PR agency Creative Avenue has been approached by a number of similar businesses asking for help with branding and promotion.

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Marketing Birmingham, the city’s strategic marketing partnership, is holding a joint event with the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) on Thursday 11th April, designed to raise awareness of the organisation among local PR companies. The free evening event, entitled ‘Telling the city’s story’, will provide an insight into the work of Marketing Birmingham, which aims [...]

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Midlands marketing agency, Gough Bailey Wright, is one of only three regional agencies to be shortlisted for a national CIPR Excellence Award.

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Midlands-based Cogent Elliott has joined creative forces with the acclaimed Aardman Animations to launch a major national Spring TV campaign for Hozelock, the UK’s leading supplier of gardening products.

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Midlands marketing consultancy V Formation has moved its regional HQ to BioCity in Nottingham, one of Europe’s largest incubator facilities for lifesciences businesses.

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Specialist design and marketing agency Brand Creative Media unveiled the results of a charity project this week after joining forces with youngsters at their local hospice to re-brand a support service aimed at helping bereaved families and children.

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Full service marketing agency Creative Avenue helps housing association client extend beyond Potteries heartland.

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Tesco will bring their annual Wine Fair to Birmingham’s NEC on 21-22 September 2013, adding the Midlands venue to a portfolio of events based in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Bristol. The consumer exhibition – which was previously based in Brighton – targets predominantly Tesco customers and the move to Birmingham is testament to the NEC’s [...]

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One of Birmingham’s leading full service agencies has this month welcomed two new additions to the fold as it expands both its PR and Events teams.

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Wyatt International has landed the marketing account for CET SAFEHOUSE, after being hired on the spot in the pitch meeting.

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Visit Birmingham has unveiled a new tourism campaign designed to boost the region’s cultural profile, as part of its ongoing strategy to build on the 10 million visitors that come to Birmingham for arts and culture annually.

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Cogent Elliott has developed a new creative campaign for the AGA Total Control cooker, demonstrating how the company’s latest innovation meets the lifestyle needs of the modern man or woman. The campaign, which covers three separate executions and runs across national press, online display and social media as well as in-store, shows how the AGA [...]

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A Staffordshire University graduate has scooped a Marketing Excellence Award from the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

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Staffordshire digital design agency, R1 Creative, sees its first birthday this month.

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Who needs Dragon’s Den? Small businesses are getting the chance to pitch for a prize package that includes almost £15,000 worth of marketing and design advice.

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Hollywood Monster’s branding will proudly sit on the front of Birmingham City Ladies’ shirts for a third consecutive season.

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Now running like a well-oiled machine, Morris Lubricants Online’s new eCommerce website has a streamlined user experience, and additional functionality. A complete redesign and platform upgrade, with fresh graphics and a user-friendly navigation system, ensures that customers find the products they need as easily as possible. Previously, it took up to three clicks to reach [...]

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Two highly-valued members of the events and sales team at the Ricoh Arena have been shortlisted to receive national awards. Senior events manager Chris Owen and sales manager Michelle O’Toole will be attending the Exhibition News Awards 2013 at the Lancaster London hotel on Wednesday, April 10. Chris is in the final six for the [...]

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What do Buzz Lightyear, Zippy, Superman, Smurfette and Darth Vadar have in common? They were special guests at Bromsgrove marketing agency, Gough Bailey Wright (GBW), all in the name of fundraising for Red Nose Day.

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Small high-street retailers can significantly increase their profits by treating customers as VIPs, according to Jon Dunn, director of So Handy Marketing Ltd in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. “We all know that our high-streets are struggling”, says Jon, “and I noticed how none of my local shops were ‘engaging’ their customers and encouraging them [...]

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The IPA, the professional body for UK advertising, media and marketing communications agencies, has announced the appointment of Andy Wilson, Chief Executive of WAA, as Birmingham’s first city head.

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RBH has launched the new website for Young British Designers, the first ecommerce site to place blogger, fan and celebrity content at the heart of product pages.

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Having recently announced its relocation to the NEC from Stoneleigh Park, the annual Emergency Services Show – which was shortlisted in February for Best Trade Show at the 2013 Exhibition News Awards – has now unveiled its plans to take advantage of the large outdoor exhibition space at the venue to add value to its [...]

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