Conference Derbyshire will join forces with sister company Visit Peak District & Derbyshire to promote the area’s prime assets as both a business and leisure destination at a major national events showcase later this month.  

Following a successful trial campaign earlier in the year DLH has been retained to conduct additional market research for a leading Third Sector Organisation.  

One of the county’s hottest creative agencies recently celebrated a spectacular year of success with a packed garden party.  

Shropshire business Simmonsigns, Traffic Engineers, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year and was looking for a memento to mark such an important milestone.  

Ms Gao Jin Ning, editor of China’s Business Travel magazine, toured the city to experience its offering for business visitors both inside and outside of the conference hall.  

Two young entrepreneurs have sent a chill through the world of bland kitchen appliances with the launch of a new range of funky fridges.  

Rich Creative, based in Langwith, North Nottinghamshire, have designed a dog walking guide for Clumber Park.  

Professionals in the creative industries in the East Midlands are being targeted by a new marketing “dating agency” aimed at matchmaking marketing professionals with companies seeking their services.  

One of the Midlands’ largest independent marketing agencies has been created by the merger of two leading businesses.  

The business, which was established in 1992 and advises the likes of M&S, Sainsbury’s and Matalan, has chosen Central Park in Rugby for the location of its new client service centre.  

A selection of community organisations are being invited to learn a mix of traditional journalism and digital skills in order to form an innovative online news hub.  

A brand new monthly community magazine has just been launched and aims to give local businesses the opportunity to connect with householders in Shrewsbury.  

All the Broad Street and Brindleyplace businesses, their events and promotions, and details of the area’s Walk of Stars are now contained in one easy-to-use iPhone application.  

McCann Erickson Birmingham has announced the appointment of one of the digital industry’s most influential players as Gray Dudek joins the agency this month in a Board level position as Managing Director of McCann-i.  

An innovative advertising agency has joined forces with a web design and programming company to create a new creative force in the West Midlands.  

The drpgroup has once again expanded its team as the agency continues to grow throughout 2010.  

Bromsgrove-based marketing communications agency, Gough Bailey Wright, has been shortlisted for two Birmingham Post Business Awards.  

Work has started on the first phase of a multi-million pound development that will transform the heart of Telford.  

Nottingham-based specialist creative agency to the events industry, Spinning Clock, has welcomed Wayne Lamb on board in an expansion of its new business development team.  

Double M event catering in Lincoln is enjoying the sweet taste of success after its new-look mobile catering units were selected to supply food and drink at two of York Racecourse’s biggest meets of the year.  

Oliver Disney began working at the communications agency seven years ago, straight out of university, as a temp making cold-calls. The 29 year-old has since been promoted through the ranks to Business Development Director and heads-up the New Business team.  

Marketing campaigns by Visit Peak District & Derbyshire to promote the area as a world-class tourism destination have generated more than £13 million for the region’s economy.  

Professionals in the creative industries in Staffordshire are being targeted by a new marketing “dating agency” aimed at matchmaking marketing professionals with companies seeking their services.  

Lincolnshire based design agency The Energy Cell are pleased to welcome its latest member to the team, Andy Clayton has joined the company to manage their sales, marketing and commercial activities.  

One of the Midlands’ fastest growing design agencies, Nzime, has announced a new addition to its digital team.  

Summersault Communications, the award-winning employee, customer and business communications specialist, has appointed Stuart Newman to the role of senior editor. He will be based at the company’s Head Office in Leamington Spa and will report directly to editorial director, Pat Sherrington-Blane.  

The drpgroup re-launched its teambuilding brand futureteams at its 30th anniversary event held at West Midlands Safari Park last month. The re-launch comes after a brand redesign, the production of a new brochure and the purchase and refurbishment of a teambuilding lodge, Greensleeves, set in the spectacular Wyre Forest.  

AHP Design established by two colleagues who have backgrounds in large advertising agencies have been together nine months. Director Sian Lenegan and Creative Director Amanda Haywood-Poole are now searching for new offices and the company is about to recruit for its fourth member of staff.  

Lincoln-based signage company Allen Signs has proved there’s no job too big after successfully signwriting a £800,000 130-tonne all-terrain mobile crane.  

The Rebels with a Cause from McCann Erickson Birmingham have made it home from their week-long, 2400 mile charity motorbike journey around Europe and beaten their intended fund-raising target in the process.  

Two driven marketers could be on a one-way street to success after launching a new marketing strategy and creative consultancy.  

A new marketing “dating agency” aimed at matchmaking marketing professionals with companies seeking their services has appointed Lichfield-based consultancy Ian Strachan Communications Ltd to handle its press relations.  

The drpgroup has completed another of its 30 Corporate Social Responsibility projects in honour of its anniversary year. The group embarked on the Believe Programme in conjunction with national charity Springboard UK and provided a group of unemployed individuals with the chance to undergo a training programme designed to prepare them for work in the hospitality, leisure and events industries.  

Summersault Communications dominated the Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC) Awards ceremony at the London Hilton on Park Lane, winning a total of seven awards for the publications it produces for major organisations and businesses across the UK.  

A hard hitting anti-binge drinking campaign has led to further recognition for award winning agency Grisdale Lesniak Swann.  

After an international pitch that took place in Portugal, Rees Bradley Hepburn has added The Portuguese Cork Association, APCOR, to its list of clients.  

The drpgroup have presented a cheque to Macmillan Cancer Support at the group’s 30th anniversary gala dinner held at Spring Grove House in the grounds of West Midlands Safari Park. The drptechnicalservices team raised the money for Macmillan by completing the gruelling three peaks challenge which entails climbing Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis the UK’s tallest mountains.  

The Sports Networking Club hosts its next event at Trent Bridge for Nottinghamshire’s T20 Floodlit match against Leicestershire on Thursday 15th July. The event offers sports fans in business another opportunity to mix work and pleasure while raising money for good causes.  

The drpgroup pulled out all the stops to host an extravagant £350,000 30th anniversary celebration on the 19th June at the West Midlands Safari Park. The event was attended by over 600 clients, friends and family who enjoyed both a day and evening event.  

Midlands Out-of-home media owner, StopAd has this week revealed it’s newly designed ‘square’ StopAd outdoor media sign after gaining the backing from London advertising agency giants.  

Nottingham-based design agency Nzime has been appointed by Rare, one of the world’s largest Microsoft Game Studios, to help develop a series of extremely high profile websites.  

It was a case of past meets present as the Keele Conferences & Events team played host to a spectacular Honda car showcase at Keele Hall.  

An innovative new market research service has been launched for exhibitors to obtain valuable, unbiased live feedback from delegates, in order to measure stand performance.  

The drpgroup’s support services team recently spent a day landscaping the garden and green space of local school, The Fairfield Community Primary School.  

A Birmingham-based businesswoman and marketing expert has launched a new marketing “dating agency” aimed at matchmaking marketing professionals with companies seeking their services.  

Rees Bradley Hepburn has helped to make Johnson Cleaners’ duvet campaign a roaring success.  

Designers at award winning agency Grisdale Lesniak Swann have helped South Cheshire College take a massive leap into the future  

With thousands of high calibre visitors, meaningful business discussions and many orders secured on the stands, Total Processing & Packaging has been judged an outstanding success by both exhibitors and visitors.  

Group Lotus, innovative and iconic sports-car manufacturer and engineering consultant, has this week appointed McCann Erickson Central as lead agency on a fully-integrated re-launch of the Lotus brand.  

Seventy Three Design has announced a significant increase in clients looking for new ways to market their way out of the economic gloom and shine above their competition.  

Lincolnshire based Optima is celebrating after becoming the only East Midlands design consultancy to gain a place on DesignWeek’s list of top 100 UK agencies.  

Leading UK retailer the Co-operative Group has today announced that it has appointed Leamington Spa based communications specialists, Summersault, to design two UK-wide magazines delivered to over 100,000 colleagues who work for the organisation.  

The drpdigitalmedia team have hosted a day of fun and activities for children with complex learning needs at the Wyre Forest Go Ape facility.  

How to make car salesman appealing is the latest challenge for innovative advertising agency Grisdale Lesniak Swann.  

The CEO of McCann Erickson, together with two members of the team, are undertaking a gruelling challenge to raise money for charity, after one of their colleagues was diagnosed with inoperable cancer.  

Aston Business School and leading Midland’s marketing agency McCann Erickson are launching a new programme of exclusive morning business seminars.  

Hartlebury-based communications agency drpgroup has brought seven new team members on staff during the last two months. The new appointments are spread across the group’s divisions, helping to deliver projects for clients including the 15 new businesses the group started working with in 2009.  

The UK’s largest processing and packaging exhibition will open its doors this Tuesday, providing thousands of visitors with the most comprehensive insight into the latest developments across both these sectors.  

Innovators and industry experts from several leading companies will be revealing how to find a competitive edge in a packed programme of free seminars in the Technology Innovations Theatre at Total Processing & Packaging 2010, which takes place at the NEC from 25-27 May.  

B&Q and Hotel Chocolat are the latest top names to join the list of companies taking part in the Packaging Innovation Seminars at Total Processing & Packaging 2010.  

Aston Business School and leading Midlands’ marketing consultancy McCann Erickson, are joining forces to offer business leaders in the region an exciting new programme of exclusive business seminars in an effort to bring the business community together.  

Summersault Communications, the award-winning employee, customer and business communications specialists, has launched a series of monthly lunches each with a different celebrity chef to fuse together cuisine and communication into one enjoyable event.  

Integrated communications agency Seal is celebrating a new business win having delivered a first class pitch to leading UK parcel delivery network Hermes (formally Parcelnet).  

LaSer UK, the Solihull-based leading provider of credit and customer marketing programmes, has appointed Lynda Brennan as its new Head of Human Resources.  

The drpevents team recently hosted a day of Easter celebrations for service users that attend the Wyre Forest Day Opportunities, in Kidderminster.  

To celebrate William Shakespeare’s 446th birthday, Church End Brewery and Midlands based communications agency Rees Bradley Hepburn, are delighted to announce a series of new beers.  

Local presentation and communication company the drpgroup completed another of its 30 Corporate Social Responsibility projects for 2010 last Friday (9 April) by planting 30 cherry trees at an old Bewdley orchard.  

DLH Visual Communications based in Streetly, Walsall is changing its name and will be known as DLH. The change of name is a result of the range of projects the Company has undertaken during the past twelve months.  

Ronald McDonald House Charities, which provides free ‘home away from home’ accommodation at hospitals across the UK for the parents and siblings of sick children, has appointed Summersault Communications to develop a new communications strategy. The strategy aims to increase donor contributions, create long-term loyalty and build awareness of the charity.  

A brand new service that reduces SME’s annual recruitment costs by up to 60% has been launched by Blusource, the multi-disciplinary search and selection consultancy covering the legal, accountancy, banking and executive sectors.  

Sky1 HD has called upon the expertise of retail consultant Karl McKeever for its documentary series ‘Body Language Secrets’.  

Creative business people from across Leicestershire have found a new way to meet others and gain inspiration through an innovative networking project.  

‘The Holy Fit’ campaign aims to educate women about the importance of wearing a correctly fitted bra. The benefits of which include better posture, improving appearance in clothes and ultimately boosting a woman’s confidence.  

Midlands marketing communications agency, Gough Allen Stanley, has undergone an exciting brand makeover, unveiling a new identity, a vibrant new look and a brand new website.  

Rees Bradley Hepburn has won the Johnson Cleaners account following a 3 way pitch.  

Leicestershire-based creative agency Voice Brand Design has moved into new offices after recording its most successful year.  

Birmingham-based PR and communications consultancy, Clarke Associates, has appointed two new members of staff.  

Co-operatives WM, the organisation representing co-operative enterprise in the West Midlands, are holding a free networking lunch on Wednesday 10 March at Springvale Sports and Social Club in Bilston, near Wolverhampton.  

Rees Bradley Hepburn has won the award for Marketing Campaign of the Year at the Rail Business Awards 2010 for their client London Midland.  

A Birmingham-based marketing company specialising in property has strengthened its team with two new appointments as its client base continues to expand despite the ongoing economic gloom.  

Midlands-based housing organisation Housing Plus has appointed Golley Slater Public Relations in Birmingham to handle its national media and stakeholder relations.  

Birmingham’s top creative and marketing firms have joined forces to help Birmingham students enter the world of work.  

West-Midlands marketing communications agency, Gough Allen Stanley, has appointed a new Creative Director to its expanding Creative Services department.  

Coventry-based marketing and communications agency The Bridge Group has expanded its team, with the appointment of PR professional Lucy Beaumont.  

An East Midlands events agency, Spinning Clock Ltd, has secured a place on the prestigious roster of approved suppliers for the Central Office of Information (COI).  

Lincoln Business Club brought some early seasonal cheer to two Lincoln charities at its Christmas lunch meeting today (Friday).  

It is more important than ever for Birmingham to demonstrate a collective effort in promoting and selling the city, according to Marketing Birmingham’s new chairman.  

Midlands marketing communications agency, Gough Allen Stanley, has struck Gold at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) PRide Awards 2009.  

Brindleyplace based full service communications agency Core has strengthened its digital portfolio with the launch of three websites over the last two months, all of which have been designed by Cores in house team.  

To celebrate National Curry Week (22-28 November 2009), visitbirmingham.com and Birmingham City Football Club have teamed up to develop a very special Blues curry to give away to fans for their game against Fulham on Saturday November 21, cementing Birmingham once and for all as the UK’s curry capital.  

A city networking event for creative companies will open its doors to businesses across all sectors during Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) (Monday 16 – Sunday 22 November).  

Ross-on-Wye based fundraising specialist CSDM has found the formula to help charities to beat the recession - and grown from nowhere to a £4m turnover in just four years.  

Bromsgrove-based marketing communications agency, Gough Allen Stanley, has helped its client, Purity Brewing Co., win a social media award at the Society of Independent Brewers’ (SIBA) Brewing Business Awards 2009.  

Murray Carmichael-Smith, group managing director of leading Nottingham communications agency BCS, has agreed to join the board of the Derby based Creative Industries Network (CIN).  

A Birmingham-based marketing company specialising in property has bucked the economic downturn by expanding its clientele and launching a staff recruitment drive.  

Midlands marketing communications agency, Gough Allen Stanley, has appointed two new digital executives, reflecting the company’s successful expansion into online marketing.  

Lincoln Business Club is inviting local business people to join them for a summer party on Thursday 10th September at Lincoln Golf Centre in Thorpe on the Hill.  

A fresh approach to business networking called 'Milk No Sugar?' is only weeks away from its first meeting on Wednesday 9th September, with the single aim of offering a positive platform in which local businesspeople can share, learn and support each other by contributing ideas to help keep local businesses flourishing.  

The National Franchise Exhibition has teamed up with Midlands Business News to offer FREE Entry to anyone wishing to visit the show which this year is showcasing an industry weathering the recession with success.  

Chelsea may have taken the first football honours of the season with their win over Manchester United in last Sunday’s Charity Shield, but United will win the 2009/10 Premier League while Arsenal will fall out of the top four only to be replaced by big-spending Manchester City or Tottenham.  

Raise your profile, meet new potential customers and learn more about local companies this autumn as the Worcestershire Business Expo returns to the Worcester Rugby Club on Thursday 15 October.  

A major new initiative aimed at boosting businesses in the Solihull and Shirley areas is being launched in September.  

In the last two months, seven Birmingham companies and organisations have joined the patronage of the oldest Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the UK. Birmingham and Solihull Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Institute of Asian Businesses, one of the most influential business organisations in the city, now has more patrons than ever before in its 200 year history.  

The Chartered Institute of Marketing has today announced that it is to present its latest White Paper, entitled ‘The Future of Marketing’, in central Birmingham on Tuesday 1 September.  

A campaign created by the Golley Slater advertising agency and the British Army has struck gold at the international marketing industry’s most famous festival, beating off competition from over 3,000 other entries from across the world.  

Warwickshire based Summersault Communications, the employee, customer and business communication specialists, has formed a strategic alliance with Gatehouse, a leading consultancy focusing on employee communication, engagement and change.  

A Lincoln branch of an international business networking group has celebrated a successful first year, with members drumming up new business worth almost £400,000 to date.  

The Black Country branch of the UK IT Association (UKITA) is partnering with Sandler Training to run a sales training seminar specifically targeted for the ICT sector on 31st July, 9.30*-12.30 at the Wolverhampton Science Park. Cost is £25 +VAT for UKITA members and £35 +VAT for non members.  

Wolverhampton-based DJR Marketing Solutions is improving the quality of telemarketing by delivering practical advice and guidance to members of the Institute of Sales & Marketing Management (ISMM), the UK’s only body for sales professionals.  

Wolverhampton-based DJR Marketing Solutions Ltd has reached the finals of the region’s Switched-on business awards.  

Richard Edwards, Midlands practice senior partner at “Big Four” accountancy Deloitte and immediate past president of Birmingham Forward, the city’s professional services, has joined the board that oversees Marketing Birmingham activities and strategy.  

Published this week The Chartered Institute of Marketing’s latest Marketing Trends Survey (Spring 2009) reveals that many marketers in the Midlands believe the worst of the recession is over, although the rest of 2009 will remain extremely challenging.  

Fast-growing Worcestershire presentation and communication company the drpgroup added to its roster of satisfied customers after staging last month’s Strategic Risk Awards in Berlin.  

AVA PR one of the East Midlands leading corporate communications consultancies is on the hunt for its next apprentice.  

A local networking group has been enjoying real success thanks to a revolution in its management team, and is celebrating by opening its doors to business people across the region.  

Following Birmingham’s success in the Michelin guide, Marketing Birmingham will be showcasing the city’s outstanding culinary achievements at Taste of Birmingham this July.  

Communications and events specialists, DRP Group, have been selected to stage a series of travel industry trade roadshows.  

Expanding Worcestershire presentation and communication company drpevents has taken delivery of two 40ft articulated trucks, and is about to move into an additional 10,000 sq ft of production space at its Hartlebury headquarters, as it continues to expand the range of services it offers.  

A new graphic and web design company is bucking the trend by expanding into larger premises despite the difficult trading conditions.  

The Property Shop are experiencing great results after the opening of the new Stourbridge and Netherton Offices earlier in the year!  

Olympic javelin medallist Steve Backley will return to Loughborough University to deliver a keynote speech at a business conference designed to encourage exporting in the East Midlands.  

The chief executive of Birmingham International Airport is to set to become chairman of Marketing Birmingham, the body responsible for promoting the city’s huge business and leisure tourism sector.