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BBC officially announces Sally Nugent as new BBC breakfast presenter

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Indie game developer Team17 works with Lego and Marvel for new app

North West tech start-up secures £250,000 grant to develop renewable power solution

Sheffield’s Razor appoints new managing director

Carat Manchester and DentsuMB announce work on national ad campaign for SimpliSafe

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M247 appoints former Canon UK MD as senior hire to join leadership team

Flow Creative and the BBC produce short film for Black History Month

Chair of Marketing Lancashire to step down

Yorkshire Post publisher JPIMedia appoints CTS for cloud migration to grow digital content

New female-led creative agency launches in Liverpool

Register now for CreativeRace's webinar revealing how brands should approach digital PR

Consumers treat themselves as confectionery takes up bulk of YouGov's October Biggest Brand Movers

Hyper Island secures scholarships for duo of Master's programmes focusing on digital

Media Agency Group launches TV Christmas campaign for national job search site

New XR and virtual production studio launches in Yorkshire

Tech News

Former Auto Trader marketing director launches new management consultancy

New brand set to be revealed as UKFast and ANS announce merger

£1.5m investment for ethical data pioneer to grow North East data science team

Manchester's Intelling acquired by London investment firm

Agency News

Amos appointed Associate Creative Director at Cry Havoc

Leeds agency ilk to deliver digital campaign for Local Enterprise Partnership

BIG Partnership lands PR and social media account for Crown Paints

Jaywing and Dead Pixel Films team up to produce film for UK university campaign

Digital City Festival

Trailer revealed for Digital City Festival 2022

Digital City Festival returns in 2022 to reunite the global business community

A look back at 2021’s Digital City Festival, a meeting point for global businesses and thought leaders

Highlights from the final week of Digital City Festival, bringing together digital decisionmakers to collaborate and grow

Ecommerce

Moneysupermarket.com moves for Sheffield cashback business in £87m deal

Founder of online retailer THG to give up “golden share” following fall in share price

Online retailer THG addresses fall in share price following investor meeting

North West ecommerce platform secures £1m investment

Broadcasting News

Story of uncrowned Manchester boxing champion to be made into movie

BBC Comedy commission for Doodledo

£6million Yorkshire film school launches today

Channel 4 opens training scheme for script writers and editors

Publishing News

The Flow Group acquires printing firm

Newspaper to take action against internet troll

Exclusive: French publisher Hachette on its new Manchester base and “ambitious” plans to hire diverse talent across the North

Press Association's former Betting MD joins Planet Sport

Award and Event News

The Prolific North Tech Awards 2021: The Winners

Unlocking the untapped business potential of online media coverage - join a roundtable with Metricomm

Digital City Awards 2022 to once again celebrate those building a better future through tech

musicMagpie co-founder Steve Oliver announced as keynote speaker at Top 75 Tech and eCommerce event

Marketing News

Companies report strongest marketing growth in more than 4 years

Studio LWD reveals new look for Your Environment

EG Group signs UK first audio marketing deal

North West agency Home Marketing designs rebrand for charity

Features

What I've Learnt: Carolyn Hughes, Freelance PR Consultant, Breathe PR
by Charlie Spargo
A Week in My Life: John Keating, MD, Dark Horse
by Charlie Spargo
Here’s how creative agencies can support new talent
by Charlie Spargo
A Week in My Life: Heather Connearn, Executive Director - Commercial, Space & Time
by Charlie Spargo
Things I'd tell my junior self - as a senior
by Charlie Spargo
What I've Learnt: Chris Hill, Founder and CEO, Northcoders
by Charlie Spargo
A Week in My Life: Georgia Wheadon, Founder, Umii
by Charlie Spargo
What I've Learnt: Anwar Sultan, Chief Digital and Strategy Officer, Ello Group
by Charlie Spargo
Tech for good: Is it humanly impossible?
by Guest Writer
A Week in My Life: Sharon Smith, Sales & Business Development Director, Hop Software
by Charlie Spargo

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Latest Research

The Prolific North Top 50 PR Agencies 2021

by Charlie Spargo

More time added to submit information for consideration in the Top 50 PR Agencies list

by Charlie Spargo

Last chance to submit information for inclusion in the Top 50 PR Agencies

by Charlie Spargo

Submit your information now for a chance to make it onto the Top 50 PR Agencies list

by Charlie Spargo

The Candidate sponsor the return of Prolific North’s Top 75 Tech & eCommerce list

by Alistair Hardaker

The Prolific North Top 50 Digital Agencies 2021

by Charlie Spargo

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