Big Brand Ideas appoints two senior directors
Brands including Google, Microsoft, Rakuten and Canon to speak at eCommerce Show North
Swinton Group returns to TV with £3.7m BJL ad campaign
OfferMoments appoints new chairman and CEO after £1.5m investment
Interactive billboard firm OfferMoments has appointed a new chairman and chief executive after raising £1.5m in new investment.
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Sale agency One wins Bupa contract
Sale agency One has been appointed to deliver a targeted marketing campaign for Bupa to raise awareness of its Health Assessment service.
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Creative Director Alexander leaves Ponderosa after nine years
Creative Director Paul Alexander has left Ponderosa Group after nine years to set up his own agency.
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Outside the Box creates ‘future proof’ brand identity for housing firm
Leeds-based Outside the Box has given a fresh look to not-for-profit housing organisation Midland Heart.
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A Week in My Life: Suzanne Watson, MD of Approach PR
This week Suzanne Watson, Managing Director of Approach PR, runs us through a week in her working life.
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Yorkshire’s Ponderosa appoints new Creative Director
Leading brand communications agency Ponderosa has announced the appointment of Jon Workman as its new Creative Director.
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Man Utd exec expects Amazon & Facebook to bid for Premier League rights
Manchester United Vice Chairman Ed Woodward expects media giants Amazon and Facebook to enter the next round of Premier League rights sales, further escalating the huge amount of broadcasting money paid to England’s top clubs.
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Fist of Fury resigns Aunt Bessie’s account due to “difference in values”
Fist of Fury has released a statement today, saying that it has terminated its relationship with frozen food manufacturer, Aunt Bessie’s.
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Ahoy rebrands music agency WMSync
Music agency, WMSync has been rebranded as Music X Film by Ahoy.
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Fast Web Media appoints Head of New Business Development
Fast Web Media has recruited Sally Kelly from Reading Room to head up its new business development.
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Joey Barton to appear in new Morrissey video
Banned footballer Joey Barton says he is appearing in Morrissey’s new music video.
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Northern Marketing Awards 2017: The Shortlist revealed
We’re delighted to reveal the shortlist for this year’s Northern Marketing Awards.
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JD Williams announces new look brand with multimillion pound campaign
JD Williams begins a multi-million pound advertising campaign this week, to unveil its new-look brand.
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PrettyLittleThing ad banned for appearing to sexualise children
A TV advert by Manchester fashion retailer Prettylittlething.com has been banned for “portraying a model who appeared to be under 16 in a manner that was sexually suggestive”.
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Fist of Fury resigns Aunt Bessie’s account due to “difference in values”
Fist of Fury has released a statement today, saying that it has terminated its relationship with frozen food manufacturer, Aunt Bessie’s.
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ITV relocates Safe House to Anglesey for second series of hit crime drama
Crime drama Safe House is to return to ITV next month with a new series filmed on Anglesey.
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Swinton Group returns to TV with £3.7m BJL ad campaign
Manchester-headquartered insurance broker Swinton Group has returned to TV after three years with a £3.7m multi-media campaign by creative agency BJL.
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Trinity Mirror joins Newsquest in chasing readers left behind by Oldham Evening Chronicle’s demise
The Manchester Evening News has launched an edition specifically covering Oldham, just days after Newsquest announced it would be publishing a new weekly paper in the town.
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A yacht, tree house and adult ball pit: How Social Chain inspired Cold Feet
How truth matches fiction at Manchester’s Social Chain – an agency set up in 2014 with an average staff age of 21.
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Inspired Spaces North: Inside the shortlisted entries – Part 2
Today we’re continuing to profile the workspaces shortlisted as part of this year’s Inspired Spaces North.
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Joey Barton to appear in new Morrissey video
Banned footballer Joey Barton says he is appearing in Morrissey’s new music video.
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Fist of Fury resigns Aunt Bessie’s account due to “difference in values”
Fist of Fury has released a statement today, saying that it has terminated its relationship with frozen food manufacturer, Aunt Bessie’s.
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Manchester firm creates virtual reality system for top football clubs
Manchester start-up Mi-Hiepa Scout is in talks with Premier League club’s about its groundbreaking virtual reality system that can help to rehabilitate injured players and scout new talent.
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Former Oldham Chronicle business editor joins Cornerstone
Robbie MacDonald, the former business editor of the Oldham Evening Chronicle has joined Cornerstone.
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OfferMoments appoints new chairman and CEO after £1.5m investment
Interactive billboard firm OfferMoments has appointed a new chairman and chief executive after raising £1.5m in new investment.
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Opinion: Channel 4 relocation wouldn’t solve TV’s diversity problem
Cat Lewis, the chair of the RTS North West and founder of Nine Lives Media, said more needs to be done to reflect the diversity of the UK on and off screen.
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Creative Director Alexander leaves Ponderosa after nine years
Creative Director Paul Alexander has left Ponderosa Group after nine years to set up his own agency.
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Trinity Mirror joins Newsquest in chasing readers left behind by Oldham Evening Chronicle’s demise
The Manchester Evening News has launched an edition specifically covering Oldham, just days after Newsquest announced it would be publishing a new weekly paper in the town.
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New Manchester-based coding school aims to tackle skills shortage
A new coding school has launched in Manchester in a bid to challenge the growing skills shortage in the region.
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Fast fashion retailer plots Return for new user push
In The Style, the fast fashion retailer endorsed by reality stars like Binky Felstead, Charlotte Crosby and Billie Faiers, has hired Manchester digital agency Return.
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