Coconut-based dairy alternative brand Koko Dairy Free has appointed Southpaw as its lead creative communications agency, following a competitive pitch. This is the first time the brand has appointed a retained creative agency, as it prepares for major marketing investment amid rising interest in dairy-free alternatives to milk and plant-based lifestyles. The agency was appointed […]
March 11 sees the launch of Realise Unlimited, formally Model Citizens, as the latest acquisition for award-winning agency Unlimited Group. This is the second acquisition in the past year by the growing marcomms business, as it continues to invest in key growth areas, including advanced data analytics to strengthen its offering. Realise Unlimited, which helps brands make […]
Performance marketing agency Journey Further has announced the appointment of five PR experts to its PR & SEO offering, taking the team from three to eight people since it formed in August 2018. The appointments come after several new exciting account wins, including 247 Blinds, Feast It and Job Today, taking the total number of client accounts […]
Even though many associate the marketing or advertising industry as a recently female-dominated world, it is important to remember that the workplace continues to be a male focused and dominated field, especially in managerial positions. With this and International Women’s Day in mind, we decided to create a list of 15 of the most marvellous […]
It may be 2019, but when it comes to senior roles in the creative industries, the male-to-female ratio is still way off kilter. According to Kerning The Gap, a collective of female design professionals, while 70% of design students are women, only 11% go on to become Creative Directors. So, in recognition of International Women’s […]
Catalyst, a leading global nonprofit focused on creating workplaces that work for women, is marking International Women’s Day (IWD) by launching a bold campaign to tackle one of the biggest gender equality issues in the workplace: unconscious gender bias. The new campaign, which features women from diverse industries, aims to shine a light on the […]
Ahead of Red Nose Day on Friday 15 March, Royal Mail has unveiled a special edition ‘laughing’ postbox with stand-up comedian Hal Cruttenden providing the jokes. The postbox is situated near BBC Headquarters in London – Broadcasting House – and has been created in support of Comic Relief. The ‘laughing’ postbox – a first for […]
Discussing women’s rights is deemed inappropriate in Kazakhstani society, as is a woman’s desire to study or work. Yet, nearly nine million Kazakhstan women account for 40% of the country’s GDP. 43% of all Kazakhstan’s small and medium sized businesses are operated by women and 52% of the country’s sole proprietors are female. ForteBank is […]
In honour of International Women’s Day, London-based post-production house, Big Buoy, have created a representational video with one key message; Women should encourage each other. Boasting an all-female cast, the film features the Big Buoy girls, from producers to animation directors, sporting full-face balaclavas as they become a humanised metaphor for strength in sisterhood. The […]
Wunderman UK is launching a new initiative ‘Fund Female’, encouraging Wunderman employees to consciously support female-owned businesses. Starting on International Women’s Day, Friday 8th March, and running for a week, staff will take up the challenge to shop exclusively at women-owned businesses. The initiative aligns with IWD’s campaign theme for 2019, #BalanceforBetter. Wunderman has created a […]