Brexit, it’s finally happening. What would be the last conversation between Boris Johnson and the EU? Would it be over the phone, by text, or even by mail? Independent agency DUDE London thinks it would be through mixtapes. They just released two controversial Spotify playlists, using actual songs title to tell two very different stories. […]
Starcom’s report ‘Brexit: Let’s Get Ready’ explores how different sectors have been affected by Brexit
With the uncertainty around Brexit still ongoing, Starcom has written a report with insights from The Telegraph, The Guardian and Twitter, looking at various industry sectors and investigating how Brexit has and will affect businesses. The report, ‘Brexit: Let’s Get Ready’, draws on some of the brightest minds in media, award winning journalists and the […]
Gartner CMO Spend Survey 2019-2020 Reveals U.K. Marketing Budgets Have Dropped Below 11% of Company Revenue Amid Brexit Uncertainty
Marketing budgets in the U.K. have shifted downwards, dropping from 11.4% of overall company revenue in 2018 to 9.3% in 2019, according to a survey of chief marketing officers (CMOs) by Gartner, Inc. Findings fromGartner’s CMO Spend Survey 2019-2020 report reveal a drop of more than two percentage points year over year, placing U.K. marketing budget […]
Time is running out, and the countdown to a Brexit nightmare on October 31st is well and truly underway. Boris Johnson’s spectacular Brexit horror show, scheduled to provide the scariest Halloween for decades and haunt the nation forever, is already terrifying the neighbours around Williams Murray Hamm’s east London offices. As the UK hurtles towards October […]
The Independent is launching a subscription-driving campaign, focused on championing the need for reliable, agenda-free journalism at a time of great political uncertainty. The campaign, delivered by behavioural communications agency HeyHuman, will culminate at The People’s Vote Let Us Be Heard March, where thousands are set to take to the streets to demand a second […]
Paddy Power launched their latest campaign, “EU-Revision”. Presented by Irish music mogul and talent judge Louis Walsh (X-Factor, Britain’s Got Talent), it aims to get people across Europe to vote for the UK in this Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest as revenge for Brexit. Why? Because if the UK wins, they’ll have to host the contest, […]
A combination of climate change, financial insecurity, Brexit, escalating international tensions and lack of social interaction is creating an anxiety time bomb across the globe. As it escalates, it is causing a plethora of new consumer trends, according to leading futures think tank Wunderman Thompson Intelligence — formerly JWT Intelligence. Welcome to The Anxiety Economy […]
Pets are the new jet setters. Year on year, Hotels.com has seen a 70% uplift in searches for pet-friendly hotels and almost a third of British pet owners have taken their four-legged friends on holiday with them (31%) – to two countries outside the UK on average. Despite cats and ferrets being eligible for pet […]
A series of six stamps commissioned to mark the UK’s exit from the EU have been leaked ahead of their official release. Created by award-winning London-based creative agency isobel, the six first and second class stamps capture six Brexit ‘icons’ – presented as famous historical figures complete with a relevant line of copy. It’s a bold approach – but will they get […]
Breton shirts are the latest casualty of EU upheavals. Consent has been withdrawn for clothing retailer Boden to produce Breton tops in the UK. Anyone owning a Breton top will now need to apply for a special EU shirt license to wear one. As new rules come into force on April 1, any stripe-wearing Brit […]