Better News and PR

UK and Ireland SAP User Group Conference builds a Better digital footprint

Date:

16/02/2011

UKISUG are pleased to announce that the 2011 UK & Ireland SAP User Group Conference will take place on the 20th – 22nd November 2011 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, NEC, Birmingham.

The UK & Ireland SAP User Group is an independent ‘not for profit’ organisation set up to serve the needs of all SAP users, which now includes all SAP BusinessObjects customers, taking any member issues and concerns directly to SAP UK as well as providing members with a forum to share knowledge, best practice and expertise with industry peers. (more…)

NE Business Awards shortlist announced and we’re proud to be on it…twice!

Date:

04/02/2011

Yesterday we announced that we had been shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year in the NE Business Award 2010 but today we found out we have now been shortlisted for the Service Award at the same awards! (more…)

Better Investment in Local Talent

Date:

28/01/2011

Award-winning brand agency, Better, has appointed Ryan Crawford as a Junior Designer. Ryan, 22 of Trimdon Grange, recently graduated from Teesside University with a first class honours degree in Graphic Design. After leaving University Ryan enrolled on 10 week Graduate Internship Programme before joining the team full time.

Ryan will work alongside the agency’s Creative Director, Peter Jones, on brand, creative and print design projects and has already worked with the team on a number of recent projects. Ryan joins a team that has grown from the original 3 founders in 2008 to a powerful mix of 8 individuals specialising in digital and creative. (more…)

Wishing you a very merry Christmas and a Better New Year!

Date:

23/12/2010

This conversation actually took place in our studio while preparing for the festivities.

Mark sings: “It’s Christmas time and there’s no need to be afraid…”
Paul: “That’s not quite true is it?”
Mark: “Stop interrupting, I’m doing our Christmas message to all our friends and clients” (gestures to the imaginary audience)
Paul: “OK…Sorry!…who are you gesturing to?”
Mark: “I’m imagining our friends all here with us, sharing some time together before we all head to our respective homes and families for a well earned break. And anyway, what is there to be afraid about at Christmas?” (more…)

Customer engagement and insight in the digital age

Date:

16/12/2010

When Explain and Better first sat round a table at Seaham Hall in March 2009, the brief was simple; find a way of harnessing the dynamic growing power of digital media with the customer insight provided by market research.

The two companies had been brought together through a long standing relationship between Steven Bell, a board director of The Entrepreneurs Forum and David Shiel, managing director of Explain, a relationship that stretched back over 25 years when they both worked in the supermarket industry. (more…)

10 things you may not know about Better

Date:

18/11/2010

As featured on the Network News from Service Network….

1. We called our company ‘Better’ to be both a challenge to us (to continually improve) and also to highlight the needs of our clients to have a better brand, marketing strategy, digital and social media presence.

2. We’ve talked to approximately 1500 business leaders in the past two years about the strategic implementation of social media within their businesses. (more…)

A Touch of Class hits the £100,000 Jackpot!

Date:

21/10/2010

Steven Bell, owner of Chapters Hotel and Restaurant, has spoken of his delight at hitting the £100,000 jackpot since the launch of A Touch of Class 5 years ago.

A Touch of Class is the annual fundraising dinner in aid of the Holistic Cancer Care Centre. The event is hosted and sponsored by Steven Bell, together with brother Peter Bell of the house designer wear. This year’s sell-out event was held on Friday 8th October at Rockliffe Hall Hotel & Spa.

Steven and Peter would like to express their thanks for the sponsorship and support received from Glamal Engineering, Avenue Events, Better Brand Agency, Rockliffe Hall Hotel, Mercury Wealth Management, Lincoln Group, Court Homemakers, Gary Walsh Photography, Castle Print, The Flower Box, and Wildchilds. (more…)

Winning New Business: E-Marketing – Developing Your Digital Footprint

Date:

21/09/2010

Tweeting; hash tags; mashable; SEO; tiny url’s – these are all terms that a few years ago didn’t even exist, yet today they play a fundamental part in organisations’ marketing strategies.

Service Network are hosting an event that will take you through the step by step process of developing a digital footprint for your business. A digital footprint is a collection of activities and behaviours recorded when an organisation interacts in a digital environment.  It includes the recording of activities such as clicks on e-newsletters, visits to a web-page, tweets and Facebook updates. (more…)

It's Party Time…

Date:

31/08/2010

“Brilliant at cutting edge brand, design and development. Crap at organising birthday parties!”

Celebrations are a family affair. Everyone buys presents, shares a cake and then hits the pub. Better is celebrating our second birthday (I can’t believe it has been two years already!) in our own unique style. We’ve given presents to the team, provided the cake and when time allows we’ll enjoy a drink or two.

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Quay2 Media

Date:

22/08/2010

Quay2 Media is a PR agency with a difference. Quay2 Media is a public relations, media relations and crisis communications agency based in North East England. Located on the North Shields Fish Quay, we are just a few miles outside Newcastle-Upon Tyne. Quay2 Media is an award winning PR and media relations consultancy, delivering successful, cost-effective results with honesty and integrity. (more…)