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Better Brand Agency regional news and updates relating to Tees Valley and Teesside, including Middlesbrough, Stockton, Darlington, Hartlepool and Redcar and Cleveland.

Better’s co-founder urges other Teesside businesses to enter annual If We Can You Can challenge
Date:: 16/05/2013

by Karen McLauchlan, Evening Gazette

A FORMER finalist in an annual challenge to find Teesside’s most promising new entrepreneur is urging businesses to enter this year for the “great opportunities” it offers.

Mark Easby, a co-founder of Better Brand Agency, says the Entrepreneurs’ Forum’s If We Can You Can Challenge brings money-can’t-buy benefits for start-ups and people with a new business idea. (more…)

Design Education – The Next Creative Generation
Date:: 08/05/2013

Are you born with a creative mindset or is it taught?

In 2012 we heard that the government was strongly considering the removal of design-related subjects from the school curriculum with the introduction of the new EBacc. The concern was that at its very worst this could result in the death of UK creative industries, which currently employ around 2 million people.

A talk entitled ‘The Next Creative Generation’ at Cheltenham Design Festival addressed this topic and encouraged debate amongst attendees, all of whom are engaged in some kind of way in the UK creative world. Speaking at this talk were Sir Christopher Frayling – Professor at RCA, Tim Lindsay – CEO of D&AD and Adrian Shaughnessy – writer for Eye, Creative Review and Design Observer (Chair) – three extremely passionate and inspirational personalities. (more…)

Tees Active launch new website
Date:: 30/04/2013

We’ve been working alongside the team at Tees Active to design and develop their new website.

The website was launched to support the growth of the organisation, and support the marketing for their leisure centre including Billingham Forum, Thornaby Pavilion, Splash and Tees Barrage. (more…)

Tees Active - Website Design & Development Project (index)

We’re very proud to be supporting The High Tide Foundation
Date:: 28/04/2013

The High Tide Foundation is a registered charity, created and driven by port related businesses to provide opportunities to the young people of Teesside. We’ve been working with the High Tide team to support the foundation, develop the brand and increase awareness.

You can follow High Tide on twitter at @hightidetees to keep updated. We’re currently working on the website which will be live very soon at www.hightidefoundation.co.uk, but in the meantime watch this video which was created to be shown in schools and inspire.

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Better continues its strategic growth
Date:: 25/04/2013

Teesside based brand agency, Better, has invested further in its brand development and strategic marketing capability with the appointment of a new Head of Marketing, Laura Mack.

As the award winning agency continues to build its client base across the UK, the new appointment is a direct result of the company securing a number of high profile brand communication and digital projects including the development of a series of crowd funding platforms for Carlton & Co. (more…)

Cornerstone’s 1st Annual Black Tie Ball in aid of Butterwick Hospice Care
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We’ve already booked our tickets for the Cornerstone Business Solutions 1st Annual Black Tie Ball. It’s all in aid of Butterwick Hospice Care, who’s aim is to improve the quality of life for those who have a life limiting illness and their families.

So, maybe you should get booked up too. Not only will you be helping a great local charity, but it’s sure to be a very enjoyable and entertaining evening. The Ball, held at Middlesbrough Football Club on Friday 24th May, features a champagne reception, 4 course dinner, auction/raffle, casino tables, photo booth and a few other treats including special guest ex-boro legend Craig Hignett.

For more information, or to book tickets, give the Cornerstone team a call on 0845 223 2400. (more…)

Cornerstone Business Solutions - Annual Ball for Butterwick Hospice

Better have been highly commended in the North East Institute of Directors ‘Investor Director Awards’.
Date:: 21/03/2013

We were very proud to be ‘highly commended’ in last night’s North East Institute of Directors ‘Investor Director Awards’, which was attended by more than 200 leading business representatives and entrepreneurs.

The awards have been designed to celebrate business leaders and companies that deliver a substantial contribution to the region’s well being. As a business, and individuals, we are very committed to supporting innovation, investing in new product development and committing resources to education and enterprise projects around the region. To be in the company of the other shortlisted companies was recognition enough, but to be highly commended as a runner up to Tharsus Group Ltd, was particularly rewarding. (more…)

Deep Vintage Clothing open new store in Manchester
Date:: 11/03/2013

Our friends and clients at Deep Vintage Clothing have opened their new store in Manchester. The store joins Liverpool, Newcastle, York, and Middlesbrough as the 5th in the chain of vintage and custom clothing shops. (more…)

Better shortlisted for the North East Business Awards ‘Best Creative Award’ 2013
Date:: 09/03/2013

We were very proud to get the call this week from the North East Business Awards to tell us we’ve been shortlisted for the Best Creative Company Award 2013.

We are incredibly excited to be on the shortlist for an award which focuses on recognising innovation, creativity and commitment to the creative sector within the North East. Find out more about the award and judging criteria below. (more…)

Better starts 2013 on a high.
Date:: 27/02/2013

With a prosperous 2012 only just behind us we’ve started 2013 on a high with two new appointments. As we continue to grow our profile and client base across the UK, the new appointments are a direct result of securing a number of high profile digital and web projects including the development of a series of crowd funding platforms for Carlton & Co.

Laura Mack joins our team as Head of Marketing, bringing to the agency nearly twenty years of experience in strategic marketing, successfully managing the full marketing mix for companies such as Heinz, Cadbury, and Procter & Gamble, in addition to agency side experience with dunnhumby. She is an expert in both local marketing implementation as well as global strategy development and has a real passion for creating that all-important emotional link between a brand or business and its customer.

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