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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 support Looka’ Teesside – Creative, digital, music and film festival
Date:: 26/02/2013

We’re very proud to be supporting and sponsoring the upcoming Looka’ Teesside festival.

The event, held from 1st – 2nd June 2013, is a two day festival celebrating all the amazing creative talent of Teesside. From art to music, fashion to digital, design to drama, this event will showcase the very best that the region has to offer.

Looka’ Teesside will transform Stockton-on-Tees into a hub of activity with live music, street performances, pop-up galleries, fashion shows, arts and crafts fairs, film showings and much more! Take a look at the Looka’ Teesside website for more information - www.lookateesside.co.uk

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Looka’ Teesside is a two day festival celebrating Creative, Film, Arts, Fashion, Digital and Music talent in Tees Valley.

Event: Crowdfunding Set to Explode in 2013.
Date:: 13/02/2013

Taking the alternative approach to raising money. If an ambitious small business finds that the banks are not helping them, they can look elsewhere…Crowdfunding is gaining rapid momentum.

This exciting way of raising money to support high growth businesses will have a major impact on how businesses are funded in the future. The crowdfunding sector is forecast to grow phenomenally in 2013 and offers a new source of funding for ambitious businesses. This is a must attend event for entrepreneurs and business owners who are looking to raise finance to support business growth.

Crowdfunding Set to Explode in 2013!!
HUB Workspace
Tuesday, 26 February 2013 from 08:00 to 10:00 (GMT)
Aycliffe, United Kingdom
Register now at EventBrite.

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Odyssey’s brand evolution launched with new identity
Date:: 18/01/2013

Odyssey Systems was founded over 25 years ago with the vision of providing affordable telecommunications solutions based on business key requirements.

To support their growth the team at Odyssey approached Better to work with them on evolving their brand and marketing communication. The project focused on refreshing the brand identity and applying this, along with a new brand style, across all their marketing channels both internally and externally. (more…)

Search is on for the best North East directors who are helping to change the region (featuring our own MD, Mark Easby)
Date:: 16/01/2013

The search has begun to find the directors in the North East who have done more than most to change the economic landscape of the region for the better.

Article from on NEBusiness.

THE Institute of Directors North East has teamed up with The Journal and business angel investment company Middleton Enterprises to launch the North East Investor Director listing. Each year it provides an overview of dynamic and determined business leaders, who are delivering a substantial contribution to the region’s wellbeing.

The IoD wants to turn a spotlight on those who are investing money in their organisation or the area’s infrastructure, who are expanding their company, coming up with innovative ways of doing business, instigating research and development, creating new products and services or generating employment in the North East.

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Joplings launch new website and property finder
Date:: 12/01/2013

Joplings is a long established independent practice of Chartered Surveyors, Estate and Lettings Agents, Architectural Designers, Building Surveyors and Valuers.

We have been working with the Joplings team over the last 3 months to redesign and develop their brand and digital strategy, starting with the launch of their new website. The website, built using a heavily customised and bespoke version of the leading CMS platform WordPress, will provide a new marketing platform on which to increase visibility of the business, support sales development and further establish the evolving brand for the agency. (more…)

Joplings - Website Design & Development including Custom Vebra Search Integration

2013 challenge? Teesside businesses are all ready!
Date:: 09/01/2013

As the Gazette’s 2020 Vision campaign heads into its second year, Teesside businesses tell Jez Davison about their plans and hopes for 2013.

IS THE health of the Teesside economy represented by a glass half full or a glass half empty?

A turbulent 2012 has provided an opportunity to drink from both jars. Optimistic swiggers will point to several notable achievements for thriving Teesside firms. But those who can see the bottom of that glass are more concerned about continuing difficulties on the high street. (more…)

Teesside Business - Evening Gazette 2020 Vision

Crowdfunding set to explode in 2013
Date:: 27/11/2012

At the start of 2012 there were an estimated 4.8 million businesses in the UK. Within this population, 99.2% (almost all) were small businesses. No wonder then that they are viewed as being the ‘lifeblood’ of our economy and the key to socio-economic recovery.

This business population is also proving to be highly adaptive and innovative when it comes to entrepreneurial finance and many are embracing the new opportunities created by online platforms and social media in relation to business funding. This, coupled with a socially motivated, social media savvy public is creating what can only be described as a ‘boom’ in the crowdfunding community. (more…)

A Touch of Class Raises over £20,000
Date:: 18/10/2012

Steven Bell owner of Chapters Hotel and Restaurant has spoken of his delight at raising another fantastic amount of £20,872 with the fabulous Touch of Class Ball held at Gisborough Hall on Saturday 6th October, this now takes the total raised over the 7 years to £134,372 – an amazing feat!

A Touch of Class is the annual fundraising dinner that Steven Bell, who owns Chapters Hotel & Restaurant and with his Brother Peter, the house designer wear , host in aid of the Holistic Cancer Care Centre . (more…)

New website launch for Synthetic Turf Management
Date:: 11/10/2012

We’ve been working with the guys at Synthetic Turf Management (STM) over the last few months to redesign and redevelop a new website for the business.

STM are one of the leading synthetic turf surface installers and maintenance providers for sport and play in the UK and identified a new website and digital strategy to be a key part of their growth plans.

The website needed to communicate the wealth of knowledge and experience in the design and build of sports surfaces providing information and cas studies around the top international stadiums, schools, universities, colleges, sports clubs and council authorities the business has delivered projects for. (more…)

Better continues to recruit for growth
Date:: 04/10/2012

Teesside based brand agency, Better, has made two new appointments as it continues to grow it’s profile and client base across the UK.

The new appointments are a direct result of the award winning agency securing a number of high profile contract wins including PD Ports, one of the UK’s leading port and logistics businesses. Victoria Pearson joins the team as Studio Administrator and Elliot Lings as Junior Web Developer. (more…)