Month: June 2018

2018… The Year of the Rebrand?

In the last week alone we have seen two big players reveal plans for a rebrand – John Lewis and Waitrose on the High Street, who from September 2018 will be known as ‘John Lewis & Partners’ and ‘Waitrose & Partners’, and Johnson & Johnson, the number one baby care brand in the world.  …
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Video Made the Instagram Star

Love video?  Hooked on Instagram Stories and Insta Lives?  Well you’re probably going to love the latest news from Instagram this week, with the launch of its long-form video service, IGTV, to celebrate hitting a milestone 1 billion users. Video has proved to be a big hit for the company, rolling out a range of…
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#GETTOKNOW Emma Smyth

This month we’re getting to know Emma Smyth from The Em Edit, who describes herself as “plus-size wearing, big-footed lover of vintage, gaudy prints and all things snazzy”… When did you first set up your social channels, and what got you started?  I started Terrible Tumbles in 2013, which seems an unfeasible amount of time…
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BRANDS HAVE GOT THE FOOTBALL FEVER!

The biggest football tournament started yesterday and with one match underway, there’s only 63 left! The football contest will be viewed by more than 3.2 billion people, with 32 countries making it through to the group rounds; it’s a great opportunity for brands to be involved. According to James Kirkham, about 40% of the world’s…
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A HAPPY WORK LIFE

This week, it was announced that every one of Pret a Manger’s 12,000 employees is to be gifted £1,000 to thank them for their hard work, as the popular sandwich chain is sold by its British private equity owners Bridgepoint to JAB Holdings, a Luxembourg-based investment fund. What a fantastic way to both reassure employees…
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