PR legend Lynne Franks and Cold Feet creator Mike Bullen are appearing at Creative Bath events over the next two months as the organisation goes from strength to strength. Businesswoman, author, broadcaster and public speaker Ms Franks is often described as a PR guru, lifestyle advisor and visionary. She was the inspiration for Edina...
Private equity backed companies expect to increase both turnover and profitability this year despite continuing economic uncertainty and difficult debt markets. Eight in 10 predict higher turnover while almost three quarters anticipate profits growth, according to a new report from accountants PwC. There is also good news on employment with 60% of portfolio companies...
A line up of first-class speakers, workshops and networking opportunities all focused on the theme of ‘reputation’ is promised at the CIPR (Chartered Institute of Public Relations) West of England Communicators' Conference in May. Among the speakers will be Stefan Stern, previously of the Financial Times and now at Edelman, and Suzanne Moore of...
Bath creatives TheAgency have developed a new motor insurance brand – Fair Pay Insurance – for Motaquote and GPS firm TomTom. The new brand will allocate premiums based on driving ability and behaviour rather than the usual factors considered by insurers such as postcode, gender, age or vehicle type. The driver's behaviour will be...
Firms based at the Bristol & Bath Science Park have become the first in the South West to share a fleet of electric cars. The zero-emission vehicles are now available for people working at the park so they can make short journeys off site – so taking away the need for them to bring...
Bonnie Dean, chief executive of the Bristol & Bath Science Park, said the increase in research and development allowances in the Budget sends out a broadly positive message to large and small firms engaged in research and development. “This is particularly important in a region which has some of the most advanced research-led companies...
Chancellor George Osborne opened his Budget by saying it will 'unashamedly back business." The Budget will "reward work". Britain "is going to earn its way in the world", he said. Britain is "not immune" from developments in the eurozone, he said. He also said a million more jobs will be created over the next...
Bath creative firm TheAgency has launched an augmented reality experience as part of its new campaign to promote Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. The app, designed n partnership with Aurasma, the world’s first visual browser, and Bath-based augmented reality specialists MediaGrand, unites the campaign’s offline and online communications using 3D architectural maps brought to...
Future Publishing’s technology websites achieved a new record of 1.2m unique users in 24 hours with its coverage of the new iPad. The Bath-based publisher’s TechRadar.com, T3.com and Gizmodo UK proved to be the most-trusted destinations for tech enthusiasts eager to find out everything about the new iPad’s technology. TechRadar.com employed teams working through...
A scheme to manage Bath’s thriving evening economy has proved so successful that it is being extended to outlying areas of the city after just one month. The Bath Nightwatch scheme, which is managed and funded by the Bath Business Improvement District (BID), enables licensees, police and CCTV operators to collaborate over security issues...
