Bath-based publisher Future is to sell its UK rock magazines Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and associated brand extensions for £10.2m as it continues to concentrate on digital titles. Future is selling the magazines to Team Rock, a recently-launched Glasgow and London-based business led by former GMG Radio bosses John Myers and Billy Anderson. As...
Invest in Bristol and Bath, the recently-formed inward investment body for the West region, is reviewing important leads received at the world’s top property fair. The body created a show-stealing, 50 sq m mural at its stand at MIPIM in Cannes earlier this month to grab attention for the range of opportunities presented by...
They say never let the truth get in the way of a good story but while we can all be guilty of over elaborating a story among friends, when it comes to business it never pays to be liberal with the truth, says Linda Donaldson, director at Bath-based Geometry PR, in her latest Bath...
Bath branding agency The House has unveiled its latest work for race event specialist GO2. The agency has created the identity and race website for the Cheltenham half marathon which takes place on September 15, 2013. (Full website launch on the 22nd April) GO2 appointed The House to oversee a completely new look and...
You can’t get a better illustration (forgive the pun) of the power of a brand than the recent abortive sale in Miami of a Banksy which had last been seen attached to the wall of a north London Poundland. Setting aside the furore over who actually owns the work and who has the right...
The SPARKies awards, which are aimed at celebrating the very best of the region’s tech and digital sector, take place this evening at Bath’s to Komedia venue. The awards are part of Bath Digital Festival, which is now taking place. They were open to companies and individuals based in the city as well as...
Bath-based communications firm TheAgency has worked with national driving school BSM on a new mobile-optimised website for pupils and instructors. TheAgency, which has worked with BSM since 2009, led the website redesign and build with the BSM marketing team. It marks the driving school’s continued commitment to making sure all its customers receive the...
Newly-released spaces are now available for the in-demand seminars at next week’s Business Show Swindon after the first allocation sold out. The show, the area’s leading business-to-business exhibition, returns for its third year, next Tuesday at Swindon’s STEAM museum. The show is organised by Business West’s Swindon Initiative and sponsored by fast-growing Swindon-based IT...
Bath-based Highlight PR has been appointed by children’s TV production company Zodiak Kids to manage PR, social media and events to support the July consumer product roll-out of its hit pre-school show Tickety Toc. Tickety Toc is a slapstick animated series which first aired in the UK on the Nick Jr channel in April...
Bath Digital Festival launches today with the aim of transforming the city into a 21st Century showcase of tech innovation. The Festival, which lasts until March 24, is aimed at celebrating the considerable impact of the digital sector on Bath’s economy and is jam packed with events including the debut of a new Creative...
