To cynical observers such as BrandSoup, the festive season may hold few surprises – the same old songs, the same old traditions, the same old advertising campaigns. And that’s precisely why we love it so much: it’s a beacon of consistency and reliability in a fast-moving, uncertain world. So...
An online gift card developed by Bristol-based eCommerce firm Koan is helping more than 3,000 retailers build sales this Christmas. Koan, which is based at UWE’s Future Space tech and health innovation hub, developed Gift Up! last year to allow retailers to use on their own websites to quickly...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Sally Larkin, centre manager at Access Creative College Bristol, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Cadillac Records on DVD and, in...
MEET South West, the exhibition and conference showcase that will make its debut in January, has been boosted through a series of partnerships with key business organisations in the region. Among those endorsing the inaugural event are Bristol Airport, GWR, Bristol-based film production company Floating Harbour and Bristol Business...
Bristol firms that make ethical business a priority by selling or using Fairtrade products are to be championed in a unique annual awards scheme that is about to return for its seventh year. The South West Fair Trade Business Awards recognise the contribution that businesses, organisations and institutes across...
Confidence among the South West’s small firms has fallen once again and is now significantly below the national average, according to a new survey. The latest quarterly report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) reflects a level of SME pessimism among members across the region not seen since...
Bristol-based instant noodle brand Kabuto Noodles has secured a contract with a chain of French grocery stores which will put its products on the shelves of more than 120 supermarkets across France. Kabuto was launched in 2010 by Crispin Busk, who saw a gap in the market for ‘posh...
Bristol-based digital agency Microserve has won a competitive tender for a three-year web development contract with Oxford University’s internationally recognised Saïd Business School. The Drupal expert consultancy will work alongside the business school’s in-house team on all digital design, user experience and strategy work. Microserve will also help shape...
Company bosses from Bristol and across the West of England are “intensely frustrated” with the latest delay affecting Brexit, according to the region’s largest business organisation. Business West – which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative – said time was now running out for a managed...
Bristol-based Ultrahaptics, the world leader in mid-air touch technology, is poised for further growth after completing a £35m Series C round of investment. The funding will enable the University of Bristol spin-out to further develop and commercialise its revolutionary ‘haptic’ technology into new markets. The new funding was led by...
Graphic designer and entrepreneur Marissa Lewis-Peart is to attend SXSW, the world’s largest tech, digital conference and music festival, after winning an award from Bristol Media. Marissa, pictured, will join Bristol creative agency professionals for five days at the event in Austin, Texas, next March. She will then be...
Bristol’s fast-growing creative firms are to gain better access to training and advice under a programme launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA). The scheme, which will be funded by £1.35m from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, will also provide advice on securing investment. WECA...
BrandSoup was flicking through the internet recently, wondering what to cover in our next blog – whether to write about Turkish celebrity chef Nusret Gökçe, who is seeking to register his trade mark gestures? Or the controversy over video game Fortnite ‘stealing’ other people’s dance moves? Imagine our joy...
