Independent Bristol brand consultancy Mr B & Friends has been appointed marketing and creative agency partner for Persimmon Homes Group. Mr B & Friends will work closely with Persimmon’s marketing and customer experience (CX) team across brand strategy, identity, customer engagement and acquisition campaigns, CX, physical and digital environments...
Bristol’s Engine Shed enterprise and innovation hub has appointed Mike Paton as its new director. Mike, pictured, has extensive knowledge of the University of Bristol-owned Engine Shed, having overseen its operations and finance as general manager since 2021. He is also programme manager for the University of Bristol’s quantum...
Confidence among the South West’s small businesses has plunged to the lowest level since the country emerged from Covid lockdowns, according to a new survey. The latest quarterly confidence report from the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) reveals that fears of inflation, falling consumer demand and the general cost...
Teams from across the Bristol’s business community will swap the workplace for the rugby field to try to raise money for Bristol Bears Community Foundation. Staff from the Foundation – which supports communities across in the South West through programmes tackling education, participation, health, and inclusion – have teamed...
Bristol’s Watershed media centre and digital marketing and events agency Duchess Media are among the businesses in the running for the first ShoutOut Radio Bristol Most Diverse Company Award. They will line up against Bristol-based finance firm Hargreaves Lansdown, the university of Bristol and Virgin Airlines at the awards...
A Bristol-based digital platform that dramatically speeds up home buying has raised £1.3m to grow the business in an oversubscribed seed funding round. MyNestBox was launched by Dr Henry Crosby PhD, a geospatial data scientist, after he bought his first home – a process which took a gruelling six...
LatchAid, the Bristol firm that uses apps to support breastfeeding mothers worldwide, is to expand under a new name. Rebranding to Anya allows the firm to expand its scope beyond breastfeeding to the first 1,001 days of parenthood, helping families to overcome a much broader range of challenges in...
Three founders of a new Bristol boutique consultancy who cut their teeth in the global music industry are on a mission to help companies get control of their data. Geoff Roberts, Sally Clayton and Deon Fourie, pictured, have launched The Data House, bringing their world-class technical expertise to growing...
Bristol-based global executive search firm Granger Reis has promoted Esmeé Vermolen onto its board to drive its technology strategy and advance its progress to gaining coveted B Corp status as it continues to challenge the way the recruitment industry operates. Esmeé, pictured, moves into the director role following 18 months as head...
Two long-established Bristol public relations consultancies are celebrating successful starts to 2023 with a clutch of new clients. Speed has secured seven new accounts including AA Media, Ravensbourne University and care homes group Sanctuary Care, while Empica’s new clients include three owner-managed and family-run businesses with ambitious growth plans. Wraxall-based Empica, which...
Torchbox, the Bristol-based specialist digital agency that works with some of the world’s biggest organisations including Google and NASA, has appointed a new head of data analytics. Sara Cox, pictured, will focus on bolstering Torchbox’s data team in anticipation of a renewed focus on the importance of privacy-first measurement...
Bristol Old Vic and academics from the city’s two universities have teamed up in a world-first research project to find out why live theatre can trigger strong emotions in an audience. The pioneering analysis will monitor theatre goers to reveal the hidden responses their bodies have to the drama unfolding on...
Businesses are being encouraged by regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon to carry on preparing for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax in spite of the announcement of a two-year delay. Milsted Langdon, which has five offices – including one in Bristol – said the further changes to the...
