Front page articles from How-Do, the website for the North West media industry http://www.how-do.co.uk Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:37:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11472&Itemid=26 Alex Connock, the co-founder and CEO of Ten Alps plc is leaving the company to pursue other interests. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:18:55 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11470&Itemid=26 TreatTicket.com, an Irish-owned daily lifestyle deals website is launching its first English operation in Manchester on Monday. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:29:45 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11451&Itemid=26 Fast-growing live events, production and communications company, WRG Creative with its headquarters in Salford, is understood to be seeking external funds to help it accelerate its range of services as it continues to expand internationally. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:25:31 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11443&Itemid=26 Tributes are being paid to River Motion Group’s (http://rivermotiongroup.com/index.html) Claire McKeown, who died in a car crash over the weekend.The 32-year-old was the public face of the Liverpool agency, most prominently during its work for the World Expo in Shanghai. (north-west-media-news/other-media/river-media-off-to-world-expo-with-%A3500k-film-brief-200910166590/) Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:08:24 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11463&Itemid=26 Legendary Lancashire and West Indies cricketer, Clive Lloyd CBE was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award at last night’s inaugural MBNA Northern Sports Awards at The Point. Nearly 400 guests from across the world of sport and business attended the gala dinner, which was hosted by Willie Thorne. Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11433&Itemid=26 The BBC has confirmed to How-Do that Michelle Mayman will succeed Cerys Griffiths as the new editor of BBC North West Tonight. A producer and also a former editor of the Politics Show North West, Mayman was the BBC’s North of England producer for many years. She was part of the team which covered the murder of James Bulger. Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:36:33 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11426&Itemid=26 James Rea, the current deputy group programme director at GMG Radio in Manchester, is moving to London to join Global Radio in a new role as its new group head of news and also managing editor of the rolling news station LBC. Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:36:34 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11404&Itemid=26 Following the successful debut of the Marketing Society Northern awards (north-west-media-news/north-west-publishing/marketing-society-northern-awards-2010-%7E-and-the-winners-are...-201007018467/) last year, we are delighted that the 2011 awards dinner, held on Wednesday night at The Point at LCCC, proved to be another great success with a lively evening enjoyed by what will undoubtedly once again prove to be the single largest gathering of senior marketing executives we will see in the North this year. Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11405&Itemid=26 Claire Poyser, the production director of ITV Studios and a member of How-Do’s Media 100 (north-west-media-news/north-west-publishing/the-2010-how~do-media-100-201012169773/1/), is set to leave the business after a lengthy tenure. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:07:45 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11398&Itemid=26 For some time now, How-Do has been the North West's most effective jobs board, successfully helping businesses to recruit for a wide range of marcomms, digital and broadcasting/production roles. However, a number of our regular job advertisers have told us they'd like an enhanced presence on the site in terms of both specific - and tactical – roles they need to fill and also the opportunity to more generally promote the value of their brands....so today we unveil our How-Do Employer Portfolio (employer-portfolio/). Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:45:53 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11399&Itemid=26 Manchester retail marketing specialist The Market Creative has informed How-Do that it has ceased trading as a direct result of the collapse of the HomeForm Group (north-west-media-news/north-west-marketing-services/%a312m-marketing-push-too-late-to-save-homeform-group-from-administration-2011062411346/). Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:03:32 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11385&Itemid=26 As not everyone was able to get to the How-Do and Place North West Impact of MediaCityUK (north-west-media-news/north-west-broadcasting/the-impact-of-mediacityuk-%7e-keep-right-up-to-date-with-the-conference-here-2011062011293/) conference, we have produced a highlights reel with some of the best bits, courtesy of the Video News Agency. (http://www.videonewsagency.com/) Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:50:33 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11359&Itemid=49 It can be difficult knowing where to start with Planet Confidential publisher Mark Garner (north-west-media-features/special-features/how%11dozen.-tony-murray-interviews-mark-garner-%11-aka-gordo-200803172157/).Does How-Do lead on the fact that he’s just launched London Confidential? Or that he plans to increase his sales staff head count from eight to forty? Maybe that he’s on the cusp of launching a money saving website that is “Waitrose to Groupon’s Aldi”? Or just that he plans to roll Confidential out around the world with “a media empire run out of Manchester.”Nope, we’ll begin with the fact that he’s just turned down an exclusive interview with Ricky Martin... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:57:25 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11346&Itemid=26 Manchester’s HomeForm Group has called in administrators, leaving almost 3,000 staff, thousands more customers and an army of suppliers, including marketing services suppliers, in a state of limbo. Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:36:45 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11339&Itemid=26 There doesn’t appear to be any love lost between Newsco Insider and The Business Desk, with the two B2B publishers seemingly engaging in a good old fashioned bunfight for hegemony, and key staff, in Yorkshire and beyond. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:30:49 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11343&Itemid=26 Design agency MARK Studio (north-west-media-news/north-west-marketing-services/mark-studio-and-corporate-culture-appointed-to-monitor-framework-201005148104/) is cooking on gas (or rather Gaz) with the news that the Manchester-based outfit has secured a real coup in the shape of a rebranding brief from energy giant Gazprom. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:22:05 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11332&Itemid=26 Following the success of the two previous years’ events, this year’s How-Do’s Public Services Communications Awards (http://www.how-do-psca.co.uk/) (PSCA) is being extended and rolled out throughout the UK to become the first national awards focusing entirely on public service communication achievements. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11324&Itemid=26 PHD North (http://www.phd.co.uk/default.aspx?siteId=744 sitePageGroupId=1016 company=PHD) has won Gold at the prestigious Cannes Lions (http://www.canneslions.com/) festival, for its Irn-Bru campaign.Produced in collaboration with The Leith Agency, Burt Greener and Blonde, success came in the Best Localised Campaign category, where they were up against Nando’s, Burger King, Diesel, Ikea, Proctor Gamble and Nike. Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:13:56 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11310&Itemid=26 How-Do is delighted to announce that as part of the Beyond Digital conference on Wed 13 July (how%7Edo/how%7Edo-events/beyond-digital-%7E-a-full-day-conference-on-wednesday-13-july-addressing-the-increasing-spill-over-of-innovation-from-digital-and-creative-industries-to-other-industrial%2c-commercial-and-service-sectors-2011060211195/), the ASTRAEA programme will on the day be launching a challenge to the Digital and Creative Industries, to develop an innovative piece of digital and creative media which can be used to improve the public perception of autonomous UAVs. A contract award of up to £5,000 will subsequently be made available to develop the best proposal received by 1st August. Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:02:14 +0100 http://www.how-do.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11321&Itemid=26 The Market Creative (http://www.themarketcreative.com/) has unveiled its first major campaign for The Homeform Group (http://www.homeform.co.uk/) since being appointed to run its entire £12m advertising and marketing (north-west-media-news/north-west-marketing-services/the-market-creative-wins-%A312m-homeform-group-business-2011040710710/) account in April. The Manchester agency has also announced today that it's created the new brand strategy for Moben, Sharps and Dolphin. (north-west-media-news/north-west-marketing-services/moben%2c-sharps-and-dolphin-get-new-brand-strategy-from-the-market-creative-2011062211322/) Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:24:27 +0100