Marketing

Pro-Active bought by tech firm
Data-driven marketing firm, Pro-Active Business Information, has been acquired by Orbital10, an IT support, managed services and cybersecurity group.

Nutshell Creative to mark 20th birthday
Design and marketing agency Nutshell Creative is celebrating 20 years of success in 2025.

Go Inspire strengthens leadership team amid year of growth
Marketing specialist Go Inspire has made five strategic senior hires over the past few months to support its focus on growth and innovation.

Footprint picks up pace of acquisition strategy with Swindon’s C3
Hampshire marketing and print house Footprint has expanded its reach with the acquisition of C3 Marketing, a Swindon wide-format and events business.

JICMail and Origin conduct mail measurement pilot study
JICMail and ISBA’s cross-media measurement programme Origin are conducting a mail measurement pilot study.

Go Inspire ups capacity with Bowe investment
Marketing specialist Go Inspire Group has taken on its second Fusion Speed inserter from the Bowe Group to cater for increased mailing volumes realised through further contract wins.

Google’s cookie flip-flop a hiccup for mailers
Google has abandoned its plan to block third-party cookies from its Chrome browser, four years after announcing it would do so, in a move that bolsters digital advertisers' position.

Strongest marketing budget growth to benefit wide-format and mail
The UK has seen its strongest upward revision to marketing budgets in a decade, with companies’ financial prospects at their most positive in nearly three years, according to new research.

Altavia merges creative and production agencies
Retail marketing group Altavia has merged two of its subsidiary agencies into a single entity, called Altavia UK.

PSE appoints new managing director
Family-run business PSE Agency has appointed Melissa Shackleton in the new role of managing director, marking the team’s first executive shake-up since the company was formed 30 years ago.

Ex-Webmart CEO Richard Boon launches creative agency
Richard Boon, outgoing CEO at Webmart, has launched into his next venture with the founding of global content marketing agency Oh Six.

Eight Group partners with CTC on Marketlayer acquisition
Eight Days a Week Print Solutions (EDWPS), currently repositioning to become Eight Group encompassing Eight Plus, has teamed up with Crawford Technology Consulting (CTC) to acquire creative digital...