Micrima, the innovative Bristol firm developing technology that could revolutionise breast cancer detection, has been named as the region’s top disruptive business. The health tech diagnostic imaging company secured the prestigious top spot on the unique DisruptSW 2018 index, which names the South West’s 25 most innovative businesses. Micrima’s...
Covering topics ranging from AI and VR to winning new business and diversity, and with every possible topic in between, the annual Vision gathering returned this week. Staged by Bristol Media, it again brought together as many creatives as possible, tightly packed into one space to be inspired, educated...
Former BBC journalist and now political editor of ITV Robert Peston drew on his characteristically sharp wit and insightful analysis to promote his book WTF: How Do We Take Back Control? to a sold-out audience at Bristol’s We the Curious. Penned as a letter to his late father –...
International PR agency Bell Pottinger – or Bell Rottinger, as it is now being referred to – has had a pretty rough ride over the past few months, culminating this week in being booted out of industry trade body the PRCA for the next five years. But what happened?...
By Joanna Randall, founder and managing director of Bristol PR consultancy Purple Fish You know the phrase and doesn’t it ring true the morning after the night before? Thankfully we live in a democratic society, and despite criticisms of the current electoral system in the UK, the principles of...
Running a business can be hard. Running a creative agency can be even tougher when your work output relies on generating up-beat ideas and concepts, selling them to clients and delivering to deadline and on budget. Having an ‘off day’ when you work in a creative environment can also...
Continuing Creative Business News’ series of in-depth articles focussing on the region’s creative industries, our editorial team is inviting contributions in the form of news stories, opinion and comment relating to the professional services that support the creative sector and digital experience/UX for our next two monthly features. We will be looking at how these...
Butcombe Brewing has revealed the new strapline Truth In Every Taste as part of a rebranding designed to boost commercial growth and appeal to new audiences. The brewer, founded in 1978 and based in Wrington, near Bristol, is expanding its brewing operation and embarking on a growth programme which...
Each fortnight Creative Business News gives a prominent member of the region’s creative sector the chance to reflect on their career, their work and their ambitions by answering 10 questions about themselves. Name: Michael Jenkins Job title: Director, producer and editor Current company: 8th Sense Media Age: 29 My...
Each fortnight Creative Business News gives a prominent member of the region’s creative sector the chance to reflect on their career, their work and their ambitions by answering 10 questions about themselves. Name: Ruth Clarke Job title: Deputy managing director Current company: Six Age: 43 My big break I...
