May 2024
Making a Splash with Withington Baths’ Online Presence.
We’ve recently wrapped up an exciting project for Love Withington Baths, a local charity operated by the community. Read on to discover how we helped ‘Conker’ their website goals!
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April 2024
Co-branding: A win-win for two.
In this Edit, We’re exploring the ‘science of alliance’ following a successful cross-client campaign!
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November 2023
Big Hits, new audiences, and a catalyst for change.
With a Sports Business Awards nomination for the 2023 Wheelchair Rugby European Championship, we debrief on our action-packed event campaign.
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January 2023
Marketing lessons from Emily In Paris?
Mon dieu! There was only one way to kick off 2023 for Team Conker, and that was with an Emily In Paris TV binge (well, for the team members with the most discerning Netflix tastes, that is).
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December 2022
Senior account manager Emily looks back on 5 years of Conker life.
In this Edit Emily takes us through what she’s learnt, the standout campaigns she’s worked on and what she enjoys most about Conker life…
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October 2022
Wheelchair Rugby Quad Nations a hit in Cardiff!
It was gold for Conker this week as we blew the whistle on a smashing campaign for the Wheelchair Rugby Quad Nations.
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August 2022
Celebrating Conker’s 15th anniversary!
Raise a glass and join us as we make a toast to our wonderful clients and brilliant team for what’s been one heck of a journey so far!
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June 2022
Conker spreads its branches with our growing and flourishing team
In this blog post, we reflect on Team Conker’s latest growth spurt, catch up with our new starters and hear a little bit about agency life in our office in leafy Didsbury.
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May 2022
Conker nets best Content Strategy shortlisting for our ‘Your Netball World’ campaign
We are thrilled to announce that we have been named as finalists in the UK Content Awards for our work with World Netball last year, put forward for best Content Strategy!
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February 2022
Account Exec Charlotte talks about her unusual induction into Conker’s ways of working
In this blog post, Charlotte, our lovely account executive who joined the team at the start of the year, tells us what it was like to be welcomed into the Conker team with an induction that was true baptism of fire: a team day on Conker Ways of Working, which was packed with discussions, dinner and darts.
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November 2021
World Netball Shortlisted at the Sports Business Awards
The World Netball rebrand – which we were delighted to work on – took us to London last week for a shortlisting at the Sports Business Awards.
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April 2021
Our weighty campaign for Manchester 2021 World Para Powerlifting World Cup
We recently wrapped up an exciting period of work for the first international sporting event and National Lottery-funded World Cup to be held in the UK since the start of the pandemic!
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March 2021
Conker wins at virtual CIM Marketing Excellence Awards!
The eleventh annual CIM Marketing Excellence Awards was held (virtually) this month – and we’re delighted to report that Conker was a winner!
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January 2021
Briefing your agency: how to work together to get the outcome you want
Our account director Anna Flanders spent 11 years client-side before embracing agency life, so is perfectly positioned to know how to get the best out of your relationship.
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December 2020
Merry Christmas from Team Conker!
It’s fair to say that 2020 is probably not a year any of us would like to repeat, but the one thing that’s kept us sane (-ish!) is working with our lovely clients this year.
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September 2020
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… already!
September seems a little early to be hearing the sound of sleigh bells but 2020 has proven itself to be a year like no other, once again!
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August 2020
We’re back!
So, after the long months of endless Zoom, Google Meets and Teams calls we’re finally back working in the office – sort of!
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June 2020
Conker set up UCI BMX Supercross World Cup for success before pandemic paused play
Conker’s social media campaign for UCI BMX Supercross World Cup 2020 was working hard for British Cycling – before the pandemic stopped play!
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April 2020
Netball World Cup Head of Marketing signed to Team Conker
Over the last decade or so, many of our favourite client accounts and projects have spawned new business referrals for Conker, as well as exciting and often unexpected opportunities. Client turning colleague, however, is a real first for us!
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March 2020
Customer Communications Proves Crucial in the Face of Coronavirus Pandemic
As the Coronavirus pandemic has struck the UK, companies across many sectors have suddenly found themselves battling colossal challenges amidst a constantly-evolving situation.
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November 2019
Conker takes root at new offices!
Having recently welcomed two new members to the team, at Conker we’ve been on the hunt for a new home for some time and we’re delighted to say we’ve found one!
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November 2019
Best Sport Campaign at the Northern Marketing Awards 2019 goes to Conker!
Exactly four months on from the Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 final, the Conker team donned their gladrags yesterday evening for the Northern Marketing Awards.
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October 2019
Raising brand awareness with cargo bike brand Babboe
Dutch cargo bike brand Babboe came to Conker with their challenge: boost sales and raise awareness of both the brand and the cargo bike category in general in the UK. Conker rose to the challenge with targeted influencer activity and a finely tuned, hard-hitting PR campaign.
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October 2019
The legacy of our Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 campaign
Conker’s PR campaign for the Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 was a whirlwind – smashing ticket sales targets, building momentum and stacks of top tier coverage meant the project was a huge success.
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August 2019
Welcoming two new Conkers to the team
June 2019
We’re Hiring! Conker your Career Goals
We’re expanding Team Conker and are on the hunt for a hard-working, sparky Marketing Account Executive, and a driven Digital Account Manager.
It’s all about the team fit here at Conker – we’re small but growing quickly, so we’re looking for a positive team player with excellent marketing skills.
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May 2019
Launching an Employer Brand for Tata Chemicals Europe
Tata Chemicals Europe has experienced times of change: from revitalising an established organisation, to intergrating British Salt – a business acquistion. Here we share how we helped bring the team on board with the journey to an exciting future, reigniting this multi-site business’ sense of shared purpose, pride and belonging.
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April 2019
The video for the Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 has landed!
The promotional video for the Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 from Sky Sports has landed. At Conker we’re very proud of all the team’s efforts so far in this hard-working PR campaign.
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March 2019
Tips for communicating with customers: How to be dynamic, not dull
In a world where people get bombarded by emails on an hourly basis, it’s personalised content that now counts. Here we explore the golden rules SMEs should follow when communicating with their audience and how this can help hook and retain a loyal customer base.
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January 2019
Keeping in Step with Emerging Marketing Trends in 2019
It’s that time of year again when marketing activity comes under close scrutiny. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be taking a look at some of the marketing trends we believe will work hard this year. Here’s our pick of what’s getting the sector talking in 2019.
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December 2018
Team picks: marketing campaigns of 2018 that left their mark
What a year 2018 has been! For team Conker, it’s been full of milestones, with an office move, a shiny new rebrand and some fantastic new account wins. There’s been plenty happening in the marketing world too, with the introduction of GDPR shaking up direct communications, advances in AI and increased focus on personalisation to name a few.
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February 2019
Debut Novel Shoots to Amazon Number 1 Bestseller with Conker Launch Plan
Cutting through the noise can be tough in the genteelly cut-throat world of publishing. With billions of books hustling for share of voice and visibility, how do you launch with impact and make an impression on both the book trade and consumers?
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December 2018
Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 ‘Call Up’ for Conker!
We’re delighted to announce we’ve been ‘called up’ by Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 to handle the public relations activity for the next major international sporting event in netball’s calendar. Elite players from 16 international teams will be competing for the coveted Vitality Netball World Cup (VNWC2019) trophy at the Echo Arena Liverpool next summer (July 12-21, 2019).
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November 2018
Conker wins at the Northern Marketing Awards!
It was a fantastic night for team Conker this week at the prestigious Northern Marketing Awards, as the proud winners of Best Sustainable/Green Campaign for our Glass is Greener campaign with Creamline! Building on the environmental awareness the Blue Planet series raised, we devised a multi-pronged marketing campaign with clear objectives, placing Creamline centre stage.
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November 2018
Big Data isn’t Just for Big Business
Over the past decade, there’s been an explosion of data available to marketers, with almost every marketing tool, system and platform generating a slew of numbers that must mean something. Here at Conker, we know medium and smaller businesses can get huge advantage from this data. Read more for an insight into our method.
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October 2018
Is Controversy Good for a Brand?
Whether you were a fan or not, you probably heard about the Nike campaign with American NFL star Colin Kaepernick. As part of the 30th anniversary activity for the Just Do It campaign, the sports brand launched an ad starring the quarterback, which proved to be a divisive choice, but also which drove record engagement for Nike. Which leads us to the question – can controversy be good for a brand?
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September 2018
Double Account Win: Conker teams up with Tata Chemicals Europe & British Salt
Launching a new marketing campaign is always an exciting moment for team Conker. And we’re delighted to announce our latest clutch of client wins, with Conker working alongside Tata Chemicals Europe (TCE) and British Salt Limited.
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September 2018
How Customer Experience Is Bringing Hope to the High Street
The continuing decline of our hard-hit high streets has been well chronicled, as more and more of us opt for the convenience of buying online in a constantly changing retail landscape.
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August 2018
Conker’s Moving On Up with Exciting New Brand & Offices
Well, we can hardly believe we’re already over halfway through 2018. It’s certainly been an exciting year so far for the Conkers. Not only have we welcomed a clutch of new accounts, we’ve moved to lovely new offices in West Didsbury. Oh, and we have finally seized the opportunity to take stock and ask those all-important questions we ask each of our clients at the start of a new campaign…including what their brand says about the company.
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August 2018
Diary of a Start-up: Supporting ZunTold’s launch
When we first met with Elaine Bousfield, founder of ZunTold Publishing, she had big ideas. A brand-new publishing house with a focus on fiction for children and young people was the aim – with a focus on diversity and a link to mental health. Starting from scratch, Conker’s challenge was to spread the word and get books on shelves, carving a name for ZunTold among the big players in the publishing world.
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July 2018
The BBC is getting behind Instagram TV, are you?
One thing is certainly true about social, it never stands still! It’s one of the many reasons why we love it at Conker, both for building communities and creating exciting business opportunities for our clients. Last month’s Instagram announcement certainly didn’t disappoint.
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