Gardening and home retailer Dobbies has appointed Tangible Group as its advertising and marketing consultancy, having won a two-way pitch against incumbent Merle. Over the next decade, Dobbies plans on growing its current number of 26 stores to... Read more
Digital marketing agency Pillory Barn used an 80-strong flashmob choir to raise awareness of Ashford-based children’s charity, The Caldecott Foundation.
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Garden and homes retailer, Dobbies Garden Centres, has appointed The Zen Agency as its online consultancy.The Glasgow-based agency has been recruited on an initial 12 month contract and has been briefed to create a more compelling and interactive... Read more
Merle has created a new Christmas campaign for garden centre chain Dobbies. Three television ads are currently running throughout Scotland and in the Tyne Tees region, as well as press and radio executions. In a first for Dobbies, the campaign is... Read more
Merle has unveiled its first work for garden centre chain Dobbies since winning the account last year. The brand TV campaign, created by Merle’s Steve McIntyre and directed by fashion photographer David Eustace, broke on Monday and will run... Read more
After nine years with garden centre group Dobbies, director of marketing Richard Watson is to retire from his position on the management board this month to further his career in consultancy. Following a stint at Halls, among other agencies,... Read more
Garden centre chain Dobbies has appointed Glasgow-based ad agency Merle to its advertising account following a four-way pitch. Merle will officially take over the account, currently one of the most sought after in the country, on 1 November, but... Read more
Miles Jupp and Tony Gardner are among those advocating for new variants of the advertised confectionery. Apparently, the public gets to decide which of these will continue to be made while the others are discarded. Mind you, it isn't easy to track... Read more
Glasgow advertising agency Merle has been placed into the hands of liquidators with members of staff launching a new agency, as well as agreeing a joint venture with a London-based digital agency. The new agency, entitled ‘Monkey’,... Read more
John Dean, creative director at Merle is to join Tangible next month as creative manager. Dean joined the Glasgow advertising agency since October 2008 when he chose to reteam with creative director Simon Anderson, who he had worked alongside at... Read more
