Meet our new Non-executive Founding Partner

4 April 2013

Meet our new Non-executive Founding Partner

Steve Stretton to assume a non-executive role from April this year.

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The answer’s ‘yes’…

4 December 2012

The answer’s ‘yes’…

A dangerous game

1 May 2012

A dangerous game

Ice hockey? Sky diving? Motor racing? Parcours?

Tagged under: Steve Stretton,Social media,Marketing magazine,Brand endorsements

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Who needs TV anymore?

9 February 2012

Who needs TV anymore?

Once an intrinsic part of successful marketing, TV is no longer a must-have…

Tagged under: Steve Stretton,Marketing magazine

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Breasts, nipples and double-page spreads

8 December 2011

Breasts, nipples and double-page spreads

Campaign offered us a great opportunity to say how brilliant we are at integration. 

Tagged under: News,Campaign,Steve Stretton,CoppaFeel!,Kris Hellenga,Sarah Stratford,Integration essays

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SS defends DM

28 October 2011

SS defends DM

Steve champions the sometimes derided mailer as a force to be reckoned
with. If it's designed and targeted in the right way. 

Tagged under: Opinion,Steve Stretton,Marketing magazine,Top 100 Mailers 2011,Direct mail

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It’s shopping Jim, but not as we know it…

9 September 2011

It’s shopping Jim, but not as we know it…

Appearing behind the counter in Retail Week, Steve Stretton compares good and a bad online shopping experiences. 

Tagged under: Opinion,Steve Stretton,Online shopping,Retail Week

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New look boardroom for ais

30 June 2011

New look boardroom for ais

Following the recent agency restructure, 3 new board directors have been appointed to lead archibald ingall stretton. 

Tagged under: News,Campaign,Steve Stretton,Geoff Gower,People,Board,Directors,Stephen Watford,Sarah Stratford

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Steve Stretton: marketing guru

14 February 2011

Steve Stretton: marketing guru

Not our words, but The Guardian's

We know it, but it's good to see the wider world catching up.

Tagged under: Opinion,Steve Stretton,Guardian,Best Awards,MAA

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The times they are a-changin’

21 January 2011

The times they are a-changin’

Traditional methods no longer right for agency environment

The catalyst was Jon Ingall's departure to sunnier and more distant shores.

Tagged under: Opinion,News,Steve Stretton,Opinions,Pitch,Structures

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Too late to party? Or just fashionably late?

18 September 2010

Too late to party? Or just fashionably late?

Will Apple's kudos make its late-arriving Ping a must-have?

Apple has been characteristically elitist in its tardy launch of Ping into the social media world.

Tagged under: Opinion,Steve Stretton,Social media,Marketing magazine,Marketing society,Apple,Ping

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Technology saves weak execution

26 July 2010

Technology saves weak execution

Does the Ford Galaxy outdoor ad hold key to the future?

They say you should never judge a book by its cover.

Tagged under: Opinion,Reviews,Campaign,Steve Stretton,Advertising,Ford,Galaxy,Outdoor

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Spread the word: we need to talk

30 June 2010

Spread the word: we need to talk

Vital to business success, networking is still under used

In an industry increasingly pressured by lower budgets and demands for payment by results.

Tagged under: Opinion,Steve Stretton,Marketing magazine,Marketing society,Networking

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Has Steve Stretton been run over?

24 May 2010

Has Steve Stretton been run over?

And, 'Life on Mars' style, woken up in the year 2000?

It may not be as surreal as Sam Tyler's  journey, but our Steve has some fun turning back the clock.

Tagged under: Opinion,Campaign,Steve Stretton,Private View,The Work

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Farting in assembly?

18 March 2010

Farting in assembly?

Sometimes the risk is worth the reward

Creative partner Steve Stretton looks at the easyJet v Ryanair tit-for-tat ad campaign.

Tagged under: Opinion,Reviews,Steve Stretton,Easyjet,Marketing magazine,Ryanair

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Big hand for Steve

5 March 2010

Big hand for Steve

Double-entendres all round for Mr Stretton in Campaign

It was Steve's turn in the Campaign hot seat.

Tagged under: News,Campaign,Hot seat,Steve Stretton

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