Secret Seven – UK Books
We have recently completed the management of the latest McDonald’s Happy Meal campaign working with their nominated UK agency. Six short stories from the Enid Blyton’s timeless ‘Secret Seven’ collection will be available in-store as part of the Happy Meal, until 3rd June. Way back in November, Andy went over to Germany to approve the printing of […]
Negativity – The New Positivity?
I recently read an article in The Drum magazine by Malcolm White, founder and planning director at creative communications agency Krow which shared his philosophy that, for agencies, negative people can be just as useful as positive people. He uses the analogies of ‘radiators’ (optimists who warm others with their positive thinking) and ‘drains’ (those […]
It’s Damme Cold Out There!
We’ve recently worked with Life Agency on behalf of Molson Coors on the Coors Light Damme Cold Promotion. The campaign encourages Coors Light fans to tell their funny and creative 140 character stories of a real or made-up time when they were cold, to be in with a chance of winning prizes. Print Monkey have […]
Maria Costello
Print Monkey have been proudly sponsoring Maria Costello for the past 6 months, providing her with design and print for her Women Only Track Days and her own marketing collateral. Maria was the first women in the history of the Isle of Man TT Races to stand on the podium. Her success as a […]
Leap of faith
Inspiration comes from various sources and there is often only one thing you take from people that inspires you to drive forward. I heard Deirdre Bounds speak last year. Deirdre started her business from a bedsit and turned it into the world’s biggest gap year company. She then sold it to a FTSE 100 company for […]
Exit through the gift shop
With two children under the age of 10, we are regulars at theme parks & venues where children are run ragged and entertained and it made me think about the ‘exit through the gift shop’ concept. It’s an interesting concept, how often do you go into Starbucks grab a coffee and a cake, but Starbucks just […]
Shining a glamourous light on print!
High end retailer Net-a-Porter has recently launched Porter mag, a clear statement about the power & value of finely crafted print. Net-a-Porter’s VIP customers will get their copy lovingly delivered to their door as a matter of course, regular customers can subscribe with a single copy of annual subscription. We love the comments from founder […]
Are you riding life’s high’s & low’s?
Whenever I’m asked ‘what would you like more of…’, my default answer is time, but when considered, I’d actually like more momentum. When you have momentum in business you have ease and flow, the tricky tasks do not seem to arduous. It’s something I strive to maintain and allows me to ride life’s high’s and […]