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Well last week we were super lucky enough to see some fantastic comedy acts, Edinburgh Fringe Festival finalists of our client Caledonian’s ‘Take the Mic’ competition at an event that brought the Edinburgh Fringe to our very own sunny toon. The finalists for the competition are performing every night this week at various venues across Edinburgh finishing at the Caledonian Brewery on Saturday 21st August with an overall winner. Our photographer Sarah was at the Central Station performance at Centurian bar to capture the crowds reactions and bemused commuters! Later that day there was a 250 ticket sell out event at ‘As You Like It’ in Jesmond. The crowd were whooped up into a frenzy, howling and falling about at the four acts and brilliant resident Heyena Cafe compare. One of the performers was a geordie lad, Kai Humphries from Ashington, so lets cross our fingers for him to win (he was by far the best!), howay the lad!!

One of our clients, Caledonian Breweries is one of the official sponsors for the Fringe Festival currently running in Edinburgh.
We were lucky enough to create some exciting POS for Deuchars ale. So if you are up there this year, in amongst the unicycles, fire breathers and stand ups, grabbing yourself a quirky hat and sporting stripey socks to fit with the street festi vibe, look out for the posters with the blue back drops, grab yourself a pint of yummy Deuchers and get some great snaps for the photo competition! You could win loadsa money!

The Ringmaster

Chosen concept

ND Creative recently designed two special edition Newcastle Brown Ale labels, featuring Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Newcastle East MP Nick Brown, for Heineken UK. Newcastle’s most famous export has certainly proved popular at Westminster as these collectors’ items have been reprinted three times already!

ND Creative Account Managers Jo Elliott and Sarah Deane took Network North members on a journey through the 7 principles of Marketing your business in an informative and inspirational seminar at the Network North Tees Valley Business Road show on the 24^th February at the Xcel Centre, Newton Aycliffe.

For a copy of the presentation please email joanne@ndcreative.com

ND Creative have been crowned winners of the Best Marketing Innovation category at the prestigious Northern Marketing Awards 2009.

The winning project was the rebrand and innovative marketing strategy for BPI Recycled Products’ Green Sack recycled refuse bag.

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This year ND Creative was approached to design invites and a programme for the forthcoming event ‘The Black & White Reunion 2009′, with special guests, Alan Shearer, Supermac and friends. The event is to raise money for the NSPCC ChildLine. With a unique auction list, one of which is a 1966 World Cup winners shirt signed by ten of the 66′ team. For tickets please email dmitchel@nspcc.org.uk

Congratulations to Ross who scored a whopping 309,700 score on Bejeweled. He swears he did not cheat.

Ramsay's red nose

Loving the launch campaign for Gordon Ramsay’s Seriously Good Sauce range. Visited the BBC Good Food Show Scotland at the weekend and was handed this mask of Gordon wearing a red nose as around 10p from every jar is being donated to Comic Relief. Gordon’s nose wasn’t you regular charity red nose; it was a splodge of red sauce, a truly brilliant marketing collaboration!

From Jackie Milburn and the Charlton brothers to Paul Gascoigne, the North East has always produced world class football stars and the tradition continues thanks to ND Creative! We are delighted to be sponsoring Pelton FC Under 7’s, who currently play in the Durham & District League. We wish the boys every success this season.