You don't need to go to London for the very best in fashion, style and beauty marketing expertise. It's now in Cheshire!

One of the most experienced fashion journalists on the London style scene has joined the de Winter team.

Caroline Jones has been operating at the heart of the capital's fashion scene, working for some of the best-known style titles and being exposed to the work of many of the world's top clothes and accessory designers.

Caroline has contributed to ELLE Decoration, Kerrang!, Wired, More and Closer and most recently worked as chief sub-editor of ELLE magazine. She'll now be working with all dewinter's fashion and retail clients, sharing her extensive expertise and her unique experience at the cutting edge of fashion marketing and promotion.

Find out how we can add real value to your fashion marketing, including direct mail, fashion newsletters, product catalogues, brochures, and social media.

Contact the... de Winter fashion desk today on 01244 320677

 

de Winter were sponsors of the Annual Marketing Cheshire Awards 2011 - 'Large Visitor Attraction of the Year category'.

The contenders shortlisted were - Chester Zoo, Quarry Bank Mill, Gulliver's World, Tatton Park. 

BBC North West's Dianne Oxberry hosted the glitering 'oscar style' awards evening and de Winter's new Director Dianne Parrish announced and presented the winner on stage - Chester Zoo.

The award judges thought Chester Zoo offers a great visitor experience with excellent incentives and innovative Marketing and PR.  The dedicated team show a commitment to excellence and are always looking for new initiatives, ways to improve accessibility and sustainability.

Moving forward Chester Zoo will go straight through to compete at England level and potentially be the best in the whole country.  

Congratulations Chester Zoo and good luck at national level from all at de Winter.

Photo left to right: Dianne Oxberry, Dianne Parrish, who presented the award for the large visitor attraction of the year to Chester Zoo's Managing Director Barbara Smith and Development Director Simon Mann.  

 

de Winter welcomes leading integrated marketing specialist, Dianne Parrish, as the latest addition to our award-winning team.
 
Dianne, who lives near Chester, takes on the role of Director, spearheading the marketing agency's strategic growth programme. As well as drawing on her extensive experience managing a nationally recognised portfolio of 'blue chip' clients, she will also be responsible for developing and implementing new systems that will maintain de Winter as one of the region's most respected marketing and PR agencies.
 
Dianne has a 25-year track record of success spanning sectors that include financial services, renewable energy, construction, tourism and leisure, retail, public and not-for-profit organisations.
 
On what she brings to de Winter, Dianne said; "I look forward to working with the existing team to form a cohesive, fully integrated marketing and public relations strategy which will enable us to ensure that our clients flourish in these very demanding times."
 
Announcing the appointment Managing Director Kate Cox commented: "Dianne's wealth of experience makes her the perfect addition to the team and the ideal person to enhance our continued expansion - the future's bright at de Winter."
 
de Winter is celebrating its 22nd year and provides integrated communications solutions for local and national brands including local businesses Grosvenor Shopping Centre, Trigon Snacks, University of Chester, Marketing Cheshire and Click Consult.

 

The brief: Design a concept for a large shop hoarding in Golden Square Shopping Centre, Warrington for local adoption agency Adoption Matters Northwest to encourage more local people to come forward as prospective adopters coinciding with National Adoption Week, from 30 October to 6 November.

The idea brought to the table, which embroiled fun, the importance of family and the challenge of adoption, was agreed almost instantly and shows real impact when walking through the Centre.

The unique ‘shop front’ was unveiled at the centre this week and was designed to look like a child’s bedroom to bring to life the real issues. The visual campaign was created to help inspire shoppers to think about how they could make a difference

Chief Executive of AMNW, Norman Goodwin explains: “We want more people to think about whether they could make a commitment to change a child’s life, and by launching this visual campaign during National Adoption Week there is no better time for people to think about how they can make a difference.

“We hope that this special ‘store’ will help to raise awareness of the real need to find more prospective adopters around Warrington and further afield.”

 

BigD Nuts get their new 2012 Calendar featuring BigD pin-up Rosie Jones displaying her personal best bits in a series of sporting themed shots. And de Winter get to design it.

That's got to be a a win win in anyone's book.

Dedicated de Winter designer, Stu Williams volunteered to work overtime on this challenging project and is so thrilled with the result he's already put the calendar up by his desk!

Creative Director, Adrian Bentley commented "Designing the 2012 Big D Nuts calendar has made us smile from start to finish; it's been the perfect job to get playful with.

OK, the photo shoot was a bit special but the highlight for me (honestly) was  coming up with the headline CHEST OUT - Makes You Proud To Be British!"

For more information visit www.bigdnuts.co.uk

 

 

 

de Winter Design has generated an appropriately woolly design concept for Welsh office technology leaders, B2 Business Systems to boost the company’s impact at the island’s premier agricultural event, the Anglesey Show.

Dealing with printers and print management services, the de Winter team was challenged to communicate the B2’s key messages underpinned by an agricultural theme tie in with the event.

We added further value by creating a memorable 20 years in business anniversary icon.

 

 

de Winter has just completed a marketing campaign for the University of Chester's Riverside Innovation Centre (RIC) and the piece de la resistance came in the form of the Financial Times.
 
To celebrate great ideas, innovation and the completion of the new centre, we designed this wrap to cover the FT and it was handed out at the Celebrate Cheshire event, which included an FT Business Breakfast held at the RIC.
 
It won huge amounts of recognition throughout the day and generated great impact for our client.
 
Stuart Williams, de Winter Designer said : "This was instrumental in us achieving real stand out for the centre at an event which had some huge business players attending.
 
We needed some real creative clout and the wrap was a truly unique piece of work which got everyone talking."

 

 

The full de Winter team descended on Yorkshire to prove how hot we really are!
 
To help us continue to challenge each other and to carry on generating sizzling design we took part in a firewalk. That's right we walked over red hot coals!
 
No injuries occurred and we left 'fired' up with even more big ideas and inspiration.
 
Thanks to Lisa Clifford and our team in Yorkshire, Approach PR, for a great event.

 

 

Adrian Bentley, former Head of Innovation at And Partners Manchester has joined de Winter as Executive Creative Director.
 
With 18 years experience at some of the region's leading creative agencies, Bentley has worked with many of the UK's biggest brands including Bupa, B&Q and Manchester United - but he's equally driven by coming up with big ideas that do the business for regional and local brands too.
 
Building on the deWinter's outstanding reputation for Design and PR - the company was recently ranked amongst the best in the UK - Bentley's brief is simple; to help drive the business's integrated offering forward by positioning deWinter as a centre of excellence in the delivery of outstanding creative solutions.
 
"This is a real coup for the business," said Managing Director Kate Cox.
 
"Adrian has a fantastic reputation for generating superb ideas and solutions and a wealth of experience in creating eye-catching, innovative and groundbreaking ideas which make clients stand out. That's the strength we hope to capitalise on in the coming months."
 
Bentley, 41, also recently joined the teaching staff at Salford University as Associate Lecturer on their innovation Creative Futures programme and also sits on Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce's Creative, Digital & Media Council.
 
"My currency is ideas, it doesn't matter whether it's an advertising campaign, a product or event,  and I'm excited at the prospect of working with de Winter to consistently come up with more good ones that deliver results for our clients."  said Bentley, who lives in Manchester with his wife Clare and their two children.
 
"When deWinter invited me to work with them, it was a no-brainer. This is a great business with great people and great potential - there's a real passion to try new ways of working and I'm over the moon with how things have started, with two client wins already!"
 
de Winter is also celebrating after receiving regional recognition after being shortlisted for two prestigious honours at this year's Cheshire Business Awards.
 
de Winter is one of three firms across Cheshire up for the 'Scottish Power Small Business of the Year' as well as Managing Director Kate Cox shortlisted for the 'Bentley Motors Young Business Person of the Year' which will be announced on Friday 16 September at Chester Racecourse.

 

 

The de Winter team pulled out their best model poses last week to showcase branded t-shirts for client National Eczema Society.
 
The charity held a competition for young readers of its newsletter, Exchange, to design an image for the t-shirts which captures the idea of the lifelong support that the charity offers to those with eczema.
 
The de Winter Design team reproducing the winning artwork and created an innovative t-shirt image which will help to spread the word about the great work of National Eczema Society.
 
We think they look great and you can get your own from the National Eczema Society website: www.eczema.org

 

 

Did you know that de Winter Design now offers full PR and Marketing services through its parent company, de Winter PR?

Experienced in delivering successful communications across all platforms and sectors, the de Winter PR team offers everything from traditional media relations to innovative PR, great copywriting, events management and social media.

Now with combined design and PR skills, the de Winter team work with many major clients such as Unilever, Golden Square Shopping Centre, National Excema Society, Grosvenor Shopping Centre, Trigon Snacks and Deafness Support Network to provide a range of integrated skills and fresh ideas, and offer full impact campaigns, events and websites.

If you need any help and/or advice with the above please don't hesitate to contact us on 01244 320677 or email enquiries@thinkdewinter.co.uk or just pop in for a coffee!

 

de Winter would like to welcome baby number two to the team, little Maisie Williams.

Stu, one of our designers, became a father when his wife Sally gave birth to Maisie on the 4th March weighing 7lb 7oz!

The de Winter team recently met Maisie and can report that all three are doing great.

Big Congratulations x

 

 

de Winter would like to welcome our newest member to the team, little baby Nia.

Rachel, one of our designers, gave birth to Nia on the 20 January weighing 8lbs 1oz!

The de Winter team recently visited Rachel and Nia and can report that both mother and baby are doing great.

Big Congratulations x

 

de Winter Design is thrilled with the success of our latest website project for our client, Powell Williams. Having been first commissioned to produce a vibrant new logo for the national building surveying and project management practice, we were invited to design and build its new website.

The process got underway back in October and the finsihed site was launched this week!

Amanda Clancy of Powell Williams said “The passion and energy that de Winter convey is what attracted us to them as an agency, they have provided a fast, well thought through creative approach to every one of our projects and delivered an aspirational new brand, a unique website and persuasive sales support material”

It was a brilliant exercise in team work involving the client, the de Winter Design team and their copywriting colleagues in de Winter PR Ltd. For a closer look at what we’ve achieved together, visit Powell Williams

 

de Winter Design would like to wish one of our designers Rachel all the best for 2011 as she finishes work this week to go on 9 months maternity leave.

Rachel’s baby is due on 26 January 2011 and we’re all waiting to see if it will be a boy or a girl!

2011 certainly will be the year of the baby as the wife of another of our designers, Stu, is also pregnant and due on the 28 Feb 2011. Sadly, Stu will only gets 2 weeks off!!

We will keep everyone informed of any baby news. Watch this space!

 

De Winter PR and Design clients were put through their paces with a festive party 'with a difference'.
 
De Winter's DIY Christmas was a huge success, with Clients and staff cooking their own Italian festive feast at the local Chester-based Italian restaurant, la Cantina.
 
The restaurant was closed to the public and the de Winter team enjoyed cooking up a storm in the restaurant's kitchen, shaking their own cocktails and delving into their own team-made Tiramisu.
 
Click Here for more photos of the event

 

We are delighted to introduce you to
kmcreative's new name and look
- de winter design

Several months ago we celebrated the news that de winter PR acquired kmcreative. Many of you will know that the two business teams worked very closely together for over 20 years on a vast range of projects for many clients throughout the UK, combining de Winter's writing, PR and marketing skills with kmcreative's design and production expertise, producing high impact work that we're very proud of.
 
We are now continuing to build and maximise upon these synergies by rebranding our design business to reflect our one team approach and enable us to continue to further grow our award-winning communications service - whether it's design, PR, website development, social media or events, our teams are at hand to offer you a creative campaign to suit your needs and objectives.
 
We will be phasing in the new look over the coming weeks to all our stationery and team emails.
We hope we can catch up with you over the festive season to celebrate our new look and drink to a wonderful year ahead.

 

The kmcreative team joined their new colleagues from de Winter PR & Marketing at a party to celebrate de Winter’s 21st anniversary!

The event featured ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent finalists, Barwizards, who entertained hundreds of de Winter and kmcreative clients, staff and media at the elegant Oddfellows venue on Lower Bridge Street, Chester. Cocktails, live music and jaw-dropping flair bartending performances kept the party going through to the early hours.

Renowned globally as the best at what they do, the BarWizards have served everyone from Sean Connery to HRH Queen Elizabeth II, from The Beckhams to Tony Blair and delighted de Winter and kmcreative guests with a mesmerising stage show which saw them flipping, spinning, throwing, catching, shaking and pouring cocktails throughout the evening.

De Winter PR & Marketing was founded by Hems de Winter in 1989 and along with kmcreative, has been based in Fidelity House in Chester for twenty years. The business has successfully grown to become one of the most well respected PR agencies in the region and has recently expanded into offering a bespoke graphic design service, following the acquisition of kmcreative earlier this year.

Hems de Winter said: “We do things differently and our party definitely helped celebrate exactly that. Achieving such a landmark birthday is absolutely amazing and it is testament to our passion and our people. We are all immensely proud and would like to thank everyone who came to celebrate with us.

“It was overwhelming to see so many friendly faces from the past and present and we are all even more pumped up to continue our exciting plans for the future. Having recently acquired kmcreative, we now can offer clients a truly integrated communications approach.”

De Winter offers award-winning media relations consultation to regional and national brands including Trigon Snacks, ACF Car Finance Ltd, Visitchesterandcheshire, Unilever and Adoption Matters.

Photos from the night can be viewed here and a video of the night can be viewed on the de Winter YouTube channel here.

 

We’re over the moon to be able to announce that kmcreative is under new management.

Many of you will know that the two business teams of kmcreative and de Winter PR & Marketing have been operating from the same offices here at Stocks Lane for over 21 years.

During that time, the teams have worked very closely together on a vast range of projects for many clients throughout the UK, combining de Winter’s writing, PR and marketing skills with kmcreative's design and production expertise, producing award winning work that we’re very proud of.

With Kerry’s decision to retire, the owners of de Winter Marketing - Hems de Winter and Kate Cox – have seized the opportunity to take over his business and continue building on the synergies that already exist between the two companies.

In the meantime, it’s very much a case of business as usual, with both businesses continuing to trade under their existing names. kmcreative clients should continue to liaise direct with the kmcreative team – Studio Manager Hazel, Stuart and Rachel – in the usual way.

On behalf of the whole team, thank you for your continued support to both businesses over the years. We’re excited about the opportunities that we can explore as a single team and we look forward to sharing our success with you in the months ahead.

 

kmcreative were recently commissioned by a local Web Development Agency to redesign a new logo and website templates for their client Xtop Systems.

We produced several logo options which we presented to Xtop. They wanted to see something with an element of duotone colour scheme and so after some slight tweaking to colour etc a delineative logo was developed. We then extended the logo characteristics and colours through to some website templates which were used to build the CMS site.

Some graphical elements from the main header were introduced to the product images to add some flair and excitement and likewise several rollover icons were developed for the main navigation.

The Xtop Systems website can be view here...

If you need some creative design input into your website design, need a fresh website rebuilding from scratch, or if you're a web developer wanting some design templates working up for a clients website then please contact kmcreative on 01244 320677 or email info@kmcreative.co.uk

 

Are you tired of using the same old typeface on your website? Are you after something that will add some extra creativity to your site? Read on...

After creating the new logo for Tags,
kmcreative were briefed to redesign the new Tags Limited website.

Starting from fresh, the site had to form a logical way of displaying the various amounts of tags and printing options available. The final outcome was a Content Management System (CMS) Site which allows Tags to update the site with their own material as they please.

As well as updating text and images, new pages can be added or removed with ease. There is also a download section where users can download the latest offers, news or information from Tags.

For further information on websites, speak to
kmcreative on 01244 320677 or email info@kmcreative.co.uk

 

May has been a busy month for the kmcreative team! Below are just some of the design jobs we've been working on over the last few weeks...


Annual Report Design for Manchester Science Park (MSP)

Cheshire East Walks Booklet

Leaflet Design for Waste Recycling Group (WRG)

Booklet Design for Wrexham Borough Council Bus Timetables.