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In: Big Chip News
12 Mar 2009Big Chip media partner Insider has begun profiling previous Big Chip winners on its website http://www.insidermedia.com/nwest to find out how the awards have helped their businesses.
Manchester-based animation and illustration studio The Neighbourhood was the big winner at the tenth Big Chip Awards in 2008, walking away with three accolades for the second year in a row.
The company, which launched less than three years ago, scooped the awards for Best Use of Animation, Best of Greater Manchester and the overall award for the night, the Grand Prix award.
The evening capped another year of success for…
Read the rest of this post...Fewer Fights and Everyone’s Younger!
In: Big Chip News
12 Mar 2009Mike Carter, Managing Director, The Orchard Agency Limited says:
“As an organisation, we have sponsored the Creative and Advertising Awards for more than 10 years.
The Big Chip Awards were a diversification for us as we started to embrace the digital marketplace 3 years ago. It’s a little different that’s for sure – there are fewer fights and everyone’s younger!
On a serious note they appear to be far more integrated than the other awards we work with and they have an excellent cross section of entrants and attendees. It really does feel like it represents the digital community – not just the companies but…
Read the rest of this post...Says Katie Gallagher, Business Development Manager (Digital, Media and ICT) at MIDAS
“Over the last couple of years the digital sector’s growth has outstripped that of anywhere else in the UK. With the development of initiatives such as MediaCityUK and the Sharp Project this growth will continue, even in these tough times. While new investment will help deliver this growth, it is imperative that indigenous businesses get the support they need and are aware of the important role they play within the local and national supply chain.
Manchester Digital’s Big Chip Awards has provided a…
Read the rest of this post...Plus ca change, plus la meme chose.
In: Big Chip News
10 Mar 2009Says Steve Downes, MD, Juice Digital
“First of all please excuse my dodgy O’level French!
Back in 1997 when Dougal and I started Paver Downes (PD) we had pretty rapid growth in our first and second years. The point I wanted to make is that we didn’t do any classic ‘new business development’. No mailers, follow-up phone calls, cold calling etc. Now I’m not recommending this, just telling it like it was.
What we did do is PR, events, networking and win awards. You couldn’t open the Liverpool Echo or Daily Post, Insider or Adline without reading about Paver Downes.…
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