Weymouth & Portland Borough Council 'After Dark' Project

Today marks the start of a 12 week public consultation period for the Weymouth & Portland Bourough Council 'After Dark' Project's draft strategy and action plan. Funded by the Home Office this project is a response to the negative perceptions held by a minority of residents about the town's evening and night-time experience. To read this visionary document and have your say visit www.weymouth.give.uk/afterdark or pick up a copy at the Council's North Quay offices. Tandem Marketing has led the community engagement PR campaign for this project.

Weymouth & Portland Borough Council 'After Dark' Project

Tandem Marketing is currently working with Weymouth & Portland Borough Council on 'After Dark', a Home Office funded project which will position Weymouth as a place for everybody.
The 'After Dark' draft strategy and action plan will soon be available for all to read, with the public consultation period starting on 9th December. Watch out for more information

More Lovely Food Clients For Tandem Marketing

November has started well with two new food clients for Tandem Marketing. We are extremely excited to working with The Co operative supermarket on its membership events which will start in 2011. We'll also be creating a fabulous new website for The Fine Food Company which has built up a reputation of supplying speciality food and market fresh produce available from New Covent Garden, Smithfield and Rungis Markets.

Tandem Marketing is honoured to be working on the iNets South West Creative Industries Roadshows that will be taking place shortly in Dorset. The new Creative Industries iNet (Innovation Network) will bring £3.2 million of support to the South West’s creative sector until 2013, to help creative businesses thrive and advance the area’s growing reputation as a global creative centre of excellence. For more information visit http://www.inets-sw.co.uk/ci.aspx

Tandem Welcomes Mr Filbert's Fine Foods

Welcome to our client list Mr Filbert. We're looking forward to working with you and making sure that everyone who's anyone hears about your delicious new snack range. For more information visit http://www.mrfilberts.com

Tandem Marketing Unites Ramblers & B+B Weymouth

Ramblers Countrywide Holidays will feature Jurassic Coast Walking Holidays in its new 2011 brochure with accommodation provided by B+B Weymouth. Tandem Marketing bought the two companies together to ensure that walkers around the UK get to experience the beauty of the UNESCO World Heritage site that is the Jurassic Coast.

Pete Milson Does b-side Festival

'b-side' Multi-Media Arts Festival Rocks!

Tandem Marketing has thoroughly enjoyed working on this event. Awarded the Olympic 'Inspire' mark, 'b-side' Multi-Media Arts Festival is a challenging collection of contemporary art. This event demonstrates that Dorset can host thought-provoking, contemporary art. It's on until 25th September so get involved!
www.b-side.org.uk.
Photo by: Pete Millson

Tandem Marketing London Opens

Tandem Marketing has just opened an office in London, with Donna Edwards heading up the operation. Donna Edwards was one of the original Tandem Marketing team when the agency operated out of Berkeley Square, London offices in 2002 Previously Donna worked as right-hand woman to Oliver Peyton, famous London restauranteur behind The Atlantic Bar & Grill, Mash and Isola. Her extensive knowledge of the premium restaurant market is complimented with a broad understanding of more accesible restaurants brands with her work at Browns. Donna will be looking after a range of our clients and making sure that Tandem Marketing is ahead of new food & drink trends.

International Baccalaureate Available in More UK Schools

It's good to hear that more schools are to offer the International Baccalaureate as confidence in A levels falls http://tinyurl.com/2wpbxyb
The IB is one of our most highly regarded clients and we are happy to be assiting them with some tricky tag lines for a range of their products.

BBC Radio Solent Broadcasts Live From Dorset Seafood Festival 2010

Thanks to Harry Crawford from BBC Radio Solent for broadcasting live at the 2010 Dorset Seafood Festival. What a great event and what a great podcast.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/bdb

Tandem Marketing - Changing Perceptions of Dorset

What a busy couple of months it's been, with lots of new clients!

We are delighted to be working on some of the best local projects that are really going to make a difference to the area, ensuring that we are ready to host the 2012 Games.
An inspiring brief is in the studio from Weymouth & Portland Borough Council....more about that in September!
b-side multi media art festival is on the horizon and we're working hard talking to national press ensuring that the rest of the UK doesn't miss this challenging and thought provoking festival.

We've also been doing a lot of 'tweeting' for lots of our clients including The Crab House Cafe, who've just launched their new Mussel Ale - great with - Mussels.

And finally we're helping Shakies - the total milk shake experience increase its franchisee portfolio.

The Olive Tree Restaurant, Bridport

More good news for Tandem Marketing. We are now working with The Olive Tree Restaurant, Bridport to deliver local pr and marketing. This stylish and comfortable restaurant is in the middle of the Lyme Bay crab season and they'll cook it any way you want it! http://www.olivetreerestaurant.net/

Creativity Works: Dorset - A Creative Success

Last week we ran the first FREE creative day seminar with Creative Dorset and Revolting Art + Design to take place in Dorset. It was inspiring, informative and like nothing Dorset has ever seen before. See for yourself -

http://www.openscreen.tv/2010/05/creativity-works/

2010 Dorset Seafood Festival Chefs Line Up Announced

Mark Hix, Mat Follas, John Wright and Giles Thompson will all appear at the 2010 Dorset Seafood Festival. For more information please visit www.dorsetseafood.co.uk

River Cottage at The Phoenix Bakery

Aidan and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall got together to make bread last Thursday for the new River Cottage TV series. If you want to learn how to make the perfect sour dough and already work in the catering industry then sign up to one of Aidan's Apprentice Days. For more information visit http://phoenixbakery.co.uk/Content/phoenix_school.asp

Dorset Marine Network Appoints Tandem Marketing

Dorset Marine Network has recently appointed Tandem Marketing to assist with building its membership. If you are interested in joining visit http://www.dorsetmarinenetwork.co.uk/

Creativity Works: Dorset - Creative Seminar 26th May 2010

Want to learn more about how creative excellence can bring commercial success?
Tandem Marketing is working with Creative Dorset and Revolting Graphic Design to bring to Dorset a creative seminar focussed on delivering creative excellence in the run up to and beyond the 2010 Olympic Games.

Join us at Dusk, Weymouth on 26th May 2010

More information to follow

Pommery Champagne Title Sponsor at The Dorset Seafood Festival 2010

Dorset Seafood Festival is delighted to announce Pommery Champagne as the title sponsor of the 2010 event. Established in Reims in 1836, Pommery is one of the most respected Grand Marques in Champagne. Sara Hicks, UK Manager for Champagne Pommery comments “We are delighted to be sponsoring the Dorset Seafood Festival. Champagne and seafood is a perfectly matched combination, and we see this as a great partnership opportunity. We look forward to the 10^th and 11^th July!”