• Two leading agencies combine services and consulting expertise in response to growing integrated, multi-platform marketing needs of clients
• New 25-strong agency to be branded Goode Communications

Reading, UK – 2nd November 2011: Goode International, a leading marketing agency providing public relations, media, creative and digital services to B2B organisations, today announced the completion of a merger with Bristol-based T&T Advertising. The new agency, branded Goode Communications, will provide creative marketing solutions across emerging technologies and delivery platforms to B2B and B2C organisations.

Goode Communications will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Clifton Cowley Group,
one of the fastest growing innovation hubs in the UK, which provides technology solutions, intellectual property, finance and marketing services to entrepreneurs, SMEs and global leaders.

With 25 staff across offices in Bristol and Reading, Goode will offer a powerful combination of marketing consulting and services. These include strategic marketing, PR, brand development, lead generation, media buying, creative, digital and augmented reality solutions. The new agency will be led by marketing and technology entrepreneur and partner at the Clifton Cowley Group, Tom Wood. Goode will focus on further developing its off-line and on-line integrated marketing services for organisations of all sizes from start-ups to established and global brands.

“With this merger, we are bringing together a highly experienced marketing team with a great heritage in delivering creative and innovative integrated marketing campaigns and specialist communication services,” said Tom Wood, managing director of Goode. “Our integrated thinking across brand development, reputation management and audience engagement, together with our marketing technology strengths, is a potent offering for organisations looking to expand their marketing activity in new directions.”

Goode’s services divisions will be led by a team of experienced communications professionals and all day-to-day client account management will remain unchanged. Goode International’s founder and former managing director, Philip Joisce, will take a role as a non-executive director at the new agency. The combined agency currently supports organisations across technology, FMCG, education and professional services sectors.

About Goode Communications
Goode Communications is a full-service marketing agency designed for growing, innovative and dynamic organisations. Its reputation, market awareness and brand building specialists enable organisations to drive more value and more results from their marketing and communications. The agency’s services include Creative Design, PR, Media Buying, Lead Generation, Digital and Augmented Reality Solutions. With offices in Reading and Bristol, Goode is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Clifton Cowley Group. For further information please visit: www.goode.co.uk or follow us on Twitter @goodecomms.

Press contact:
Kellie Collier
Goode Communications
Tel: 01491 873 323
Email: kellie.collier@goode.co.uk

Severn-Lamb have recently completed a 48-seater passenger train which has been shipped to a high-profile middle-eastern client. The electric train carries 48 people, including wheelchair users in air-conditioned comfort with visitor information screens providing audio and video entertainment. The train uses an electric power source from the track, eliminating need for batteries and will begin operation in July 2011.

T&T Advertising is delighted to announce its support for this year’s Bristol Harbour Festival, one of the most diverse festivals in the South West and one of the biggest free events in the country.

Building on past successes, T&T believes this year’s festival will be even more exciting, considering the breadth of entertainment on offer. The billing is exceptional and as one of Bristol’s leading agencies, T&T is keen to get involved and encourage business sponsorship of the event. Using unrivaled local and regional knowledge, not to mention contacts in the marketplace, T&T are letting organisations know about this great opportunity that willl enable them to reach out to festival-goers as the event unfolds in the city’s fantastic harbour area, which will play host to a plethora of live bands and dance, markets, children’s entertainment and fireworks.

The main festival is on the weekend of 29th to 31st July, but as this is the 40th anniversary there will be an additional preceding week of entertainment, commencing Saturday 23rd, that will see the harbour come alive with dragon boat races, music and more.

Many of the venues around the harbour, including Colston Hall, the Old Vic, Arnolfini and the Tobacco Factory, will also be hosting additional ticketed shows as part of the festival.

Check out the Queen Square stage for a great mix of jazz, reggae, soul and funk, or the Cascade Steps for folk and acoustic music. A diverse range of dance styles are to be found at the Millennium Square’s main performance stage, from ballet to African, salsa to Bollywood and Hip Hop to Tango.

The Amphitheatre will be the home of the Good Living Zone featuring a music and comedy stage, a community garden, workshops and great, local food and drink. A colourful range of markets positioned in Queen Square, the Waterfront and Welshback will be selling a range of items such as food, drink, gifts, crafts, clothing, jewellery and art.

One of the highlights of last year’s festival was the circus and street theatre of long time festival partners Cirque Bijou, who will again be located in Castle Park where they will be presenting two days of world-class circus acts and cabaret performances. This year they will be creating a gigantic pirate ship stage, which includes sword fights, pirates swinging from the rigging and unfortunate souls being forced to walk the plank.

And on top of all this there will be the usual audience prizes, games and special star guests. Other highlights include the juggling world record holder Rod Laver, the international swinging trapeze sensation Lucie Lepoirve, the fantastic saxophone phenomena Mr Woodnote and the Twin City Area which is celebrating Bristol’s twin cities with food and drink, dancing and music. The Children’s Area offers great fun for families and is packed with entertainment including storytelling, hands-on creativity, face painting, rides and interactive performances.

T&T Advertising’s heritage as the South West’s leading marketing agency, for over 20 years, places it as the obvious choice to support the festival. With such a rich variety of attractions, this is certainly a great opportunity for all businesses to get in front of their audience, while supporting a great local, cultural celebration.

For full details visit the Bristol Harbour Festival website.

Kudan, Clifton Cowley’s augmented reality and digital agency has recently formed a joint-venture with Qoncept Inc, a Japanese Augmented Reality developer. Qoncept-West is now responsible for the Qoncept engine developments in European markets.