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Slowly does it…

I saw this great YouTube clip the other day from a Danish TV programme called Dumt & Farligt (Stupid & Dangerous). The show format seems a simple one – the presenters destroy household objects in a variety of ways for the amusement of the audience. (It reminds me of a primetime version of Blendtec’s famous “Will it Blend” campaign). Anyway the clip that’s doing the rounds shows these ‘moments of destruction’ in super slow motion. And they’re a genuine thing of beauty. Who’d have thought that seeing a fish bowl... Read The Rest →

Officially the best direct marketing agency in the UK

Most awards tend to leave us cold. Let’s face it, the industry bodies and publications run the award ceremonies to make money or simply for self-congratulatory purposes. And the flabby, big name agencies, with plenty of creative down-time available to hone their entries, are mostly the ones who win. So it’s particularly nice to have won the RAR Awards 2012 Best DM Agency Award. Unlike others, it’s an award that: - Is not focused on the success of one campaign only, but rather long term success - Is voted for by clients... Read The Rest →

Flying High

One of the interesting things we came across this week was this article on Wired . Apparently some chap called Jarno Smeets, a Dutch engineer, has developed some bird-like wings that enable him to fly. It’s clearly a fake (in fact the latest update to the article suggests that a Dutch artist called Floris Kaayk has already confirmed it as an elaborate hoax). However, it did get us thinking about the ‘what if’ scenario. It’s everyone’s dream to be able to fly – just think of the advantages. Firstly,... Read The Rest →

We’re a Recommended Agency finalist…

We’ve made the list of finalists for the Recommended Agency Register Awards. It’s particularly exciting as these awards are based on the votes of over 5,000 clients. The clients are asked to score their agencies out of 100 for different marketing disciplines and the scores are then combined to give an average. We were one of the top 10 highest scoring agencies in the UK for Direct Marketing. Results will be announced at the awards ceremony in London on the 4th April. This is a great achievement and testament to... Read The Rest →

TV ad for Intuit

We’re pleased to say that our TV advertisement for Intuit QuickBooks, the UK’s number one small business accounting software, is live on air. The direct response TV ad was produced in 30 second and 60 second lengths and is running on mix of Sky channels targeting small business owners. Designed to drive direct sales, the ad covers all the main product features in an infomercial style. The ad is performing really well with both visits to the web site and sales conversion increasing substantially. Hats off to the teams at... Read The Rest →

How to Get Rich Quick – The Lesson Behind the Facebook IPO

The IPO of Facebook is producing some amazing stories of wealth. Of course the main focus is on Mark Zuckerberg and the billions he’ll be worth. Not bad for a young man who set up his company 8 years ago. But that’s a story that’s been circulating for years. The staggering numbers have just been getting bigger over time. The stories that I’m finding more interesting are those lucky (and unlucky) souls on the periphery of this gold rush. Like good old Mark’s dad Edward. An article in Business Insider... Read The Rest →

What we do on our days off…

We all enjoy different interests outside of BURN. Some like to spend time with their families, others enjoy the company of friends and very often both of these involve pubs. Our Head of Morale, Arthur, loves pubs too but he’s also partial to a long walk with his friends in the countryside. Here’s a shot of him and his buddies watching the world go by on a recent excursion. Moments later a cry was heard resonating around Richmond Park…”Fenton!”…

We have a winner…

We’re delighted to announce that the winner of our recent Spot the Santa Christmas competition is Emily Lomax at the RHS. A delicious luxury hamper will be winging its way to her. Thanks to all those who entered. Most of you got the right answers…with one or two notable and amusing exceptions. We particularly enjoyed reading the additional compliments added alongside the BURN team’s names which I would like to point out had no influence on the selection of the winner. We’re Sales Promotion professionals after all… Merry Christmas and... Read The Rest →

A new site and a Christmas competition!

The more perceptive amongst you might have noticed that we have a luvverly new site. Thanks to everyone that’s got stuck in and fitted it around client work – especially Adam and Andrew. Extra special thanks to some of our lovely clients who wanted to go on video and sing our praises. Take a minute to have a look at these, we think they’re great. Also, to kick off the festive season, we’re giving away a hamper! Just spot who’s who in our festive competition. Feel free to tell your... Read The Rest →

A sign of good taste

The 5th November is our official birthday. We’re a bit like the queen in that we have two. We were incorporated in April 2005 but in reality we didn’t start trading until November of that year – so it was only natural with a name like BURN that we chose the 5th to celebrate our official launch. Well here we are six years later and we’re still going strong. I guess we must be doing something right.