Alliance Creative

21/06/2024

🐾 Celebrating International Take Your Dog to Work Day from Our Home Offices! 🐶🏠

While we love working with our pups by our side every day, today is extra special! Get ready to meet the delightful dogs of Alliance Creative. They make our workdays all the better. Here’s a little bio on each of our four-legged team members!



🐾 Pic 1:
NAME: Mr Scruff
BREED: Miniature Schnauzer
AGE: 3 and a half
OWNER: Emma Atkinson
FACT: Not a natural behind a computer, prefers his day job as an extremely. diligent neighbourhood watch

🐾 Pic 2:
NAME: Gwen (Gwendolyn, GwenGwen, Gweneth Pawtrol, Baby Girl)
BREED: New Zealand Huntaway
AGE: 5
OWNER: Gayle Wallace
FACT: She adores working, loves lambs and has a penchant for cheese.

🐾 Pic 3:
NAME: Brodie aka Mr Brodes
BREED: Border Terrier
AGE: 10
OWNER: Kirstie Colville
FACT: Butter beans, long walks on the beach, sleepy cuddles.

🐾 Pic 4:
NAME: Murphy
BREED: Sprocker spaniel
AGE: 6
OWNER: Sarah McNae
FACT: Loves life, loves everyone and is tennis ball daft!

20/06/2024

Alliance Creative and ZSL Team Up: Explore Membership Benefits and Fun Activities

This summer, we’re chuffed to share one of our latest projects: a vibrant and engaging leaflet for London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo*. Designed to capture the essence of summer fun, our leaflet showcases over 50 must-do activities available with a zoo membership. 🎨🐘

With bold colours and dynamic imagery, we’ve created a guide that's not just informative but also irresistibly inviting. It's a perfect example of how our tailored designs help clients connect with their audiences in meaningful ways.

👉 Want to see what else we can do for you? Discover our full range of creative services and start your project with us today! Visit Our Website or DM us to find out more.

🐾 Meanwhile, explore the endless possibilities of becoming a member of ZSL with our latest creation. https://www.zsl.org/support-us/zoo-membership

03/06/2024

AC team brekkie/brunch meeting in Edinburgh and what a beautiful day for it. So good catching up with most the team (some couldn’t make it along 😞) we even had a wee team mascot 🐾

24/05/2024

Wheel out the cake and fizz!

No, not because it’s Friday (well that is another good reason), but today is also the 13th birthday of Alliance Creative.

Purveyors of the finest creative talent since 2011, we’ve supported brands of all shapes and sizes, and other creative agencies too, for what seems like aaaaaaaages.

To mark the achievement, it would be rude not to raise a glass or two* and thank our amazing cast of many (you all know who you are), and the wonderful clients we’ve gathered along the way.

*Client caveat: after 5.30pm, we’ll keep it professional of course – honest.

Cheers!!! 🎉🍾

🥂

15/05/2024

Hot on the heels of the recent 1988 Vintage release, comes the 1990 Vintage from Highland Park.

A second ‘In a Sip’ campaign that again visualises the delicious notes and nose of this exceptional single malt.

Mind, there are only 1,219 hand-numbered bottles left to get your hands on – it’s a sip of history not to be missed.
https://www.highlandparkwhisky.com/en/vintage-1990

Creative – Gav Gordon-Rogers Gem Butler
Motion Designer - Tiernan Crilley
Agency Producer – Catharine Jones

08/04/2024

For those in the know, Highland Park produce some tremendous vintages. For those who don’t know, let us introduce you to the 1988.

This recent campaign we’ve created plays on the magical moment as you experience a wonderful array of scents, flavours and emotions in that first taste. It’s a visualisation of that connection with a specific moment in time.

1988 in a Sip, savour a piece of history – but you’ll need to be quick, there are only 625 bottles!

Keep your eyes open for another vintage due for release soon.

Creative – Gav Gorden-Rodgers & Gem Butler
Motion Designer - Tiernan Crilley
Agency Producer – Catharine Jones

08/03/2024

Frida Kahlo: “I am my own muse, I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to better.”

Frida's quote is a reminder that women should be their own source of inspiration and motivation. 💪

26/02/2024

Incredible evening at the Sports Charity Scotland Dinner held at the beautiful Prestonfield House Hotel. We were honoured to hear from inspiring guest speakers and enjoy the company of wonderful people!

14/02/2024

Sharing the love this Valentine’s Day

07/02/2024

Once again it’s been a very busy year of events activity at The Marketing Society Scotland.

The Alliance are proud to be their creative partner and help showcase what the Society brings to our innovative marketing community.

Please have a look through a snapshot of the events hosted in the last year here in Scotland, and if you aren’t a member, then you could be missing important insights and developments in our ever-changing sector – so get in touch.

Link to full brochure: https://indd.adobe.com/view/06008b5d-fd9a-4753-966f-4a115f4de545

25/01/2024

With a new year in full swing, we caught our breath and took stock of what we’d achieved over the last 12 months.

Let’s be honest, it’s been a pretty ‘weird’ year, but on reflection there’s a lot of work here to be very proud of, and that’s just with one client, the wonderful Highland Park.

It only seems fitting that we showcase some of their exceptional tipples – some cracking drams for toasting the Lassies and Laddies on Burns Night.

Slàinte 🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

19/01/2024

Spotted this on the Edinburgh Evening News page, which made us chuckle as we all love a Stevie J Hug 🤗
What are your thoughts on workplace hugs?

11/01/2024

Book your tickets now for an unforgettable evening at the Annual Sports Charity Scotland Fundraising Dinner 2024, being held once again at the beautiful Prestonfield House Stables, Edinburgh.

Featuring the one and only Nigel Owens, arguably one of the most respected Rugby Union referees, his tales on and off the field are not to be missed.

Hosted by the well-loved sports presenter Eilidh Barbour, she will be joined by other sporting personalities throughout the night.

As proud creative partners of the charity, we’re looking forward to another fantastic fundraising event that supports sporting organisations throughout Scotland.

Pop Friday 23rd February 2024 in your diary and click the link below to book your table https://sportscharityscotland.com/shop

22/12/2023

Can you believe that we've wrapped up 2023 already?

It's time to kick off our shoes, switch on our Out of Office messages, and let the festive spirit take over!

We just wanted to reach out and wish all of our amazing clients and freelancers a very Merry Christmas and an even happier New Year in 2024! We couldn't have made it this far without you.

So, cheers to a fantastic year ahead!

19/12/2023

The wait is nearly over, the big man’s arrival is almost upon us!

We just wanted to let you know that we'll be taking a break to enjoy the holiday season from 1 pm on Friday, 22nd December until Wednesday, 3rd January. But don't worry, we'll still have a few of our team members on standby in case of any emergencies, and we'll be checking our mailbox periodically. We promise to get back to you as soon as we can.

Meanwhile, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

08/12/2023

Ralph & Finns, Kong, MacDonald’s, The Holy Trinity of a night out in Glasgow, all bases covered!!!

09/08/2023

As part of the newly launched Discover 21 Years of Orkney campaign, we also created an asset suite of key visuals for print and digital media for use on the global market.

The campaign was created by Gav Gordon-Rogers and Gemma Butler and the photography captured by the wonderful Euan Myles. Having already produced a series of imagery for another Highland Park project for us, and thanks to his umpteen previous trips to Orkney, Euan has become an indispensable island guide, unearthing some of the most intimate aspects of Orcadian life.

Thank you once again to the team that made this all happen, and the local fiddle band for keeping us well entertained.

Edrington Client - Tom Stacey
Agency Producer – Catharine Jones Jones
Creative Director – Steve Johnstone
Client Relationship Manager – Kirstie Colville
Creative Artworker – Emma Atkinson
Orkney Furniture Maker – Kevin Gauld
Distillery Worker – Graham Duffin
Musicians – Eric Linklater & David Delday
Location/Accommodation – The Linklater Centre

04/08/2023

This week sees the launch of yet another lovely campaign we’ve produced for Highland Park – The 21 year old.

It’s a cracking, exclusive small batch product from their core range, and with each new release, an award-winning whisky, so it really warrants far greater exposure.

Discover 21 Years of Orkney tells the story of three ‘makers’ who all live and work in Orkney. The campaign was created by Gav Gordon-Rogers and Gemma Butler and captures 21 Years of Orkney through the eyes of our ‘makers’, exploring their passions, creative inspiration, their favourite places on the island, and just as importantly, how they best enjoy a dram of Highland Park.

To keep all things true to Orkney, the gorgeously hypnotic music track was also written and performed by a local musician.

A big thank you to the cast of many who helped bring this all together, despite some ‘challenging’ Orkney weather.

Edrington Client – Tom Stacey
Videography and editing – Charlie Wood
Sound Editor – Gerardo Pastor
Agency Producer – Catharine Jones
Creative Director – Steve Johnstone
Client Relationship Manager – Kirstie Colville
Orkney Furniture Maker – Kevin Gould
Textile Designer – Kes Andrews
Distillery Worker – Graham Duffin
Music track – Jennifer Austin
Model – Ashley Second

29/06/2023

Good things come in thrEEEs!

We’re delighted to have worked with Bluebox Aviation Systems to design and build their new website. https://blueboxaviation.com

A real team effort from all involved 🙌🏻

If you would like to chat about how we can refresh your online presence, please feel free to give us a shout: [email protected]

22/06/2023

12/06/2023

Is your brand making an impact?

Here’s just a handful of the brands we’ve helped over the years.. give us a shout if we can help build your brand.

And check out our website for more on how we do it.
www.alliancecreative.co.uk

06/06/2023

What remote working hacks would you recommend?

We’ve been chatting within the team lately about ways to make remote working feel a wee bit less isolated.

Amongst various ideas came one very easy plan to put in place.

A few of us who live not too far each other from descended on the Hawes Inn, South Queensferry to have a couple of after work pints. Something we all used to take for granted when working in offices in town, so it’s few and far between these days.

It was great to kick back and catchup in a beer garden after work like the old days!

It's all about happiness and , though some slightly fuzzy heads on Saturday morning may have disagreed ;-)

24/05/2023

We’re turning 12 today and ticking along nicely.

Happy birthday to us! 🥳

Huge thanks to all the creatives and advisors in our massively talented collective, amazing staff team and of course all our wonderful clients, for helping us become who we are today.

19/05/2023

It’s World Whisky day tomorrow.

So we thought we’d show you how we worked with ASG Virtua to create stunning 3D rendered bottle and pack shots, showcasing the high profile launch of Highland Park's 54 year old.

The infinite photo shoot!

26/04/2023

To complement the fabulously successful recent launch of the Highland Park 54 year old, the Alliance also needed to showcase the rugged beauty of the Orkney landscape, to help tell the story of where this exceptional spirit was created.

These beautiful and remote islands have been a joy to discover and share with the world.

Euan Myles is a photographer who has travelled this area many times over the years, so his in-depth knowledge of the various locations and the seasons made him our perfect choice to capture the glorious, colour and vibrancy of Orkney.

Keep your eye out for more of his stunning work as Highland Park use these shots at their global launch events and throughout many of their comms and PR channels.

There‘s also a great little piece about Euan’s affinity for the isles on the Highland Park website: https://www.highlandparkwhisky.com/en/news/a-journey-of-discovery

05/04/2023

Here’s something bright and solid we’ve recently been pulling together.

We’ve been working with our client Brightsolid to apply some fresh design across their social media and website

Andy Tucker reworked their content, Damian and Lizzie came up with the visuals and styling, and Kyle brought it all together into a slick new website. www.brightsolid.com

31/03/2023

Massive congrats to our friend Elle Tucker, on the launch of her new book: Thanks for Sharing.

Want to win a copy of the book?

Well, in the spirit of sharing, we have three copies to give away. If you tag a friend who you reckon might like it, and we'll add you both to a draw, which we'll make on Wednesday 12th April. Good luck!

It's a funny, well-written and informative read, showing us more ways to share and save money and resources.

We're sure you'll enjoy it.. you can get it here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thanks-Sharing-Embraced-Borrowing-Swapping/dp/0711282188

And thanks so much Elle for the invite to the launch last night at Edinburgh Printmakers, a brilliant choice of venue 👌🏻

30/03/2023

We’d like to introduce you to the new look Sports Charity Scotland.

Originally founded in 1983 as The Sportsman’s Charity Ltd, they initially focused on fundraising either before the English or Irish 6 Nations Rugby Internationals.

Now with nearly 40 years under their belts, the charity has raised almost £3m, generating distributable funds for charitable purposes through the conduit of sport.

To mark their longevity and engage an increasingly diverse audience, a refresh of their branding was required to see them though for another 40 years.

As the proud official creative partner of the charity, we revamped their brand and rebuilt a new e-commerce website, which was unveiled at a recent fundraising dinner at Prestonfield House, Edinburgh.

Visit their shiny new website to learn how your business can help Scotland’s future sports stars. And if you were there, you may even spot yourself in the photo gallery. www.sportscharityscotland.com

28/03/2023

Is your team on the same page?

We can help define your core proposition and make you stand out from the competition.

Give us a shout on [email protected]

23/03/2023

Last week our Creative Producer Catharine attended a Clearcast training day packed with need-to-know info for agencies and clients.

The CPD certified and IPA-accredited course covered how to navigate the entire clearance process smoothly from script to screen, to give advertisers the best chance of getting ads to air (and keeping them there!).

The course covered how to make best use of the new Clearcast Library for final clearance.

Give us a shout it you’re considering TV advertising, and working alongside with our highly skilled creative team and production partners, Catharine can help get you on the air.