New ‘Shaun The Sheep Experience’ for iconic UK Landmark

CQ2 are currently working on next year’s promotional material for Land’s End Landmark featuring Shaun the Sheep.
See press release below.

Aardman agree Land’s End deal with Heritage Great Britain PLC

Shaun the Sheep, Wallace and Gromit and friends are moving to Land’s End after the site’s owner Heritage Great Britain PLC signed a deal to bring a new interactive family experience to the south west.

A joint venture has been agreed between Aardman Animations and Heritage Great Britain to create the half a million pound tourist attraction at the Cornish landmark.

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Mattel Play! Liverpool Launch

We have recently been working on the branding for a new Heritage Great Britain PLC attraction, Mattel Play! Liverpool.

Located in the Grand Hall at the Albert Dock, Mattel Play! Liverpool is the first branded attraction of its kind in Europe and will cover 13,000 square feet of interactive play based around three iconic Mattel brands – Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder and Fireman Sam. A strong retail and catering offer will also form part of the experience.

A website holding page is live at MattelPlayLiverpool.com with the development of a fully responsive website on the way, as well as a range of promotional material.

From out of Africa to Volcano Falls

Adventure golf at Xscape, Yorkshire.

Comissioned by HJM Funstation Ltd, CQ2 were asked to create a video to promote the launch of Volcano Falls Adventure Golf.

Set indoors and over two floors of jungle, two 18 hole golf courses featuring a life like T-rex, Volcano, Waterfall and Skull Rock, we were briefed to make this an adventure not to be missed – unlike any other mini golf course in the UK.

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Solar eclipse 2015

Solar eclipse 2015: How it happened – in pictures

Manchester Evening News

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Land’s End Launches Brand New Free App for iPad

The world famous tourist attraction has today announced the launch of an exciting new ‘digital destination guide’ downloadable for free from iTunes.

Historical evidence suggests that human beings have been travelling to the westernmost point of Cornwall for over 8,000 years but never before has a visitor’s journey been aided by a Land’s End mobile application.

Downloadable, for free from the iTunes store, the Land’s End ‘digital destination guide’ is an all-encompassing free iPad app to keep visitors, and residents of Cornwall, informed of what Land’s End has to offer.

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BDH 50th Anniversary Reunion

John Bracken and Phil McAleavy, directors at CQ2 will both be attending the forthcoming BDH 50^th Anniversary Reunion next month.

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John and Adrian out shooting the latest Skills Solutions Like Apprenticeships ad campaign

CQ2 Creative Director, John Bracken and Adrian Pope from Insight Photography pictured here shooting the latest Skills Solutions Like Apprenticeships advertising campaign.

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10 little marketing facts

With the proliferation of promotional emails we thought we’d send out our latest campaign as a piece of print. Accompanied by a personalised letter, ‘10 little marketing facts’ was designed to be interesting, memorable and offer a little light relief to the recipients working day. It is the first in a series of mailers aimed at those responsible for the marketing and to create a long-term recognition with the CQ2 brand.

The mini 12 page concertina fold leaflet uses simple illustrations and short marketing facts to grab attention and lead people to the website.

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Super client. Super conference and event venue in Leeds.

Following a series of successful ads featuring famous historical and fictious characters; Meetinleeds, an events and conference venue in the city of Leeds has just launched it’s new ‘Superman’ ad for press. The brochure is used on each ad to tie the headline in with the image. The whole series has been created and rolled out by the agency and the impact of these latest ads continue to differentiate the venue from competitors.

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Lightwater Valley – Angry Birds Launch

CQ2’s Creative Director, John Bracken attended the launch of the UK’s first and only Angry Birds Activity Park at the brilliant Lightwater Valley.
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