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Sep 2018

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It's the way that you do it

Ian McAteer, Chairman of The Union Group, was recently asked to contribute an article for the...

Sep 2018

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Ken Dixon joins the Union's Leadership Team as Planning Director

The Union has appointed Ken Dixon to head up the agency’s Planning Department. 

Aug 2018

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How to win friends and engage people

Union Connect Group Account Director Caroline Cairns offers a beginner’s (and expert’s) guide to...

Jul 2018

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The Union's Good for {U} wellbeing programme.

Good for {U}

Union Direct Account Manager Erika Sablinskaite explains how we’ve been getting fit, mindful,...

Jun 2018

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Artificial Paradise: The interior decoration of our reality

Germaine Fagan, Junior Planner at The Union, ruminates on the use of digital technologies as a tool...

Jun 2018

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Union enjoys stellar evening at Star Awards

The Union team enjoyed a great evening at the 2018 Marketing Society Star Awards, held at the Corn...

May 2018

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The perplexing world of the tender

Michael Hart, Creative Director of The Union, ponders the perplexing challenges for agencies...

May 2018

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The devil's in the data

Daniel Batey, Managing Director of Union Data, ponders the ‘small’ matter of consumer trust when...

Apr 2018

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The power of marketing to change the world

How advertising is helping fight bias and make the world a more accepting (and sassier) place. ...

Apr 2018

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Kyle Hardie - Obituary

Kyle Hardie - 7 March 1971 - 16th April 2018

Mar 2018

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Integration. An idea whose time has come.

After a brief tour through the history of advertising, Union Chairman, Ian McAteer, describes the...

Feb 2018

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Marketing Automation: cutting-edge or just plain creepy?

Toni Bowater at The Union gives a practical insight into marketing automation.

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