James Bond drives an Aston Martin and then drinks Macallan whisky -- or shoots it off the head of a Bond girl. That's standard product placement fare. It is a great way for brands -- in this case British -- …
Only in Los Angeles would you get a former Gladiator, a TV presenter, actors and musicians on the same football pitch as venture capitalists, bankers, tax advisors and a member of the Royal Family. But that's what happened here on …
Tarecca Musabbir, Public Relations, Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator from UKTI London, accompanied twelve London companies to Singapore’s Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity to further their understanding of the market. I landed in Singapore the day after the Formula 1 Grand Prix …
This is my last blog entry before leaving Mexico. Many things come to my mind about the relationship between our two countries: but probably the one that connects us the most is, and will always be, music. British music is …
Recently, I wrote a blog on why I think UK companies should attend GREAT Weeks. For my second blog, I let the companies do the talking and asked a couple of our attendees to describe the value they derived from attending …
For the last month UKTI have been busy running a series of events called GREAT Weeks. Here is a snapshot of two recent GREAT Week events, along with wins for British companies who attended these vital trade missions in the …
I did wonder when Prime Minister David Cameron held a summit this week with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi whether he might have artfully left a copy of Italian Vogue lying around Number 10. I have one in my office, …
The opportunity for UK consumer brands to export is huge. Today, the most effective route to new markets is through online shopping platforms. It is forecast that consumer online spend will grow to $400bn by 2020. UK cross-border internet retail sales alone will be worth …
From the spectacle of the Olympic Opening Ceremony to the shapes, colours and designs of London Fashion Week, it is clear that Britain’s creative output has never been zestier, and its creative media industry is at the very centre. As …
In some cases it was the tuxedos, in one case a kilt, but the Brits were easy to spot at the Oscars of the design world this week. The dress code for the Red Dot gala dinner in Essen was …
