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BBC soundtrack commission – another string to the bow of Cuckoo’s creativity!

21st September 2020

Phil Rainey talks about writing, performing and recording the soundtrack theme to the BBC’s Out Of Our League Podcast. In January 2020 I received a short message from a contact at the BBC. ‘You all good? Got a proposal for you. Call me.’ I had already performed live and been interviewed on the BBC during […]

Going beyond ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ and why other sectors need similar schemes too by Justine Wright, MD

19th August 2020

One of the things that I’m most proud about here at Cuckoo is our ability to deliver results for clients. It doesn’t matter whether they are in property, finance, hospitality, tourism or healthcare… we’ve always enabled clients get enquiries, bookings and sales. With a surprising 58% of restaurants predicted to take part in the Government’s […]

An honest letter from Justine Wright – MD of Cuckoo

21st July 2020

How our tenacity, creativity and adaptability is helping us and how our approach could inspire you The impact of Covid-19, for many, seemed to come from nowhere. However, we were luckier (I say that !) and had a slight heads up on its potential risk from as early as January, when our hospitality clients started […]

Home cooking with the Cuckoos

29th April 2020

We’ve always been a team of foodies and miss sharing our home cooking with each other in the office. We’re now in week six working from home so have been sharing some of our culinary creativity with each other in pics. We’d like to share them with you too! Creative Producer Jordan’s messy aubergine lasagne… […]

Behind the scenes: the art of working from home with kids!

20th April 2020

As the uncertainty remains and we continue to stay home, we are all adapting to different norms and new ways of living. For many, this means working remotely from a makeshift home desk, but for some, this also entails juggling your newly evolved role of teaching or caring for your children at the same time! […]

From Credit Crunches to Client Wins: Our Creative Director Phil is Celebrating 15 Years at Cuckoo

20th March 2020

From developing stand-out brands to helping create some impressive user-friendly digital campaigns, our Creative Director Phil Rainey has done it all. Now celebrating 15 years at Cuckoo, Phil has been with the company through tough credit crunches and huge client wins, so we thought it was a great time to sit him down and talk […]

Cuckoo wins Bronze at the Transform Awards Europe 2020

5th March 2020

Cuckoo are proud to have been awarded a Bronze award, in the ‘Best Development of a New Brand within an Existing Brand Portfolio’ category, at the eleventh annual Transform Awards Europe.

The Wright Way to Launch Second Chance Vintage

24th January 2020

Justine Wright, MD of award winning, Cuckoo has launched a new venture with her partner, called Second Chance Vintage. The idea founded from a joint passion of searching for beautiful and interesting pieces that they personally love and would have in their home as well as uncovering the stories behind them. Second Chance Vintage sources […]

Is Direct Mail The New Email?

14th January 2020

In a digital age, it’s easy to get caught up in trying to reach audiences online and via screens. While the new technologies on offer to us are exciting and have revolutionised marketing, they also mean we can easily forget the benefits of traditional marketing. With our newsfeeds, inboxes and even google becoming inundated with […]

Cuckoo Gets Festive for Forever Manchester

19th December 2019

Every year, we try and do our bit to help a charity and partake in a bit of fundraising for the greater good. However, every year we’re faced with the same challenge, picking just one charity to help when there are so many great ones out there. However, we have reached a decision and we’re […]