Author: Sophie Tuck

We’ve Been Shortlisted

We’ve Been Shortlisted We’ve been shortlisted across five different campaign categories for the Northern Digital Awards for work delivered with three incredible clients, Darlington Building Society, Dance City and Environment Bank: Best Digital Marketing Campaign – Finance Best Digital Marketing Campaign – Third Sector Best Digital Marketing Campaign – Property & Construction Best Digital Marketing Campaign – B2C Best Low […]

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Prolific North Awards 2025

We’re so happy to share that we picked up two awards at the Prolific North Marketing Awards for our digital planning and activation work with Darlington Building Society Huge thanks to our brilliant team and clients who make it all happen. Big shoutout to Dance City and The Big Black Door for joining us to celebrate 

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What’s New in the World of Social Media?

It’s time for the final Route Roundup of 2024! We’ve got lots of updates for the world of social media this month, with changes and new features from Instagram, Bluesky, Facebook, Threads, and 𝕏. Instagram Introduces Testing for Reels Instagram’s new feature allows creators to test their reels on new audiences before sharing them with their followers. The reels will […]

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Route Christmas Party 2024

We had an amazing time at our annual Christmas party this year 🎉 The team enjoyed a festive meal at Babucho, followed by a few drinks at the Bridge Tavern. It was lovely to unwind and catch up after a busy year. We’d like to wish all of our clients and partners a very merry Christmas. We hope you have […]

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How to Excel at Voice Search Optimisation

The capabilities of AI tools are quickly advancing, and more than ever we are making use of what they have to offer. Marketers are adapting their SEO strategies to include Voice Search Optimisation (VSO) and ensure their content is visible to voice search audiences. In 2024, the number of voice search assistants is predicted to exceed the world population. It […]

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North East Marketing Awards 2022

It was great to celebrate the fantastic regional success stories at NE Marketing Awards last week. ✨ Huge thank you to Jess Sinton and Nigel Wright Recruitment for inviting our MD Darren Davidson to this year’s event.  It was also lovely to catch-up with ⭐️ Rachel Dalby, Phil Coverdale, Justin Barlow, Matthew Newman and James Sykes. We hope you all had a fabulous evening! Congratulations to all of the inspiring winners and […]

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Route Christmas Party

Festive Celebrations  It was great to celebrate the festive season with the whole team at Tomahawk Steakhouse followed by karaoke – there’s no better way to bond as a team than over a bit of Mariah Carey. ✨ It was a jammed packed evening full of secret santa gifts, reflecting on the past 12-months and the team’s self-voted awards:  🏆 […]

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Route Agency's Director, Ben Dascombe

Meet Ben Dascombe, Director

Ben Dascombe, our Director, initially started out in marketing in the 90s, working on the client side. He moved over to the agency side of the industry in 1997 to work at a specialist radio agency, before leaving to launch a media agency in London. He ran the agency with his partners for 17 years, helping to launch a number […]

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Prolific North Marketing Awards 2021 – Best Property And Construction Campaign

We’re absolutely delighted to have been awarded ‘Best Property and Construction Campaign’ for our work with Welsh Oak Frame at last night’s Prolific North Marketing Awards 2021. It’s great to be working in partnership with Welsh Oak Frame – and their ambitious and passionate team – to help the business reach more customers, raise brand awareness and deliver value across […]

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Global Digital Excellence Award 2021 – Best Global Charity/Not for Profit Campaign

🎉 Well done team! We are delighted to have won ‘Best Global Charity/Not for Profit Campaign’ at this year’s Global Digital Excellence Awards for our work with charity International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union). We are over the moon that The Union has been recognised for its vital work sharing best practice in fighting lung disease. There’s never […]

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