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Big up the Manchester massive Vagabond Digital! When you know. You know 🙌 is the feeling Jim came away with meeting the friendly yet fiercely focussed digital agency leader Tom-James (TJ) Lee And although he entertained other investors - I guess he knew too and...
INVESTMENT NEWS!
GIGANTIC BLUE14 welcome to famed CRO Agency ConversionWise 👏 Pioneering CRO landscape since 2013 🌍 Designed more landing pages than any other agency on the planet! 💥 Converted for 3,500+ client brands from eCom giants to start...
The Ultimate Guide: How to Start a Digital Marketing Agency in the UK
Introduction Starting a digital marketing agency can be an exciting and rewarding venture. In today's technology-driven world, businesses are increasingly relying on our digital marketing services to reach their target audience effectively. If you have a passion for...
A trip down Memory Lane…
On Thursday 25th May, Jim Lewcock took a trip down Memory Lane (or rather, Brick Lane) to celebrate an epic 20 year entrepreneurial journey.
INVESTMENT NEWS!
Use Growth joins BLUE14!
We just LOVE these blue ocean riders – evolving the home imp / furnishing sector with ‘pay by results’ digital ad model AND providing a better consumer experience.
FRIDAY INVESTMENT NEWS!
FRIDAY INVESTMENT NEWS! Meet Lydia Thomas ex DTC brand owner - she discovered she was brilliant at making UGC go organically viral, maxing clicks and eCom conversions. So brilliant in fact - that other brands kept employing her ! And so Aray is now A BLUE14 funded new...
Flippin’ Aura!
INVESTMENT NEWS! Welcome to BLUE14, Ryan Walton, you bouncing ball of brilliance! So good to be investing in you! Aura Ads - smashing Facebook video creative with ads that really perform. Aura Ads allows eCommerce brands to create high-converting video ads at scale....
BLUE14 Welcomes Andy Evans
BIG welcome, BIG Boots Andy Evans, who now joins the BLUE14 Performance Community as Investor/Advisor. Sinclair ZX81 enthusiast(!) Andy has built, bought and sold several ad tech marketing companies with UK & multinational focus. He started his first business aged...
INVESTMENT NEWS!
BIG shout to Underground Ecom (UE) joining the BLUE14 Performance Community. As masters of Klaviyo, UE help DTC brands maximise Digital Customer Retention through email (improved by 50%-200%!) UE monthly recurring revenues have consequently grown SIX times in 12...
TV INTERVIEW – ‘Charity Car Give Away & Brighton’s Coolest Co-Working Space…’
In a TV interview, Jim Lewcock spoke to LatestTV from the beautiful co-working space he and business partner Christian Mealing have been working on - Rock Place West in Brighton's vibrant Kemptown. Jim revealed how he generously donated £15,000 to Kent-based charity...
Repurposing the January blues with BLUE14 Monday
‘Blue Monday’ – said to be the 'most depressing day of the year'. The concept was first published in a 2005 press release from a UK travel company, which claimed to have calculated the date using an "equation" based on many factors, including weather conditions, debt...
SLOW FASHION
Investment News! SLOW FASHION – Because fast is royally screwing the planet… Have you been wearing the same pair of joggers for 3 months? Well done! But, STOP – before you go back to fast…the fashion industry’s growth over the last 15 years has transformed it into...
Investment News!
Introducing amazing Amazon agency; Molzi Launched by Chris Mole in 2017, to help brands take their online global sales to the max through Amazon. “Not just another marketing agency” - Molzi’s tasty tenfold monthly revenue growth in less than 15 months (yes, really!)...
FREE BEER!
What’s that, I hear you say? Really..? Yes! Sometimes, as an investor you have an‘Uber’ moment. You chance upon a new vigorous brand, thatcould change an entire industry forever. Your gut says YES and you back it. This is one of those moments! Check this out if you...
£17m PE Investment News!
Riding the Bluecrest of the wave! £17m PE Investment News Monumental congratulations to Peter Blencowe, Alex Highman and the Bluecrest Health Screening team as they go on to the next phase of their huge growth journey with the most excellent and astute Vespa Capital....
“Oh we do like to be beside the seaside…”
Thursday 11th July saw the very first BLUE14 Pure Performance Event take place on a gorgeous, sunny afternoon in Brighton! Guests from the six, entrepreneurial BLUE14 Performance companies; ePerformance, Paper & Pixels, Rewards Bag, Triyit, Version Two & Yoke,...
The next BIG buzz word is … NON-disruptive!
Jim recently made the pilgrimage to the Blue Ocean Strategy Institute in beautiful Fontainebleau, France. There, he enjoyed waves of inspo from INSEAD Professor, Renee Mauborgne, ranked 3rd best business thinker of the world! A reminder that there is a world beyond...
BLUE14 welcome our latest trio of investments
We are chuffed to announce the latest trio of BLUE14 investments.... Bella & Duke Ltd - Online pet food brand, and fiercely supported by the raw food massive - pets crave it! Shout to Mark Scott for creating it, and Kevin Dorren for supporting it. Sweet Analytics...
15/11/18 – BLUE14 Launch Party
As the clock struck five, Brighton prepared itself for the launch of one of the most exciting and innovative companies to grace its streets. The scene? An alternative and relaxed bar, Dead Wax Social in Brighton’s famous North Laine, decked out with vinyl and...
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Adman ‘puts money where mouth is’ investing in consumer brands and media companies.
Ex-Specialist Works founder Jim Lewcock has announced his latest venture since selling his £130M Billing independent media agency earlier this year: BLUE14 is focused on the ecommerce sector and will launch and invest in B2C brands and performance media companies....