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Brand ambassadors come in many shapes and forms. For many people, the first thing to come to mind are famous brand ambassadors such as George Clooney for Nespresso or David...

Making your business more sustainable and eco-friendly can attract more customers and improve your reputation as a company. Sustainability should be at the heart of all business Start with your...

As we say goodbye (for now) to our colleague, Jack, we find ourselves looking for a superhero to fill his Chelsea boots! If you are interested in becoming our new...

Well… it has certainly been quite the year, hasn’t it? 2020 has proven to be one of the most trying times ever and as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to rage...

For many years, in-store sampling by a product sampling agency such as GottaBe! has played a large part in the marketing of products and the conversion of leads into sales....

Despite having faced some of the most challenging times we have ever encountered this year, the team here at GottaBe! are proud to say that we are almost back to...

In 2020, influencer culture is now a part of normality. If you scroll through Instagram, you likely follow one. If you open YouTube you will probably be recommended one of...

Earlier in the week we attended the second digital webinar hosted by Spotify about Spotify for Brands and the series is introducing businesses to how Spotify is a brilliant way...

The time is nearly upon us. More and more stores are re-opening here in the UK. Many non-essential businesses re-opened their doors on 15th June and many will be doing...

Here at GottaBe! We like a challenge. One challenge we certainly didn’t anticipate was the COVID-19 pandemic that swept across the world. That one caught us off guard for sure....

The COVID-19 pandemic has been the topic on everyone’s minds for the whole of 2020 so far and despite feeling it may be on the decline, we find our way...

With over 300 languages spoken in the United Kingdom alone, it can be a difficult for businesses and brands to know how to reach the vast number of consumers. In...

Media giant, Sky, has announced that they will be launching a support fund for small to medium enterprises, aptly named the ‘SME100’. Sky’s £1million SME100 Fund This £1 million fund...

Advertising giant, Ocean, has recently launched an advertising fund in a bid to support retailers and SME’s that may have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund was established...

Here at GottaBe! we are working hard every day to meet the increasing demand on the UK during the outbreak of Coronavirus “COVID-19”. UK Wide Staffing Agency We are a...

Here at GottaBe!, we are always thinking of the welfare of our promotional staff as well as events managers and during this difficult time, we want to reassure all our Brand Ambassadors that...

Image copyright belongs to Evening Standard Pop-up retail is the opening of a sales space for a short term period. Now a trend in retail and marketing, brands do this...

Happy International Women’s Day! Here at GottaBe! we are taking a moment to celebrate women everywhere, with a particular shoutout to the ladies at Team GottaBe! who are brilliant every...

It’s an exciting time for GottaBe! as we have welcomed another two individuals to our team and over the course of the weekend, celebrated the agency’s 12th birthday! Welcoming Danny...

With this generation of students being especially aware of advertising and being so vocal about their thoughts on it, we thought it would be a good time to discuss this...

As 2019 draws to a close, the team here at GottaBe! Are beginning preparations for the coming year. To avoid any confusion this Christmas, we thought we’d share our opening...

Here at GottaBe! we’re excited to share with you that we are changing our bookings platform our Brand Ambassadors, having listened to their feedback. As of Tuesday 26th November we...

Join Our Team: Retail Space & Brand Merchandise Assistant GottaBe! is an award winning, independent marketing agency specialising in field, experiential and ethnic marketing. We’re a creative team who are...

With it being World Mental Health Day today, we wanted to discuss the topic of digital detoxes. Let’s start firstly by asking, what is a digital detox? It is, in...

There’s no doubt that navigating that ever-changing digital landscape is continually evolving and more often than not these days, when you start to find your groove and begin seeing results...

Here at GottaBe! We’re kicking off the final quarter of 2019 with the announcement of recent appointments within the agency. Last week we welcomed Oana Fologea and Jack Bradley to...

As we continue to expand and grow our team, we’re currently on the hunt for a Digital & Communications Executive! GottaBe! is an award winning, independent marketing agency specialising in...

Summer is on its way, and students are going on their holidays’. If you are a business that thrives on student activity, then you might be thinking that you are...

Are you stressed before a business presentation? Is it difficult to control your voice? Or maybe presentations with clients or conversations with newcomers do not go well? This doesn’t have...

GottaBe! in link with Polish Business Link invite you to a relaxed evening, networking on the terrace at our London’ office. This professional engagement evening will take place in the...

11 years of doing what we do best have passed in no time at all, and we couldn’t be happier. We celebrated our birthday in style this year. A trip...

Solent University’s annual ‘Meet the professionals’ event got off to a great start this year, with some inspiring talks from selected professionals in the PR and Marketing industry. Whilst the...

Awards mean a lot to us, here at GottaBe!. Our team put so much hard work, heart and soul into creating unique campaigns for you, that when someone recognise this,...

Our ever expanding team would like to welcome our newest edition to GottaBe!, Michal has joined us in 2019 to take-over GottaBe! Health, our health division as well as supporting our ethnic customers. Michal’s bi-lingual ability is...

With 2018 coming to an end here at GottaBe!, we are begining to prepare for the New Year. With our office hours changing over the Christmas periodm we would like...

The humble pencil. At GottaBe! our pencils are important to us. Our pencils are used to design your marketing campaign. They need to be of the best quality and function....

It’s that time of year again and if the names haven’t already been picked out of the hat then you know it’s coming. Don’t worry, from one sock buyer to...

Are you looking for a unique way to target the Polish community in the UK, Ireland or any other European country? GottaBe!, an award winning marketing agency is offering their...

With the new academic year in a full swing – this is a great chance to target students with your marketing campaigns, but this doesn’t only mean when they come...

Whether you’re thinking of shopping on one of Europe’ busiest streets by number of visitors, you probably were thinking of Oxford Street! For decades, Oxford Street has been the ‘go-to’...

Last month at GottaBe!, we welcomed Bournemouth University graduate Shanice Bearsford- Walker as an Account Support Executive. Shanice studied BA (Hons) Events and Leisure Marketing where she developed a keen...

Following the ongoing success of events such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it appears that many other well-known businesses would like to try their own mini versions in order...

GottaBe! is working with a leading healthcare news portal to manage their UK support. We are currently recruiting for an Account Support Executive to support us in managing this service....

Last week, GottaBe!’s Managing Director Tomasz Dyl, took part in an interview for Field Marketing and Brand Experience magazine. This also coincided with GottaBe!’s tenth birthday of being in business. The...

This spring, GottaBe! Marketing has begun a new venture and opened up GottaBe! Health; an online shop, that proudly stocks ‘foods by Ann’. The range of products we stock is created...

As we leave the winter period and enter spring (at last!), it is always important to keep on top of your game to plan in advance.  With a busy summer...

Throughout the month of March, GottaBe! has been working with Vita Student; an exclusive, laid back and all-inclusive living accommodation for students in Southampton. The campaign was part of #BeginBig...

This month, GottaBe! celebrated its tenth birthday of being in business and we celebrated it by inviting all our friends, family and employees (current and previous) to a small gathering...

  In a world where technology is ever growing, it is important for small and medium-sized enterprises, to keep their marketing ideas fresh and updated to avoid missing out as...

This February is a huge month for sports across the world, as a variety of different events take place. From competitions such as the Winter Olympics to NBA finals, this...

This winter, GottaBe! Marketing were running exciting sampling campaign with Ramsbury Gin. At the Ramsbury Estate, they make gin, vodka and a whole host of other products from scratch, its...

It is coming up to GottaBe!’s ten-year anniversary, and to commemorate this exciting milestone, the team have decided to come together again with Polish fitness instructor Anna Lewandowska to coordinate...

We are drawing towards the end of 2017 and as we prepare for the arrival of Christmas and the New Year, we would like to take the time to notify...

As we enter 2018, it is important and useful to plan your activities ahead. Keeping on top of key events and dates throughout the year means you can plan well...

Christmas and the shopping that comes along with it, can be the most stressful time of year especially when it comes to figuring out what to getting something perfect for...

Looking for a way to help you plan your activity this year? Shannon Dunne, Account Support Executive helps out… When it comes to marketing and especially retail, it is important...

From April through to September, the cute and vintage Dorset Tea Unit has been travelling around the beautiful South Coast. The GottaBe! team along with the Brand Ambassadors went along...

As the new academic year is in full swing, the team at GottaBe! worked with Southern Coop to engage with new students at the University of Southampton, Bournemouth , Portsmouth...

In A. Ries and J. Trout’s book “Positioning: The Battle of Your Mind”, they talk about the unbearable noise customers have to deal with nowadays. The authors argue that the...

I’m Hannah a 16-year-old college student, I’ve been luckily enough to do my work experience at GottaBe! Marketing. Having be given the opportunity to work at a company like this...

Once you have designed and printed your leaflets, It’s now time to start planning your distribution. So, before you start the campaign, consider these 5-top tips to ensure success. 1)...

We often get asked, what it is like to work for GottaBe!? So where do we begin? When your friends say “same work, different day?” For many this is the everyday, but...

We live in the day and age where we can buy any product/service online. So why are we in business? The reason being is that we as consumers enjoy getting...

Advert Walkers are a unique advertising concept using a portable 1.2-meter tall lightweight billboard that is carried on the backs of our promotors. Double-sided, your advertisement is displayed on both...

With Easter around the corner, the team at GottaBe! would like to taking this opportunity to wish all of our Clients, Partners, Suppliers and Colleagues a very Happy Easter. Hope...

Back in January, our Brand Ambassadors were involved in a sweet job… handing out flyers and encouraging passerby’s to try out Sprinkles Gelato, one of the largest gelato retailers in the...

The team at GottaBe! often get asked for tips on catchy headlines and teasers that can be used as part of a marketing campaign. Whether it’s a leaflet, website, blog,...

Since the launch – in March 2008 – GottaBe! has been featured in number of newspapers, whilst our colleagues were also interviewed by various TV and radio stations from all...

Another year is upon us and as we are entering the festive time of the year, we would like to advise our Clients, Partners, Suppliers and Staff of the revised...

As we are approaching the busiest, yet the most wonderful time of the year Christmas! – aside from unwrapping Christmas gifts and eating, we all do some thinking and planning...

Between 7th and 17th October, a team of Brand Ambassadors executed a merchandising activity on behalf Western Union, world’ biggest money transfer company. Similarly, to previous activities, GottaBe! has visited 700 of...

A couple of years ago, one of my Accounts Support Executives at GottaBe! wrote a blog on The Value of Halloween. Today, we’re going to look at the new trends...

At some point throughout your lifetime you will no doubt go through the stresses of moving to a new home, packing away your belongings to start a new life. This...

When travelling to a foreign country, one of the first things we do is try the local delicacies, sampling new flavours and dishes that you wouldn’t normally be able to...

For two weeks in September, our team were travelling around with Norton by Symantec on another Roadshow across Heathrow, Bristol, Leeds, Birmingham, Liverpool and Edinburgh. This was on the back...

Looking for a way to help you plan your activity this year? Kit Bannerman, Account Support Executive helps out.. In marketing and particularly retail it is vital that you keep...

GottaBe! have teamed up with Uber to create a special offer for you! From today, you can claim your first ride (£3 off) for free when you use the code...

If you’ve been to our hometown of Southampton recently, then you certainly would’ve noticed that a herd of Zebras have taken their stripes all over the city. It’s certainly causing...

Pokémon Go – it seems to be all that we are hearing about now! And it’s not only Pokémon that are being caught due to this phenomenon, it’s a revolutionary...

Throughout the year, many companies target students with marketing campaigns, tapping into a lucrative market that can be individually targeted around key dates in the student calendar. This is because...

The way we look at our reality is constantly changing and I am not talking about our ever-evolving landscapes, feelings and emotions that link us together in the here and...

Against the backdrop of Euro 2016, our latest client EduKicks, has chosen the perfect time to launch their new App, teaching children about anti-discrimination using football. EduKicks Is Kicking Discrimination...

The next time you’re outside I’d like you to do one thing, I’d like you to look at the earth around you and count all the unsightly details left strewn...

With lovely soft fluffy bases and butter cream toppings covered in a sugary delight, there are few foods that sing “I am delicious’ like a cupcake. They sing even more...

Digi-Vans are like the Batmobiles of direct marketing, a mobile billboard that can be driven directly to your intended target audience, fighting past the impracticalities of fixed billboards, to be...

Millions of people dream of winning big on the lottery, whether its the National Lotto or the Euromillions, they generally risk little, but can potentially win huge every week! Making...

After recently opening up a GottaBe! branch in Ireland, GottaBe! Ireland has been busy working a campaign in Dublin, for energy drinks maker – 28 Black. Full of flavour and...

At GottaBe! HQ we love giving opportunities to students to help them learn and develop in the world of marketing. Over the past couple of years we have welcomed University...

Students, are you ready!? For a number of years, GottaBe! has been proud to offer summer work experience placements and internships at our HQ in Southampton! We are on hunt once...

Key to a business hiring a student or graduate is their experience. It is one of the main things a potential employer will look at on any CV and also...

GottaBe! is pleased to announce that we have won our third award as a marketing agency, by winning the Exceptional Achievements Award from Unity 101. GottaBe! Wins Exceptional Achievements Award...

I am sure there have been moments when you thought, I wish there were more people entering my store, attending our event, or visiting our stand at an exhibition? Whilst...

It’s amazing how fast a year flies by; it feels like it was only yesterday when we last updated you with our opening hours for the festive period. Whilst we...

Christmas is a magical time of the year, full of festive joy and cheer, a time to relax and enjoy, but it can be a juxtaposition. For many businesses it...

This time last year, I wrote a blog about the Traditions of Black Friday, looking into the UK’s newfound fascination around what is arguably the World’s single largest discount day....

GottaBe! will be helping Macmillan raise money to fight cancer, by holding our very own Macmillan Coffee Morning on 25th September. We believe that raising money for charity is one...

GottaBe! is pleased to announce that we will be running monthly networking sessions across Southampton, to help businesses stay better connected. Monthly Southampton Networking With GottaBe! The fundamentals behind each...

Joint filler and expansion have plenty in common, especially when it comes to describing our latest client – Megaron. Whilst joint filler expands in holes that need filling, Megaron have...

It doesn’t matter how big or how small a team of Brand Ambassadors are in the field – supervising them should be easy! How To Supervise Brand Ambassadors Clever supervision...

Event organisation is hard enough at the best of times. There are so many considerations that need fulfilling before the event is even announced that even through a minefield of...