And we don't know if we are being foolish ...

TO'B will be closed tomorrow because Simon and Claire have invited the whole team to their wedding which makes it very difficult to do lovely creative things when you are all sat in the congregation in a bespoke wedding barn just outside Congleton ...

Don't know if we are being wise.  But it's something that we must believe in ...

Now we are thinking; it probably wouldn't be very appropriate to take calls, plug in the mac's, conduct a few concept meetings, spend some time with clients and play the office iTunes resulting in Claire walking down the isle to the 'I am the Ressurection' remix ...

And it's there when I look in your eyes ...

Which after all; is what it's all about.  Simon and Claire will be looking into each others eyes tomorrow afternoon (09.09.09) and we wish them all our love, all the luck in the world and the happiest day of all.

See you all on Thursday (but not too early) x

Team TO'B had a lovely (if not quite heavy) night out at Malmaison, where they taught us to make cocktails.  The results were a little strange, especially in the 'shake-off' between the girls and the boys.

The girls tried to create something that actually tasted nice, the boys just created something that would get you really drunk.  We always thought the purpose of cocktails was to 'get you drunk' and therefore proclaim the boys as the winners (despite the GM of Malmaison giving the win to the girls at the time).

A great night was had; here's the winning 'recipe' if you fancy trying our cocktail yourself:

2 shots Vodka, 2 limes, Strawberries 

Muddle the above

1 shot Strawberry Liqueur, 2 shots cranberry juice, Ice cubes

 Shake, strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a strawberry!

ENJOY!

We're all going on a summer holiday.
No more working for a week or two.
Fun and laughter on a summer holiday.
No more worries for me and you.
For a week or two.

We're going where the sun shines brightly.
Were going where the sea is blue.
We've seen it in the movies.
Now let's see if it's true.

Everybody has a summer holiday
Doing things they always wanted to.
So were going on a summer holiday
To make our dreams come true
For me and you.

Send us your stories of the summer and as soon as we have thought about what it might be - we will send you a token of our appreciation.  It will be worht it, we promise.

Enjoy the sunsheeeeeine and where ever your travels take you to...

Erm; we doubt it ... ?

As the sun was setting over the hip ‘n' happening Northern Quarter on a balmy Mancunian evening; I raised a glass of Pimms and proposed a toast to...

... fun, friends and fine weather.  Wine, beer, champagne and anything to stop Keith doing another speech about...

...our wonderful and expensive MP's whose antics have done so much to boost media income

...and let's face it, we need some, but then again we need less bankers, politicians and the like

...focusing on such words as above, I would love to be witty; however the problem is that the pens do not work

...but I do, Mika cried, take me in your hands and feel my sleek lines and my beautiful curves.  With those words he grabbed Mika and with one swift moment it worked to his satisfaction

...unlike the Ping Zing 40 super shaft, sidewinder driver which Keith found was exciting to hold in the palm of his hand, but sadly for him was unappreciated by his uncle

...a big burly man of dubious lineage.  He was known to work in the field of advertising which was held in great suspicion by all and sundry.  However; he was known to be a master in the art of compiling a jingle

..."R Whites, R Whites, I can't give it up its just one of those nights, R Whites lemonade, I'm a secret lemonade drinker".  Possibly when sung in the right tone, one of the best TV ads of all time

...except of course for that one with the Juggling Rhino and the 3 breasted lady

...but then this had been very educational evening and the entrance of the woman with the extra body part would have not been entirely unexpected.

THE END.

Phew what a scorcher !!

We love our office.  It has a rustic 1980's charm from its exterior; and the interior - well; we can't complain because we designed and built it. 

As a rather fantastic ex-Manchester Mill building we have history, heritage, charm and well; an amazing ability to retain heat. 

The kind of location that Guy Ritchie chose to shoot his new Sherlock Holmes movie from doesn't come equipped with an inbuilt air conditioning system ... and we have wondered if there is some form of European working objective that means it's not right for Lee to pass out half way through a big idea? 

So, the deed has been done.  Lee finally has his fan (get it) ... oh; and he's single at the moment too ladies.  So feel to call Lee at the office on 0161 236 0013 and we will give you his mobile number* 

*He's not going to be happy about this one but really - CALL HIM ... he he he he

As the sun was setting over the hip ‘n' happening Northern Quarter on a balmy Mancunian evening; I raised a glass of Pimms and proposed a toast to...

 ... Mushtaq, the Croatian architect who noticed a building and said

... Keith looked great in that leopard skin outfit.  The gathered friends however, begged to differ.  But what does he do?

... he ran and he ran and he ran.  Until the sun came up

... on a broad, open, empty highway, where not a single car could be seen for more miles than the eye could see.  And so we put our foot down heading for

... the Champs-Elysees where they had heard that an English man had been tied to a lamppost naked with cling film

... I decided to develop a tower in Manchester called Dick Scratcher House

... home of Dick  Turpin, famous highwayman of North London.

THE END.

As the sun was setting over the hip ‘n' happening Northern Quarter on a balmy Mancunian evening; I raised a glass of Pimms and proposed a toast to...

... Frank Sidebottom, the bard of Burnley who cunningly had hidden a bottle down one trouser leg

...in truth toasting the loss of his virginity in this bizarre fashion had scared him

... but Keith said it looked really good and his Mum had knitted it

... but he hated his Mum, so he stripped it off and ran naked up Newton Street with a lit sparkler up his bottom !! Singing ...

... rude football chants suggesting Mrs Beckham has a liking for a particular style of sexual intercourse - which is of course ...

... a practice popular in ancient Greece, unlike the Romans who

... love a good fight and love their food, like Gladiators with big strong

... hands.  He massaged her ego, and they laughed until they cried until at some point Great Orinoco arrived with a posse of wombles

... Wimbledon common is very nice this year but try to avoid the man called

... Dracula... it always ends in a nasty bite !!

THE END.

It's not every day that royalty are granted an audience with TO'B, but today we have finally accepted the Palaces request and allowed Lizzie to meet with TO'B's CSD, Sarah.

They are in deepest London as we type ... munching on cucumber sandwiches, discussing the state of the nation and generally putting the world to rights between them.

This is the culmination of quite a lot of activity for Sarah over the past couple of months as she has been busily working on re-branding projects, photographic and film shoots, literature publications and today's launch with her majesty.

For the purposes of clarity; Sarah is meeting 'her highness', not the band now fronted by Paul Rogers ... ahem*

We mean this one ...................... not this one!

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/sherlockholmes/

Last October we had some lovely visitors at TO'B Towers for a couple of weeks as Guy Ritchie, Jude Law and Robert Downie Jnr shot their Sherlock Holmes movie in our courtyard.

Have a look at the trailer - it looks fantastic !!

The scenes in our office appear the first time you see Jude Law in the trailer ... follow the link and see what you think.

Well, would you believe it ??

We have played for nearly 40 weeks, accumulated over 4,000 points each (well, for some us) ... and with one week to go there are 24 points in it and the cup is still up for grabs.

The top 2 of Keith and Lee battle it out for bragging rights and championship glory; with 'Manager Gez' as the surprise package currently third with a well earned Champions League place.

We will be looking to expand our league next season and we would love you to come and play.  Drop us a line to hello@taylorobrien.co.uk if you are interested and we will make sure we invite you to the league later in the summer.

In the meantime - championship winning reports will be on-line next week!

Sarah Kilgour joins TO'B as our Client Services Director from May 1st 2009.

This is great news for our clients:

It means that we will be even better at looking after you ...

It means that we have a lovely new skill set and loads of experience to add to the team ...

And, it means that we have yet another senior appointment that will bring to life the creative ideas behind 'Great stories well told'. 

Sarah has fantastic experience, is as lovely as the rest of the TO'B team and can't wait to work with you. 

The top things you should know about Sarah are: she is a passionate road runner, works endlessly for world peace, her favourite tipple is a 'fuzzy navel' and she plans to unicycle across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope. 

Of course we have completely made all of this up.  We will ask her for some interesting facts that are true and report back ...

If you would like to ask Sarah for some interesting facts yourself she is on 07545 91 73 42.

We get many silly things sent over to TO'B Towers (we work very hard too remember!!)

Here's our favourite smile of the week ...

Here it is ... our latest offering to the great digital gods of the information superhighway.

TO'B goes 3G (ok; technically speaking this is the third generation of our website but you have to love the headline!!).

I bet you are thinking; 'crickey, those kids at TO'B have more websites than you can shake a stick at', but in our defence we just keep thinking of nice new ways to showcase our lovely work.

Special thanks go to Patrick and Lee who have worked lovingly and tirelessly to pull the new version together for 'your delight'.

Have a look around and feel free to tell us what you think ... we would (especially) love to hear from you if you like what you have seen ...

Big love from TO'B

The TO'B creative team have achieved yet another pitch win after presenting our latest ideas for the T-Zone skin care range.

The selected creative has gone into research and we will be able to tell you more about the project over the coming weeks.

With this latest appointment we are enjoying a great start to 2009.  The team are looking forward to developing the brand proposition for T-Zone and we hope that the first instances of pack designs and positioning will be seen later in the year.

A new year and a new challenge for '09.

The TO'B team had a lovely 200sq m stand to build at PSI Düsseldorf during the first week back after the Christmas break.  We packed our bags (and our coats for the -12 temperatures) ... and created a fantastic presence for our client at IPC.

Designed and produced in-house; prepared and constructed with our friends at Image and DD Exhibitions - the stand will now move on to UK trade shows through the rest of January and February.

In conjunction with this fantastic exhibition TO'B have also designed, produced, photographed and printed the 2009 catalogue for SPS. 

We will be back with some more news about the trade shows and catalogue once our lovely client provides feedback on the SPS brand, stand design and business opportunities created when she returns from her 'sure to be successful' trade shows ...

Following another successful year we are expanding our creative department with the arrival of Simon Owen as Production Manager.

Simon brings a wealth of experience and will be responsible for production, supplier relationships and continued quality throughout the business.

This appointment crowns a busy year, which has seen us achieve excellent levels of growth through existing and new clients.  3i, Kellogg's, Rocol, Bentley Motors, Grohe, EC Dewitt and SPS amongst others have all commissioned great projects throughout the year.

We are really delighted to welcome Simon to our busy team and to the glamourous world of TO'B (well we did have Jude Law, Robert Downey Junior and Guy Ritchie outside our window for two weeks).

Simon also makes excellent tea.

We are very excited to announce that we have been appointed to work with the environmental consultancy JBA.

JBA is a fantastic business leading the market in environmental consulting and in particular, flood risk mapping.

We will be working together from January on a big project for JBA which will see them developing their business further in 2009 and beyond.

More details will be released in the New Year and we are looking forward to revealing more about the project as it happens. In the meantime, team TO'B are thrilled with our appointment to work with this great business.

We are delighted to announce our work with Helping Uganda Schools (HUGS) to make a difference to the education of children in Uganda.

The HUGS project started in 1995 and since then has built one school in Uganda and assists another. Their third school, The Good Shepherd School for Special Needs Children, was started at the end of 2008. This is the first special needs school in the West of Uganda.

HUGS is already working on the next goal of building a secondary school in Mubende, where 90% of primary school leavers have no secondary school to go to.

Peter W Mount CBE, Chairman of the Trustees, said: "we are committed to quality education for our children. Good education is the only long term solution to poverty and so many of the world's problems. So having Manchester's finest creative consultancy, Taylor O'Brien, developing a top quality house style is wonderful present."

Hot on the heels of our recent account win with world leading lubricants, site safety and adhesives business ROCOL is another exciting account win.

Trade merchandising specialist SPS have commissioned TO'B on two key branding projects for their business.

Our exhibition team will be taking to the skies (and road) during January and February 09 when we build a fantastic 200 sq ft trade exhibition stand for SPS in Düsseldorf, the Ricoh Stadium and the NEC for the trade show season.

Complimenting this brief; the TO'B design team have also been commissioned to design and produce the SPS range collection for 2009. TO'B will be bringing the 2009 collection to life through design, photography, artwork and print. This will be launched at the show in Düsseldorf - watch this space for launch news and fantastic designs.

The TO'B team are thrilled to welcome SPS to TO'B Towers.

Like to find out more? Please contact Claire on 0161 236 0013 or claire@taylorobrien.co.uk

Work continues apace at TO'B Towers as we gather momentum for a busy Autumn.

We are delighted to welcome two new clients to the TO'B family; a huge welcome to ROCOL and SPS. We have some really exciting projects in the pipeline and look forward to unveiling some more great work over the coming months.

Current projects include creating a new identity for a global client, testing and marketing new products, developing packaging design for one of our best loved brands, talking to a famous football club and making films...all in a day's work!

We are out and about all through the Autumn talking to new clients, so if you see Claire on her travels please give her a wave.

We are delighted to announce that we have been appointed by Leeds based lubricants, site safety and adhesive solutions manufacturer ROCOL to create their new international identity.

TO'B have been commissioned to create guidelines and brand collaterals for launch later this year.

Work starts in October so please visit us soon for an update on what promises to be a very exciting project with our new client.

Welcome ROCOL; the TO'B team are really looking forward to working with you over the coming months and beyond.

Conversations that Count TM is a fantastic online tool designed by leading experts in the fields of coaching and consultancy to help managers have more meaningful, focused and productive conversations about their development.

Team TO'B has been delighted to work with Conversations that Count TM to produce an animated training tool that introduces the full programme.

We are very excited about this project and look forward to telling you more about it soon.

TO'B events have delivered a fantastic 2 day show for Kellogg's at Chester's Carden Park.

Taking over the complete venue for 280 people we provided the creative inspiration, production for plenary and breakout sessions, backed up by 2 parties ... a Mexican theme evening and a black and white gala dinner to round off the conference.

Here are some shots from the conference that went live during the last week of June - if you would like to know more about TO'B events team feel free to call Claire on 0161 236 0013.

TO'B have helped Bentley to launch their new Continental Flying Spur Speed range in Boston, USA.

The team were responsible for creating the graphics and exhibition experience in a unique venue on Boston Harbour.

The octagonal building provided a unique space where press and potential clients could be walked through the experience of the new model ... and spend time discussing the details behind the manufacture.

Presentations began in early June and will run throughout the month.

Earlier in the year our design team were appointed to create the identity and communications for the Liverpool Architectural Society design awards 2008.

The ceremony takes place in October and our event team will be on hand at St George's Hall to deliver the production for the evening.

In the meantime; here's the logo and identity we have created for the awards - look out for the call for entries, sponsorship packages and timely communications up to the big night...

We are very pleased to announce that the TO'B design team have been appointed to work with EC DeWitt on their Witch Doctor range of products.

The project; which starts immediately will include creative branding for Witch Doctor and packaging solutions across the various forms of the product.

We will post the the new creative over the coming months ... look forward to seeing you again soon.

The design team at TO'B have created the new identity for Manchester print and packaging specialist B2B1.

The core design is based on the principle of a CMYK ink drop held within the paper reels to create a stylised B; representing the business. 

Subsequently taken through to branding, signage and collaterals the B2B1 identity will be fully launched over the coming months.

TO'B have been working with our client GROHE to communicate this great achievement in performance.

Their one hand mixers were the clear winner in a test that was the equivalent of a 20 year test!

If only everything in life was as reliable as a GROHE ...

We have created a trade poster campaign and also a promotion to establish the best in test credentials.  All designed and produced to be received by the trade and retail outlets during May 2008.

After much desk banging, weeping and wailing we were finally convinced by the creative team that our blog site was 'of its time' ... and further more; its time was no longer!

We bless the blog; and all that sailed in her.

Welcome to TO'B on-line with more information about the team, how we think, the kind of projects we deliver - and some actual examples of what we do in the case study section.

As with all on-line experiences we see the site as work in progress.  We will be adding more case studies and, of course, the spirit of the blog lives on ... news, views and articles as they happen will all be published through the specialist section of the site.

So; thank you for visiting ... if you have any thoughts and feedback we would love to hear from you.

Come and visit us again soon.

Team TO'B

Another win at TO'B Towers !

Kellogg's have joined the TO'B client roster following a recent pitch win. We are absolutely delighted to have them on board.

We will be working with the team at Kellogg's on a very exciting project that will come together towards the end of June.

The TO'B team have been pitching hard on a number of projects since Christmas and we hope there will be more announcements to follow.

http://www.kellogg.com/

We are very pleased to announce that after a successful tender process TO'B have been appointed to become an approved design and creative partner of Manchester: Knowledge Capital.

As Manchester is our home, the team at TO'B Towers are really looking forward to be part of promoting our city both creatively and strategically.

We have been working very hard for the second year running on the CEO conference; on this occasion to be held in the exotic winter location of Kitzbuhel, Austria.

Taylor O'Brien have delivered the creative, invitational strategy and collateral's for the gathering of Top CEO's from around Europe for the 3 day meeting. ..

Then you could be the perfect person to be our Studio Manager!

OK - it's not going to be that bad. In fact; we think that we are pretty nice people to work with. The headline is simply for dramatic effect ...

Lee, Phil and Claire have all joined us since Christmas and Lee has even modelled his brew mug and mac for the occasion - so it can't be that bad ...

The team at TO'B Towers have great ideas and deliver great design. We always need something unusual which means that we need great people to make it all happen.

Our new post is for a studio manager; but not just any studio manager ... no, we need 'super studio manager'.

Ideally from a design and artwork background you will be very hands on, love to keep everyone in the office organised, love to do the number crunching, have great contacts with suppliers (which means you can source anything from anywhere), and if you could fit in a little bit of project management with our clients that would be useful too.

If you think this sounds like the perfect role for you it would be great to hear from you? Have a look through the blog to find out a little more about us or call Helen or Keith on 0161 236 0013.

If you are feeling shy you can drop Helen a message on helen@taylorobrien.co.uk

In our role as brand consultants to 3i plc; TO'B have delivered an update to the corporate identity of the FTSE 100 listed plc.

Designed as an update to the corporate identity originally created and published in 2006 - CI update provides a creative evolution for 3i's marketers around the world.

Taylor O'Brien have been working on 3i's CI review since the summer of last year providing collateral review, research, business strategy alignment and creative design to the project on an international basis. The revised identity will continue to support 3i's communication and business strategies for our dynamic client.

We are very proud to be working with 3i; if you would like to talk to us about how we can use our experience to bring your brand to life please feel free to get in touch.

The team at TO'B Towers are getting into the spirit of the day so we just wanted to say hello and share a little TO'B loving with you all.

Do a little dance, make a little love - get down tonight!

Come and see us again soon; especially if you happen to be a Studio Manager with a hands on approach. More information to follow soon...

Taylor O'Brien has successfully delivered another fantastic conference at Blenheim Palace last week.

Hosted by John Humphrys, the great and the good from the Oil and Gas industry gathered to discuss the challenges facing the global industry.

Guest speakers included Robin West and Andrew Gould.

TO'B delivered everything from the invitational strategy through to the on-site production; creating a contemporary feel to a magnificent venue.

Feedback from our client and the 120 guests has been superb.

If you would like to hear more from our events team feel free to drop us a line or call Claire on 0161 236 0013.

Claire Helm has arrived at TO'B towers and immediately settled into to her role as Director of Sales and Marketing.

We are really excited that Claire has joined the team - with over 12 years experience in the communications industry, she brings many talents and a passion to create great projects.

Claire is looking forward to a busy year; "I am delighted to join the TO'B team, the business is going from strength to strength and I am looking forward to developing new and existing client relationships and to delivering wonderful work for our clients"

You can call Claire at the office on 0161 236 0013 or email her on claire@taylorobrien.co.uk

December has been another busy and successful month at TOB Towers. We can't wait for a lovely Christmas break but before we go there's a little news to share ...

We are delighted to announce 3 new fantastic appointments to the Taylor O'Brien team.

1 - Phil Dale has joined us as our Chairman. With an enormous amount of experience in training, coaching, sales and business planning - Phil will be very busy whipping us into shape and making sure we are driving the business forward during 2008.

2 - Claire Helm makes her TOB debut in January as Director of Sales and Marketing. We are very excited about working with Claire who brings many talents to the team and a fantastic ability to work closely with clients and produce amazing projects.

3 - Last, and in no way least ... Lee Millward joins the TOB design team in the new year. Lee has 6 years of experience in creating brilliant ideas and superb visuals.

Welcome to the team Lee ... and also to Phil and Claire. It's going to be a very exciting 2008 for the TOB team.

Finally - Merry Christmas and Happy new Year to everyone. Thanks for your support during 2007 ... we look forward to catching up with you in 2008.

Keith and Helen

We are delighted to announce that following the delivery of a number of successful projects Pureprint Group are offically appointed as a key supplier on our roster. Pureprint's superb environmental credentials mean that together with TOB, we can offer a truly considered option to clients who wish to really bring their CSR policies to life.

Our responsibility is not simply to consider recycled paper for a project; but to think about everything from transport, inks, power supply and waste management of the manufacturing process.

Anthony Rowell of Pureprint has worked closely with Taylor O'Brien since our formation and has been impressed with our commitment to fostering sustainable relationships.

"Taylor O'Brien embrace Pureprint's Corporate Responsibility stance and demonstrate a clear vision towards working with suppliers that work hard to reduce their environmental footprint. We are positive that we can offer the best in class when it comes to environmentally credible printing."

Our first year - Taylor O'Brien are One.

One year older.

One year wiser.

An quite literally ................... ONE !!

Thanks to all our clients, staff, suppliers, parents, friends and partners for putting up with us, supporting us and travelling on the journey with us.

Thanks for a great first year. Here's to year 2 ...

Keith and Helen

However, in this case, you can have a preview of the cover!

The team at Taylor O'Brien Towers are very excited this week as our book has finally gone to press.

Entitled; "Bringing Brands to Life - A great story well told" ... we hope that it will be safely delivered within the next week or so.

The content is based around our thoughts on brands, communication, and how to rise above the noise and make yourself heard.

More news to follow soon; but feel free if you would like to order a copy. It will literally be 'price-less'.

Another little ditty from our speak the lingo section which translates to "at the end of the day, rugby is the winner!"

In our previous blog we intimated that despite England's lack of success on the pitch we were delighted with our success off it ...

Perhaps now we need to redress this small blunder and congratulate not only England for their "on-field" success but also one of our clients for his recent fame.

There were 75,000 people at the semi final v France and the press association has chosen Martin and his beret as the image to define the moment ...

Good luck to England on Saturday !!

... which incidentally is French for; "go on referee! a trip to the sin-bin should calm him down!".

A phrase we never thought we would need to know, but it handily appeared in the speak the lingo section of our unofficial guide to the Rugby World Cup.

It hasn't been a great tournament for England so far on the pitch - but on the bright side we have produced a really nice suit of invitations, confirmations, guide books books, cool bags, rugby balls and champagne that have been excellently received.

The final image of our office before we moved in during this week. Thanks to everyone for their patience over the past couple of months - our suppliers, our friends and clients.

Address details are shown at the top of the page ... Helen and Keith look forward to seeing you in Newton Street soon.

Whilst the office move is going fantastically well ... we have also been working very hard to deliver for our clients.

June proved to be a very good month for new business with 2 new clients joining the Taylor O'Brien family. Both are finalising the terms of their projects but we are pleased to say that they both wish to create a very exciting brand experience. There will hopefully be more to follow in the coming weeks.

We have also been appointed for an 'opinion leadership forum' in November that will have some very interesting presenters and delegates ... along with a brand consultancy project which takes place over the next few months.

VISIT www.3i.com/brand/live to view our on-line version of the recently published live guidelines; Bringing the brand to life.

Its been a successful few weeks since our last blog in the aftermath of the Manchester city fires. Unfortuntaley our building is now being demolished, and whilst the offices at the front have remained it would be some time before we could return and get back to business as usual.

We can now confirm our new address details to be:

Taylor O'Brien
4th Floor
Studio 47
47 Newton Street
Manchester
M1 1EA

Our telephone number remains the same - 0161 236 0013.

The fit out begins on Wednesday and with a super fast team of joiners, electricians, buidlers, network guys and kitchen fitters we will be fully moved into the new office within 3 weeks.

The new office presents a fantastic opportunity for Taylor O'Brien and its clients so we are pleased that we have been able to move so quickly and secure a fantastic location in the heart of Manchester.

Location hasn't held us back - and the TO'B team have been working even harder to deliver to our clients. Not only have a great number of projects made their way out into the world but we have even found time to pick up some new clients.

The nature of our consultancy project and the level of confidentiality means that we can't say too much at the moment, but we are delighted to bring our automotive client into the Taylor O'Brien family ...

Hopefully there will be more news to follow in the next few months.

Thanks to everyone for their support over the last few weeks. Hopefully we will be posting some images of our new office and recent projects for you soon.

VISIT www.3i.com/brand/live to view our on-line version of the recently published live guidelines; Bringing the brand to life.

We arrived at the office this morning to a warm surprise ...

As you may have seen on BBC and Sky news there were some major fires in Manchester city centre this morning - unfortunately it was the Taylor O'Brien office that has appeared a little 'toasted' on your screens.

It appears that our building caught fire at around 6am this morning and by the time we arrived it was firmly ablaze. The fire also spread to some of the opposing buildings on Dale Street due to the seasonal winds.

We are all a little shocked but absolutely fine and well ... most importantly we are open for business as usual.

It will be an interesting couple of days (maybe weeks), but we are still here, we are open, and we would love to here from you.

Keith and Helen

Developing the concept of corporate brand guidelines, Taylor O'Brien have created a guide to bringing the brand to life for  3i plc.

Providing guidance around the questions of how does your logo display as global signage, what should set and staging look like, what would make a suitable conference venue or dinner experience , how do you generate interest around live events, utilise corporate imagery to its full effect ... and how is the brand applied to the office environment around the world.

These are just some of the subjects covered in the 88 page brand book that truly brings the 3i brand to life.

Available as a printed document and on-line guide Taylor O'Brien have provided the consultancy, research, design, photography, artwork, print and website for this fantastic project.

Top UK businesses gathered in London on the 14th March to gear up for the opportunities presented by London 2012.

Speakers included Paul Deighton, Head of the Olympic Organising committee and Mike Jeffries, Chairman of Wembley Stadium.

Our venue ... the original home of the Olympic Games in 1876 provided a classic backdrop for our audience of 130 businesses from the services sector.

Taylor O'Brien provided the creative inspiration behind everything from the invitation strategy to the on-site branding for the day. Set, stage, sound, AV and lighting - with a fantastically illuminated front of house.

The 3i CEO Forum is a prestigious conference for the leading businesses and CEO's of the 3i group.

Held at the Four Seasons in Hampshire, 150 delegates came together over 3 days to share knowledge and cross sector expertise. Leading speakers included Bill Emmett, former editor of the Economist.

Taylor O'Brien were responsible for the brand / delegate experience within the conference including all creative, design, animation, presentations and on-site requirements including set, staging and film & video.

Its a very exciting day. Taylor O'Brien has launched it's blog upon the world today!

Helen and Keith would like to thank you for visiting our site. We are looking forward to working with you and would like to thank you for your support now and in the future.

We have safely moved into our office on Lever Street in central Manchester - that's us on the first floor above the rather elegant 'Satsuma' sign.

It's an exciting time for everyone involved with Taylor O'Brien so please return soon and we'll keep you up to date with everything thats happening.