Intrepid early-career agency talent braved a tube strike and thoroughly miserable weather to make it to the latest Oystercatchers X-Series on Thursday 5th June – they were rewarded with a conversation that was well worth the journey. The topic was one close to many hearts: how to build a meaningful, fulfilling and long-lasting career in […]
At the latest Oystercatchers Club event, the conversation explored not just how organisations embed AI into teams and culture, but something arguably more important: the role of the individual operating the technology. To unpack this, we were joined by an expert panel featuring Matthew Kershaw, Rahim Hirji and Alexandra Foster. The Real Differentiator: What Humans Bring to AI The […]
Last night’s Oystercatchers X-Series brought together a group of early-career agency talent to focus on a skill that underpins long-term success in our industry, but is rarely taught properly: networking. Led by Benj Chilcott, the session explored a practical and grounded approach to using networking as a key facet of a career in agencyland. In […]
The corporate graveyard is full of brands that once looked invincible. BlackBerry. Blockbuster. British Home Stores. For years they dominated their markets until suddenly they didn’t. At the latest Oystercatchers Club evening we gathered a group of senior marketers to explore a simple but uncomfortable question: how do brands stay relevant when the pace of […]
Agencies, senior marketers and industry partners came together this week for the Oystercatchers Awards 2025 Presentation Evening, our annual celebration of the agencies shaping the marketing and communications industry. The Oystercatchers Awards exist to recognise what sits behind long-term success. Partnership is at the heart of everything we do, but great partnerships don’t exist in […]
It’s finally time to announce the winners of the Oystercatchers Awards 2025. This year we received a record-breaking number of entries. Our judges have spent weeks reviewing the work, both online and in person, challenging each other, debating the detail, and celebrating the quality on show. Reaching agreement was no small task, but we are […]
After much deliberation from our panel of expert judges, we are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Oystercatchers Awards 2025. The winners will be revealed at the Awards Presentation Evening on Wednesday 4th February 2026. Thank you to all our agency partners who took the time to enter and best of luck to our […]
2025 started off relatively sedately. But there were already some indications of the seismic shifts that lay ahead. Speculation on one of the biggest mergers in this industry’s history had started, Donald Trump’s imminent return to office was upon us and NASA confirmed that 2024 had been the warmest year in history. But what has […]
At our final Oystercatchers Club of the year, we brought together three leaders who operate in environments where trust is not abstract, but essential: Jane Callingham (BBC), Stuart Maister (Choose Trust), and Avi Wolfson (Cytiva). Across media, life sciences and strategic communications, the conversation reinforced a truth we see every day as an intermediary: trust […]
What it comes to pitching, if you’ve been around the block, you will have trodden the well-worn path of traditional pitch processes many times. You know, the one that starts with a chemistry session, moves onto a briefing with Q&A, followed by a tissue session, and ultimately a pitch meeting. At the most basic level, […]