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We are a full service agency and offer the following services, all delivered on time and on budget with our unique blend of OWB zest, creativity and expertise.

It's spooky season, which feels very apt, since we hosted our latest D&AD Creativity: Dead or Alive? session right on ou...
02/10/2026

It's spooky season, which feels very apt, since we hosted our latest D&AD Creativity: Dead or Alive? session right on our doorstep yesterday.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended, as well as to St Paul's Church for letting us host 👻

Great news: creativity is, thankfully, very much still alive!

Last week, we swapped the studio for something slightly smarter for the Midlands Marketing Awards at The Burlington. ✨ N...
30/09/2026

Last week, we swapped the studio for something slightly smarter for the Midlands Marketing Awards at The Burlington. ✨

No trophy this time, but a very proud nomination for our ‘You Know Them Best’ campaign with Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust, and a pretty good excuse to get the team scrubbed up and out on a school night.

We clean up alright, don’t we? 👀

29/09/2026

Next up to reintroduce themselves is our marvellous Lydia Chenhall. She regularly attends steam rallies and lives in her dressing gown (no matter the weather). For the team, she is our go-to wordsmith; she handles everything from witty one-line headings and social media captions, through to complex industry-specific brochures and speeches.

When the stock shots start looking a little tired, it’s time for a proper clean-up. For Pro Formula, we swapped generic ...
28/09/2026

When the stock shots start looking a little tired, it’s time for a proper clean-up. For Pro Formula, we swapped generic imagery for a bespoke content bank shot in the environments their products know best. One hotel, one packed shoot day and months’ worth of fresh social content ready to go.

It wasn’t that long ago that everyone rushed to AI for their social content… aaaaaaaaaand then everyone noticed. 🤦 From ...
21/09/2026

It wasn’t that long ago that everyone rushed to AI for their social content… aaaaaaaaaand then everyone noticed. 🤦

From big brands like Coca-Cola and McDonald's to everyone’s carbon-copy flyers, 2026 has been a masterclass in what happens when brands take the shortcut. Meanwhile the brands winning trust right now 🏆, from Dove to Polaroid, are doing the opposite and making real the whole point.

Our latest read digs into why AI slop is costing brands trust on social, and why human craft is still the winner. Give it a look. 👇

https://www.owb.uk.com/why-ai-slop-is-killing-brand-trust-on-social-media/

18/09/2026

An event so nice we just HAD to do it twice… 👻

Remember our last D&AD event down at our Dean Street Digs? It was so popular that we’re bringing it back one more time, this time right on our doorstep at St Paul’s Church in Birmingham. 🎉⛪

There are very limited spaces, but if you fancy coming, get in touch - https://www.owb.uk.com/owb-x-dad-event-register-your-interest/.

Big day ahead. Our partner, BBJ&K, are up at the Digital Cinema Media Awards 2026. But we're not nervous at all, because...
17/09/2026

Big day ahead. Our partner, BBJ&K, are up at the Digital Cinema Media Awards 2026. But we're not nervous at all, because they’ve totally got this 💪.

We may get Andy to cross his fingers on his selfie arm though, just in case…🎬🤞

Did someone say BBBB-BRIEF CLUUUUUUUUUB? 📣📣📣📣Our design team had their first Brief Club last week, and the rules were pr...
16/09/2026

Did someone say BBBB-BRIEF CLUUUUUUUUUB? 📣📣📣📣

Our design team had their first Brief Club last week, and the rules were pretty simple: no client. No brand guidelines. No deadlines. Just a completely made-up brief and permission to go wherever their brains fancied. 🧠⚡️

First up was fictional pet brand Wild Paws, which somehow took us from demon dogs to adventure trails, with everyone putting their own spin on the exact same brief.

But Brief Club isn’t really about the end result. It’s an excuse to get away from the screens, pile around a table, throw ideas about, talk design and get that creative buzz going with absolutely zero pressure attached.

Oh, and there were Krispy Kremes. Obviously. 🍩

P.S. No budgets were harmed in the making of Brief Club. 😇

Help is on the way, dear! 💃Which is exactly what Claire and Rich shouted as they whisked our fab friends Greg and Rochel...
15/09/2026

Help is on the way, dear! 💃

Which is exactly what Claire and Rich shouted as they whisked our fab friends Greg and Rochelle from West Midlands Safari Park off to Birmingham Hippodrome for Mrs Doubtfire the Musical last week.

Greg and Rochelle are no strangers to wild behaviour, given their day job involves an entire safari park, but even they weren’t quite prepared for Rich once the singing and dancing started.

Safe to say, he was in his element. We’ll be expecting his audition tape any day now. 🎭

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When MUFG asks you to Run for Good, you lace up your trainers. Or, in Olivia’s case, prepare for a very committed power ...
11/09/2026

When MUFG asks you to Run for Good, you lace up your trainers. Or, in Olivia’s case, prepare for a very committed power walk. 😇

Claire and Olivia recently headed down to London to join Chiho, Naznina and the team for MUFG’s annual 5K.

It was a very wholesome day out supporting our fab MUFG friends, and there’s already talk of recruiting a few more OWB legs for next year. Better start stretching now, team! 😅

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