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Would you have a drink with your own brand?

November 1, 2021

Brand is seen as simple to grasp, but how complicated is it to truly understand? Simply put, brand is ‘a product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name’. To go a little deeper, brand is an ‘intangible marketing or business concept that helps people identify a company, product or individual’. But, if your […]

Is print dead?

October 27, 2021

Where does print stand in a ‘new-normal’ world of social distancing and contactless interaction. I had a chat with Andrew to find out 'is print dead'?

3D Saved the Day for Mr J

October 8, 2021

In 2020 the pandemic hit, and sadly a lot of businesses were hit hard. The way these businesses functioned had to change overnight. The client, MrJ&Co, were a new company who were preparing to launch a new website. It was all set to go… plans for a photoshoot to capture their product photography got hit by […]

Rekorderlig Summer Project 2021

September 30, 2021

This was probably one of the most nerve-wracking things I’ve ever done in my career. Well it was my first two weeks of being with We Are Ghost so could you blame me? You hear of Rekorderlig, you drink Rekorderlig, its everywhere you go, right?! So, I felt a huge sense of pressure, but also huge […]

The art of storytelling for your brand

June 4, 2020

Stories have been used to teach, spread news and convince others to believe in ideas. So how does a brand story fit into a traditional storytelling framework?

Mothers’ Day – Celebrate while you isolate

March 20, 2020

This Sunday is Mothers’ Day. A day that shows the love we all have for our Mum’s and we give appreciation of their love for us. But a lot of us won’t be able to see them this weekend. Some of us might not even be able to send flowers or in anyway be given […]

Brewdog’s all grown up!

February 13, 2020

For 13 years Brewdog have made it their mission to bring craft beer to the people. Since then they have opened 4 breweries and 100 bars, becoming the biggest ‘craft beer’ brewery by far. Brewdog was founded as the brewery that, with bucket loads of attitude and a loud voice, dragged craft beer into the […]

BBC Good Food

December 14, 2019

As part of my job I find myself at places and events that I’d personally loved to visit. The BBC Good Food Show was one of those events that I’d always wanted to go to, but never found the time.   As part of our current Food & Drink Campaign I decided to go and […]

The future of food and drink packaging

December 13, 2019

As we are about to enter a new decade the studio has been thinking about the current climate and how this is going to impact how we interact with food and drink through packaging. It’s exciting to try and predict the many different ways the future of packaging could go. But if we look at […]

Eating with our eyes.

November 29, 2019

Food & Drink photography is more than just conveying appetising looking food! It’s an art form, it’s selling a lifestyle, it’s emotion, it’s a story!

Is print dead?

October 28, 2019

Everybody knows that digital media has exploded over the last few years and that print circulation can certainly be seen as ‘in decline’! But are marketeers, who are buying into the mistaken belief that print is dead and buried, doing themselves a disservice? Are they missing out on a very real and novel way to […]

Intern Diaries – Meet Liv and Amy

October 11, 2019

This year we are excited to welcome our new interns; Liv and Amy who will be joining us for work placements whilst finishing their final year of college. We are excited to see them flourish in a working environment. Here’s what they have to say… Olivia Shelton-Smith, Graphic Design Student: Hi I’m Olivia, also known […]

Our digital teams expanding

September 13, 2019

This summer may not have brought us the tan lines and record-breaking temperatures that we would have liked, but it has brought us 2 new members of the Ghost family! Our digital team has expanded and we can’t wait to see what Jess and Laura will bring. Jess, Digital Media Executive: “Hi I’m Jess, We […]

Our take on the 2019 Birmingham Design Festival

July 23, 2019

June 2019 saw the return of the Birmingham Design Festival, so after the success of last year we descended on Birmingham on mass from our studio. But what did we all think? A month has past and we’ve all had time to digest the fascinating talks, workshops and experiences. So we asked the team... ‘What was your main take away from BDF2019?’

Teamwork promotion

July 10, 2019

As Creative Director, I am excited to announce that from this month Jess and Mike, will be taking on a new joint role of Creative Lead.

Empowering our clients to believe

December 6, 2018

We Are Ghost work with many small to medium-sized enterprises, or SME businesses; ones that have grown over years and don’t have the formal structure of multi-national businesses, let alone a dedicated marketing department. Which we really don’t mind since we are experts in this field. Why have one in-house member of staff when you […]

Intern Diaries – Meet James

August 24, 2018

Hi there! I’m James and I’m an undergraduate studying Computer Science at Warwick University, currently about to head into my second year. Right now I’ve been at We Are Ghost for the past two weeks working alongside their web development team. Helping with managing their clients’ websites and digital assets, as well as developing new […]

Get your hands dirty

July 13, 2018

A splodge of ink and things got serious! I was printing! And it was easier than I expected. But was it worth it? What did I take away from my first lino print?

Focus on your business

July 9, 2018

We often have new clients come to We Are Ghost with a great business idea that they know will work, but they’re just not sure how to communicate that business to potential clients. Focus was one of those businesses that had a totally clear idea of their proposition, but needed help in processing how that […]

Local College Art Exhibition

June 27, 2018

As director, I don’t get involved in the day-to-day production of most of our creative work at we are ghost; to be frank, my team are better at it than me. But, I do consider myself a creative person and I do passionately believe in the value of the creative industries, not just socially but […]

Let’s Go Outside!

June 26, 2018

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate how amazing this months weather has been. With this in mind, I pretty much bit our Creative Directors hand off, when I was given the opportunity to have a morning basking in Lichfield’s glorious sunshine. It wasn’t all sun tan lotion and ice creams though, Mike, […]

Peddle Power to Paris

June 26, 2018

Cycling London to Paris On the 18th March I received a phone call from a good friend of mine and print supplier of Ghost; Andrew Edmondson of Purely Digital, asking if I’d be up for cycling from London to Paris in aid of raising money for Derby Hospital. “Absolutely” was my immediate response, it’s something […]

Mike’s take on the Birmingham Design Festival

June 20, 2018

First of all, it’s great to see that the Midlands is finally getting a voice in the design world. Ghost have always showed a keen interest in being part of the greater creative community in Burton and beyond, and we have attended many talks and exhibitions in support of this. But now Birmingham, our second […]

Anthony’s take on the Birmingham Design Festival

June 20, 2018

I’ve been to a number of these types of events over the years, but never one of this size in my home city of Birmingham. I was really keen to see how big this festival could become since its announcement (for me) at a Glug Birmingham event. With Luke and Daniel leading the event, it […]

Jonathan’s take on the Birmingham Design Festival

June 20, 2018

I promised myself that I wasn’t going to write a fabricated experience and make the festival sound like an inspirational guru quest. Although I feel a lot would have attended with the hopes that this miracle will happen, I somewhat maybe thought this myself. Instead I’m going to take a real approach as to why […]

Take stock, it’s nearly summer!

May 10, 2018

The last few months have really been hectic for all of us at Ghost. We’ve been full-on since Christmas and now can’t believe it’s the middle of May. With the sun finally shinning, I’ve had the chance to take a little stock and see what we’ve achieved so far in 2018. We’ve been working hard […]

The 3 warning signs that your website needs help.

May 3, 2018

It’s time for the hard questions. Is your website really working for you? Is it the shining beacon at the center of your business? Is it showing your business in its best light? Or is it more of a liability to your brand? Most importantly… how can you tell? In today’s digital landscape having a […]

Chris takes on London to Paris 2018.

April 25, 2018

As we all make our plans for the summer, Chris (our Creative Director) is preparing to undertake a mammoth task. Last summer we were shocked to hear that Ghost’s friend Andrew Edmondson had a heart attack. We were relieved to hear that the prompt action of the A&E staff at the Royal Derby Hospital saved […]

Top 5 digital marketing trends you need to know about.

January 10, 2018

It’s exciting out there! The digital marketing Landscape is constantly adapting and evolving and it seems like every day there is a new trend surfacing, ready to take the digital world by storm. It can be daunting out there, but don’t worry we’ve collected 5 of the most essential trends to incorporate into your brand […]

On Tour With Parker Pens.

November 20, 2017

It’s been a few weeks now since one of the largest projects I’ve ever been involved with, came to an end. Never have I worked with a client so closely, to come up with concepts, ideas and execution of an icon of industrial design to a whole new sector of their market. Parker asked if […]

Things have been changing rapidly at We Are Ghost.

October 31, 2017

We’ve grown significantly in size, we’ve become more organised than ever and we’ve worked with more and more exciting and game changing clients. We’re not just a little agency any more, we’re playing with the big boys now, and it’s been a journey! We’ve built a great, highly skilled team who love their work and […]

Intern Diaries.

September 8, 2017

It’s our Intern Alex’s last day! While Alex has been with us he has been writing blogs about his experience working in our team. We’ve really enjoyed having him in the studio and wish him all the best for the future! Check out his blogs below! Getting started! “Hi, I’m Alex and I’m a recent […]

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