Dear all,

Stiff Rowlands is closing its doors with immediate effect. Sniff! Sniff!

We founded Stiff Rowlands in late 2007 with the desire to create an independent creative agency that produces award winning work for great brands. Job done.

We are incredibly proud of our achievements but now feel the time is right for a change. We have decided to start the next chapter and pursue other exciting creative opportunities that satisfy our individual ambitions.

Just to clarify:
•    We haven’t gone bust
•    We haven’t fallen out
•    We are not going to prison or rehab

Over the past four years, we have had the pleasure of working with some very special clients:
Baxters, Clash Music, The Deck, Democracy PR, The Drum, Greenwich Summer Sessions, i-movo, Juvela, Lover’s Lounge, Manchester International Festival, Manchester United TV, Mediaburst, MeoMed, NME, People Marketing, Planning Express, Primary Diagnostics, Red C Marketing, Reverse Delta, Right Guard, The Rolling Stones, Schluter, Squad, Studio Caparo, Tank Coffee, Umbro.

We’ve also collaborated with some really talented and decent folk:
Neal Andrews, Alison Arthington, Dave Bancroft, Liz Beilinska, Olivia Bunting, Peter Byrne, Adam Cadwell, Caty Cartwright, Stanley Chow, Jez Clark, Un-Convention, Andrew Disley, Marcus Duffy, Martin Geraghty, Rob Gray, Richard Hague, Jason Hasford, Dave Haygarth, Patricia Heaney, Simon Humber, Barney Ibbotson, Jenna Jenson, Scott Kershaw, Jonny Kidd, Chris Leah, Hannah Lebon, Fraser McIntosh, Paul Moffat, Ann Mulqueeney, Jen O’Grady, Jane Rajeck, Maxine Riley, Anmol Sekhri, Phil Thompson, Sue Walton, Simon Wheatley, Andy White, Joe Wood.

A special mention to our awesome Group Account Director Lyndon Roper for his relentless energy, creativity, sense of humour and dub music over the past year.

We are eternally grateful for the unwavering support of our families and friends without whom we probably would have lost our minds.

Thanks to everyone who joined us on our journey so far, it’s been a blast.

Simon & James

Simon Rowlands
Co-founder & Creative Director
07769 696 402
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James Stiff
Co-founder & Creative Director
0798 0882 408
Email | Twitter | LinkedIn

Around a month ago we got a call from The Rolling Stones. They needed a website to promote the digital release of their legendary “Brussels Affair” bootleg from the 1973 European Tour. Our solution was a microsite that incorporates audio, video, interviews and a host of amazing photos from Michael Putland, The Daily Mirror and the Stones’ own amazing archive of memorabilia.

With the bootleg echoing throughout the office, we worked closely with expert web developer Phil Thompson and immersed ourselves in the wealth of iconic, inspirational, archive material. We even dusted off our spraycans to create the site identity. The current office favourite is “Jumping Jack Flash”. What’s yours?

Max our new member of the team

This summer, CBS Outdoor and Campaign challenged the creative community to create exceptional ideas for regional and national bus advertising. We came up with the simple, impactful idea of using mirrored Mega Rear, T-Side and Streetliner ads for client We Buy Any Car - turning a traditional, static print format into a dynamic, immersive ad space.

Today is I Love MCR Day. Here’s some love from ourselves and fellow Beech Roaders. Big thanks to JMG Media for their video skills and to our Box Works chums Democracy, Sweet Interaction and Media Clarity for their enthusiastic whooping/clapping. Honk! Honk!

Honk! We love MCR #ilovemcr #beechrdlife

If you’re looking for an easy way to get photo’s from your mobile phone to TwitPic without 3G or an internet connection, check out Snappr.eu, a new service from our friends at Mediaburst. We helped out with name generation, branding and web design, in case you were wondering.

The challenge was to create an NME.COM takeoverlay promoting Miles Kane’s debut solo album “Colour of the Trap” in lightning quick time. We accepted.

The Good Bag Co have just opened the doors to their latest outlet on Chorlton’s Beech Road (downstairs from our office) and are selling their uniquely styled jute bags. The shop includes a dartboard and putting green plus a resident alligator and even Lady Gaga! As a little homage, we’ve created some of our own bags and if there’s enough interest we’ll get some printed. How good would that be?

Great start to the day @OWTcreative zine 06 has arrived. Sunglasses required…