Hippo is a marketing & communications agency that provides support to clients across marketing strategy and planning, design, brand communications and digital media.

The first half of 2011 brought with it a number of new clients and new projects.

We've just got time to take a breath before we get engrossed in more exciting challenges in the second half and we've been thinking about all the things that will be leaving the nest over the next few weeks.

Hippo was commissioned to carry out strategic marketing analysis of the Shortlista recruitment software product on behalf of its creators The Website Lab.

The Website Lab is a web development company that has been trading for over 2 years. Initially the company offered development for small-scale websites, but has recently started to deliver more complex solutions for the NHS in addition to developing its own "proprietary" software products.

Hippo is running events and Facebook adverts to raise drug awareness amongst young people between the ages of 16 and 24 across South of Tyne and Wear.

Students at participating venues are asked to update their Facebook status with the hi-not-high.co.uk web address in order to receive a free watch and information leaflet.

After watching the positive impact of the many new websites we have built for clients in the past few years we thought it was time we developed a new site for ourselves.

There has been a definite shift in the direction of projects we have been undertaking since the last version of the Hippo website went live - so much so that the layout and structure didn't fit any more.

And as we so often advise our own clients, your online presence has to be spot on to ensure you stand out in
the market.

Hippo is delighted to announce we have been selected by the Centre for eBusiness consultancy to manage their 2011 promotional campaign.

We were commissioned, following a competitive tender process, to work alongside the management team to develop and implement a promotional campaign that will run throughout the year.

The firm helps public and private sector organisations maximise efficiency through the increased adoption of
new technology.

A pioneering social marketing project which fire and rescue services across the North East hope will save lives could be set for a national rollout.

The Cleveland, Durham & Darlington, Northumberland and Tyne & Wear brigades and the Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership wanted to use social marketing to reduce the risk of key target groups being involved in a dwelling fire.

Hippo partnered with specialist insight company Explain, who led focus groups and depth interviews, accompanied by a desk-based analysis of historical fire incident data.