Life at Denfield in 2025

We launched a podcast!

2025 saw the arrival of our shiny new podcast! The Last Orders Podcast is the marketing conversation served straight up from our agency bar, the Denfield Arms. We’re not short of an opinion or two at Denfield, and alongside our revamped blog, we’re discussing the latest hot topics and key takeaways for our followers.

Catch up on our latest episodes here:

• Episode 1: Coffee, whisky & full-service thinking – with our MD, Guy, and Client Services Director, Mike
• Episode 2: Amazon disagreements, Mr Bean’s UX lessons & A/B testing – with our Head of User Experience, Ash, and Digital Designer, Zoe
• Episode 3: Generational differences, Aldeh and Ribena ratios – with our Digital Director, Miguel, and Senior Paid Search Executive, Neesh

Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to be the first to know every time a new episode hits the channel – we’ve got some exciting topics coming up, including digital, brand and tone of voice.

We said goodbye to Blue Monday

In what’s becoming a bit of a Denfield tradition, we started the year with the return of Blue Mondays, which was a roaring success in 2023 and 2024. We like to take the winter blues into our own hands – combatting the post-Crimbo lull by getting together and enjoying some top-notch grub. We were treated to a meal every Monday in January, each one prepared by a member of our Senior Leadership Team.

We won some more trophies

It was our third time at the Corporate & Financial Awards, and we were thrilled to take home the top award for Best Printed Report (Unlisted) and silver for Best Front Cover for our work with Chester Zoo on their 2024 Annual Report. Over the years, we’ve won four gold trophies, plus one silver and one bronze!

We also made the Elite Franchise Top 10 UK suppliers list! We’re proud to have been supporting franchising for many years and this highlights our hard work within the industry. In particular with Banana Moon Franchise, who claimed the Natalia Shvarts QFP Community Builder of the Year Award on the night for their ‘Little hearts, bright futures’ initiative, which we’re incredibly proud to continue to support them with!

Check out our case studies to see some of our award-winning client work!

We celebrated our people

We’re thrilled to have a number of long-time Denfielders in the team, with our 10- and 15-year clubs growing each year. This year, we celebrated a very special anniversary, as it’s 20 years to the day that our Managing Director, Guy, joined our team. From learning the ropes as a Junior Account Manager to becoming MD in 2015, he’s played a key role in helping shape who we are, our Go. Do. attitude and how we show up for our clients – and each other – every day. Thanks for everything you do, Guy!

Matt, Amy and Katie also joined our 10-year club, while Dan celebrated 15 years with us. We’ve also been delighted to welcome some new faces to the team this year to help strengthen our offering. As always, we’ve taken a moment to celebrate personal and professional milestones at our monthly Cheers Tuesdays in the Denfield Arms. This year, we’ve raised a glass to award wins, client wins, qualifications, engagements, babies and house moves!

We took a well-being wander

We know that the world of marketing moves fast, and we work hard to stay ahead of the curve. But we also recognise that success isn’t just achieved by hitting targets. Our own ‘Go. Do. You’ well-being team are always working hard behind the scenes to help create an environment where our team feel connected and valued.

Here are three ways we support our team…

• Weekly drop-in sessions (or just a cuppa and a natter) with our qualified mental health first aider
• 3 x well-being days a year
• Team surveys to encourage engagement and any suggestions

We also prioritise time for team bonding and wellness initiatives throughout the year. We enjoyed some team lunch walks in April, inspired by the On Your Feet Britain campaign.

We made Fridays epic

Friday Feelings continue to be a firm favourite in the Denfield calendar. Every last Friday of the month, a randomly selected group of Denfielders organise a treat for the office. They pick a card to decide the theme: activity, out of office, wellness or food/drink. This year, we’ve enjoyed an Easter egg hunt, a visit from an ice cream van, a Halloween quiz and even an escape room – in our office!

We whipped up a storm

We saw some incredible baking skills on display at our Macmillan Coffee Morning, raising money for a wonderful cause. Our Star Baker was Banita, with Jake a very close runner-up!