Launching Shackleton – Britain’s financial adviser

Launching Shackleton – Britain’s financial adviser

The approach: Bold Partners was approached by the executive leadership team of Shackleton roughly three months ahead of the simultaneous completion of four business acquisitions, and the launch of a unified national brand.

The challenge: We were appointed to lead the resulting launch project, co-ordinating both internal resources and existing agencies, and sourcing specialist skills (e.g. video production, PR management and social media management) to fill identified gaps. 

The outcome: A highly successful business and brand launch, on both anecdotal and empirical measures. The launch enjoyed a strongly positive reception among all key audiences, including clients, staff, the press, the Board and the leadership team, who have publicly acknowledged the crucial role played by Bold Partners.

Testimonials

“We engaged Bold Partners to advise us on and, in many respects, to lead, the launch of the Shackleton brand. 

“To say that they delivered with aplomb would be an understatement, but then again, having worked previously and over many years with the Bold Partners co-founders, the decision to seek their support was an easy one. 

“The launch of the Shackleton name was a crucial project for us, coming at the point we were truly becoming a nationwide provider of fair, trustworthy financial advice. 

I had a clear idea of how I wanted to position our business, as Britain’s financial adviser and, as such, a very serious challenger to the status quo, but it was clear to me that we needed to bring in some heavyweight expertise and experience to deliver the vision. 

“In terms both of strategy and execution, Bold Partners delivered for us at every step – from developing and implementing a clear plan, to articulating our highly distinctive narrative, to ensuring our visual identity has both cut-through and practical application, to bringing together and leading a highly impressive team of specialists. 

“Marcus and Will brought the tenacity, diligence, expertise and experience we needed to make the launch such a huge success. This combination of qualities, coupled with bags of creativity, makes them a very impressive team indeed.”


“Having joined Shackleton as Group CFO at an exciting point in the development of the business, and having been asked by Paul to act as executive sponsor of this crucial project, I can only say how grateful I am to have been able to lean on the experience, expertise and creativity of Bold Partners.

“Sincere thanks to you, Marcus and Will, and to the brilliant team of specialists you brought together and led through our brand launch. I have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Bold Partners to any senior leaders in financial services in need of support and advice when it comes to major marketing and communications projects.”