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The Power of Brand Storytelling: How Christmas 2025 Campaigns Connect with Audiences

Publication date 18th Dec, 2025

Christmas adverts have become a cornerstone of the modern festive season, with brands investing significant time and resources into campaigns that people anticipate each year.   During a season saturated with marketing across multiple platforms, brands need to create adverts that cut through the noise and connect with audiences. Transforming festive adverts into memorable stories and cultural moments is a great way to...


PACE Secures Prestigious CPD Certification for Industry-Focused Courses

Publication date 9th Dec, 2025

The Professional Academy for Creative Enterprise (PACE) is proud to announce that our courses are now officially certified by The CPD Certification Service — the UK’s leading CPD accreditation body with more than 27 years of expertise.  Comprehensive Accreditation Across...


Refurb, Reuse, and Rent: The Sustainable Future of Fashion

Publication date 12th Nov, 2025

The fashion industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters, responsible for up to 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable fashion aims to lessen this impact by considering the human and environmental costs of production and consumption. A key...


From Performance to Style: How Gorpcore is Redefining Functional Fashion

Publication date 28th Oct, 2025

In recent years, the sport and performance clothing market has seen substantial growth, fuelled by the rising popularity of hobbies like running, hiking, and climbing. But now a new trend is reshaping the market – Gorpcore. First coined by The...


PACE Celebrates Its One-Year Anniversary

Publication date 30th Sep, 2025

This week marks one year since the launch of the Professional Academy for Creative Enterprise (PACE) at the University of Leeds, School of Design. PACE was established to build on the School's long tradition of working closely with industry, while...