One of the longest-established, independent,
advertising agencies in the Midlands
Originally established in Birmingham at the end of World War II, Shaw Advertising became Shaw & Underwood when founder, Walter Shaw was joined by partner Edward Underwood. Wally and Ted went on to become well respected and well loved figures within the Midlands’ advertising scene.
Carrying on the founders’ ethos and their hard-working, straight-talking and results-oriented approach to collaborating with clients, the current directors are all share-owning partners. Our combined multi-faceted experience covers many years and many different aspects of marketing and communications - both traditional and innovative.
Intelligent, client-focused professionals, we believe in building long lasting relationships with clients - whatever their advertising, marketing and public relations ambitions.
Directors
Simon Trott
Managing Director
Simon has spent his working life in publicity and continues with the same energy and enthusiasm as he did on day one. A born communicator, Simon works hard to deliver solutions carefully matched to clients requirements across a range of platforms. Outside of work, Simon’s passion is rock music, particularly the prog genre, a subject upon which he is quite happy to speak for many hours!
Chris Twigger
PR Director
Chris has worked with a range of clients, including several blue-chip companies, across a variety of business sectors, to deliver tangible results time and time again. He combines the ability to think strategically with a capacity to realise the potential of any brief and to communicate effectively, whatever the audience.
The Creative, Hard-working, Resourceful Team
Simon Trott
Managing Director
Chris Twigger
PR Director
Karen Hutt
Media Buyer
Alan Jobling
Finance
Richard Logan
Studio Manager
Laurie Prescott
Associate Director