06 Sep 2021

Catch joins the Sideshow Group

We are excited to announce that Catch has joined the Sideshow Group.

Sideshow are one of the UK’s fastest growing agency groups with over 300 talented staff across a highly connected family of specialist agencies that together provide digital services ranging from experience design to conversion rate optimisation.

Catch have been acquired to bring our much sought-after skillset of strategy, user experience design and technical build services to the group.

Jonathan Smith, Managing Director and Founder of Catch said: "We’re thrilled to join Sideshow Group’s talented team. Their established range of services is complementary to our own and will help bolster our offering, enabling us to create more success for our clients. We’re looking forward to starting this new chapter of Catch as part of one of the UK’s fastest growing independent agency groups."

Joining Sideshow will enable Catch to;

  • have the backing and support of a vibrant group of entrepreneurial agencies, while retaining our own unique brand, people and ways of working
  • offer additional complimentary digital services to our clients
  • provide more support and training opportunities for our teams
  • attract and retain the best people in the industry
  • super-charge our growth

Tony Hill, Founder of the Sideshow Group said: "This is a great new partner for the group. Jonathan and the team at Catch are outstanding at what they do, and this will raise both our technical and design proficiency considerably. We are looking forward to working together across many exciting projects and delivering industry leading digital experiences for our clients."

Sideshow Group was advised by Lewis Silkin and Eight Advisory. Catch was advised by Waypoint Partners, Brachers and Loucas.

09 Sep 2019

Our new Strategy Director

We're excited to announce we've appointed Polly Lygoe as Strategy Director. Joining our Senior Management Team, Polly will head up the Strategy & Creative department, tasked with helping define and grow our own strategic offering and deploying our skills in order to shape our clients' strategy.

Having spent much of her career in independent digital agencies; building and nurturing growing teams; and working as a strategic partner to clients, Polly is well-placed to support us in our own ambitious plans. Her focus on brand and customer experience, in particular, makes her a good match for our direction and growth plans.

"Polly's proven track record of helping lead digital strategies through a combination of planning and strategy techniques, as well as business, market and consumer insight will really benefit Catch in growing our strategic capabilities for our clients."

Jonathan Smith, Managing Director

"I consider this a bit of a return to my spiritual home. I'm thrilled to be joining a brilliant group of people at such a strong independent digital agency. I'm keen to capitalise on the strong creative & strategy grounding to help excel the agency and broaden our remit to ensure that our work is purposeful and drives impact"

Polly Lygoe, Strategy Director

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