16 Dec 2022

Christmas Giving at Catch

At Catch, we like to make sure we give something back at this time of year. To help us do so as a team, we scrapped the traditional - and slightly cringeworthy - office Secret Santa in 2019.

Instead, we take part in two charity initiatives - Christmas Jumper Day and Kids Out’s Giving Tree scheme.

Christmas Jumper Day is Save the Children's annual event which raises money for children in the UK and across the world. Every December, we all dust off our most festive jumpers (apart from Gary, our Tech Director, who happily wears his all month) and make donations to Save the Children. We’re happy to say we hit our target very quickly this year.

Designed to be a fun alternative to the traditional Secret Santa, Giving Tree is not only simple to get involved with but a fun exercise for the whole office! Rather than buy each other cheap - and occasionally tacky! - Secret Santa gifts, instead we each buy something from the Giving Tree shop. The gifts are then given directly to children in refuge homes and other children across the country who are in great need, helping make Christmas the special time of year it should be.

If you’d like to take part in the Giving Tree scheme, you can do so here.

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