Network Appoints Harbour as Lead Brand and Creative Partner

Network, one of the UKs leading discount schemes for key workers, has appointed Harbour as its brand and creative partner. Harbour will start work immediately on a brand repositioning ahead of an overhaul of visual/verbal branding and communications in 2023.

Network is the company behind schemes like discountsforteachers.com and healthservicediscounts.com; and have over 3m members in the UK. Through a series of retail partnerships, members (who can sign up for free) are able to save up to £2200 per annum on a range of products and services from shopping, travel & financial services. Research has shown that savings through the scheme can equate to the equivalent of a 7% pay rise. Network also offer members a free cashback card that can be used at retailers including Argos, Sainsburys, Waitrose and Boots.

Harbour business partner, Anna Bee, said: “There has never been a more vital time to support the key workers that keep our country going; especially thinking about the current issues surrounding cost of living. Through their discounts and cashback card, Network are able show our key workers that they’re not only appreciated but properly rewarded for their vital endeavours. We’re delighted to be able to play our part in making that happen”

Storm Postlethwaite, managing director of Network, said: “We knew the moment we met Harbour that their people and process were just what our brand needed. They’ll start by helping us define our north star, and from that everything else will follow. We know what we do is really going help even more key workers get what they really deserve; and the more people that know about it, the more can take advantage of it.”

Harbour offers independent creative, strategic and media thinking for brands, and sits at the heart its collective of more than 400 experts across 12 independent specialist agencies, including PrettyGreen, Curious and Digital Natives. The Network win adds to a string of recent project wins for Harbour from clients such as Away Resorts, Bestinvest, Soldo and The Athletic.