Activate – an experienced team of placemaking professionals, delivering services for retail, leisure and commercial schemes. We enliven spaces and engage communities, through a combination of placemaking consultancy and destination marketing services.
Placemaking
Placemaking
We develop and deliver commercially viable placemaking solutions that regenerate, repurpose and enliven assets, putting customer experience and social value at the centre of the each schemes placemaking strategy.
By using customer and stakeholder feedback to generate a common vision, we create places which enable innovation, enterprise and that support local economies and the wider community.
Destination Marketing
Destination Marketing
Our Destination Marketing team specialise in delivering integrated marketing programmes aimed at driving footfall, increasing spend and dwell time, supporting occupiers and connecting the destination to the local community.
The service works across all asset types delivering; strategy, creative, social media management, digital marketing, events management and community engagement.
Projects
St Christopher’s Place, London
Croxley Park, Watford
Quadrangle, Cheltenham
Insight
Social
Join @manchesteroxfamsuperstore for a day of creative workshops with the @officialuom & Stitched Up!
👗 Styling challenges & stitching workshops
🪡 Beginner-friendly
📅 Sat 27 Sept 2025 | 10.30–17.30
📍 Oxfam, Manchester Fort
Take a stand against fast fashion 💚🌍
Limited spaces, Book your place now. Link in bio.
This summer we brought a summer camp to @onestopperrybarr. A week of free, scout-themed activities designed to bring the community together. The mall was transformed into a fun, interactive space for families, with plenty of hands-on things to do.
The response was fantastic, with more than 600 crafts completed across the six days. The marshmallow catapults proved especially popular and kept children of all ages entertained. Visitors also enjoyed taking part in the camp-style trail as they explored the centre.
#Placemaking #activate #destinationmarketing #onestopshopping
Free iced coffee and croissant, anyone? 🥐
We recently partnered with Sunday in Brooklyn, one of our on-site occupiers at @stchristophersplace, for a standout activation to support the launch of the Neighbourhood Card.
This initiative was designed to encourage engagement from the local West End community –
and with complimentary iced matcha and beautiful flowers on offer, it was a great success. Even the weather was on our side!
If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time. Visit the link below to join the programme and start
enjoying exclusive benefits.
https://shorturl.at/54PgL
#Placemaking #activate #destinationmarketing #neighbourhoodcard
Looking back on our summer events, the Gruffalo & The Gruffalo’s Child Meet-Up at @putneyexchange was truly unforgettable!
It was wonderful to see so many families enjoying the Pop-Up Garden, the centre full of visitors and social engagement at an all-time high. The feedback from everyone who joined us has been fantastic!
#activate #placemaking #destinationmarketing #putneyexchange
