Wren Kitchens and Bedrooms , one of the UK’s fastest growing retail chains, has appointed the Manchester office of Havas PR UK as its retained national PR agency. The agency is tasked with raising awareness of Wren’s UK-wide network of stores across national consumer press and digital channels, providing local PR campaigns for individual store launches and [...]
Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance? Henry IV, 3.4.283 Goodbye, David Beckham, master of the PR stunt and first modern global English sporting brand. From Goldenballs to golden locks, tattoos to missed penalties, you will be missed on the pitch. Yet, off the green grass, things will be strange [...]
I was fortunate enough to attend a very interesting conference last week on how PR is changing. Speaking were lots of brand marketers, as well as core PR types, all stating the move away from media relations to ‘brand journalism’. I enjoyed the conference and will even forgive the use of some cliché bingo terms [...]
Putting a spin on it It is that time of year again, when young graduates fire off applications to PR consultancies in the hope of finding employment. That is if they are not going off on their gap year. I didn’t have that luxury – I worked at Cussons Soap Factory in Salford every summer [...]
Unlike most of my peers starting their University degree straight from college and uncertain about their future, I knew exactly what I wanted from my studies. Classed as a mature student, now aged 25, I’d already had a taster for the world of PR and was ready to make it my career. With work experience [...]
