Media Buzz: Belgrave, Cogent Elliott, BHSF

London agency opens new base in Birmingham

LONDON PR agency Belgrave Communications has launched a second operation in central Birmingham. The office in Hill Street is being headed up by Susan Adams who has previously worked for Bell Pottinger and done freelancing in London, with support from director Nick Dines who will be splitting his time between the two offices. The firm, whose HQ is next to Hyde Park, counts budget hotel chain Travelodge and online commercial property portal Move Hut among its portfolio of clients. Mr Dines told TheBusinessDesk.com: “We’ve done work with Gallan Group through which we’ve spent a lot of time in Birmingham. We think there’s a lot of potential here, particular in the property PR market outside of London.”

Lions roar at national competition

A TEAM at Meriden-based at communications agency Cogent Elliot won the print category at the UK Young Lions competition. Jenny Barton, 26, and Casey Hennessy, 22, had to respond to creative briefs provided by children’s organisation UNICEF. The pair will now go on to represent the UK at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in June along with three other ‘Young Lions’ teams. Creative director Richard Payne said: “This is great news and is a massive achievement for such a young team. Jenny and Casey’s work was selected from over a hundred entries and it’s amazing what they came up with in such a short space of time and is a terrific acknowledgement of their creative ability.”

New venture for marketing manager

A MARKETING manager who recently led the re-branding of one of Birmingham’s oldest businesses has set up her own company. Siobhan Race, from health insurer BHSF, is set to leave the firm after 10 years of service to launch Alphabet Place, a marketing company in Warwick. Ms Race led the team which recently changed BHSF’s branding which had been largely unchanged for many years.
BHSF chief executive Peter Maskell said: “It is a challenge for us because we are losing one of our top players but at the same time it is great to see the development of an individual and the creation of a new business.”

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