East Mids PRs set to write punchy headlines
East Midlands PR firms are set to join the white collar boxing craze at East Midlands Airport today, when they jump into the ring to pummel their rivals to within an inch of their lives.
PR pugilists from across the region will battle it our over three rounds of three minutes to land the ultimate prize of a £900 pound monthly retainer (social media management not included) for a local firm of undertakers.
The ultimate winner will not only brag about this this prestigious account win in a press release about themselves, but will also get the pick of the best junior account executives in a recruitment drive not dissimilar to the draft system in American Football (but without the helmets and tight trousers).
TheBusinessDesk.com ran into one puffing PR whose training regime had seen her run all the way from her home in the Vale of Belvoir to Browns in Nottingham for her weekly case of prosecco. Between gulps, she told us: “I don’t mind what they do to me in that ring, but they simply can’t touch my face. My face is my business, and my business is my face. JUST DON’T TOUCH MY FACE.”
She then disappeared into a corner to schedule some tweets.
We ran into another muttering account manager in the toilets at Seven in Derby, where he was busy washing his gum shield out.
“Nottingham thinks it’s the capital of the East Midlands, does it?” he said – clearly high on some kind of protein shake. “We’ll see about that…” he muttered darkly, as he left the cubicle humming “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor.
We’ll have all the results on our newsletter on Monday morning.
