Media Mix: Top honour for BDB & more

SOUTH Manchester marketing and communications agency Barrett Dixon Bell has been named International Consultancy of the Year at the 2011 PRCA  Awards.

The PRCA represents many of the major consultancies in the UK, and currently has over 270 agency members and 76 in-house teams.

Hale Barns-based BDB handles campaigns in more than 25 countries. It was praised for ensuring service delivery to a consistently high standard.

Olivia Kehoe, BDB’s managing director, comments: “Global companies choose BDB because we make their selling effective in any and every market they choose – Asia, the Americas, West and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia.

“We do it affordably and seamlessly throughout the world. Our clients love us nearly as much as we love them.  PR is at the heart of everything we do, and we do everything! Winning the PRCA’s International Agency of the Year Award is testament to the professional skills of our multi-lingual team and the belief and commitment of our loyal clients.”

BDB has won a number of other recent accolades including the 2011 Queen’s Award for International Trade.

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LIVERPOOL PR agency Kenyon Fraser has been appointed by the city’s Commercial District Partnership.

The partnership, which secured Business Improvement District (BID) status following a ballot held in May, will now embark on a £3m programme delivering a range of additional services designed to enhance the area, maximise trading opportunities, and help secure additional inward investment.

Kenyon Fraser won the contract after a competitive tender process. Managing director Richard Kenyon said: “We are delighted to have secured such a prestigious and exciting client and look forward to making a real difference to both the Partnership and the many businesses within the Commercial District.”

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MANCHESTER-based Smoking Gun PR has netted a new client in the sports sector after scoring with the Blackburn-based Football Safety Officers  Association.

Based at Blackburn Rovers’ Ewood Park ground, FSOA is made up of safety officers from professional and semi professional football clubs in England and Wales.

Rick Guttridge, Smoking Gun’s MD said: “The FSOA has an interesting story to tell and there is an image issue to overcome as health and safety officers are often maligned as ‘no’ men.

“We will be communicating the essential role they play in modern football and the hidden benefits their work delivers which ranges from fan’s match day experiences to increased revenues from well structured concourse catering.”