Agency overview: H&H wins Fujitsu contract; Content Soup secures two client wins; new account director at Faith PR

A Yorkshire agency has beaten off competition from 45 other firms to secure a prestigious contract with a leading global technology company.

H&H in Hessle secured the contract with Fujitsu after a competitive bidding process that saw it go head to head with companies from across the world.

Helen Bissett, co-founder of H&H, said the win helped demonstrates how our region can successfully hold its own against the likes of London, Manchester and Europe. She said: “The selection process was robust and exceptionally challenging, but one that our team felt more than ready for.”

Helen founded H&H together with Hannah Thoresby in 2011, over a cup of tea in Hull’s Land of Green Ginger. Bissett said: “H&H has continued to grow in reputation as one of the leading agencies in the UK. With enquires coming in from Hong Kong, Dubai and Canada in the last month alone, our global reputation is growing too.”

H&H now employs 24 people and expects that number to grow significantly over the next year on the back of recent big project wins. It is headquartered at Hesslewood Office Park, with additional offices in Covent Garden, London.

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Leeds PR and social agency, Content Soup, is celebrating the start of 2018 with two new client wins, having been appointed by Chef Works Europe and Second Store.

The team has been hired by hospitality uniform manufacturer and distributor, Chef Works Europe, to develop a social media strategy and deliver ongoing social media management aimed at driving awareness of the new Chef Works UK website and availability of its products in the UK and Ireland.

It will also conduct ongoing PR for the brand, manage all social advertising and deliver large-scale creative campaigns aimed at creating online conversations amongst UK chefs.

Emma Cohen, marketing manager of Chef Works Europe, said: “Our new website launch this year will see us widely distribute our products directly in the UK for the first time, and we needed the right agency on board to promote it via social and traditional media. Content Soup demonstrated a deep understanding of our brand and impressed us with their creative and intuitive ideas that will make us stand out on social media and really resonate with chefs and those working within the hospitality sector.”

Content Soup has also been appointed to carry out the national PR for the UK’s first female only online sneaker e-tailer, Second Store.

Jasmine Headley-Craik, co-owner of Content Soup, said: “We’re really excited to be starting 2018 with two brilliant new clients.”

Content Soup is communications agency based in the Chapel Allerton suburb of the city. Co-owned by Nina Green and Jasmine Headley-Craik, it offers clients a multi-channel mix of content services, encompassing PR, social media, SEO and copywriting.

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Brighouse-based public relations agency, Faith PR, has expanded its senior team with the appointment of an account director following a significant period of growth.

Emily Raleigh joins Faith PR with over 14 years of PR agency experience across both B2B and B2C sectors, with expertise in media relations, internal communications, copywriting, crisis management and stakeholder engagement.

At Faith PR her remit will include strategic account planning and development, client liaison and line management responsibility for other members of the team as well as strategic input into the development of the business.

Raleigh has most recently worked as a PR professional on a freelance basis for clients including the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre in Huddersfield alongside working with Faith PR in this capacity over the past two years.

Stefanie Hopkins, founder and managing director of Faith PR, said: “Emily is a fantastic addition to the agency. Having worked alongside her for the past two years I am confident in her skillset and ambition to strengthen our offering to our clients – existing and prospective.”

Raleigh said: “I’ve been an associate with Faith PR since 2015, so when Stefanie approached me to come on board on a more permanent capacity to help her drive the business forward, it made sense.

“It’s an exciting time for Faith having just celebrated 10 years in business and securing a recent succession of new business wins. I’m looking forward to working more closely with Stefanie and the team to help develop the business further.”

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