Media Buzz:
VERDUN PR has won a contact with HRH Group, the owner of a chain of 22 pubs, restaurants and hotels.
Hannah Bryce, owner of Harrogate-based Verdun PR, said: “We are delighted to be working with seven sites within the HRH group covering Harrogate, Leeds, York and Kirby Fleetham.”
The seven sites include The White Hart Hotel, The Fat Badger, Marmadukes, Guy Fawkes Inn, Lamb & Lion Inn, The Lounge Bar & Grill and The Black Horse Inn.
Other clients in the Verdun PR portfolio include Le Bistrot Pierre, The City Rooms, Country Warmth, Boutique Media Communications, RedHouse Originals and 108 Fine Art.
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MARKETING agency Brass has added Fiona Lane to its team.
She joins the firm on the back of time at Optimisa Research and a degree in management and marketing from Hull University.
Tim Downs, head of PR at Brass, said: “We are delighted to welcome Fiona to the team.
“Her knowledge of the wider marketing mix and research experience gives her a fuller picture of client requirements. She is a great asset to the team and is producing some fantastic client work.”
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CICADA Communications is celebrating after winning four new contracts in its 25th year of trading.
The Harrogate-based firm has once again been chosen to manage the Institute of Directors Yorkshire and Humber Director of the Year Awards 2012.
Cicada will also be working with Dale Carnegie in the north of England in 2012 as the international training provider celebrates its centenary year.
Harrogate-based creative design consultancy SoVibrant has appointed Cicada to handle its PR. And the team has also added exhibition and conference specialists Joe Manby to its client list.
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SOUTH Yorkshire design and digital agency Ledgard Jepson has designed and produced a new website for designer boutique Pollyanna.
The site provides Pollyanna with an online e-commerce service for its customers and a new front-of-house system for the store.
The Barnsley boutique was established by owner and fashion designer, Rita Britton, in 1967.
Dan Morris, digital director at Ledgard Jepson, said: “The website now properly reflects the Pollyanna brand and with hundreds of thousands of pounds in sales being put through the platform since its launch, it has allowed Rita and her team to concentrate on what they love most – buying and selling premium designer fashion.”
