ABOUT

MK operates as part of the Northern Communications Group. A niche PR agency, MK represents clients on a local, regional, national and international scale.

Put simply; our aim is to help you engage more effectively with your audiences. We’ll do that by communicating your message through the channels most relevant to you and your stakeholders.

Our core services include media relations, media training, crisis communication, stakeholder relations, event management, social media and copywriting – but we also work with a range of ‘sister’ agencies to provide services such as design, print and photography.

We’d love to find out more about you and the work you do. So, if you’re looking for some PR support as a stand-alone or part of a wider marketing approach, let’s talk over coffee, or if you want to find out more about MK speak to the team on 0114 275 6784 or by email.

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Consumer PR

We have a fantastic track record with our consumer clients, helping them to engage with their customers, delivering the key messages to the people that matter most.

Corporate PR

Our corporate PR work has seen us gain a strong reputation with a host of businesses, which regard us as a sector expert both regionally and nationally.

Social Media

We work with our clients to identify and maximise relevant social media opportunities, and to strategically devise and implement the right approach for them.

Services

Media relations has been a cornerstone of Public Relations for as long as the industry has existed, and it remains an important part of any communications strategy today.

At MK we work with our clients to build relationships with key journalists at key media titles, providing them with the knowledge, information and tools they need in order to tell our clients’ stories.

Many of our team members are trained writers and journalists – and we have a strong track record of securing significant, quality and proactive press coverage across print, broadcast and digital media titles.

We work with MK clients to establish:

Media Briefing Kits & Multi-platform Key Messages

Strategic Social Media Outreach Schedules

Ongoing Relationships with Key Online and Offline Influencers

Sustained Ongoing Media Relations Programmes

Risk Management Communication Protocols

Key Stakeholder Engagement Strategies

Concepts to Attract Target Audiences

We believe that great PR needs great people – you and us. We aim to be the best at what we do and look to work only with people who are similarly motivated. Our team members come in all shapes and sizes, but they do have one thing in common: they are all immensely enthusiastic about what they do.

MK has purposely sought out and recruited highly experienced PR professionals. We attract some of the best talent in the industry so we can offer our clients an unparalleled service.

Recruitment

MK offers work experience placements for a small number of carefully selected candidates looking to gain an insight into the world of PR – and to find out if it’s the industry for them. The spaces we have are limited and so only a small number of candidates who really shine throughout the application process are lucky enough to come and work with us.

We offer the full PR agency experience. From research and media monitoring to writing and pitching stories, you’ll get stuck into it all. Whilst working with our team of PR professionals you’ll identify the skills you need to develop in order to succeed.

To find out more about our current work experience programme and how you can apply for one of the limited spaces, please speak to Ashlea McConnell on 0114 275 6784 or email help@mkpublicrelations.co.uk

Please note that work experience opportunities last for a maximum of two weeks and are unpaid.

Testimonials

“Affecto Recruitment is a relatively young business operating in a sector that is still in its infancy, and so our PR strategy needed to be reflective of that.

“From the off the MK team has offered advice and guidance on how to best reach our audience – whether via social media, web content, event sponsorship, stakeholder engagement or good old fashioned media coverage – as well as providing valuable feedback on how to further develop and shape the brand as the business continues to grow.

“Always available to lend an ear or bounce around ideas they are, from my perspective, professional and approachable in equal measure.”

Dan Koseoglu, Director

Affecto Recruitment

“Ushiwear’s moto is ‘Wear Different’, so it’s hardly surprising that we needed our PR team to buy into the ethos of the brand; and from day one MK PR simply ‘got us’.

“We now see them as an extension of our own in-house team, and we very much value their input and advice with regards every aspect of the business. Niceties aside, our sales have also gone up considerably since they started to manage our media relations and social media activity which has really helped us move the brand forward.”

Neil Kapusi, COO and Co-Founder

Ushiwear

“MK PR has been working with The Floow since 2014 when the business was still considered to be a ‘start-up’, and we had a small team of around 20. Now we employ more than triple that number, and we partner with some of most recognisable brands in the automotive industry in the world.

“The MK team has been shoulder to shoulder with us throughout this rapid period of growth; playing an important role when it comes communicating our key messages to existing and potential stakeholders across the globe.”

David James, COO

The Floow

“The majority of Nest.co.uk’s sales are online, but as we have a store in Sheffield we really wanted to try to increase footfall and develop a more engaged local customer base.

“The MK team developed a strategy based on this brief that would see us increase our profile via media relations and stakeholder engagement, utilising tactics such as award entries, press releases, profiling opportunities and events. They took the time to listen to our objectives and ensure that their own key performance indicators were well aligned, and we’ve been really pleased with the results.

“In 2016 alone we have been shortlisted for a number of awards; some regional, which is great from an awareness perspective, but also some that are national which is great recognition and a great boost for our own team.”

Toni Anne Sanderson, Marketing & Operations Director

Nest.co.uk

“I was introduced to Ashlea and the team at MK PR by another contact, and whilst happy to take an initial meeting my worry was that the team just wouldn’t be able to grasp our rather unique approach to marketing. We’re not what one might call conventional, you see.

Well, it didn’t take long for that particular concern to be alleviated. We are a company who likes to explore unusual ideas and approaches to communicating with our customers, and it can sometimes be difficult to meet people who can tune in to our wave length and humour straight away; but these guys just knew how to think like we did.

The team are professional and hardworking, as well as fully committed to finding solutions that always hit the nail on the head when it comes to copy and social media.

I can whole heartedly recommend MK PR. They are a brilliant support to me and our company.”

Helen Lowe, Events & Marketing Manager

Europa International

“Glu Recruit was established in 2016. As a young business we needed PR to work hard for us.

The MK team helped us develop a strategy to grow our business and establish a reputation as a recruitment firm of choice for Job-seekers and employers in the local area.

From day one the MK team has offered top notch advice and guidance on how to reach our audience through media relations, social media and events whilst giving valuable feedback on how to further develop Glu as we continue to grow our brand.

I can wholeheartedly recommend MK PR- they have continuously been a huge help and support to myself, the team at Glu and the company as a whole.”

Rob Shaw, Managing Director at Glu Recruit

www.glurecruit.co.uk

“MK PR has worked shoulder to shoulder with Meadowhall’s in-house marketing team for over a decade – helping to shape and manage the Centre’s reputation, while driving and meeting the core business and communication objectives. They’re a great team, with a broad set of experience and understanding. Their results driven approach is second to none – and their achievements speak for themselves.”

Richard Pinfold, Marketing Director at Meadowhall

Meadowhall Shopping Centre

“Not only is the MK team knowledgeable and easy to work with; they routinely achieve impressive results. From constructing a tailored strategy to managing social media content to obtaining media coverage, all aspects of PR are managed effectively and efficiently.

“We are consistently impressed by the work MK do to raise awareness for our brand and grow our reputation; we would always recommend MK to other businesses.”

Roger Haworth, co-founding Partner at CPP

CPP

“We’ve been working with MK for a couple of years now to develop and deliver a comprehensive communications strategy that complements our wider marketing activity.

To date, they have done an excellent job of developing a clear strategy for Banner Jones, and the team works hard to ensure that we’re positioned in the best light whilst reaching our desired target audiences across multiple platforms including social media platforms, media relations, and wider stakeholder engagement and profiling opportunities. Their understanding of the legal sector has given us something over and above what other PR agencies can offer.”

Ann-Marie Lowe, Marketing Manager at Banner Jones

Banner Jones

MK forms part of the NC Group,

To find out more about the opportunities at MK or the wider NC Group please call 0114 2756 784 or email a covering letter and copy of your CV to help@mkpublicrelations.co.uk

MK offers work experience placements for selected ambitious students and graduates looking to gain an insight into the world of PR.

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