Earlier this month MK Public Relations was adopted by its now parent organisation the Northern Communications Group: an exciting new era for the PR agency, which was founded 15 years ago, almost to the day. Prolific North – London-based approach for new Yorkshire marketing group Insider Media  – New full service comms agency launched BDaily – Latest […]

  The Great Northern Powerhouse conference took place today in Leeds, giving an opportunity to hear and contribute to the ongoing debate and understand a little more about the vision, commitment and focus for the north.   Having recently announced MK’s move to the Northern Communications Group, I was all ears. The conference was a […]

  Love it or loathe it, Valentine’s is upon us once again. For the most romantic day of the year, the agenda for singles is normally to avoid the annual slew of pink tat at the supermarket before drowning one’s sorrows with a bottle of vino, and for couples it means feeling obliged to be […]

Founder of MK, Steve McKevitt, speaks about Brexit in his recent Oxford University Press article: https://blog.oup.com/2018/12/how-politicians-tried-to-sell-brexit/   If we examine the two campaigns in terms of their message strategy, i.e. the way in which they sought to influence swing voters, significant differences become apparent. Remain is widely regarded to have been poorly executed – not a […]

Merry Christmas to all of our clients, past and present – we hope you have a fabulous festive season! 2018 has been a great year for MK and we’d like to thank you all for your continued support throughout. Here’s to 2019!

  The world of online news isn’t a newcomer to the game and, in fact, many of us will struggle to remember a time when the trusty newspaper was the source of all knowledge. Over the past decade a lot has changed in PR and, with the pace of digitalisation, the dynamism is set to […]

Founder of MK, Steve McKevitt, speaks about Brexit and the impact of emotional appeals in his recent Oxford University Press article: https://blog.oup.com/2018/12/brexit-referendum-emotional-appeals/   “Brexit was a big fundamental decision: an emotional decision,” said Nigel Farrage in an interview with The Guardian’s John Harris in September 2018. For once at least the former UKIP leader, a […]

  As I put fingers to keyboard Mrs May continues to sit tight at number 10. The 48 letters required for a vote of no confidence have not as yet materialised – and as time marches on, it doesn’t feel like they will.   A week is a long time in politics, Harold Wilson once […]

  The thought of finishing university and being catapulted head first into the world of adulthood is utterly terrifying – not only do you have to decide where you want to live, become more responsible about money, potentially start paying council tax and sorting out your own bills, but there is also the big C […]