We’ve recently had the pleasure of working with Sheffield Theatres, and we can’t help that think running a theatre show is just like the workings of our Sheffield-based PR agency. Bear with me…. First of all we have the (managing) Director, Caroline. A director typically holds auditions (interviews) to select the acting cast (team members). They collaborate […]
Author: Sarah Clark
Brocco on the Park: Business Launch
In October 2016, boutique hotel and Neighbourhood Kitchen, Brocco on the Park were after a PR agency in Sheffield, South Yorkshire to help them spread the word of their incredible list of recognitions and accolades – we were thrilled to get a call from owner Tiina Carr saying she’d heard about the team at MK […]
Sheffield Means Business
Creative Sheffield, the first economic development arm of Sheffield City Council recently put out a report on the positive economic developments of 2016… and it makes very good reading. Sheffield is thriving on many levels and as we start 2017 it is worth reflecting on some of the achievements, success and progress from the previous […]
Networking Tips for a Budding PR Exec
Networking is an integral part of PR and the phrase ‘people buy people’ is absolutely true. We network in our personal lives every day but as a PR professional, networking events are the perfect opportunity to meet potential clients and make connections with people in the city you work in. By following these tips, you […]
Brexit by Caroline Woffenden, MK Managing Director
As an ex politics l student I was stunned, as a business owner I was worried, and as a mother I was heartbroken. When the nation spoke on Thursday 23rd June it wasn’t the language I was expecting. And I wasn’t alone; many eminent figures from the worlds of business, art, retail and medicine quickly […]
First impressions of working in an office by Yasmine Dajani, work experience
Having been in full time education for the past 11 years, the only ‘experience’ I’ve ever had of an office environment was peering through the windows of a broadband agency in town and seeing the dark, grey room filled with rows upon rows of computers, behind which sat a multitude of tired, bored looking workers […]
Office Etiquette (and how not to fall out with people) by Ellie Greenfield, Intern
The more offices I find myself in, the more I discover an alarming lack of office etiquette and general common sense amongst colleagues; having previously worked with blokes sat at desks, I’m used to a world of filthy offices, lad jokes and terrible, terrible music bombarding my ears. Having worked in retail as part of […]
‘When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water’
This famous quote from Benjamin Franklin became particularly poignant last week when some of the MK team took part in a sleep out in aid of Sheffield-based youth homelessness charity, Roundabout. Before I continue, let’s get this straight. It was one night. In a pretty controlled environment – quite far removed from the harsh realities […]
Life unplugged by Rachel Martin, Account Executive
The Internet of Things is poised to explode. Imagine a world where your fridge is talking to your phone, your toothbrush is talking to your dentist and your home lighting takes cues from your Netflix viewing choices – great, right? Well this future is closer than you might think – just ask anyone with a […]
Nobody Likes Change by Emily Williams, Account Executive
“The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress” – Charles Kettering Amid an exciting time at MK as we settle into our new office and begin the ‘new era’, I thought I would ponder on my relationship with change. ‘Nobody likes change’ is a phrase heard throughout life and […]