MK Public Relations is the proud winner of a Silver Award at the CIPR Pride Awards 2017 in the Consumer Relations Campaign category for our work with Meadowhall on their ‘Oona the elephant’ campaign. Upon partnering with Sheffield Theatres in early 2017, Meadowhall called upon MK to raise awareness of the partnership and, by bringing […]
BIG news… And what...
Unless you’ve been residing under a rock over recent weeks you will know that there has been much speculation about whether Prince Harry was planning to propose to Meghan Markle – an American actress, model, and humanitarian. Headlines of late have referred to her quitting her role as Rachel Zane in the legal drama Suits, […]
The Floow Case Study
The Floow – Innovative telematics technology provider announces the opening of its first US office at Connected Car Insurance USA Project Overview: From its HQ in Sheffield The Floow has cemented its position as one of the leading organisations in the global telematics industry with MK acting as its retained PR consultancy since 2014. Earlier […]
Lessons from toddlers
By Caroline Woffenden, managing director. When I’m not cutting through the challenges (and delights) of running a regional PR agency, I’m doing the far harder role of managing two young children. And I mean that. Managing a business is tough – and often lonely – but nothing compared to the true responsibility of bringing up […]
Breaking into PR: relevant...
With university acceptance increasing year on year and PR continuing to be one of the fastest growing sectors in the UK, a question I can guarantee will be striking the next generation of PR professionals is: does a PR degree = PR success? A quick search on UCAS informed me that there are, no less […]
Banner Jones – Continued...
Project overview: Law firm Banner Jones has appointed former Sheffield Chamber of Commerce president Steve Williams to its commercial and residential property team. The firm, which received international recognition as part of the 2016 Legal 500 guide, also recently welcomed Director and Solicitor Cathy Thomas to its Sheffield-based office. MK Brief: To promote the […]
Current affairs and popular...
By Charlotte Dowd, Senior Account Executive Staying on top of current affairs is essential to fulfilling your role as a PR professional. You will need to have a general knowledge of political advancements and developments in the areas within which your clients work. Some may think that staying on top of current affairs is easy, […]
Bell Pottinger
Reputation, reputation, reputation. It’s the stuff our industry is built on. So it is right, in my opinion, that the PRCA (Public Relations and Communications Association, to those of us in the know) took the decision to expel Bell Pottinger, previously one of London’s most reputable PR agencies, for bringing the sector into disrepute with […]
Gender-free John Lewis –...
Boys will be boys… but not according to John Lewis. The nation’s favourite department store, ‘never knowingly undersold’, has announced they are launching a unisex brand… Genius PR was my first thought (why hadn’t I thought of it, was my second). I grew up in an all-girl household, and attended an all-girl school – and […]
Agency Life: A year...
By Ellie Greenfield, former senior account executive at MK PR. Before starting at a PR agency, you will be given many a lecture on how challenging, diverse, rewarding and downright bizarre it can be. Whether it’s clients who won’t get back to you, the press who don’t think the story you lovingly spent time on […]