Welcome to the Roe Park Resort

In December 2011 Morrow Communications won the contract to deliver integrated communications support for the rebrand of the Roe Park Resort in Limavady. The contract includes delivering public relations, design and advertising services for the hotel resort in support of its rebranding and repositioning programme.

Institute of Directors Unveil New Premises In Belfast’s Academic Hub

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has relocated its Northern Ireland headquarters to the recently redeveloped Riddel Hall at Queen’s University Executive Centre, Stranmillis. Morrows supported the IoD as it held its official launch recently. The event was attended by its members from a broad spectrum of business sectors, MLAs, dignitaries and esteemed guest Simon Walker, Director General of IoD.

Speaking at the launch event which was sponsored by Bank of Ireland, IoD Director General Simon Walker praised the Riddel Hall facilities and outlined key issues and opportunities currently facing business leaders, including the importance of diversity at leadership level and the need for a reduction in corporation tax.

InterTrade Ireland All-Island Seedcorn Awards

The Morrow Communications events team managed a 20 strong event production crew including set builders, lighting and audio visual suppliers at the recent InterTradeIreland All-Ireland Seedcorn Awards.

InterTradeIreland’s Seedcorn Awards aim to recognise and promote the best early stage companies across the island of Ireland. Companies are selected following an intense competition designed to mirror a real life investment process.

180 guests attended along with John Perry (The Minister for Small Business) and BBC NI’s Donna Traynor, who hosted the awards. The competition brought together regional finalists from Munster, Connacht, Dublin and Northern Ireland to make a Dragon’s Den style investment pitch to a panel of judges on the day of the awards.

The winners from each region were announced at the awards along with the overall winners. The Best High Growth Company, ALR Innovations, won €100,000 with Zinc Software winning €50,000 for being the Best Emerging Company.

More information on these awards can be found at www.intertradeireland.com/seedcorn

Morrow's AV Team Secure Two New Contracts

Following a competitive tendering process, Morrows Audio Visual team have been appointed to the Enterprise Ireland framework agreement for media production. The framework exists to supply Enterprise Ireland with high quality corporate films. These will be used at a range of events and international presentations. Morrows is one of only four companies selected for the framework and is the only Northern Ireland company to have been admitted.

Morrows AV team are delighted to have won a tender for Queen’s University, School of Nursing and Midwifery for the Production of an educational DVD on Gestational Diabetes. The production will take place over the course of a year with filming in Belfast and Manchester. It is designed to inform women who have recently been diagnosed with the condition how to have a healthy pregnancy and birth.

Turkey Sales Set To Take Off For Moy Park This Christmas

As part of an ongoing relationship with Marks & Spencer, leading poultry processor Moy Park will supply all UK and Ireland M&S stores with four new lines of turkey products in the run up to Christmas.

Moy Park, which supplies major retailers throughout the UK and Ireland with fresh, locally sourced poultry and convenience foods, has developed the turkey range in conjunction with M&S.

“Christmas is a key time of year for the poultry sector and a peak time for turkey production.” explains Tony O’Neill, Moy Park’s business development director.

“We have worked hard to develop new products to suit the needs of the market and will produce a substantial number of turkeys for M&S alone this Christmas season” said Tony O’Neill.

Panto Scoops A ‘Giant’ Deal With Dale Farm

Dale Farm, Northern Ireland’s leading dairy company, is giving Belfast’s Grand Opera House a ‘giant’ boost this year by sponsoring its Christmas pantomime, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk.’

The locally-owned business, known for its fresh milk and cream, Dromona cheese and butter, Spelga yogurts and Dale Farm ice cream, has said it is ‘thrilled’ to support this fun, family tradition, which will see over 80,000 panto enthusiasts through the doors of the Grand Opera House over a seven week period.

Welcome On Board - Bryan Somers Travel

Morrow Communications is delighted to add Bryan Somers Travel to our client portfolio. We will deliver public relations and communications activity with a view to helping the business increase its profile and promote it as an experts in the area of golfing holidays.

Ulster Rugby 2012 Calendar

Retailer Asda is bringing some early Christmas cheer and supporting a worthwhile cause as official supermarket stockist of the Ulster Rugby 2012 Calendar in a bid to raise much needed funds for the Prince’s Trust.

Asda stores across Northern Ireland are stocking the brand new Ulster Rugby 2012 Calendar which features exclusive pictures of the team ‘in training’ including Ulster’s Irish International stars, Stephen Ferris, Simon Danielli and Rory Best. All profits from the calendar will go directly to the Prince’s Trust to help transform the lives of disadvantaged young people in Northern Ireland.

Michael McCallion, Asda NI Buying Manager said, “We are delighted to be helping support such a worthy cause- by supporting the Prince’s Trust we are ensuring that all proceeds from the calendar sales go directly to those that need it most across Northern Ireland. We are confident that the calendar will be a big hit with our customers with the Christmas present buying season approaching.”

Priced at £4.95, the calendar has so far proved to be a resounding success with over 134 calendars being sold in the majority of Asda Northern Ireland stores since the official calendar launch at the beginning of November. And with Christmas around the corner Asda predicts that this trend is likely to continue as more and more people look for a meaningful Christmas gift or stocking filler.

Getting to know… Nicola Adamson, Communications Consultant

What is your career background?
I studied a BSc Hons degree in Communication, Advertising and Marketing at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown. During my studies I completed a work placement in the Sports Centre at the University as a PR and Marketing executive. I enjoyed my placement so much that I continued to work there part-time during my final year of study and for another year on completion of my degree. After three months travelling in South East Asia I joined the Morrow Communications team in October 2007.

What was your first job and how much were you paid?
My first job was working as a part time checkout operative in Tesco during my last two years at school. From memory I think I got paid about £5/hr plus time and a half on Sunday – which was a great incentive to work some extra hours!

Have you ever had a job you hated?
I don’t think I’ve ever had a job I really didn’t like, although I did work as a waitress for a short stint in a coffee shop and I must admit having to take plates back to the chef with customer complaints wasn’t one of my favourite tasks!

What was your first success?
My first success is a tough one…as two occasions stand out from my childhood. The first was winning a silver medal for Speech & Drama at the Holywood Festival when I was 7. My Granny and Granda were with me and seeing how proud they were of me when I received my medal was very special! The second was ballet dancing on stage at the Grand Opera House when I was 10…all the butterflies back stage were definitely worth it and my Dad met me at the stage door with a bouquet of flowers.

What business figure(s) do you most admire?
I have to say the late, great and original TV chef Keith Floyd. From cooking skits in the early 80s he evolved into a brand, achieving cult status, producing TV series, DVDs and writing cookery books to global acclaim, while paving the way for the current generation of celebrity chefs.

Have you ever made a mistake and if so what did you learn from it?
Growing up I often heard the old adage, ‘the man that never made a mistake, never made anything!’ I have always taken heart from that phrase and also that as long as you do your best that’s all you can do. I always try my best in both my personal and work life and if I do make a mistake, which I’m sure I have in my 27 years, being open and honest is always best.

What is the most valuable piece of advice you have ever been given?
Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself!

What one item would you take with you to a desert island and why?
I think it would have to be a phone with a never-ending battery and unbroken network coverage. Truthfully I would offer my place on the island to someone else because I would miss my friends and family too much!

What has been your biggest financial extravagance?
It has to be my first car, a sliver Clio – I did have second thoughts about a shopping spree and a dream holiday as I handed over the money!

Do you have a business mantra?
Again I would have to say treat others as you want to be treated yourself…also making a good first impression is crucial in business.

What items do you always carry with you?
BlackBerry and a supply of makeup…just in case!

When will you retire?
Not for a very long time!

QUB film showcases student life in Belfast

The Morrow Communications AV team are proud to have produced a new film for Queen’s University Belfast highlighting the very best of student life in Belfast.

Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgou7pxSGCM&feature=youtu.be to learn about everything the university and the city has to offer from sights and entertainment to culture and arts.

Pride in client work at Morrows

Morrow Communications entered two awards in this year's CIPR Northern Ireland PRide Awards and won in both categories. Morrows took the Gold Award in the Corporate Social Responsibility category for its communications of the Asda 'Sporting Chance' initiative, aimed at encouraging activity in young people.



The team also picked up the Silver award for the Irwin's Bakery 'Great Veda Debate' campaign, which drove sales of the popular local loaf by asking the public to join the all important 'sliced or unsliced' discussion.

The awards bring Morrows' collection to a total of 18 Gold and 15 Silver within the past three years.