PRoud to Announce….

We received the exciting news this week that we’d been successfully shortlisted for a massive ELEVEN PRide Awards! The annual awards are a great excuse to celebrate the hard work of the past year and catch up with the cream of Northern Ireland’s PR industry.

We’re particularly proud to have been shortlisted in the big award of the night…the Outstanding Consultancy of the Year and to have our own Kelly McKee shortlisted in the competitive Outstanding Young Communicator category.

The rest of our shortlist looks something like this:

·         Best Corporate and Business Communications: Moy Park - Well regarded, not just well known

·         Best Corporate and Business Communications: Northern Ireland Science Park - Where Success Breeds Success

·         Best Not-for-Profit: Fareshare - Giving FareShare a Fair Share of Voice

·         Best Community Relations: Tellus Border Survey- Between a Rock and a Hard Place

·         Best Public Sector: Tellus Border Survey - Between a Rock and a Hard Place

·         Best Campaign £10,000 and Under: Royal Ulster Agricultural Society - The 'Yes' Campaign

·         Best Consumer Relations: Flahavan's Oat-erly Delicious'

·         Best Integrated Communications: Roe Park Resort Rebrand

·         Best Digital Campaign: Moy Park 'Fast Lives Need Florida'

Wish us luck for October 5^th!

Titanic Economy - Innovation gene is alive and well

When the Titanic was launched from Belfast a hundred years ago, the city was known across the world as an industrial and innovation powerhouse.

It had the largest shipyard, the largest ropeworks and was a major exporter of linen and tobacco products.

While those old industries may be gone, new ones are emerging. The Northern Ireland Science Park which today sits alongside the refurbished Titanic Dock and Pumphouse proves the innovation gene is still alive and well. Home to over 100 technology companies employing over 1500 people, it is growing apace as the new engineering skills in software, hi-tec, bio-medical and clean-tech sectors represent the new global exports.  

BBC Newsline's business and economics editor Jim Fitzpatrick reports on the new Titanic Economy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17592265

A taste of Titanic

Titanic. An icon. A tragedy. A major tourism product and globally recognised brand.

The programme to mark the 100th anniversary of the ship's infamous maiden voyage commenced this weekend with the opening of the Titanic Belfast project and building, bringing visitors from home and abroad into the city and putting the world's media spotlight on Northern Ireland.

Just around the corner at 'foody mecca' St George's Market, hundreds of visitors were sampling another local tourism product, our first class food, as chefs recreated Titanic's on board menus as part of an interactive demonstration.

Food NI, in partnership with Belfast City Council, brought the taste of Titanic to life with the special 'Titanic Kitchen' food sampling event. Talented chefs recreated the first, second and third class menus from Titanic, showcasing dishes ranging from porridge to 'cabin biscuits', haddock in 'sharp sauce' to wine jellied fruits.

The successful event is one of many that will capture the interest of people from near and far, who long to find out more about the ship and its heritage.

With tourists already visiting Belfast from across the globe, it seems the whole world has a taste for Titanic...