Katie Hayes is Account Director at MCG. She has a wide range of experience in PR having worked in agency roles in London and Leeds before joining the MCG team in 2009. Find out a bit more about her from these random facts. We’re still looking for evidence of her starring role in Emmerdale:
0- Cups of tea drunk by the London office(given it up for lent
1- Nan safely returned from South Africa
1- Whirlwind fashion desk drop
1- Fabulous cake from student Nikki
1- Big 3-0 comedown
My lovely Katie Hayes was down in London for the day and as it’s her big three oh, I thought we should revisit her old stomping ground, Clerkenwell and whilst there it would have been a dishonour not to go stop by MCG fave, The Modern Pantry.
Jess Bennett is the most recent addition to the MCG team. Jess joined as an Account Executive at the end of 2011 and has quickly made her mark at MCG working on a wide range of FMCG accounts. Get to know her a bit better and by all means test her out on The Waste Land.
As a recent graduate looking to start a career in the PR world, I was very grateful when MCG agreed to take me on for two weeks to give me some work experience. Today is my last day, and the fortnight has flown by.
After a busy couple of days desk dropping we booked a table at The Luxe, John Torode’s Spitalfields restaurant.
Call me a cynic, but as every good marketeer knows, Valentine’s Day is not about hopelessly romantic gestures and candlelit dinners for two: it’s the seasonal opportunity between Christmas and Mother’s Day to achieve stand out for your brand. And with Britons spending £880 million (according to the expert on all things romantic, Travelodge) on Cupid’s favourite festival this year, it’s not showing any signs of fading away.
Traditionally romantic brands and products have come up with some great stunts and surveys, but we’ve really enjoyed the more irreverent and even downright gloomy examples this year. Here’s a round up of our favourite stunts, top tens and surveys:
1 – Gorkana breakfast meeting with James Hall from the Telegraph
1 – Team member away skiing, 3 team members back in one piece
1 – Team member sticking to ‘alcohol-free February’
2 – Over-fed (now fat) goldfish
Last Wednesday Ross Jankin, Wells, Rachey Babe and I went to Create, the new social enterprise restaurant in Leeds. Their strap line, ‘Where good food and people matter’, is displayed above the open kitchen set in what could be Google’s offices; chrome meets colourful lights and chairs.
As a non-skier who nonetheless loves ski holidays, I decided to add to my usual schedule of walks, spas and bars in the French resort of Tignes last week, by learning to drive a Husky-drawn sled.
I use the term “drive” loosely – it was more about strong core control (thank you pilates) to balance the sled as the dogs did their stuff and sensible use of the brake to ensure the sled didn’t hurtle into the dogs on downhill runs – but what an incredible, exhilarating experience.
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