New signing for the Mere PR sports team
Mere PR’s dedicated sports team continues to expand with the appointment of Dan Ratcliffe, a sports-mad PR graduate who is also a golf and football fanatic.
An avid golfer, Dan is a former North Wales Youth Player who played in the Junior Welsh Championships before heading to Uni to study for his PR degree.
During his time at Uni he undertook a placement in the press office at Arsenal Football Club making him perfectly placed to join Mere PR’s experienced first 11!
Maritim Hotels checks in with Mere PR
Germany’s leading hotel chain, Maritim Hotels, has checked in with Mere PR for a proactive PR campaign to introduce its brand and portfolio of 51 hotel properties to the UK market.
Commencing immediately, the Mere PR travel team will target the travel trade press and conferencing and meeting titles with a mix of media relations and press visits – giving journalists the opportunity to enjoy the Maritim experience and famous German hospitality for themselves.
Eager to get started, the team has just returned from a flying ’induction’ visit to Germany where it took in several of the group’s most popular hotels in major cities including Cologne, Bonn, Frankfurt and Dusseldorf.
Mere PR shortlisted for CIPR Excellence Award
Work implemented by Mere PR to support the launch of Everton Football Club’s pink away kit has been shortlisted for a prestigious CIPR Excellence Award. Recognising and rewarding best practice in public relations throughout the UK, the awards acknowledge personal and team achievement at the highest professional level. Fingers and toes crossed until the awards ceremony later this year!
Just for kicks
Macclesfield Town FC footie stars Hamza Bencherif and Tony Diagne staged an impromtu kick about with fans outside the new Cash Generator store on Chester Gate in Macclesfield during the recent opening celebrations. In addition to getting fans involved, they also put store owner Ian Last through his paces testing his fitness with some very competitive keepy uppy – at least there was no dribbling…!
Manchester’s first ever Business Personality of the Year is revealed
Many congratulations to Kitbag’s MD, Ray Evans, who scooped the very first ‘Business Personality of the Year’ award at the inaugural Downtown Manchester in Business Awards 2011 which were held at Manchester Cathedral.
One of the top gongs in the prestigious ceremony, Ray received the award in recognition of his drive and ambition for Kitbag and recent achievements in terms of business growth and development – well done Ray!
Six years on and still going strong
Mere PR is celebrating one of its longest and fondest client relationships – six years with leading regional housebuilder, Jones Homes.
One of the UK’s leading developers of quality new homes, Jones Homes has an enviable reputation for building homes of character in highly desirable locations. Well established in the North West, the housebuilder appointed Mere PR to help support its new West Yorkshire office with a proactive media relations campaign to raise the profile of its prestigious developments across the Yorkshire region.
With residential property and construction PR being an area of particular expertise for Mere PR, we were only too happy to help out and have been a valued part of the team ever since. They say time flies when you’re having fun, so here’s to the next six years!
A street scene at Jones Homes' Norwood View development
Bentley Continental GT launches in Knutsford
More than 150 prestige vehicle enthusiasts and a raft of regional media celebrated the launch of the new Bentley Continental GT at Bentley Manchester in Knutsford.
The dealership is one of the first in the UK to take delivery of the hotly anticipated new vehicle meaning that Cheshire customers will be among the first in Britain to get behind the wheel for a test drive. Mere PR was there to manage interest from the regional media and ensure all local contacts were treated to an exclusive preview of the new vehicle and had access to images from the launch party.
The reveal comes in the run-up to the forthcoming launch of the new McLaren roadcar which joins the Bentley Manchester and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Manchester family this spring when it takes residency at a new state-of-the-art showroom at Canute Place in the heart of Knutsford. Mere PR will continue to work closely with Jon and the team to manage media interest during the launch campaign.
The new Bentley Continental GT
MD, Jon Crossley
Bentley enthusiasts mingle. Pic shows, Louis Saha (back to camera) and Sylvain Distin (facing camera)
Setting new standards for luxury in Cheshire
There was no time for relaxation when the Mere PR team landed the brief to stage a star-studded launch event to unveil the new five star health club and spa at The Mere.
The new £5.5 million health club and spa has set new standards for luxury in the North West. Boasting state-of-the-art fitness and wellness facilities including a vitality pool, hydrotherapy area and the largest pool in Cheshire, the spa also features seven luxurious treatment rooms and a contemporary spa lounge serving fresh produce from across the local region.
More than 250 people attended the official opening mingling with sporting heroes including Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Charlton and Viv Anderson plus radio presenters, TV personalities and famous faces.
Pictured in the pool area, left to right, are owner and CEO Mark Boler, Sir Alex Ferguson CBE and co-owner Gary Corbett.
The Mere PR team with Sir Alex, from left to right, Gemma Carey, Victoria Maltby and Rosie Hegarty
The new £5.5m health club and spa at The Mere
Bonjour! Mere PR helps France Meet the Media
When ATOUT FRANCE (the French Tourism Development Agency in the UK) asked us to help with its annual ‘France Meets the Media’ event for 2011, we were delighted to say ‘oui’.
One of the most visited countries in the world, France boasts a wealth of attractions for visitors of all ages. Each year, the country’s 30 regional press officers come to the UK for a week-long event, travelling to meet a variety of journalists across the UK and Ireland.
Mere PR is tasked with the media liaison around the Manchester and Liverpool events which take place at lunchtime in Liverpool and early evening in Manchester on Monday 28 February.
Local media correspondents with an interest in travel writing are more than welcome to join us for a glass of wine and discuss the many reasons to visit France during 2011. Simply contact rosie@mere.co.uk to be added to the guest list.
Great food, great wine and plenty of culture. What's not to love about France during 2011!
Metrolink kicks off high profile partnership with the Manchester FA
With the January transfer window now closed, football fans across Greater Manchester will be pleased to hear about a new signing that will suit both the reds and the blues!
Helping football fans and families get on the move across the region, Metrolink has teamed up with the Manchester FA in a two year partnership that sees Metrolink unveiled as the Manchester FA’s Official Travel Partner.
With a hat trick of initiatives to inspire and encourage young footballers in place for launch across the year, the partnership will predominantly focus on developing grassroots football and improving coaching and training facilities for footballing communities across the region.
The first Metrolink Team of the Month award will be presented this Wednesday. With a bit of luck, we might just discover the next Beckham, Giggs or Rooney.
MUFCs Corry Evans and Oliver Gill, with CEO of the Manchester FA Colin Bridgford and Metrolink Director Phillip Purdy.