PR – the dark side; a corporate world of spin and bias. That was what they told me when I revealed I was quitting the land of local journalism and coming on board as a writer for HMS Remarkable. Leave your principles at the gangplank, they said, and do as you’re told. Yikes. Continue reading
Work Experience Diary: James
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After being taken on a tour around the building and being welcomed into the team, I was soon thrust into my first meeting, discussing one of the many clients that the company aims to help. From the results of that meeting came my first task, to research potential sponsorship opportunities for that company and how to best market the service that they were trying to offer. Google was my friend and I began drawing up a list of potential venues, events and other opportunities for which the company could be effectively marketed to the right demographic. Continue reading
Remarkable Work Experience Diary: Graham Read, Production Assistant
The River Itchen towards St. Catherine’s Hill provided a picturesque start to my week of work experience at Remarkable as a Production Assistant.
Welcomed with smiles, bright faces and a book about directing films, I set to work learning about what goes into producing a film from a director’s point of view. Armed with a media studies A Level that briefly touched on cinematography, my first task provided me with the opportunity to do some in-depth learning about something new; by lunchtime I had attempted to absorb the basics of directorial production. Continue reading
Remarkable effort for International Women’s Day
The guys and girls at Remarkable Group, made a huge effort for International Women’s Day.
New wins enable Remarkable to recruit eight new staff
Remarkable has responded to new business wins this year by appointing eight new staff in the past eight weeks. It brings the number of staff to 54 at its Winchester head office.
Operating throughout the UK and Europe the agency has welcomed new recruits with outstanding skills across its PR, digital and marketing divisions, ranging from account executives to account directors.
Working on public consultation, the engagement team has been joined by Carlene Leonard, Paul Beauchamp, Stephen Jolly, Tom Hewitt and Owen Hind. Samantha Clough and Nick Hart are the newest additions to the digital team while the PR team is strengthened by the appointment of Sam Nickerson.
Stephen Pomeroy, chief executive at Remarkable, said: “The recruitment drive is on the back of some significant new business wins. Appointing this number of staff is an investment into the future of Remarkable, which given the difficult economic climate we are optimistic going forward.
“This is a significant step for us as the business continues to grow and develop. With such new talent, 2012 is promising to be a successful year ahead.”