éclat Marketing welcomes new team members to support growing customer base

James Pleass graduated with a degree in Journalism from Southampton Solent University. During his time at university he developed his strong communication skills while completing successful placements at Rough Guides Public Relations department and Remarkable Public Relations agency. On his placement James proclaimed, “I am delighted to be part of a public relations agency at the forefront of Digital PR, Telecoms PR & Technology PR.”

The agency also welcomes Sophie Young who graduated from The University of the Creative Arts with a BA (Hons) in Journalism, which was accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC). Sophie carries over a year’s experience within B2C PR, training with technology start-up agency Ballou PR and Surrey agency, Loop PR. Sophie is over the moon to be a part of the agency, “I’m so excited to be joining éclat marketing; the team is diverse in skills and experience and I know I’ll learn something new every day for the rest of my career.”

Dianne Canham, Client Services Director at éclat Marketing, commented “As éclat continues to grow, so does our account team and we are thrilled to welcome Sophie and James to éclat. 2012 is continuing to be a busy year for éclat and with these new appointments we hope to strengthen our relationships with the media and our clients.”
 

éclat marketing expands Account team

Lightwater, Surrey – 2nd August 2011: éclat Marketing, the specialist technology PR consultancy, today announced that it has appointed two new Junior Account Executives to join their expanding account teams.

Dave graduated from the University of Huddersfield where he studied a degree in Public Relations which was CIPR approved. Whilst studying at University, Dave succcessfully completed several PR work placements with organisations such as the BBC, the West Yorkshire Fire Service and the NHS.

Louise recently completed her degree at Southampton Solent University where she studied Journalism.  During her time there she developed strong communication and writing skills and an understanding of media practice and production.

As junior account executives, Louise and Dave’s main duties will be to support their teams in both client communication and media relations.

Dianne Canham, Client Services Director at éclat Marketing, commented: “As éclat continues to grow, so does our account team and we are thrilled to welcome both Louise and Dave to the éclat team.  2011 is continuing to be a busy year for éclat as our customer base and experience develops further and they will be fundamental in ensuring that our clients continue to be at the forefront of the media.”
 

éclat Marketing expands its PR team to deal with growing client portfolio

Technology PR agency éclat Marketing is delighted to welcome three new members to the account team – Alicia Mackie, Maria Muller and Nikki Woolf.

Prior to her role as Account Manager at éclat, Maria spent three years as a Senior Account Executive at Sherpa Media, a B2B agency specialising in technology, where she was responsible for media relations, strategic planning and client communications for her clients in Mobile and Wireless, Broadband, and Enterprise Networking. Before that, she was working for Greener Solutions, an environmental telecommunications company based in South-West London. In her spare time, Maria enjoys playing blocks, stacking cups and completing puzzles to entertain her son Derik!

Nikki has built strong media skills through coordinating in-house PR for two years at an events branding company; in addition she has strong communications experience, particularly over the telephone. Graduating from St Andrews University in 2008 with a degree in Art History, Nikki has developed good writing skills which she is pleased to implement in her role as Account Executive at éclat. In her spare time, Nikki enjoys running, working out at the gym, skiing and socialising.

New Account Executive, Alicia, has a wealth of media experience, previously working as a freelance journalist. Alicia has gained considerable PR experience through various internships and worked as a copywriter in a dynamic e-commerce office for 5 years. In her spare time, Alicia enjoys skiing, netball, boxing and scuba diving as well as writing restaurant reviews for the Food and Drink Guide.

Dianne Canham, Client Services Director at éclat says of the new recruits – “We are delighted to have the opportunity to expand our team. 2010 is proving to be a busy year for éclat with a growing client portfolio, so it’s great to welcome enthusiastic young professionals to the team. The dynamics are already working really well, with positive feedback from our clients”.