What is it like interning at a dynamic, diverse, start-up PR firm?

What is it like interning at a dynamic, diverse, start-up PR firm? Worryingly for me was the reality that I knew almost nothing about the industry, save that it was characterised by networking, prosecco, and flaunting PR stunts. The name ‘Milk & Honey’, which for some might evoke images of a trendy bar, or a […]

Macmillan look to Milk & Honey’s Kirsty Reid for Coffee Morning PR inspiration

As part of the strategic planning of PR activity around the 28th World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, Macmillan has welcomed the support of Milk & Honey’s client director, Kirsty Reid, to inspire fresh creativity in this year’s campaign.   Liam Colman, Senior Press Officer at Macmillan said: “World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan’s best-known fundraising event and we work hard to ensure that our PR activity around the campaign feels fresh and exciting each year, so […]

Reach for the sky! New consultancy of the year

Wow, here we are 18-months in and we feel very humbled to be recognised as UK New Consultancy of the Year by the PRCA’s DARE Awards. It is a great start to our agency’s life, but there is plenty more for us to achieve. Our intention is to be a PRWeek top 150 agency by […]

My Work Experience at Milk & Honey PR

By Millie Donald, aged 15 – So, there I was, a country girl in a London office. I had no idea what I was about to do for the week, but I knew it was going to be different. Good different.  On the Monday morning my nerves disappeared by being welcomed with six lovely smiles […]

Be honest and open about mental health in the workplace

Before joining Milk & Honey PR as client director, I was unsure whether to mention in my interview that I had, and sometimes still do, experience extreme anxiety. Persuaded by my friends, I’d set up a dedicated blog to offer motivation, support and advice to others who may be experiencing anxiety, mental health issues, low moods […]

Jo Cresswell selected by PR Week as 30 under 30

We are all extremely proud to see our very own Jo Cresswell selected by PR Week as part of their prestigious 30 under 30 list for 2018. Another outstanding endorsement, first of all of Jo’s work but also of the wider team. So delighted to see her career to date celebrated and a profile given […]

Thomson Reuter’s Rachel Proctor joins Milk & Honey PR to lead digital services

Milk & Honey PR, one of PRWeek UK’s seven new agencies to watch in 2018, has made its second senior appointment of 2018. Rachel Proctor, formerly of Thomson Reuters, joins the agency later this month, heading up the agency’s growing digital services offer. Proctor will be reporting to managing partner Kirsty Leighton with a remit […]

Is there a ‘perfect personality type’ for PR?

People often assume that all PR people have similar personalities. Those of us working in the industry certainly know that’s not the case and – unfortunately for some – the Ab-Fab PR persona is far from the truth! Yes, the majority of us share a similar skill package, but every one of us has a […]

Perfect timing

In PR, life can be hectic moving from task to task, from one client to the next. Some days it’s all about just knuckling down and powering through a long to-do list in order to meet deadlines from clients and journalists. As a team, we often put our heads together and think about what we […]

The birth of a power brand!

Corlytics was our very first client, so it will always have a special place in our hearts. Like us, it was a brand that was seeking to push out to market for the first time from January 2017. The business was set up in 2013 and had spent the next four years developing its products […]