Adam Toms joins Milk & Honey as Head of Content
Milk & Honey bolsters its content capabilities – adding deep cross-sector experience with new writer and editor, Adam Toms. Now in its fourth year of business, Milk & Honey PR starts 2020 by deepening its writing bench with the recruitment of new Head of Content, Adam Toms. Toms joins Milk & Honey as it continues […]
How to put mental health front of mind
How to put mental health front of mind Feeling healthy and able to bring your whole self to work is important to us all, whether we struggle from a diagnosable condition or not. The always–on modern lifestyle we lead can present a number of problems when it comes to our state of mind. But there is also an economic cost. According to the Centre for Mental Health, the […]
How our people-first culture led to the launch of Milk & Honey Australia
Just over a week ago, we announced the launch of our Milk & Honey office in Sydney with the help of The Holmes Report. Since then, a lot of people have been interested to hear the reasons behind the decision. Our new Australian managing director, Caroline Addy, explains the story behind our people-first culture. If […]
Milk & Honey PR launches in Australia & New Zealand
Milk & Honey PR will celebrate its third anniversary in January with the launch of its first international office in Sydney, Australia. The company, which specialises in managing and nurturing reputations for ambitious growth companies, will be led by current Milk & Honey PR board director, Caroline Addy. Addy will work closely with managing partner and PR veteran of 25 years, Kirsty Leighton, as well as financial director, Laura Reijnders-Dorr. Prior to setting up Milk […]
Just a small town boy…
The prospect of relocating for a new job can be exciting and daunting. You’ll be raring to go, but you’ll also find yourself asking countless questions: what will the area be like? How are the people there? Will I enjoy the work? Not forgetting: Can I get a decent curry…? Naturally, I asked myself all these things as I made the decision to leave my northern homeland and fly to the hive for a new start in the […]
In house to agency – one bee’s journey
Never one to take the traditional route, I recently changed jobs in the opposite direction to most PRs I know. Here’s what I’ve learned so far from moving to a small PR agency after five years in house. It’s the team that makes it It’s been my experience that PR is a demanding and rewarding […]
PR… Public Relations or People Relations?
Let’s be honest. A lot of people outside the media-consumed world we live in don’t really know what we do. To this day my Dad still thinks I’m a journalist. However, anyone working in the PR industry will know it’s a fast-paced and challenging, but hugely rewarding career path that allows you to continue learning and evolving, regardless of your age, background […]
How to nail your first pitch
Rapping sensation Eminem once described the unintended consequences of pitching thusly: ‘Knees weak, arms are heavy, vomit on his sweater already…’ It can be tough standing and presenting before strangers, or even picking up the phone and battle for a journalist’s attention. Pitching doesn’t have to be so hard, and with a few easy tips […]
Milk & Honey PR is continuing its impressive growth
Milk & Honey adds Laura Reijnders-Dorr to Board Milk & Honey PR is continuing its impressive growth by expanding the board, adding EY’s Laura Reijnders-Dorr as financial controller. Now 24 months old, the business boasts a team of 12 in London and is forecasting fees of one million pounds this year. Reijnders-Dorr will be joining managing partner Kirsty Leighton and associate partner Jo Cresswell on the board. Her remit is to work with the client […]
Jessica Ballinger joins Milk & Honey as director from Brands2Life
Milk & Honey further bolsters leadership with Jessica Ballinger. Milk & Honey PR has further added to its leadership team with the appointment of Jessica Ballinger as a client director. Ballinger joins from Brands2Life and Red Consultancy and will be heading up the award winning agency’s growing technology offer. Ballinger will be reporting to managing partner […]
