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Events team expands with new staff

We’re pleased to announce we have recently created a dedicated events planning team with two new appointments; Julia Bassett has joined as the new office manager with responsibility for the planning and execution of client events as well as overseeing the smooth operation of the business. She will work alongside Gillian ...

Communications and social media trends to look forward to in 2019

The new year has bought the usual flurry of exotic predictions for what to expect across the communications and social media world in 2019. A quick google search will unearth some weird and wonderful industry forecasts many of which, to anyone who actually works in communications day to day, seem pretty far fetched. So, we decided ...

PR without influencer engagement is like a flower without petals

Influencer marketing transcends the pillars of media relations and journalism in today’s brand laden, noisy world. By that I mean that online influencers – be they youth vloggers, mummy bloggers or curated lifestyle social channels – now do a bit of both. Influencers on social media channels and with well-read blogs are ...

Two months, five things, one agency

My two months working as an intern at Purplefish have been amazing and I can positively say that I have looked forward to heading into the office every single day. Yes, some things were difficult and I got things wrong on many occasions, but I was also met with patience ...

What I’ve learnt in a year of agency life

I joined purplefish a year ago, moving into communications from the murky world of journalism. As I admitted in my interview, “I’ve not worked in this industry before so I am aware I’ll have a lot to learn, but I'm hardworking and a fast learner… Etc etc etc.” I can only ...