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Do you need a press office?
A well-run press office is one of the most important parts of any PR function but maybe the least talked about. In new business pitches, PR agencies will always talk about their successful campaigns but rarely mention their press office work – although it’s arguably one of the most important bits to get right in … Continued
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Inside the Broadcast Newsroom: PR Insights from 72Point’s Meet the Media
Last week, Front Door Rubie headed off to the big smoke to 72Point’s Meet the Media event, where ITV’s Katie Robertson shared valuable insights into what broadcast journalists are really looking for. From the dos and don’ts of pitching to the best programmes to target, Rubie has rounded up the highlights. Pastries, granola and ginger … Continued
Ding Dong! It’s January 2025
Read on for the latest comings, goings, and exciting news from the team at Front Door Comms. This month, we wrapped up another year for Christmas at Bute Park, and we couldn’t be more chuffed with how media coverage has gone during the 2024 run. Its organisers, From The Fields, are a team that we look … Continued
Our 2025 resolutions: from Perplexity to podcasting
The Christmas season has come to an end, and as we say goodbye to festive films, Baileys by the pint and a casual chocolate orange before 8am, we welcome in a new year and a chance to start afresh with (not so) clear heads. While new year’s resolutions usually call to mind hot yoga and … Continued
Robot pets aren’t just for Christmas
Front Door Comms has been PRing an AI cat (and his human owner) for the first time in the agency’s history… When stand-up comedian Robin Wealleans got in touch with Front Door to ask for some PR help to promote his UK tour, CatGPT, with his Artificial Intelligent cat, we have to admit it was … Continued
Ding Dong! It’s October 2024
Ding dong! It’s that time again – the latest edition of the Front Door Comms monthly update is here. What an October it has been for the team. From Halloween to Christmas, we are SLEIGHing (do you like what we did there?). Let’s start with Halloween, where our fang-tastic client Lottoland secured lots of lovely … Continued
Meet Lisa Blake!
We’ve welcomed a new addition to the Front Door team – Head of PR Lisa Blake! Lisa is a former news editor with more than 15 years’ experience working for celebrity and lifestyle magazines such as OK!, Closer and new. She’s interviewed hundreds of celebs, including Kylie Minogue, Tom Jones and Peter Andre. But her … Continued
BrightonSEO – Big takeaways from 2024
It’s the biggest and best (we think!) search marketing event in the country and Front Door Beth was lucky enough to be there for this year’s BrightonSEO, learning all about the future of search, content marketing and to no one’s surprise… AI. There were some fantastic speakers at the conference this year, with talks on … Continued
Ding Dong! It’s August 2024
Ding dong! It’s time for another edition of the Front Door Comms monthly update – and what an August it’s been. From Strictly Come Dancing to school dinners, we’ve had a lot on our plates (wahey) this month. Kicking things off, it wouldn’t be an August update without shouting out the team members at Front … Continued
Ding Dong! It’s July 2024
Welcome back to everyone’s favourite news update, the Front Door Communications ding dong! July has been and gone in a flurry of activity and a continuous and somewhat depressing lack of summer vibes. The sun gods may not have been shining down on us this month, but the PR gods certainly were!! Much going on … Continued
Ding Dong! It’s June 2024
It’s the end of another calendar month, and that means one more glorious round up of the what, the where and the why-on-earth for the team here at Front Door Communications. So just what have the FD team been up to this sunny (or not) June? To kick off, lovely client MyVoucherCodes was featured in … Continued
Campaign highlights: Celebrating Glow Orange 2024
This year, Front Door has had the pleasure of working on Glow Orange 2024, a national charity campaign driving awareness and support for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association UK. From Battersea Power Station to Belfast Castle, famous national buildings and structures were glowing orange in support of a fantastic, hardworking charity and we were honoured to have … Continued
Ding Dong! May 2024
It’s all been going on at Front Door Communications this month – some of us are at exotic airline conferences in Hamburg, others have been at Battersea Power Station hosting a charity glow-up event, but the one thing that has united us all is our (possibly) unhinged idea to climb the Principality Stadium… Kicking off … Continued