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PR ‘Invaluable’ As Brands Seek To Regain Strength Post Covid19

As the economy falters in the grip of Covid19, one PR expert has advised industry professionals to be ready and waiting for the surge of calls once it is safe to trade once again. Tina Clough, managing director of Leicestershire based Poppy-PR has been impacted like most by recent events, but is predicting asurge […]

Poppy-PR Demonstrates Room To Grow With Five Star Contract

Poppy-PR is celebrating its ninth year in business with a host of new clients including an 18th-century hotel. Donington Manor, based in castle Donington, is the latest signing for Ilkeston-based Poppy PR, which is headed up by Tina Clough. The Poppy PR team will be providing the hotel with traditional PR services, as well as […]

Our First Client Says ‘You’re Hired’ Once Again

Poppy-PR has proved its relationships are built to last by once again joining forces with its first ever client. The PR agency, founded by Tina Clough , 32, originally carried out a full PR campaign for IPS Estates back in 2010. It has just secured a contract to once again engage with the firm based […]

Devastating Diagnosis Sparks Charity Fundraiser For Poppy-PR

With more than half of its workforce being affected by cancer, and one of its PR managers announced as one of the top fundraisers for Macmillan, the team at Poppy-PR has revealed that it will be holding a very special networking event on September 29 for charity. The event will see the PR agency located […]

Cloughie’s Conundrum: Don’t Be Left Up The Creek With No Paddle In A Crisis

Poppy-PR has been flexing it’s crisis communications muscles of late, and adding a new string to its proverbial bow of services. Now a little unknown fact- All of our team have been trained with the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) and as part of that training, we all hold media law qualifications- […]

Cloughie’s Conundrum- How Does PR Measure Up?

In the last six years of running Derby based Poppy-PR, one of the most common questions we get asked as public relations professionals is undoubtedly- Does PR work and how can it be measured? Sure, the benefits of PR can be less tangible than its other marketing counterparts, making them difficult to track, but despite […]

Cloughie’s Conundrum: PR vs. Advertising

As brand awareness becomes increasingly important for business growth and development, Tina Clough, managing director at Derby based Poppy-PR offers her take on why businesses should seek to employ a PR professional, before engaging in a targeted advertising strategy. Historically, PR has been akin to a cartel style system, with many businesses assuming that advertising […]

Ramblings From Work Experience Past

After moving into our new office back in August, Emma Page, a Print Journalism student from Nottingham Trent University joined the team on a two-week work experience placement. Following her placement, Emma decided to write a blog about her time at Poppy-PR My 2 weeks with Poppy-PR When I emailed Tina and the gang at Poppy-PR […]

Poppy-PR Gears Up For Red And Orange Party

Poppy-PR is pleased to announce that it has joined forces with Nottingham based Hex Productions to open a brand new office in Ilkeston. The brand new office located at 126 Bath Street, will provide the perfect base for the firm to conduct traditional PR, online PR and social media management for its clients. To celebrate […]

Poppy-PR To Celebrate IlkestonProperty.com Client Win

AN Ilkeston public relations firm is to promote Derbyshire lettings agency, Ilkestonproperty.com, in a bid to raise the firms online and offline profile. Set to deliver both traditional PR and social media solutions to the firm who has recently reached its first birthday, Tina Clough, the brainchild behind Poppy-PR was awarded the contract after two […]