The Word PR Agency Norwich

Competitor acquisition strengthens B2B offering

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:37:44 +0000

We have recently strengthened our position in the business-to-business sector through the acquisition of competitor agency FSW. Owned by Colin Turner and Liz Cooper, FSW is an advertising and PR agency which has been specialising in business-to-business communications since 1973 and will now be working with us and our sister agencies The Works and Magic [...]

Food experience secures new client

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:01:32 +0000

We are delighted to have been appointed by Gressingham Foods, the only company in the world licensed to produce the unique Gressingham duck breed, to handle its consumer and trade PR for Gressingham Duck, Gressingham Foods and supermarket own-label lines. William Buchanan, Commercial Managing Director, comments: “We were looking for an agency to raise brand awareness [...]

Just the thing for a cosy night in…

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:45:21 +0000

For those who remember Wincarnis from the past, it is ‘the wine of life’ and a cure for everything from influenza to childbirth. For those who don’t, it is a wonderful winter warmer for a cosy night in. We recently took one lucky regional journalist to a trip into the past to see first hand how [...]

Seeing Red!

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:23:18 +0000

Members of the Norwich City Football Team kindly offered to help us promote National Wear Red Day (Friday 26th Feb) with a photoshoot at Sportspark. Wearing their bright red t-shirts the players leapt into the Olympic size pool, showing just one of the ways they like to keep their hearts healthy – with a spot [...]

Free BMI and Blood Pressure checks at Sportspark

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:03:55 +0000

February is synonymous with hearts thanks to Valentine’s Day so it seems apt that it is also National Heart Month, the British Heart Foundation’s annual campaign to raise awareness and funds. This year sees the launch of BEAT, BHF’s first ever national heart health code and lifestyle check with which our client Sportspark has become [...]

Elements Exhibition Raises the Bar for Local Artistic Talent

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:12:20 +0000

A 10ft wooden crocodile, a sculpture made of ten thousand toy soldiers and a collage imitation of Monet’s water lilies made entirely from rubbish. Not what you’d expect of an art exhibition exploring our relationship with the environment. Elements is The Forum’s latest art venture, an exhibition which tells the complex tale of man’s fragile relationship [...]

Bursting with PRide!

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:45:51 +0000

Monday 7th December meant only one thing to East Anglia’s PR professionals, the CIPR PRide awards, this year taking place at the glitzy The Radisson SAS at Stanstead Airport. The Word was out in force to celebrate the great work produced by the region’s finest and highly talented communicators, as well as to pick up [...]

The Word and The Works compete in Brains of Norwich

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:21:08 +0000

After recovering from our recent athletic endeavours, the team from The Word joined forces with The Works to test our collective musical knowledge for Radio Norwich’s week-long lunchtime quiz, ‘Brains of Norwich’. Each day throughout the week the team faced five tough music themed questions spanning songs and artists from the 70s up to today. Although [...]

Some healthy competition at the Corporate Games

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:14:22 +0000

On Friday 11th September, The Word, The Works and Magic joined forces yet again, but this time swapping the boardroom for a sports hall to compete in the inaugural Active Norfolk Corporate Games. 22 teams from businesses across Norfolk entered the competition which took place at Sportspark at the UEA that afternoon. Our team ‘More Balls’ [...]

Saving local businesses money

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:17:34 +0000

We’re currently working with The Forum Trust to promote an exciting and topical series of free sustainability seminars which will advise local businesses on ways to reduce their outgoings by up to £100,000. The first will be held this Thursday 10th September at The Forum and will address energy efficiency and ways to streamline the functionality, [...]