Strictly New Business

Graham writes.....a successful PR initiative in Darlington which promotes three of Recognition's clients: Lingfield Point; Henderson Insurance Brokers; and Arlington Financial.

The event was a combination of Dragons' Den and Strictly Come Dancing - Strictly New Business gave three new businesses the chance to win a package worth in excess of £10k! Click the video for details.

Also great national coverage for The Priory - which was featured on national BBC Radio 4, BBC TV and Radio 5 live as well as a host of UK papers - for its deal with UK athelitics.

Graham writes.....It was good to see the Newcastle Journal printing a massive feature about a real North East success story in Darlington. Recognition has been promoting shopsafe.co.uk for a while now and its success is really impressive.

www.shopsafe.co.uk, the North-East based online shopping directory has continued to grow with a 16% increase in page views by visitors in its tenth year.Having received 1,673,989 page views in January 2010, www.shopsafe.co.uk has vastly outgrown its modest start when it received 32,950 page views ten years earlier.During the same time, the number of monthly visitors has grown from little more than 9,400 to in excess of 304,900.Now, around 10,000 visitors a day use www.shopsafe.co.uk to access 4,000 retailers, including the likes of Hamleys, Next, Amazon, Marks & Spencer and Nike. Each site has been checked for security and ease of use before being accepted onto the directory.The directory was launched only a year after Google and web giants such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter were not to appear until years later. The likes of Boo and Clickmango, big names in their day, were among countless victims of the dot com crash of March 2000.However, the key to www.shopsafe.co.uk’s success has been offering a service which continues to provide visitors with what they want – a reassuringly safe online shopping environment.

New staff at Recognition

Graham writes.....Thanks to new clients coming on board, Recognition has added two new members to its team and awarded a promotion to employee, Michelle Bond, who has already been with the firm for two years.

Experienced Public Relations Consultant Kimberley Walker, 26, has a Public Relations degree and five years experience in the field. Kimberley is currently working on a diverse range of clients including leading healthcare provider, The Priory Group, nationwide commercial cleaning experts, UK Commercial Cleaning and leading health club provider, Bannatyne Fitness and Spas.

Melanie Smith, 23, who has a degree in Media and Cultural Studies and completed the National Certificate for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) at Darlington College, has joined the team as PR Executive. Since graduating Melanie has had experience working for BBC Radio Tees and Stockton Borough Council.

Michelle Bond, 23, has worked for the company since she graduated with a Media and Popular Culture degree. She joined the company as PA to the Partners, furthering her formal qualifications by studying for a Professional Certificate in Marketing. Michelle joins Melanie as PR Executive and will offer support to the Senior PR Consultants.