Pictured: Front row (l-r) Lucy Willcock, Jilly Cosgrove and
Laura Butler, Back row: Paul Skipp
A Birmingham PR agency has made two new appointments to
strengthen its team after winning several new clients.
Barques PR, based in the Jewellery Quarter, was launched by
directors Paul Skipp and Jilly Cosgrove just 10 months ago. It
operates alongside sister company Barques Design which has gained a
reputation for delivering excellence locally, nationally and
internationally over the past two decades.
Laura Butler, senior account executive, has joined from a
Leamington Spa-based agency to help manage the new company's
growing client base. Since graduating from Wolverhampton University
with a degree in journalism and editorial design, Laura has worked
at a communications agency, writing and editing publications for
clients such as Empire Cinemas, New Look and NFU Mutual.
Laura said: "Coming from an editorial background, I know what
makes a good story and can relate to the challenges that
journalists face. I'm currently getting to know our existing
clients' businesses inside out and building up relationships with
key media contacts in their target sectors."
Lucy Willcock, a former magazine editor, also joins the company
as head of client services. She has almost a decade of experience
in the communications industry, across agency and in-house roles.
She has advised a wide range of blue chip clients including Severn
Trent Water, Wilkinson, Lloyds Banking Group and the Welsh Assembly
Government to name just a few.
Paul Skipp said: "Laura and Lucy bring a wealth of writing and
client-facing experience to the team at Barques PR. Laura's
organisational skills are second to none and she has already
impressed clients by introducing new processes that have improved
the way we work. Lucy has invaluable experience of working
alongside major clients on a wide range of projects and will lead
our new business drive. We're still a very young company but we are
ambitious and these appointments demonstrate our intention to
continuously grow and improve."