Five-star birthday present for PR firm

A communications agency has celebrated its 5^th birthday by securing five new contracts.

Cucumber PR, which is run by husband and wife team Russ and Joan Cockburn, has been appointed to handle the public relations for lifting specialist TotalKare, advertising agency M3 and industrial measuring expert Blum-Novotest.

The news comes just a few weeks after it won the business for Control Energy Costs and TTC Group, providers of road safety and fleet risk management services, marking a 20% increase in fees for the Albrighton-based business.

“It’s a pretty good way to celebrate our fifth year in business and puts us on course for our best ever year,” explained Russ Cockburn, Director of Cucumber PR. “We are increasingly finding that clients have had enough of the larger agency approach and prefer to deal with a firm that offers a more personal service and direct access to experts that deliver what they say they are going to deliver.”

Cucumber PR offers a full range of communications services, including media relations, press office function, copywriting and digital media strategy. It also works with a network of trusted associates to deliver integrated marketing campaigns and video production, an increasing requirement for media sources looking to boost engagement from readers and advertisers.

Joan Cockburn, who previously worked as an Account Manager with Business in the Community, said: “There’s no point trying to pretend you can do everything and that’s why we’ve spent the last five years building partnerships with some of the most talented photographers, creatives, digital specialists and marketing agencies.

“We know our skill set lies in securing media coverage and developing engaging copy and the way we’ve won a lot of accounts is being able to bring in our associates as and when they are required."