This was by the fair the coolest agency we visited so far. I cannot get over how hospitable and kind the hosts were to take the time out of their work day to speak to us about their everyday job functions and how to succeed in a career in fashion and/or media. Considering I have […]
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Day 4: You Can’t Hurry Love – Phil Collins
I kicked off my morning today at the local coffee shop around the corner from our hotel because the line for the hotel breakfast was out to the lobby. The coffee shop was the first I’ve seen with flavor shots so I was happy to get myself a caramel iced latte. I also ordered a […]
Go head, Battenhall
On our first day of media tours we started things off with certified hitters. Battenhall is the agency of dreams, the agency that was promised, spoken about in advertising circles of old but only in hushed, longing whispers… they have plants! There was clearly effort put in to the layout of Battenhall to make it […]
Day Three: It’s Public Relations All Day
Public relations was our focus on this rainy London day. We splashed our way along the wet streets to make our way to first Battenhall, a cool agency we have visited before for our morning visit before heading off to Burson Cohn and Wolfe. We first met Drew Benvie on an earlier visit, thanks to […]
London Day 4 – Simba’s Pride
Today is the day I have been waiting for. Today we are visiting Hearst UK, a very successful magazine publishing company. They publish big names like ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Red, and Harper’s Bazaar, as well as 19 other brands. We toured the building, led by COO and CFO Clair Blunt. After our tour, we had a […]
Day 3: A Rainy London Day
Our day began with a rainy walk to Battenhall, a communications agency specializing in social media. The company was founded by Drew Benvie, who noticed the need for an agency focused on the digital world. After starting the company 6 years ago, the agency has grown to over 50 employees with international staff and partners. […]
A Day Full of Media Visits: Day 3
Media Agencies in England Battenhall We started our third day in London at Battenhall, a multi-award winning global communications agency for the social media age that was founded in 2013. The first person we met with was Drew Benvie, the founder of the agency. Battenhall is reinventing how public relations is done across all industries, using […]
A Rainy British but Italian Day
Today’s agenda seemed a lot more hectic when looking at the schedule. My class had to wake up early for today’s lectures. The first lecture was Battenhall. Battenhall is a popular PR agency who is quite different than the rest. The lecture was intense and long due to all the different people who talked but […]
Day Three: Fairytales exist in London
Everyone always says the second night of sleep is the worst. I was naive and didn’t believe what was being told of me. I thought that if we did so much during the day that I would be able to sleep not only peacefully at night, but throughout the entire night. This just wasn’t the […]
Day Three: An Airport Romance
Today felt like forever, but not necessarily in a bad way. The day started early with two media visits on deck for the morning and afternoon. I was excited to get into the more intense side of the media visits for this trip, but was nervous I would possibly burn out before the start of […]