Inspiration Agency

Now Darren Northeast PR has officially closed it's doors and become an integral part of the Inspiration Agency, but people are still asking... where's Darren?!

Well, Darren is... still right here with us! Darren is consulting with us for 6 months to help the team settle in, and he'll then become a Non-Executive Director of the Inspiration Agency...so he can continue to support us into the future.

Darren is a Fellow of the CIPR (Chartered Institute of Public Relations) 🏆... which if you didn't know is one of the highest accolades you can get in the PR world, and he is currently the only person in the south who is!

Fellowships are rarely given out by the CIPR, and involve a rigorous process. Darren holding this honour backs up why the Inspiration Agency is now able to offer such a well rounded PR service.

So, if you're in need of some PR help, you know where to look 😃... https://bit.ly/3M3IatA

There are many! Winning an award for your business can...

👉 Improve and enhance staff morale
👉 Increase PR opportunities
👉 Help you attract new staff
👉 Increase sales opportunities
👉 Help you establish yourself as a market leader in your industry

Interested in finding out more? Visit our website here... https://bit.ly/4dBtwoY

Being named an ‘award-winning business’ is not only a great way to promote your organisation, it's a great way to boost your public image and company morale as well. But, winning an award isn’t as straightforward as it might appear, and many businesses come up short when trying to write a compelling award application - that's where we come in!

Find out more about how winning awards can help your business.. read our latest blog to find out... https://bit.ly/4gaorpQ

A lovely review from one of our wonderful clients. It's always a pleasure working with you Claire ♥️

PR stands for Public Relations, which is a marketing strategy that involves managing how a company or brand communicates with the public and media. The goal of PR is to build and maintain a positive reputation, and to influence opinion and behaviour.

👉 For more information on how we can help with your PR strategy, visit our website here... https://bit.ly/3M3IatA

Our next team member to introduce is the lovely Emily!

Emily's role is Marketing Apprentice, she has a creative talent with a strong foundation in Art & Design. With her artistic flair, she's excellent at creating engaging social media content.

Emily helps the team by creating social media content, and putting her design skills to work wherever they're needed. She also plays a vital role in reporting social media and Google Analytics, ensuring we see progress and results.

Emily is currently studying the Level 3 Apprenticeship in Multi-Channel Marketing. She's eager to master the technical side of the marketing field, finding her niche and climbing the marketing ladder. Emily is driven to become a Professional in the PR/ Digital Marketing industry.

Here are some things you might not know about Emily...

👉 Emily recently moved from the West Midlands to join our team here in Bournemouth just three weeks ago!
👉 Emily has a deep love for nature. Her home is filled with houseplants and flowers, bringing the outdoors in with her vibrant and creative touch. 🌿🪴
👉Emily was born on St. Patrick’s Day, often considered the luckiest day of the year! 🍀
👉In her spare time, she loves to paint beautiful scenery, capturing the world around her on canvas.

We’ve recently designed and printed a new flyer for Natascha at RoCHe Will & Trusts.

Roche Wills & Trusts are a local Estate Planning Service, writing and managing important documents such as Wills, Trusts, and Power's of Attorney.

We have worked with Natascha for the last few years, providing their social media, branding and other print marketing such as business cards and display banners.

She wanted an informative flyer to hand out at an upcoming exhibition she is attending.

Here's the finished result...

Our next team member to introduce is the fabulous Sabrina!

Sabrina's role is Junior PR Account Manager, she is little Miss Chatterbox, always enjoying socialising and chatting with the rest of the team, especially over a good cup of coffee.

Sabrina looks after all of the social media clients that have come across from Darren Northeast PR, as well as designing the supporting documents for awards and completing research tasks such as awards research.

Sabrina has a Certificate of Higher Education from Bournemouth University, and will be continuing her studies at the Open University with her new degree focusing on English, Marketing and Business. She started at DNPR in 2022 as a summer apprentice, and was offered a full-time position at the end of the apprenticeship.

Here are some things you might not know about Sabrina...

👉 Sabrina is a dual citizen, with citizenship in both South Africa and England.
👉 Her entire personality is pink... pink nails, pink laptop, pink chargers, pink drinks... you name it, it's pink 💖
👉 Sabrina has an adorable 3-year old Cavapoo and black cat here in the UK, and an energetic whippet x fox terrier in South Africa.
👉 She is a rugby fanatic, making sure that the Rugby World Cup final fit into her anniversary plans!

We've got another new team member to introduce...Jules!

Jules is our Editorial Account Manager, she is a word-wizard and loves researching and writing about a huge variety of subjects - the more obscure the better.

Jules writes most of the media pitches, press releases, lots of blogs, and many of the award entries we deliver for our clients, as well as supporting the rest of the team with developing their copywriting skills.

Jules has a first class degree in English Literature from Exeter University, but the most impressive thing about Jules is her extensive writing experience. She trained as a journalist and spent 14 years in newspapers, including a stint as a chief reporter on the Bournemouth Echo. During more than a decade as a freelance feature writer she worked on a host of publications covering topics ranging from cosmetology and beauty to biomedical science to midwifery.

Here are some things you might not know about Jules...

👉 She has interviewed two former Prime Ministers.
👉 She is a mum of two.
👉 Jules has two extremely fluffy cats called Monty and Munchkin.
👉 She is a lifelong news geek! One of her favourite treats is to sit down with a cuppa and read an 'old school' print newspaper from cover to cover.

Another new service added...we now offer an amazing Awards Service!

Achieving awards success is an opportunity to gain your company the recognition it deserves but also a great chance to let the media and your ideal clients know that your company are the best.

Further to our acquisition of Darren Northeast PR we are now THE award-writing agency in the South!

Here are some of the awards the team helped clients win in 2024:

🏆 Care Home Awards 2024
🏆 2024 Business Consultancy Awards
🏆 Dementia Care Awards 2024
🏆 InHouse Recruitment Awards 2023
🏆 Dorset Business Awards 2023
🏆 National Business Women’s Awards 2023
🏆 British Small Business Awards 2023
🏆 CIPR Awards 2023
🏆 Asset Finance Connect Summer Awards 2023

and….we’re still working on 7 award applications for this year!

Find out more on our website... https://bit.ly/4dBtwoY

Or get in touch to set up a meeting and find out what winning awards could do for your business!

Big thanks to Catherine Gregg and Richard Mack from for our new mugs!! We Love Them 😍

Excellent price, amazing service (even when it took us weeks and weeks to make up our minds) and the coffee from them tastes great!

It's time to introduce our new team members...

First up - Jordan!

Jordan's role is Operations Manager, she is super-organised, loves a spreadsheet and is always looking for ways to make things more streamlined and efficient.

Jordan manages the clients that have come across to the Inspiration Agency from Darren Northeast PR, ensuring all deadlines are met and that the client's get great results.

Jordan has a degree in Marketing Communications from Bournemouth University. She started with DNPR during her studies in April 2021 and went on to a full time role after she finished her degree.

Here are some things you might not know about Jordan...

👉 She is a huge music fan and has been to 8 concerts in the last 18 months seeing a range of artists from pop to rock and punk (though her bank account hates her for it!).
👉 Her perfect day out usually involves a trip to the theatre to see a show paired with drinks and a nice meal out beforehand.
👉 Jordan loves to bake, often making celebration cakes for friends/ family and snacks for the office!
👉 And she has an adorable 11 month toy Cockapoo puppy called Emmy.

We did warn you there was more team news coming...

WE HAVE A NEW APPRENTICE!

Meet Emily!

Emily is joining the Inspiration Agency team as an Apprentice for the next 18 months. Emily is studying Digital Marketing at Bournemouth and Poole College and will be learning all the skills she needs in practice with us!

We are now able to offer PR Services!

A strategic approach to PR can raise awareness, increase visibility and generate more enquiries for your business. We are committed to delivering results for our clients that make a positive difference to their success.

A well-planned and strategic PR campaign will:

– Increase awareness of your business and its offerings
– Generate positive public image
– Increase visibility
– Increase enquiries

Find out more on our website...https://bit.ly/3M3IatA

Or get in touch to set up a meeting and find out what PR could do for your business!

With the recent exciting changes at the Inspiration Agency you might be wondering if this changes who we are...it doesn't...one of the reasons that Lou and Darren knew the acquisition would work so well is that as businesses we share the same values.

If you haven't seen them before, here they are:

We Get Results - we are passionate about achieving results for our clients – more enquiries from the customers they want, more sales, business growth and ultimately achieving their business goals. We will always give 100%.

We Are Reliable - we are always one step ahead. We call or email before our client has to ask. We will always turn up when we say we will, email when we promise, call back when we say we would. Our clients are not be left waiting or wondering.

We Are Experts - we are always striving to expand our knowledge, to be the experts in our field. We are always happy to share our knowledge, skills and experiences with our clients and the team.

We Are Creative - we are creative people. A new challenge, client, industry, product or platform is an opportunity to be creative. We always embrace new ideas and information so we can continue to be creative every day.

We Get Great ROI - we understand that our creativity has a financial purpose. The success of our clients’ businesses is of paramount importance to us. We monitor, report and adjust our strategies to get the best Return on Investment for our clients.

We Are Flexible - we love our jobs, our work and our clients, but our wellbeing, friends and family are the most important thing. Work must be flexible enough to fit. No one goes to their grave wishing they had worked more.

On International Coworking day we are super excited that we will be co-working with the new team on Monday!

The acquisition of DNPR takes the Inspiration Agency team up to 9 (including Darren) with more exciting team developments coming soon which will put us in double figures!

Cat will have to start making bigger cakes 🧁

We are delighted to announce that the Inspiration Agency has acquired multi-award winning local PR agency; Darren Northeast PR.

This acquisition means we will now be offering a full suite of PR services, in addition to our branding, design, digital and strategic marketing services.

All the DNPR team are transferring to the Inspiration Agency and Darren will continue as a consultant to oversee the transition - we are really excited to welcome them to the team.

Read more about the acquisition and what Darren and Lou have to say about it in the blog on the Inspiration Agency website...https://bit.ly/4dqQK18

Stay tuned to our socials...only two (working) days to wait until we announce our BIG NEWS!!

Today we're introducing our amazing Intern; Ashe!

Ashe is a very talented up and coming photographer. They are studying photography at College and want to continue developing their skills at University.

Ashe also has a real eye for design, and is a social media whizz (which comes in handy when we need to know what's new in the social world!)

Here are some things you might not know about Ashe…

👉 If you didn't get the memo already, they LOVE photography. They take their camera just about everywhere and their favourite thing to photograph is flowers and nature.
👉 They are a huge fan of drawing and designing characters. Every July they take part in an online challenge called ArtFight where they draw characters for other people.
👉 In their spare time, they enjoy a relaxing video game, Minecraft or the Sims are usually the go to!
👉 They also love changing up their style. Ashe currently has red hair but is thinking blue or purple next.. they'd love to know which you think they should go for?

We recommend Wordpress for our websites for several reasons, but one of them is because it has an easy to use content management system which means you can update your website content yourself. We provide full training on how to use it, with a video you can refer back to.

However many of our clients find it easier to ask us to do updates, either on a retained basis or as and when they need things.

We are also happy to do a mix of both.

These days your website is more than just an online brochure, it is a powerful marketing tool that can generate leads and drive sales for your business. However just having a website is not enough…even employing marketing strategies such as PPC, SEO or social media to drive visitors to your website is not enough…it must convert those visitors into enquiries.

So in our second blog this month, we share our top tips from the team on how to create a website that converts... https://bit.ly/3XMU5mw