Consumer Specialist Joins Name PR Team, Spearheads Key Phase In Agency’s Growth
Name PR, one of the UK’s leading music pr and marketing agencies, is delighted to announce the latest addition to its team, Senior Press Officer Kayleigh Watson.
Beating over 300 applicants to the post, Kayleigh joins after a successful stint at boutique consumer PR agency Kazoo where she worked on the BT Digital Music Awards, Disney's videogame titles and consumer products and a host of European gaming events, whilst managing sister agencies in Spain, France and Germany.
Kayleigh’s work on the critically acclaimed Split/Second: Velocity Xbox/Playstation 3 game secured Kazoo’s nomination for the forthcoming PRCA Award for Best Media Relations, and in 2009 Kayleigh was nominated for games B2B publication MCV’s annual ‘30 under 30’ feature on the profession’s rising stars.
Prior to Kazoo, Kayleigh worked at Barrington Harvey PR, managing press campaigns for both the Guitar Hero franchise (working with artists such as Metallica, Pixie Lott and The Saturdays) and the launch of DJ Hero (including promo activity with David Guetta, Scratch Perverts and DJ Shadow). This followed a spell at Roadrunner Records, working with acts such as Slipknot, Kids in Glass Houses, Airbourne and Nickelback.
With experience of working on multi-national campaigns for some of the world’s biggest brands Kayleigh brings a wealth of experience to the agency as Name ramps up its activity and realises its goal of being the best in its field.
Whilst working across all Name’s consumer-facing clients and developing Name’s festival business, which saw it represent the Outlook Festival and Soundwave Croatia Festival in 2010, Kayleigh will also manage Name’s growing list of live trade clients, including the Association of Independent Festivals, Blink TV, WeGotTickets and Graphite, operating within the live industry.
Said Kayleigh “I’m really excited to be joining, and am looking forward to being part of the passionate team at Name and offering a wider PR service to our clients.”
Commented Sam Shemtob, Name PR founder, “Kayleigh rose head and shoulders above hundreds of applicants in our ‘Krypton Factor’ style selection process. Personable and professional, with a contacts book to die for, she brings a can-do attitude to our operations, and I will be giving her all the support she needs in fulfilling the challenge of consolidating our reputation and growing our repertoire of services.”
About Name PRName PR is arguably one of the UK’s leading music pr and marketing agencies, with unrivalled specialist knowledge and direct links to the heart of the UK music industry.
Founded in 1999 by Sam Shemtob, Name have successfully delivered full-spectrum pr services for a range of music clients, in both a business and consumer oriented capacity. From global trade bodies, unsigned bands to London’s most fashionable clubs Name have consistently delivered innovative press and marketing campaigns above and beyond their clients’ expectations - whether developing full positioning and communications strategies or quickly reacting to major breaking news stories.
Name offer discerning clients a proven record of pr results via successfully implemented creative strategies, delivered by a highly capable team with a real passion for the business and, most importantly, for the music itself.