Testimonials
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Groombridge Place
We have a fantastic relationship with the team at Pennington PR who provide us with all our marketing requirements from social media to advertising and media relations. We work very closely with them and they are very much part of our in-house team.
Their creative and proactive approach has been instrumental in the success we have seen this year with record numbers of visitors coming to Groombridge Place to enjoy the new theatrical events programme. I would recommend them to anyone considering appointing a strong, media savvy consumer agency.
Gerry Cryer, General Manager, Groombridge Place
Chiddingstone Castle
Chiddingstone Castle has been supported by Pennington PR for eight years. Their professionalism and enthusiasm for our business coupled with their ability to consistently secure quality media coverage for the castle has helped us to grow the business significantly.
They are an essential and trusted part of our marketing team and always available with friendly advice and marketing support whenever required.
Ali Ditzel, Castle Director
So Tunbridge Wells Magazine
Since I made the move from working on national publications to local ones a few years ago, Caroline Edmunds has been constantly on my radar thanks to her proactive approach to regional PR, which is always informative, positive and ultimately very professional.
She looks after a number of high-profile venues and events in the area and is always super helpful if any additional information is required – or interviews are needed at the last minute. She is a great contact to have and is always willing to go the extra mile for journalists and her clients.
Eileen Leahy, Editor, So Tunbridge Wells
Kent Life Magazine
Caroline instinctively knows what makes a great story and always delivers relevant, targeted info, complemented by high-quality top-notch images.
I’ve especially appreciated the times she’s gone above and beyond to help me meet a deadline. A great networker who’s also very down-to-earth, she’s good fun to work with, too.
Anna Lambert, Chief Features Writer
– Kent Life & Herts Life
Bedgebury Pinetum
As the venue for the first ever Lapland UK, Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest worked closely with Pennington PR throughout the project. Pennington used their wide experience and excellent press contacts to generate enormous interest and media coverage; locally, nationally and even internationally.
Caroline and Darryl have a range of diverse and complimentary PR skills which they employed to the full to elevate Lapland UK from a standing start to widespread awareness within a very tight timeframe. The PR campaign ensured that the event sold out swiftly, with a huge waiting list for tickets in future years.
The image of Darryl Curcher dressed as a Laplander will remain with me for some time to come!
Peter d’Aguilar, Marketing Officer, Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest
Ashford Borough Council
While working for the Heart of Kent Tourism Partnership Pennington PR consistently rose to the challenge of developing new and innovative ways to raise the awareness of both the Heart of Kent Tourism Consortium and the wider tourism offer in the area. Pennington conceived and devised a campaign to reclaim Kent’s title as ‘The Garden of England’ after it had been claimed by Yorkshire.
This creative campaign caught the attention of many national and local journalists and refreshed and renewed their interest in the many stately homes and beautiful gardens that the Heart of Kent has to offer to its visitors and as a result helped to put Kent back on the map as the ‘true Garden of England’.
Sarah Barber, Tourism & Heritage Manager, Ashford Borough Council
Kent & Sussex Courier
Lapland UK’s unique concept gave it the potential to become the massive success it was. However, Pennington PR certainly played a huge role in the fact tickets sold out within days and the international media were begging to get in. The achievement of Caroline and her team was, for me, best demonstrated by the fact the project started as a quirky 400 word story inside the local newspaper and ended up dominating the BBC Breakfast news on Christmas Eve.
It was clear from the initial press launch that the Pennington PR team were genuinely enthusiastic and passionate about the project. When dealing with them it really felt like they were part of Lapland UK and not an external PR company to whom the attraction was just another contract.
Considering the scale of media interest from across the region, country and globe, the relatively tiny Pennington PR team did a superhuman job in keeping everyone happy and informed.
Gabriel Sheppard, Kent & Sussex Courier
Sevenoaks District Council
In the two years that Pennington PR managed the public relations aspect of the Heart of Kent Partnership, they managed to generate a significant amount of press coverage for the attractions, accommodation businesses and events in the area as well as consolidation of work on brand awareness and highlighting the website an online booking system.
The campaign concept of recapturing this part of Kent as the ‘Garden of England’ has generated renewed interest in the product offer of the area with local and national journalists across a range of publications.
Additionally, in Sevenoaks District, their work with local properties, in particular, Chiddingstone Castle, has helped to revitalise the visitor offer in this area, and generated considerable interest.
Debi Rice, Tourism Officer, Sevenoaks District Council
Lapland UK
Lapland UK’s unique concept gave it the potential to become the massive success it was. However, Pennington PR certainly played a huge role in the fact tickets sold out within days and the international media were begging to get in.
The achievement of Caroline and her team was, for me, best demonstrated by the fact the project started as a quirky 400 word story inside the local newspaper and ended up dominating the BBC Breakfast news on Christmas Eve. It was clear from the initial press launch that the Pennington PR team were genuinely enthusiastic and passionate about the project. When dealing with them it really felt like they were part of Lapland UK and not an external PR company to whom the attraction was just another contract.
Considering the scale of media interest from across the region, country and globe, the relatively tiny Pennington PR team did a superhuman job in keeping everyone happy and informed.
Mike and Alison Battle, Owners of Lapland UK
Polarn O. Pyret
Just had a whirl through the image album – thank you so so much. They are brilliant. The shop had a fantastic first day today and took twice as much as Westfield London hurray!
Thanks to you both for making today special.
Jo Nilsson, Head of Marketing, Odin Retail (Polarn O. Pyret)
Royal Tunbridge Wells Ice Rink
We worked with Pennington PR on the inaugural Royal Tunbridge Wells Ice Rink 2011. We chose Caroline due to her specialist knowledge and experience within the leisure sector along with her numerous press contacts. Caroline’s brief was to generate significant media coverage for the inaugural ice rink and assist in co-ordinating both the ice rink launch event and subsequent opening night.
During the project I found that Caroline was able to write engaging press releases that were tailored to the relevant section of the press – the media coverage we received was fantastic (and substantial); coupled with this, Caroline’s insights into how to structure both the launch and opening night events contributed to the huge success of both them.
Cheri Strudwick, Marketing & Development Manager
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council)
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