‘The Source’ of 2017’s Success
The Christmas and New Year break was over before we knew it, and now 2018 is in full swing. To beat the ‘January Blues’, here at The Source we’re keeping positive by reminiscing about the finest moments of last year. 2017 was filled with incredible cultural moments, from that ‘oops’ moment at the Oscars (how will we ever forget the Moonlight and La La Land mix up?!) to the recent royal engagement, but away from all the crazy going-ons of the outside world, nestled in the quaint village of Tattenhall, we had quite the year ourselves. From team expansions, to new clients, awards and of course, a rebrand! In case you missed any of our highlights from the past year, we thought we’d share them with you here.
It’d be rude not to start with our biggest moment of 2017; making the final transition from The Source Partnership to The Source. The new branding of ‘The Source’ was a move that reflected our ambition and client focus so of course we needed an updated look to mirror this. After a new site was designed, Natural Selection Design paid us a visit to create a professional company video, and new headshots were taken. Add in to the mix a freshly-designed logo (a big thank you to Emily, our Graphic Designer!), along with our new(ish) premises, The Source was ready for reveal.
2017 also brought a number of new clients for us. From the Grosvenor, to Combermere Abbey, TextLocal and DV8, we gained a fantastic mix of B2B and B2C clients. We ran a series of PR campaigns, competitions, and launches for each, and we can confidently say that each client has been a pleasure to work with. We can’t wait to work with them all again this year.
With our new branding and increase in clients came new team members. We gained two fantastic team additions in the summer; Jo joined us as a PR Assistant following the completion of her degree in English and German Literature at University of Warwick. With existing PR and experience studying abroad, Jo was warmly welcomed to The Source. In June, Evie also joined us, having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in English Language and Linguistics. Evie has proven to be a fantastic team member and works on key accounts such as; Wright Marshall, Combermere Abbey and Drivers Direct.
The year wouldn’t be complete without awards, and of course our clients took home a number of golds – but would you expect anything less? Meadow Foods scooped gold at the International Cheese Awards, the largest industry awards in Europe, whilst our client Barnes Logistics also came out on top in the Rochdale Business Awards for ‘Business of the Year’ with their impressive turnover of more than £5 million, business expansion and increasing fleet.
One of our longest standing clients, TIMco, also had an incredibly successful awards season scooping not one or even two, but three award wins at the NBG Awards in November at a Gala Dinner in the Exhibition Centre, Liverpool. Fantastic recognition for three very deserving clients!
2017 wouldn’t have been complete without some incredible coverage either, and with pieces from the Telegraph, the Sun and the Guardian, our coverage goals were achieved. Local business and long-standing client The Ice Cream Farm was recognised by the Telegraph as one of the top 20 most visited free attractions in the country, whilst the Guardian wrote a fantastic review on Liverpool bistro Wreckfish and the Sun published the professional comment of Drivers Direct on the HGV driver shortage. Brilliant results for each client!
Away from print media, of course we made a number of TV and radio appearances. We kick-started the year by filming with our client Wright Marshall as they hosted one of the largest model train auctions. Naturally, ITV were keen to air the event, which had over 4,000 model trains and raised over £230,000 for charity. Then fame fell at Europac3D’s feet as they made their TV debut featuring in an episode of ‘Find it, Fix it, Flog it’ to 3D scan one of the show’s presenters, creating a ‘mini me’ for a doll’s house restoration project (take a look at Gemma Longworth’s 3D miniature here, it’s very impressive, even if we do say so ourselves!) Then throw into the loop an appearance on Good Morning for Freedome, a filming collaboration between Kirsty’s and Redrow Homes, features for the Ice Cream Farm on Children in Need, and for Bolesworth on North West Tonight. Add in radio debuts on Newsround, the Jeremy Vine Show, Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 2 and the Chris Evans Breakfast Show, and you have yourself one very busy year!
You may be wondering how we could possibly fit anything else into the mix, but in October, we organised, not one, but two client launches. Wreckfish, despite only launching in October, quickly became a foodie favourite across Liverpool with its exceptional dishes and stylish interiors. The restaurant became a record-breaker after crowdfunding £200,000 to support the opening of the business. If you haven’t visited yet, make sure you put it on your to-do list, as we can confirm that the food is just amazing! A little closer to home we also launched Søstrene Grene in October, welcoming the Scandi Interiors brand to its new home in the Chester Grosvenor shopping centre. Dubbed as the ‘mini-Ikea’, the event proved to be popular with shoppers– we may have even picked up a few homeware pieces ourselves…
2017 now feels like a distant memory, as we are already busy writing up plans and proposals for the next 12 months. We’re incredibly excited to see what 2018 brings – we’re certain that ‘The Source’ of a fantastic year lies in PR – so watch this space!
