16th August | Andrea Garvey back

OUR STANDARDS

We have been awarded the PRCA Gold CMS Award for achieving CMS certification for 17 years of continued excellence. The Communications Management Standard (CMS) is awarded by the PRCA (Public Relations and Communications Association) to companies who demonstrate operational excellence. We are audited annually and scored on nine core areas including leadership and communication, business planning, business improvement, financial management and systems, campaign management, client satisfaction, new business, people management and diversity. We are delighted to have achieved the Gold CMS Award. It is recognition of the high standards we strive to maintain. “Congratulations to Richmond & Towers (R&T) for their 17th-time achievement of the CMS certification. Their dedication to best practices is evident through their receipt of the prestigious Gold CMS Award, recognising their enduring adherence to PRCA’s highest standards. The 2023 audit encompassed evaluation in key areas such as leadership, communication, client/campaign management, and business enhancement, showcasing the team’s exceptional communication throughout all evidence. Their communication strategy embraces a transparent two-way process, facilitating valuable input from staff for continuous improvement. Additionally, their engagement with an external specialist contractor in IT matters was well-demonstrated, complete with clear instructions for team members, resulting in a comprehensive and meticulous audit response.”  Renna Markson MPRCA, Managing Director, PRCA

27th July | Andrea Garvey back

Junior Account Executive/ Account Executive

Time for your next step in the world of PR and social?   You love the buzz of PR. You’re hot on influencer marketing. Social media savvy is your middle name. We’re listening…   If food and drink brands are your thing, you’ve had a taste for the industry, and you’re hungry for more, then get a load of this…   We’ve got an amazing Junior Account Executive/ Account Executive position freshly available for someone looking for their next opportunity in the world of PR and social.   TELL ME MORE?! We hear you say…   We’re a leading Food & Drink brand engagement agency, working with some of the UK’s top brands.   For us, each and every day resolves around food and drink (it’s a hard life!). We chat to journalists, create scroll-stopping content, partner with influencers, write (and win) award entries, and throw unreal events to make sure our clients are hitting the headlines AND making waves on social.   And we want to get YOU get involved in making it all happen!   What you bring to the table…   You’ll have brand experience, industry know-how, a passion for food and drink, and a can-do attitude.   A passion for social media, consumer PR and experience of trade comms would be pretty neat.   We’re talking media contacts, social media know-how, an influencer hot-list and a dab hand at content creation.   And what’s in it for you?   We nurture and retain the PR and social stars of tomorrow, so you’ll benefit from comprehensive training and development opportunities.   We’re 100% employee owned and B-Corp certified, meaning everyone in the team is even more committed to making R&T a great place to work and doing the best for the environment around us. Oh, and we all benefit from annual tax-free distributions, too!*   We’re sociable, with regular team and monthly company-wide get-togethers, an annual trip and a summer party.   We’re flexible, so you’ll find your own working rhythm, splitting time between our Farringdon office, your home or even the coffee shop down the road.   Plus, you’ll have access to a personal wellbeing budget, private healthcare and 24/7 counselling through our Healthy Minds programme.   So, what’s next?   Like what you see? Send us your CV. (Rhyme intentional). Oh, and include a cover letter telling why this is the right role for you. Ping these over to Andrea@rtc.london   Successful candidates will be invited for virtual interviews. If this goes well, we’d love to welcome you to our London office to meet the team and learn more.   *Subject to agency profits, we’re able to offer annual distributions of up to £3,600 per person, tax-free

13th June | Rob Waldon back

CHEERS TO US (AND AN INCRED FEW MONTHS FOR R&T)

We can’t lie – it’s been a great start to 2023. And now we’re almost halfway through the year, we wanted to fill you in on what’s been keeping us busy. We’ve had plenty to celebrate over the last couple of months: amazing new clients, incredible award wins… a brand-spanking-new office. What a time to be alive. Here’s the full lowdown…

CHEERS TO OUR NEW CLIENTS

We make no secret about it; we LOVE working with some of the best food & drink brands in the business. And we’ve just added even more iconic household names to our fantastic line up… First up, we’re growing our portfolio of Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company brands.  Hobgoblin, Young’s, Shipyard and Wainwright join the fold, alongside our work with Brooklyn Brewery and ERDINGER. Our job? It’s all about crafting killer social strategies and creative content to build awareness and boost presence amongst each brand’s target consumers (as well as in the on and off-trade). Next, we’re shaking things up in the cocktail space for AG Barr’s FUNKIN Cocktails, handling UK trade comms in the on and off trade channels. Our task is to communicate the simplicity of FUNKIN’s range of ready-to-drink nitro cocktails, mixers and purees to bartenders, and support the brand’s grocery retail listings by targeting supermarket buyers and convenience store owners. And last but never least, we’re expanding our partnership with Pernod Ricard, to give “the best Vermouth in the world” the recognition it truly deserves. That’s right, we’ll be putting St Petroni on the map in a big way, increasing awareness of the brand WORLDWIDE through liquid medals (aka. Awards. Accreditations. Endorsements). After all, 26%* of consumers use medals when deciding to purchase spirits, and displaying a medal is known to drives sales by 15%**. Tasty. *IWSC Case Study. **Spirits Selection Research

AWARDS SEASON SUCCESS

Ah, speaking of awards – it’s been a cracking season so far, and we’ve been scooping results left right and centre for our work This is Brooklyn for Brooklyn Brewery, and RoyalTEA for Alpro. Award winning PR agency? That’s us. Here’s how we got on… WINS SABRE Awards EMEA – Trade Media Relations PRCA DARE Awards – Digital and Social Media Award PRCA Digital Awards – Best Social Media Campaign AND Best Use of Video in a Campaign UK Digital Excellence Awards – Best Digital PR Campaign The Drinks Business Awards – Trade Campaign of the Year NOMINATIONS SABRE Awards EMEA – Food & Beverage Campaign AND Small Budget IN2 SABRE Awards – Paid Influencer Programmes + Endorsements PR Moment – Social Media Campaign of The Year PRCA Dare Awards – Consumer Relations Award  AND Media Relations Award Independent Agency Awards – Best Use of PR AND Best Use of Social Media (results TBC!) In summary: six prestigious award wins, nine incredible nominations and a whooooole lot of celebrating.

A BRAND-NEW HOME

And if that wasn’t enough, we’ve done all this whilst building a new home. Well, not quite – but we did move into a brand-new-fresh office. Our sixth official home in the 90+ years we’ve been running as a food and drink marketing agency, and our second ‘bricks and mortar’ in London’s creative capital, Clerkenwell. We’re happy to throw open our doors on Turnmill Street, which is fashionably close to our favourites Exmouth Market and Leather Lane, for the best street food options the area has to offer. In case you missed it, here’s how it’s looking. Like what you see? Check out our latest showreel to give you even more of a flavour of our award winning work.