Wordville was launched in 2007 but our collective experience goes back two decades. There are seven members of the team now and we have specialist partners we can draw upon as required. We started Wordville to help organisations punch above their weight, break into new markets and generate excitement. Our mission is to leave our clients better off. That means that we’re never precious about sharing our experience and contacts with our clients to improve their success. Marketing budgets are tight, consumer scrutiny on brands is at an all time high, and the globalisation of business requires many managers to step way out of their comfort zone. We wanted to establish a go-to source for qualified, considered advice, support and training.

Welcome to Wordville.

Our core team is surrounded and supported by senior counsellors across the globe ready to help meet any communication need.

LUCY GEORGE

Lucy has twelve years experience in PR and marketing communications and five years experience in the media. Lucy George has devised and delivered marketing and communication projects for global brands and has a track record of successful communication campaigns to her credit. In addition to corporate communication and reputation management campaigns, Lucy has spent 10 years preparing corporate spokespeople and elected officials for tough questions. Lucy has served as an international spokesperson and has a personal appreciation and understanding of the challenges and opportunities that a media appearance or presentation can provide. Lucy has delivered presentation skills, marketing and PR training courses for organisations worldwide and has a wide knowledge of media in over 30 countries.

Lucy’s training delegates include: AT&T, Tata, The United Nation’s ITU, The Championship Gaming Series, Lenovo, RIM, Parity, V&A Museum, Imperial War Museum and Huawei. Lucy coaches PR professionals from some of the world’s largest PR agencies.

LEAH GRAYSON

Spreading the word is something Leah knows all about, with her background deeply rooted in the world of celebrity and entertainment. She has worked on everything from X Factor to Live8 and promoted some of the world’s best celebrities and some of the world’s worst. Leah’s first job was looking after Tom Cruise. During her nine years in PR she has always had an interest in the online world and has ensured her campaigns have crossed over from offline to online and vice versa. Leah advises on online PR, stages press and industry events and guides clients through reputation management. As an events specialist, Leah manages large scale events, press conferences or round tables.

RYAN HAYNES

Ryan has worked in PR for over four years specialising in Web 2.0, digital media, technology and business. Past projects include BT Wireless, BT Business, BT IT Support, London Games Festival, Tata Consultancy Services and Postini (IT security specialist). Ryan has experience developing and managing strategic pan-European marketing campaigns and manages technology clients. In addition to his media relations skills, Ryan is a blogging and podcasting specialist and currently helps Wordville clients improve their impact in the blogosphere through a variety of online initiatives. Ryan is responsible for media outreach, maintaining a consistent and compelling awareness of clients amongst the press.

Wordville’s sister companies help extend the scope and scale of the project team.

CLIVE MEDIA

Clive Media brings together agency creative with management efficiency. Their founding partners have over 30 years combined experience, agency and in-house, working for and building brands for some of the world’s most recognised organisations including: Goldman Sachs, Government departments (the Prime Minister, No.10 and The Cabinet office), The British Army, The Arcadia Group and Invesco.

PEARTREE PUBLICITY

Peartree Publicity works with individuals and consumer businesses to find opportunities for promotion on broadcast, in print and through personal appearances. With experience in entertainment, online and events, Peartree Publicity helps a variety of business people and celebrities get noticed.

The extended team of Wordville consultants include ex-journalists, senior strategists, publicists, crisis specialists and PR thought-leaders. For more information or to find out more about working for Wordville contact us by email at info@wordville.net