11.04.13
We are hiring!
We are looking for a keen Account Executive for our beauty/lifestyle teams. The right candidate will possess:
- Excellent writing skills
- At least a year in UK PR agency or in-house experience, preferably within the beauty/lifestyle sector
- Confidence, initiative and an outgoing personality
- Ambition and a drive to succeed for your team, managers, agency and clients
- A genuine love of magazines, beauty blogs and newspapers
- Good organisation skills and eye for admin
- Keenness and willing to go above and beyond
- Proven media relations skills
In return, you will enjoy:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to progress quickly
- Good training opportunities
- Regular team socials
Please contact joanne@ccdpr.com for more info.
No recruitment agencies thank you.
4.04.13
CCD Beauty Helps Dr LeWinn's Launch New Skin Perfect Range
The beauty team launched Dr. LeWinn's first ever cosmetics range, Skin Perfect, to the top beauty journalists, bloggers and buyers at the W Hotel in Leicester Square. A roaring success, attendees were treated to manicures, facials, massages, bespoke perfume blending and personalised corsages, plus our very own yummy Practically Perfect cocktail. Everybody was colour matched to discover their perfect foundation shade, and many took the opportunity to have a bit of fun in the branded photobooth! With the event running from 1pm until 8pm the beauty team had a fun but exhausting day!
28.03.13
9bar gets an Olympic boostspan
Last week, the nutrition team were up with the lark to spend the morning with Olympic Gold Medal winning cyclist Ed Clancy, MBE, in a film and photo shoot for 9bar.
In an action packed morning, the team shot Ed talking about his love for 9bars, answering questions from fans and introducing the new 9bar Savoury range. Special thanks go to Shout Communications for their filming expertise, Jamie Hughes, our wonderful photographer, Condor cycles for the loan of a bike for the morning and of course to the man himself - thanks Ed!
28.02.13
Beauty team rub shoulders with the best of the beauty industry at CEW Demonstration Evening
The beauty team attended the CEW Demonstration Evening this week. All the brands shortlisted for their prestigious annual awards were showcasing the products nominated and CEW members are lucky enough to sample them and then vote for who they think deserves to win. Categories include Best Classic Beauty Product including Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream and Clarin's Beauty Flash Balm, Best British Brand featuring the likes of Sanctuary Spa, Elemis and Molton Brown, as well as many others in both Mass and Prestige sectors of the beauty industry.
Nicknamed the 'Beauty Oscars', the CEW Awards are the most highly-anticipated event in the beauty calendar, and winners will be announced in April - stay tuned for our picks!
22.02.13
Commuters go nuts for 9bar as CCD samples at Victoria station
It was a 5am start for the CCD nutrition team as they joined the 9bar sampling staff to give out delicious 9bars to commuters. The sampling was a massive success with comments including 'this is just what I need to start my day' and 'I've seen these before but never tried one'. On a dark and rainy morning 9bar provided much cheer amongst commuters with several even asking for additional bars to take back to the office for their colleagues. Over 4,000 bars were given out - London really was going nuts for 9bar!
22.02.13
Nourkrin pamper the press at Jo Hansford salon
CCD's Wellbeing team hosted a media day at the Jo Hansford salon in Mayfair on behalf of their client Nourkrin, a natural solution for hair loss and thinning hair. Celebrity colourist Jo has worked with a number of high profile celebrities over the years including Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, and the Duchess of Cornwall and has now taken on a new role as one of Nourkrin's key hair health experts. The day was attended by journalists from national publications including the Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Yahoo! Lifestyle UK, Best, Prima and Healthy Magazine. After their interview with Jo, journalists were treated to an exclusive luxury blow dry at the salon.
22.02.13
YorkTest Launch new IBS Diet Programme
Last week, leading health journalists joined us for a delicious breakfast at The Wolesely to celebrate the launch of YorkTest's new IBS Diet Programme. Ahead of International IBS Awareness Month in April, guests were introduced to the new programme by Dr. Wendy Denning and YorkTest's Scientific Director Dr. Gill Hart and were able to discover their own individual food intolerances. Commenting on the breakfast, Carrie Taylor, Health Editor at Woman&Home magazine said: "Fabulous breakfast this morning – and so interesting!"
07.01.13
CCD appointed by Nourkrin
CCD are pleased to announce the addition of the UK's best selling hair supplement, Nourkrin, to their Wellbeing Team. CCD has engaged the skills of celebrity colourist Jo Hansford, and natural health GP Dr. Wendy Denning, to assist with a fresh PR approach for the 20 year old brand's upcoming campaign.
04.12.12
Breakfast gets gourmet!
The nutrition team are thrilled to announce that they have added Pertwood Organic Farm breakfast cereals and Oomf! Bench Pressed Oats to their client list - as featured in this week's PR Week. The team will be working on an initial 4 month project to relaunch the Pertwood range, culminating in an event at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons celebrating the brand's partnership with two Michelin Star chef Raymond Blanc, and will be launching the Oomf! Instant Pots to the market.
21.11.12
CCD Beauty Team Attend ‘Show the Love’ event with ARTDECO Cosmetics
The CCD Beauty team recently hot-footed it down to The Albany Club with ARTDECO cosmetics to support Show the Love, a charity celebrity gifting event arranged by TV and West End legend, Jenny Seagrove.
With a whole host of famous faces, such as Michelle Collins, Adele Silva, Marti Pellow, and The Nolans to name a few, ARTDECO showcased their classic collections as well as the new Mystic Garden, Glam Deluxe and Dita Von Teese ranges.
A fabulous day and all in support of Mane Chance Sanctuary, a charity that rescues animals from cruelty and neglect. Jenny Seagrove and her partner, Bill Kenwright, are both trustees of the sanctuary and hosted the day in order to fundraise in anticipation of the hard winter months.
6.11.12
New Senior Account Executive
We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth Doherty has joined the agency working for the Beauty and Lifestyle team as Senior Account Executive.
Elizabeth has three years experience as a journalist writing the beauty and lifestyle pages at Love it! Magazine, as well as having work commissioned in Fabulous Magazine and Cosmo online. Elizabeth is very excited to start her PR career and continue her passion for all things beauty.
31.10.12
X-Factor experts
The Beauty Team has enlisted the help of X-Factor make-up artist and professional hair stylist Debbie Storey to help drive coverage forward. Debbie has worked with celebrities including Britney Spears, Sienna Miller, Myleen Klass and Sheridan Smith and will be providing national titles with her expert advice and product recommendations.
23.10.12
New Beauty Junior Account Manager
We are pleased to announce that Christina Moore has joined the agency working across the full portfolio of clients in the Beauty team as Junior Account Manager. Christina has three years experience in beauty, trade and digital PR.
Christina has previously worked on accounts such as Fake Bake, MUA, Rodial, Neville Hair & Beauty, Accessorize make up and Lipsy beauty, as well as writing her own beauty blog Christina Adores.
24.10.12
Pure Beauty Awards 2012
Our Beauty Team are proud to announce that two of our clients were triumphant at this year's Pure Beauty awards. Dr LeWinn's Revitalising Hand & Foot Polish took bronze in the leg and foot category and Pukka Ayurveda Organic Skincare took bronze for best organic launch.
23.10.12
New Beauty Junior Account Manager
We are pleased to announce that Christina Moore has joined the agency working across the full portfolio of clients in the Beauty team as Junior Account Manager. Christina has three years experience in beauty, trade and digital PR.
Christina has previously worked on accounts such as Fake Bake, MUA, Rodial, Neville Hair & Beauty, Accessorize make up and Lipsy beauty, as well as writing her own beauty blog Christina Adores.
23.10.12
Journalists given the opportunity to let their hair down at the launch of ThikRx
Organised by CCD's lifestyle team, clinically proven treatment for male and female hair loss, ThikRx, was launched in the UK last week. The team organised two events to launch the products, which are a stateside success, to the UK market. Grooming and beauty journalists and bloggers attended an intimate breakfast event at Mayfair's Automat, where they were given the opportunity to interview hair loss expert Dr Marco Genovici in depth, whilst the evening allowed press from various consumer publications, as well as industry experts to let their hair down at Soho's Century Club for an evening of rock-e-oke! Guests sang and partied late into the evening to the sounds of rock songs from throughout the decades, whilst journalists learned how ThikRx could help to keep them head-banging with a full head of hair for years to come!
09.10.12
An insight into sporting nutrition...
On 14th September the CCD health team held an event with Dr. Justin Roberts, a leading expert in performance nutrition, to look at the science behind sports supplements.
Dr. Roberts has worked with both the England football World Cup squad and Manchester City FC. He provided journalists from a range of sporting publications with information on the latest research on sporting nutrition and some of the performance-boosting secrets of elite athletes.
The event was held to celebrate the launch of BioCare's Informed-Sports range of supplements. These have been designed to provide athletes and sport enthusiasts with the essential building blocks for good nutrition and thereby boost overall performance. The range has been tried and tested for WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) banned substances and endorsed by Informed-Sport. This ensures that not only are they are of the highest quality but that they are safe to be used by sports people.
24.09.12
A golden evening with 9bar
Last night Soho had a bit of extra sparkle thanks to 9bar! In the second 9bar quiz night, to celebrate the launch of the new Peanut variant, journalists were given an extra treat in the form of guest of honour, and member of Team 9bar, Olympic Gold Medal winning cyclist Ed Clancy. During a high spirited and fun evening of quizzing Ed joined the journalist teams and even allowed everyone to pose with his medals. Congratulations to our winning teams, especially the returning champions from the Healthy Food Guide who beat off strong competition to retain their title!
17.09.12
CCD MD gets into deep water!
Last Sunday, our MD, Justin (on the left), headed to Switzerland to take on an unusual challenge – to swim across Lake Geneva. The swim is around 5 kilometres and the four swimmers were accompanied by the French Coastguard for safety, Lake Geneva is the deepest lakes in Europe and one of the busiest. All four made it across safely.
14.09.12
Artdeco make up A-listers at the TV Choice Awards
Amrita, our Account Executive on the beauty team, was lucky enough to be backstage at the TV Choice Awards this week with New! magazine while the lovely ladies of Coronation Street were given the A-list treatment by the Artdeco Makeup team.
Using products from the new Dita Von Teese 'Dita's Classics' collection, as well as products from the complete Artdeco range, the lovely female cast members from Corrie and Emmerdale were given the five star treatment before hitting the red carpet and picking up their awards.
10.09.12
Botanical cocktails and beauty talk...
a perfect night out!
The Lifestyle Team at CCD PR recently travelled to the depths of East London to launch new British bath and body range, Benbow & Blake. The delicious, citrus fragranced range was launched in style at Shoreditch House. Botanical cocktails were offered alongside a delicious range of canapes to entertain journalists from The People, Ok! Extra, Cover Media, as well as many beauty bloggers. Journalists had the opportunity to hear the story behind this mouthwatering new range, and took away a fabulous goody bag containing products from the range, and a special treat kindly donated by Poland Street Beauty Salon, Cucumba.
10.09.12
A midsummer night's makeover...
CCD's Lifestyle Team recently launched the fabulous new AW12 range from British mineral makeup brand Lily Lolo by treating several journalists to a luxurious picnic in the park, followed by a trip to Regent Park's famous Open Air Theatre to watch a modern and hilarious take on Shakespeare favourite 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Helped along by unexpectedly perfect weather, a lovely time was had by all. The bubbly was flowing (as is essential with any picnic worth it's salt!) and celebrity makeup artist Nadira Persaud was on hand to offer journalists beautiful makeovers using the gorgeous new Lily Lolo shades. Picnic perfection!
10.09.12
Luxurious and natural skincare range, Gamila Secret, launches at House of Fraser
Invited by CCD's Lifestyle Team, journalists last week headed to the Beauty Rooms at Oxford Street's House of Fraser to celebrate the launch in store of natural and luxurious skincare range Gamila Secret. Press had the opportunity to meet with Safta Gamila, the inspirational Israeli lady behind the range, and to hear the amazing story of how the range came to be created in Galilee. Journalists were treated to demonstrations with the beautiful range of products, and were offered a selection of delicious Middle Eastern snacks. Titles including Ok! and Prima attended, as well as a number of beauty bloggers and makeup artists. The team from House of Fraser also dropped in to see the new range in action, and to meet Safta Gamila herself. A very successful in-store launch!
03.09.12
Dr. LeWinn's Summer Social Success
The Beauty Team launched Dr. LeWinn's new gift sets and Renunail products to over 70 journalists, celebrity make-up artists, bloggers and famous faces at the Trafalgar Hotel yesterday.
With six professional therapists providing manicures and facials and a DJ on the decks, the summer social of branded cocktails, canapés and conversation helped reestablish the brand as a comprehensive, newsworthy range.
Titles such as the Daily Mail, Prima, OK, Hello and Elle and celebrities such as Camilla Dellarup, Cheska Hull and Rosie Fortescue enjoyed the informal event and for everyone that attended, Dr LeWinn's made a donation to WaterAid on their behalf.
30.08.12
CCD get involved in Olympic Fever!
This summer, Olympic fever has gripped the country and we can now reveal that one the CCD team was actually part of the Opening Ceremony!
Junior Account Manager Katie Daniels was one of the volunteer performers in Danny Boyle's extravaganza, dancing in the 'Thanks Tim' section of the show.
"Performing in the Olympic Opening Ceremony was one of the most incredible and surreal experiences of my life and definitely worth the 100 hours of rehearsals it took to get us there!" says Katie.
"It was such a privilege to be taught by so many high profile and talented dancers and choreographers. ...Rocking out to Bohemian Rhapsody, in front of the Queen, is something I will remember for the rest of my life!"
16.08.12
New Senior Account Executive
We are pleased to announce that Sharan Sunner has joined the agency working across the Nutrition and Wellbeing Teams as a Senior Account Executive and will be working across a portfolio of clients. Sharan has over two years of experience spanning consumer, trade and digital PR.
Sharan has previously worked on accounts including Weight Watchers Foods, Glorious Soups & Sauces, Cranswick Food Group, Premier Training International and Glen Dimplex Home Appliances. Having previously worked at a social media agency she will also be working as part of the Digital Team.
03.08.12
Soap star celebrity fans
Celebrity-adored cosmetics brand Artdeco held a celebrity sampling event at the 235 Casino in Manchester yesterday. Attended by the likes of Catherine Tyldesley, Lucy Jo Hudson and Nikki Sanderson, the CCD Beauty Team arranged exclusive interviews with titles such as Closer, OK Extra and Bella magazine to capitalise on Artdeco's credible fan base.
26.07.12
Pedicures and afternoon tea courtesy of
Carnation Footcare
This month, health and beauty journalists were treated by Carnation Footcare to a delicious afternoon tea and relaxing pedicure at the beautiful Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge. A whole host of journalists attended from Yours, Woman's Own, Top Sante, The Daily Mail, Real People, Health & Fitness, Bella and BodyFit. Podiatrists Dave Wain and Dr Tariq Khan were on-hand during the day to provide expert advice to help prevent foot traumas, and recommend relevant products from the podiatrist designed Carnation Footcare range. Journalists learnt the perils associated with different foot types and foot wear choices, and went away armed with enough knowledge to never have to put their tootsies through trauma again!
20.07.12
Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards
The Beauty Team enjoyed an exciting start to the day at One Marylebone this morning. The 2012 Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards played host to a wealth of industry insiders to honour those brands that really have made life more beautiful this year. Hollie and the Dr LeWinn's team were thrilled to win the Best Nail Rescuer category with their Renunail Nail Strengthener, especially as it is the second year running! The PR team will capitalise on this opportunity via social media and a trade campaign.
20.07.12
Ben Sherman's English Breakfast
Beauty & Grooming Account Director, Hollie Thomson, held a fragrance press launch over a sit down breakfast at the Wolseley this morning.
Ben Sherman Gold was launched to a handful of handpicked journalists, including titles such as Shortlist and Men's Health, in the private dining room upstairs.
The black and gold backdrop provided the perfect setting to discuss the fragrance, inspiration behind the Brit-art themed Union Jack bottle and gift with purchase opportunities.
Fragrance enthusiast Angela Pittacas, from FAB Fragrance and Beauty, then went on to discuss the individual notes, including their heritage and traditional use. The group also had the rare opportunity to smell and feel the key ingredients, such a tonka beans, in their original form.
21.07.12
CCD does a Sunwalk, without the sun!
WalktheWalk - Uniting Against Breast Cancer Sunwalk 2012
Last Sunday our health & nutriton team Account Director Charlotte Dormon took part in the London Sunwalk 2012. Along with 2,000 other ladies (and a few men), Charlotte walked the streets of London (sadly, with more rain than sun!) for just over 13 miles to raise money for women going through breast cancer. Through the parks, along the Thames and right through the busy high streets of Westminster and Chelsea, Charlotte marched along in a pink flowery hat, bra and bright flowers around her neck, to help raise the awareness of breast cancer and the charity that helps so many women and their families get the support they need. She raised £200 and is looking forward to talking part again next year.
05.07.12
Gamila Secret Press Trip
CCD PR Senior Account Manager Jo, House of Fraser's Senior Beauty Buyer and national journalists from the Mail on Sunday, Sunday Mirror and Stylist were recently lucky enough to embark on a five star luxury press trip to Israel - the home of client Gamila Secret, a beautiful natural olive oil soap. The group visited Gamila herself to learn about the process of sourcing and manufacturing the prized soap, were trained in the art of spotting useful mountainous herbs and planted new olive trees to sustain the harvest in years to come.
05.07.12
CCDer goes to new heights for charity!
CCD PR Senior Account Executive, Felicity Haslehurst, this weekend took to the skies to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer UK bravely hurling herself from a plane at the UK's highest skydive site in Lincolnshire. Enduring a terrifying 15,000ft drop, including a heart stopping minute of free fall at 120 miles per hour, Felicity has so far managed to raise an impressive £1,000 for her charity. Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of all cancers – just 3% of those diagnosed survive for five years. It is also the only cancer that has seen no improvement in this figure over the last 40 years. With the funds raised by Felicity's jump more research can be done into this disease and hopefully improve these figures. Congratulations Flic - we are all incredibly proud of you!
29.06.12
Scheckter's gets fruity at Taste Festival
Last week the CCD nutrition team got the crowds at London's Taste Festival excited with the rather lovely Scheckter's Organic Energy drink. From Thursday to Sunday over 6000 samples of the energy drink were given to foodie guests and exhibitors (including one of London's favourite chef's, the rather amazing Michel Roux) who loved the fruity flavour and found Scheckter's gave them a rather nice 'pick-me-up' for the very busy show. Here is Charlotte getting ready to refresh the taste guests!
28.06.12
9bar Quiz night relaunches the brand to the media
Last night journalists came together for the relaunch of the 9bar range of seed based snack bars. The inaugural 9bar quiz night went down a storm with teams from Men's Health, Zest, That's Life, Healthy Food Guide, Real People, Final Fitness and Shine Squad competing to win £300 Selfridges vouchers, a magnum of Champaign or a months supply of 9bars. Competition was fierce, but eventually the team made up of The Healthy Food Guide and freelance writer Helen Foster were victorious, with Men's Health coming in second and Real People third. Great fun was had by all, with all teams commenting on how enjoyable the evening had been. Tweeting the next day the Zest team said: 'We had a wonderful time despite not winning the quiz! 9bars have gone down well in the office - they've all been devoured already!'
20.06.12
Beauty Summit
Hollie Thomson, our Senior Account Manager on the Beauty Team, attended the CEW's first full day beauty summit at the Jumeirah Carlton Hotel. The 'shape of things to come' seminars were lead by guest speakers including Esi Eggleston Bracey (Vice President & General Manager of Global P&G Cosmetics) and Joey Wat (Managing Director of Superdrug) who covered all aspects of the beauty industry - from product innovation, investing in retail space, the impact of the digital age and beyond.
14.06.12
Iron Man challenge
On 12th May our MD, Justin, put himself through seven hours of trauma for charity. At 9am on a hot morning in Majorca he started a race with 1,500 others of 1.2 miles swimming, 56 miles cycling and then 13 miles running - a half Iron Man. This would be hard enough in perfect conditions, but to add to the task, nature decided to throw in unrelenting sun and a consistent 30 degrees. The excursion raised £1,500 for Whizz Kidz, which has a mission to give the 70,000 disabled kids in the UK motorised wheelchairs and enable them to be independent and lead more active and interesting childhoods. Justin is now resting.
13.06.12
CCD expand with the launch of new Well-Being division
CCD are pleased to announce the launch of their new Well-Being division, which will be headed by Senior Account Manager, Andrea Kilbride. Clients include Vita Healthcare (UK distributers for Phytodol Jointcare and natural lycopene supplement, Lyc-O-Mato), Vegepa EPA omega 3 fish oils, Superfoods UK food supplements, and DS Healthcare (distributers for Oraldiet, Bye Wart!, Bye Mouth Ulcer and Nuflex).
Andrea commented: "The launch of this new division is a very exciting time for CCD and whilst we are delighted to have taken these new clients onboard, we are also looking forward to growing and developing the team into other areas.
06.06.12
Pukka Herbs celebrate 10 years of tea making!
On 24th May Pukka Herbs, Britain’s favourite organic herbal tea brand, celebrated their 10th birthday with a fabulous party at The Paramount - 32 storeys above Oxford Street!
In celebration of reaching this significant milestone and to raise awareness of the conservation work they intrinsically do as part of their business, Pukka also launched their partnership with the world’s leading conservation body WWF, and a new Limited Edition tea - Peppermint and Licorice - a donation from the sales of which will be donated to the charity.
During the day long event guests came along to try the new tea, learn about the work Pukka, WWF and FairWild will be doing together, enjoy an indian massage and a specially created Pukka cocktail or two and soak up the incredible views.
Happy Birthday Pukka - here's to the next ten years!
01.06.12
CCD PR wins 9bar in competitive pitch
The Nutrition Team has added one of the UK’s most popular and tasty health snacks to it’s client list, 9bar from Wholebake, after a three way competitive pitch. The PR plan aims to encourage people to include the more nutritionally dense foods found in 9bar, such as seeds, nuts and honey, in their diets.
31.05.12
CCD Training
Senior Account Manager of the Beauty Team, Hollie Thomson, attended a CIPR Strategic Management training course last night. Run by Magnus Boyd from PSB Law, the talk looked at how PRs can use the law to protect their clients, forming part of CCD PR's continual investment in staff training.
14.05.12
COPRA Lunch and Beauty Awards
With the weather being gloomy and depressing, nothing cheered up the Beauty Team more than an invite to the uber-glamorous COPRA Lunch and Beauty Awards.
The team headed over to The Dorchester for an afternoon of catching up with clients, eating good food and even doing a spot of celeb-spotting! COPRA (Cosmetics and Perfumery Retailers Association) handed out awards for the best fragrances and cosmetic products in the industry and even had international superstar, Lulu, on hand to say a few words.
It was a great day out and the team have some exciting goodie bags to show for it!
14.05.12
Firming up award wins
Pukka Ayurveda Skincare won two awards for its Firming Face Oil at this year's Natural and Organic Products Show. The restorative oil won Best New Natural Beauty & Spa Product and the Soil Association-voted award for Best Organic Skincare Product. The beauty team are leading a comprehensive trade campaign to shout out about this exciting news.
03.05.12
The FiFi Awards - the Oscars of the fragrance world
Red or Dead's Release Me fragrance has been shortlisted for the 'Best New Fragrance Design & Packaging' award at the FiFi Awards.
Red or Dead's Release Me fragrance, housed in a beautiful birdcage-inspired bottle, will be judged by Professor Frances Corner OBE (London College of Fashion), Professor Wendy Dagworthy (Royal College of Art) and Professor Louise Wilson OBE (Central Saint Martins College).
With recent coverage appearing in titles such as Cosmopolitan, Metro, New and Top Sante, all our fingers are crossed here on the beauty team.
02.04.12
'10 secrets to healthy aging' - what every woman wants to know!
This month the CCD health team invited press to attend the '10 Secrets to Healthy Ageing' media briefing with nutrition guru, Patrick Holford, at the very glam W Hotel in London. Journalists had the opportunity to meet with Patrick to quiz him on his new book and to find out about the very exciting BioAge check www.patrickholford.com/bioage a brand new test to check how well you are really ageing! All journalists left with their personal 'stop the clock' goody bags containing a range of Patrick's top quality 100% Health supplements.
Following a fully packed day of meetings and talks for Patrick, 28 journalists left ready to do battle with ageing, and with a greater understanding of the ageing perils which are more than skin deep. An enlightening day all round!
01.03.12
Health Food Business - Beauty Contributor
Senior Account Manager Hollie Thomson can be seen in this month's Health Food Business providing tips & tricks for beauty retailers. With spring fast approaching, Hollie suggests a number of ways retailers can improve customer understanding of skincare ingredients & display their product offering so customers can spring into a new skincare regime with ease.
27.02.12
Boosting sports performance with YorkTest
Ahead of this summer's Olympics, and in time for the start of the 6 Nations Rugby, CCD teamed up with top sports nutritionist Matt Lovell to uncover the role of food intolerance in elite sports performance and it's application for the amateur sports fan. Matt, who works with premiership football teams, the England Rugby team and several Olympic medal hopefuls, presented to around 20 sports journalists who were also given the opportunity to have their own intolerances tested.
During a lively day of presentations and Q&A sessions Matt and Dr Gill Hart from YorkTest Laboratories were quizzed on how diet can boost performance and showed the evidence to support food intolerance testing in elite sports.
22.02.12
Dr LeWinns's treatments at Soho House
There is nothing like a fully packed press event to shake off the January blues! Last week saw the beauty team showcasing the amazing effects of Dr LeWinn's Cosmetic Lift and the Renunail Three-Step programme to the UK’s top beauty press, beauty bloggers and even the odd celebrity at London’s exclusive Soho House. Dr LeWinn’s therapists treated Brides magazine, the Daily Mirror, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire and many many more to luxurious pampering treatments whilst sipping on themed Cosmo-Ceutical cocktails and nibbling on Green & Black’s chocolates The Dr LeWinn’s sexy doctors were in attendance to hand out branded goody bags too!
22.02.12
Natural Health Beauty Awards
Exciting news: CCD Beauty PR has helped even more brands win awards this season. Natural Health magazine has announced the winners & runners-up of their annual beauty awards including Pukka Ayurveda Firming Face Oil (winner - best facial oil) and Naturtint Shampoo (runner-up shampoo). Fingers crossed for the Beauty Bible, CEW & Natural Product awards now!
14.02.12
Your Hair Awards 2012
CCD PR's beauty team are excited to announce that Naturtint chemically-light home hair colourant has won a Your Hair Award for 'Best Colourant for Hiding Greys'. Now in its eighth year, the Your Hair Awards are judged by leading industry professionals who recognise that while Naturtint is packed with certified organic & natural ingredients it is still effective on grey hair, allowing the user to colour with care.
02.02.12
The Health team has a new member!
Ruth Delacour has joined the growing team as a Senior Account Manager and will be working across the health team portfolio. Ruth has five years experience working on both consumer and professional healthcare PR campaigns for various clients including SCA Hygiene, GSK, Merck, Beiersdorf, Salcura Skincare, Anglian Pharma and Anglia DNA.
Ruth has worked across a range of areas including male and female intimate health; children’s health; pain management; paternity; first aid and natural skincare. She has managed both traditional and digital media projects and has experience developing social media campaigns.
Welcome to the team Ruth!
23.01.12
CCD teams up with comedy legend to launch new online health resource
CCD teamed up with Monty Python star and British comedy legend Terry Jones to host the UK launch of MyHealthTips.com, a NEW fun, online resource for managing your health.
A host of national journalists attended the launch at the Soho House cinema where they watched clips of Terry in action in a series of amusing short informative sketches on how you can change your lifestyle to significantly improve your health if you have been diagnosed with High Blood Pressure, Type 2 Diabetes, and Respiratory Conditions or to support you with lifestyle goals such as Smoking Cessation and Weight Loss.
Dr. Hubert Bland, Chief Medical Officer at Surrey University Clinical Research Centre and spokesperson for MyHealthTips.com was also on hand to discuss the medical evidence for how small lifestyle changes can make dramatic improvements to your health when you are battling chronic conditions.
For more information about My Health Tips visit MyHealthTips.com or on Twitter @myhealthtipscom
01.12.11
YorkTest puts press to the test with food intolerance
Last week the Nutrition team spent a hugely successful day in Soho launching brand new research from YorkTest in time for Food Intolerance Awareness Week in January. In advance of the event, journalists were sent YorkTests to discover their own intolerances, the results of which were discussed on the day in one-to-on sessions with the experts from YorkTest.
Dr Hilary Jones, from ITV's Daybreak, was also on hand to talk to journalists about the new research and the struggle GPs have with identifying intolerances and giving detailed nutritional advice to their patients. In a busy day of interviews and one-to-ones, the 20 journalists each went away understanding much more about their own diets and the impact intolerance can have on wellbeing.
28.11.11
New Beauty Contributor
CCD PR continue to support Health Food Business magazine with monthly columns advising retailers on how best to increase coverage opportunities, drive footfall and increase sales. Pick up this month's issue to read Senior Account Manager Hollie Thomson's column on capitalising on the Christmas cheer with a beauty boost.
17.11.11
Fragrant success
The Beauty team are hugely excited to announce that they have won a multi-brand account with FAB Fragrance and Beauty. Led by Senior Account Manager Hollie Thomson, CCD Beauty PR will employ a strategy of traditional media relations, celebrity endorsement and an intensive digital and social media plan to boost the awareness of Coleen Rooney Butterflies, Ben Sherman, Red or Dead Release Me, VOI Jeans and launch the fragrance for controversial fashion brand Elvis Jesus.
17.11.11
CCD PR Digital Team
CCD PR, the health, beauty and nutrition specialists, have announced the launch of their new digital division. The CCD Digital team is led by CCD Beauty Account Manager Joanne and now offer video production, social media management, app development and other digital and online skills to their existing and new clients in a unique blended package with traditional PR tools.
MD Justin Clark says: "The time has come for PR agencies to acknowledge that clients and consumers require the messages and strategies from a brand to be streamlined and provide a full circle. With our strategy, brands can take advantage of how PR can work both on and offline in a cost effective package."
9.11.11
CCD PR's clients stand tall in Tesco
Dr LeWinn's cosmeceutical skincare, Renunail nailcare, Naturtint chemically-light home hair colourant, LifeMel functional honey, Nature's Plus supplements, Pukka ayurvedic herbs, Biocare supplements and Patrick Holford's range of supplements are all stocked in Tesco's new concept stores. CCD PR's health, beauty and nutrition teams are all supporting the launch with a comprehensive regional push in each area - inviting relevant journalists and bloggers to view the ranges in the store and meet with experts for additional knowledge and understanding.
8.11.11
COPRA Ball 2011
The Beauty Team's Senior Account Manager Hollie Thomson attended the prestigious Cosmetics Perfumery Retailers Association (COPRA) Ball last night at the Park Plaza Hotel with client Meda Pharmaceuticals, distributor of Dr LeWinn's. Rubbing shoulders with celebrities such as Beverley Knight, Lemar, Nicola Roberts and Jo Wood, the three course dinner, dance and auction provided the perfect setting for meeting key industry buyers, journalists and experts.
3.11.11
Team Beauty have a new recruit!
Beauty blogger Amrita Jaurre (the6inchstilettos) has joined the beauty team as a Junior Account Executive having previously worked on brands such as Lancome, Bobbi Brown and Filthy Gorgeous. She will also form part of the new Digital Team - increasing word-of-mouth for top beauty brands via social media, key e-zines and podcasts.
31.10.11
Expo Extravaganza
The last fortnight has been trade show crazy here at CCD HQ! First up, the beauty team went up to Manchester for the annual Pro Beauty show to see what is up and coming in beauty for 2012 (and to bag a few beauty bargains of course)! We stopped by on the Renunail stand for a quick-fix hand SOS session with beauty guru and Head of Cosmetics for Dr LeWinn’s, Clair Rose, before dashing over to the Airbase Makeup area – which was packed - for a speedy airbrushing. Airbase’s fantastic makeup artist John Woodbridge was holding court on the Professional Beauty Live Stage with his Art of Airbrush Makeup demo too.
Back in London, we headed east to Excel for Salon International. We saw some amazing fashion forward looks on the GHD stage and loved checking out all the new hair tools of the trade – the Cloud 9 wand is firmly on our wishlist!
Before we knew it CAM Expo was upon us again, and the health, beauty and nutrition teams all visited with national health and wellbeing journalists in tow to support our clients exhibiting at the show. Dr Marilyn Glenville’s Keynote Seminar on Natural Solutions to the Menopause was in demand, as usual, and Pukka Herbs couldn’t hand out samples of their tasty tea fast enough!
See you at Mind Body Spirit in a few days time…
25.10.11
New Client Alert!
CCD Public Relations nutrition team has been appointed by YorkTest Laboratories to launch a campaign to help people find the foods that they are intolerant to. Food intolerance is one of Britain’s most hidden and misunderstood illnesses, affecting up to 45 per cent of the population.
YorkTest Laboratories is the UK’s leading specialist in food intolerance testing. Since 1982, this cutting edge scientific laboratory has worked with internationally recognised scientists, universities and charities to help more than 250,000 people lead healthier, more energised lives. We can't wait to get started!
12.10.11
Beauty team attended the CEW Achiever Awards
In the presence of beauty industry greats such as George Hammer and Andrea Fulterton, beauty PRs Hollie Thomson and Joanne Jarvis attended the prestigious CEW awards ceremony at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel. Rubbing shoulders with icons such as Joan Collins and beauty journalists, such as Jo Fairley and Jane Bruton, the event inspired all the attendees and rewarded everyone for their contribution to the cosmetics industry with their own premium quality goodie bag.
12.10.11
Beauty Launch Success
The beauty team launched the brand new, all-natural Pukka Ayurveda Skincare Collection at Kettner's to over 30 beauty journalists, bloggers and celebrity make-up artists yesterday.
The informal drop-in sessions with Master Herbalist Sebastian Pole enabled attendees such as author Jo Fairley, Deputy Lifestyle Editor of Fabulous magazine Carly Hobbs and highly regarded beauty bloggers to call in at a time convenient to them, personalising their visit by steering the discussion to skincare concerns of interest to them, their readers and their followers.
With national coverage already confirmed and the twitter and bloggersphere already buzzing with Pukka Ayurveda-inspired news the event is proof that flexible, centrally located events are still of interest to national journalists.
29.09.11
Naturtint attend Nutri Beauty launch
This week the beauty team attended the launch of new beauty etailer www.nutribeautyproducts.com to celebrate long term client Naturtint being stocked on the site. The launch gave Hollie, Jo, Jacqueline and Hannah a chance to catch up with high profile press, beauty bloggers and makeup artists and chat about all things hair over mini scones and cups of tea.
Visitors to the Naturtint stand at Soho's Century Club included Daily Mail writer Leah Hardy, Hello beauty editor Nadine Baggott and Essentials' Sarah Cooper White, who are all existing fans of Naturtint. Leah kindly tweeted us afterwards, saying "Naturtint is a fab product and your hair is gloriously glossy!"
28.09.11
Continued investment in training
Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) members at CCD PR attended a breakfast briefing at Sketch on "The New Era of Emotional Engagement and Effectiveness for Cosmetic Marketeers" with key speakers including beauty journalist Kate Shapland, Professor Gemma Calvert and various other industry experts. CCD were educated on the importance of increasing sales through both emotional and rational messages and will be strategically implementing in their current and future PR campaigns.
20.09.11
Supporting Erin O'Connor's Model Sanctuary
To help models relax, revive and energise during London Fashion Week, CCD PR supplied a number of top treats for Erin O'Connor's Model Sanctuary, helping models improve their holistic wellbeing while securing coverage for our clients.
Having liaised with Erin personally to ensure smooth running of this season's event, we made sure Pukka Herbs' refreshing teas were on hand to allow Erin, her team and visiting models time to unwind. Similarly for a natural high, Nature’s Plus Acai Energy Bars and Scheckter’s Organic Energy drinks were supplied to provide a quick pick me up pre and post show.
Pukka also pampered the models by allowing them to be the first to try their brand new skincare collection - Pukka Ayurveda, both at the venue and when at home, in their goody bags. With the Twittersphere tweeting about our clients' involvement and models already requesting more products it is set to be a busy week.
23.08.11
Pilates is Back4Good®
CCD Healthcare PR have been asked to launch an intensive media relations campaign for Back4Good®, a major new initiative from the Body Control Pilates group - the recognised leaders in the Pilates Method since 1995.
Back4Good® Practitioners are exercise specialists who are trained to help people with non-specific low back pain. Practitioners are already experienced Body Control Pilates teachers, having been certified by Europe’s foremost Pilates organisation. They have additionally undertaken extensive training exclusively related to exercise referral and low back pain to become a Back4Good® Practitioner and a Level 4 Advanced Exercise Instructor. Charlotte Dormon, Account Director says: 'We're really excited to be launching this initiative; back pain is a widespread problem in the UK and the media are really receptive to new solutions like this."
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