Independent, full-service marketing agency Volpa has reaffirmed its commitment to cyber security by achieving the Cyber Essentials Management Standard accreditation for a second time, meaning the Perth based agency continues to fully comply with the requirements of the Government backed Cyber Essentials Scheme and is protected against the most common cyber-attacks, providing clients with peace […]
Jennifer Poutney, client services manager at Volpa, explains how she helped her team achieve the PRCA’s Communications Management Standard (CMS), helping the Perth based agency secure its position as one of Scotland’s leading independent communications agencies. The Communications Management Standard (CMS) is awarded by the PRCA to companies which demonstrate operational excellence. The industry standard […]
Perth based independent marketing agency Volpa has secured its position as one of Scotland’s leading independent communications agencies by achieving the Communications Management Standard (CMS), awarded by the industry’s professional body the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) for companies which demonstrate operational excellence. The industry standard benchmark, which has been achieved by only two […]
Stephen Gorton, Account Director at independent PR and Marketing agency Volpa, has become a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), the highest-ranking membership status in recognition of Stephen’s senior and strategic level of experience in the marketing profession. Stephen, who joined Volpa in 2019, is also a Chartered Marketer with the CIM, the […]
The Enchanted Forest Community Trust, the organisers behind the UK’s pioneering sound and light show, The Enchanted Forest, has today launched a nationwide search for new charity trustees. The organisation recently announced it has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of a new Executive Director and a new Chair and the latest move […]
Volpa, the independent PR and Marketing agency based in Perth, has made moves to strengthen its senior practitioner team as the country edges closer towards a period of economic recovery, appointing award winning PR practitioner Emma Davies to the role of Account Director. Davies was awarded ‘Accredited Practitioner’ status by the Chartered Institute of Public […]
The Enchanted Forest Community Trust, the organisers behind Scotland’s pioneering sound and light show, The Enchanted Forest, has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of a new Executive Director and, for the first time ever, a female Chair. Lesley Williamson takes up the reigns this month as the Trust’s very first female chairperson. […]
The world is waking up today (15/2/21) to newspaper front pages filled with….. wait for it……a PR shot. Whoah! The Duke & Duchess of Sussex announced yesterday they were expecting a baby and, alongside their announcement, they released a single, black and white image taken by photographer Misan Harriman. The chat shows are immediately on […]
If any business is still in any doubt that their real value lies in their brand, two major rescue deals struck in as many days should ring as a loud warning bell. In just the last few hours, Boohoo has announced it will take over the 242 year old Debenhams brand, and website, but that […]
The owners of Scone Palace have warmly welcomed today’s news from the Scottish Government that the Stone of Destiny is to be returned to Perthshire. The ancestral home, Scone Palace, is the historical crowning place of Scottish Kings including Macbeth and Robert the Bruce and was home to the “Stone of Scone” until it was […]
A special reading by Santa Claus of Clement Clark Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas, more commonly known as “The Night Before Christmas”, is to be released by Falkirk Community Trust this Christmas Eve alongside two special editions including British Sign Language and Makaton translations. The move opens up the traditional Christmas bedtime story to […]
A new takeaway coffee shop, Mhor Coffee, launched this week in the centre of Perth on Kinnoull Street, in response to the huge surge in demand for good quality artisan coffee experienced during the pandemic. The bricks and mortar development, which has created four jobs, is an evolution of the Mhor Coffee e-commerce platform launching […]
Perth based Diatech, one of the UK’s premium diamond blade and core drill suppliers to the construction industry, has appointed two new staff members as it looks to expand its operations in London and the South East to help achieve its ambitious growth plans of £8 million turnover by 2022. The family run business, established […]
Tayside Mountain Rescue has received a generous donation of £10,000 from The Enchanted Forest Community Trust to contribute to its life-saving activities. The charity, which operates in all weather, all terrain and at all hours, is a group of around 50 volunteers sporting a plethora of specialist outdoor skills including remote medical expertise, technical rigging, […]
Exactly two hundred days since mass gatherings were halted in the UK as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers of The Enchanted Forest, Scotland’s pioneering sound and light show, are lighting up the skies of Pitlochry and surrounding area to mark what would have been the start of their 2020 event on 2 October […]
A Perthshire based entrepreneur has seen sales of his premium frozen curries rocket since the beginning of lockdown, with his company’s monthly turnover more than doubling since the beginning of March. Praveen Kumar Authentic Indian Cuisine was launched in April 2019, headed up by founder and restauranteur Praveen Kumar. The team, which has now expanded […]
Dear Ms Hyslop I write to you today in response to your announcement yesterday afternoon on the long awaited details of the Scottish Government’s Event Industry Support Fund. I have also copied in my local MSP, John Swinney, and my local MP, Pete Wishart so they are aware of this correspondence. I have to say […]
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, organisers of the Scottish Game Fair, has today announced its decision to cancel the 2020 event, which had originally been postponed until October due to the coronavirus crisis. In a statement released via the event’s website and social media channels, Hugo Straker, Chairman of the GWCT Scottish Game Fair, […]