Man Bites Dog

Top 50 law firm, Mills & Reeve, has appointed Man Bites Dog, the service economy communications specialists, to manage its PR retainer.

Man Bites Dog will be providing thought leadership and media relations consultancy to cement Mills & Reeve’s position as a leading national law firm.

The retainer was won following a competitive pitch. Clare Granville will lead the Man Bites Dog team working with Mills & Reeve.

Julie Mortimer, Mills & Reeve’s Marketing Director, said: “We were very impressed by Man Bites Dog’s fresh approach, creative ideas, chemistry and depth of understanding. Having come from all walks of life, the team’s eclectic array of skills and experience gave us confidence that they would be able to deliver against each of our sectors, conceiving and implementing single, cross sector and firm wide campaigns.”

Claire Mason, Managing Director of Man Bites Dog, commented: “We’ve built a solid reputation for our legal communications capabilities and look forward to working alongside Mills & Reeve to elevate the firm’s communications.”

Consultancy Fetches Top Awards at CIPR and PRCA Award Ceremonies

Multi award-winning B2B PR consultancy Man Bites Dog has won the coveted Specialist Consultancy of the Year and Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy awards at the 2011 PRCA and CIPR Awards respectively.

Man Bites Dog also scooped Gold in the Corporate and Business Communications category at the CIPR Awards for a fourth year.

Claire Mason, Founder and Managing Director of Man Bites Dog, said: “We are proud and honoured to be recognised as PRCA’s Specialist Consultancy of the Year – it means so much to be recognised by our peers.

“Winning CIPR Outstanding Consultancy for a second time is a real testament to our team’s incredible hard work and commitment.”

PRCA Chief Executive Francis Ingham praised the “incredible talent” of those picking up awards.

CIPR praised Man Bites Dog’s “distinctive profile, excellent financial performance and solid growth in a difficult climate,” describing Man Bites Dog’s new business performance as “stunning” and praising the consultancy’s happy culture.

Commenting on Man Bites Dog’s winning Corporate and Business campaign for KPMG, the judges praised the team’s “strong strategy, outputs and outcomes” delivering “differentiation in this highly contested market place”.

Jane Wilson, CIPR CEO, said: “The CIPR PRide Awards represent the best, most creative and most effective public relations work across the UK and to win an award is a great achievement.”

Multi award-winning B2B PR consultancy Man Bites Dog has been shortlisted in three categories of the prestigious CIPR PRide Awards 2009. The awards recognise excellence in public relations across the UK regions. Man Bites Dog is one of only three nominated agencies in the Home Counties South ‘Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy’ category, which the agency won last year.

In addition, Man Bites Dog is nominated twice in the ‘Corporate and Business Communications’ category for its high impact thought leadership campaigns Fight or Flight and Credit Where its Due?

Fight or Flight, which dominated broadsheet front pages, made management consultancy Hay Group one of the most widely quoted authorities on the recession. The campaign is also nominated in the ‘Best Use of Media Relations’ category.

Credit Where it’s Due? successfully established Roland Berger Strategy Consultants as thought leaders on the worsening credit situation and as champions for the financial health of the UK’s largest corporations. Media coverage highlights included BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, the Financial Times and The Economist.

Ann Mealor, CIPR Acting Director General, said: “This year more than ever, consultancies and organisations entering the PRide Awards want to spotlight their achievements while boosting morale – and being a PRide finalist does just that.
“Having gone through rigorous judging to reach the shortlist is a great achievement and I offer my congratulations to all those who have reached this stage of the competition.”

Claire Mason, Founder and Managing Director of Man Bites Dog, said: “These nominations are a great endorsement of the team and the outstanding results they are delivering for our clients.”

The winners of this year’s Home Counties South CIPR PRide Awards will be announced on 27th October in a ceremony at the Brighton Hilton Metropole.

Man Bites Dog has won the CIPR’s coveted Outstanding Consultancy title at the 2008 CIPR PRide Awards.

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations awards recognise the best PR companies and campaigns in Sussex, the Home Counties and Surrey.

Man Bites Dog beat stiff competition to scoop the Gold Award for Outstanding Consultancy and a further two Gold Awards in the Business and Trade and Corporate Communications campaign categories.

Judges commented: “Man Bites Dog is a high profile agency with enviable vital statistics, including 30% year on year growth.

“The commitment to staff development, teamwork and professional excellence are evident, and their campaigns are innovative and multi-award winning. A much deserved Gold Award.”

Managing Director and Founder, Claire Mason said: “We’re very proud that the CIPR has recognised the Man Bites Dog team as the most outstanding PR consultancy in the South East.”

Man Bites Dog’s winning Dangerous Liaisons campaign for global management consultancy Hay Group not only delivered nearly £700,000 worth of national press coverage, it also directly generated 8 million euros in consulting revenue for their client.

Judges commented: “This campaign generated serious business impact in terms of sales leads – always the best measure of a good B2B campaign.”