The Stratford Literary Festival celebrates its glorious 12th year with a superb line-up of speakers and events. The eight day spring festival, which kicks off on 28 April, includes speakers debating science and ideas, mental health and women’s issues, medicine and the news, as well as welcoming some of the most celebrated literary fiction authors…
CULTURE & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES ZMMA Objective: To work with architects ZMMA to maximise exposure for their restoration and remodelling of Watts Gallery. Results: Our campaign generated extensive media coverage across national and regional titles. The project went on to win many awards, including RIBA, RICS, Civic Trust, Museums & Heritage, and it reached the shortlist of…
BUSINESS &TECHNOLOGY THE SKIN & LASER CLINIC Objective: To launch the Woking-based business and ensure an ongoing regular media presence. Results: A steady stream of coverage is valued at over 10 times the client’s PR spend. “We have been lucky enough to have Vanessa on board right from the start of our business, and a…
CULTURE & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES THE MAAS GALLERY Having worked with The Maas Gallery to raise awareness of an exhibition of paintings by contemporary artist Sarah Adams in 2011, we were delighted to be invited back for Adams’ next exhibition at The Maas Gallery in 2013. A highlight of the 2013 media campaign was securing an…
CULTURE & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES THE LIGHTBOX Objective: To raise awareness of the exhibition Essential Accessories: Handbags & Heels in the national media. Results: Extensive coverage was achieved for the exhibition including: Marie Claire, She, House & Garden, The World of Interiors, Yours, Period Living, Diva, GT as well as a 7 minute interview on Radio…
CULTURE & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES THE ART OF BEDLAM: RICHARD DADD The Art of Bedlam: Richard Dadd, at Watts Gallery (summer 2015) was the first major exhibition in more than 40 years to explore the life and career of Richard Dadd (1817 – 1886), one of the most fascinating artists of the Victorian era. The exhibition…
BUSINESS &TECHNOLOGY MIDPOINT Objective: To generate media coverage to launch Midpoint.com – an online peer to peer foreign exchange and international payments platform. Results: Within a week, Wigwam secured coverage in the FT, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Bloomberg and stimulated user registrations. High level coverage has been used on the website and in marketing…
SPORT & LEISURE JUST-JHOOM! Objective: To raise the profile of Just Jhoom! as the UK’s leading Bollywood dance fitness organisation. Results: Following an intensive media relations campaign, Wigwam secured coverage for Just Jhoom! to be featured on ITV’s Daybreak in a feature with Denise van Outen about the top 5 exercise trends in the UK. This…
CULTURE & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES INSIDE OUT: THE INGRAM COLLECTION The Ingram Collection is recognised as the biggest privately owned publicly accessible collection of Modern British and Contemporary art. Created over the past decade by entrepreneur and philanthropist Chris Ingram, The Ingram Collection comprises almost 650 paintings and sculptures of which over 400 are by the…
CULTURE & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES GUILDFORD BOOK FESTIVAL Wigwam was appointed to generate media coverage for Guildford Book Festival’s 25th anniversary in 2014. Wigwam achieved 100+ pieces of coverage, including national and extensive local coverage. 51 interviews were secured, including the Daily Telegraph, bbc.co.uk and Radio 4 Midweek. Guildford Book Festival Director, Jim Parks, reported that…