Mosaic's Wild West runners are getting ready for charity fun run

Our wild west runners Gemma and Rachael have begun to limber up in preparation for next weeks Run 4 Fun, organised by local solicitors, Birkett Long.

The event is set to be a lot of fun with participants following a Cowboy and Indians fancy dress theme running around the 2.5 mile route through the Colchester Castle Park, on Thursday 17th September.

It is a great annual event all in aid of raising money for the Mayor's Charities, which this year are: Army Benevolent Fund, CO1, Colchester Youth Outreach, St Helena Hospice and Colchester Night Shelter.

Sponsorship is key to helping these local charities in such difficult times and donations are flowing in. If you'd like to help by sponsoring Gemma and Rachael please contact Gemma on 01206 548100

Mosaic Publicity Award Shortlist News

Despite having to dig out our jumpers and thermals over the coming Autumn months, the beginning of September is also when we can start looking forward to big dinners and glitzy events as we enter the business awards season.

It has been a great start for Mosaic Publicity as we have just been shortlisted for three awards at this year's Chartered Institute of Public Relations regional PRide awards. 

The first award we have been shortlisted for is the "Best use of Social Media". From Podcasting and Vodcasting, to DVDs and interactive newsletters, Mosaic Publicity always prides itself in offering up to the mark PR and marketing tools to help our clients get results.

Our PR Account Director, Rechenda Smith has also been shortlisted for the "Young Communicator of the Year" award. With natural passion to be at the top of her game teamed with her feisty charisma there is no suprise the judges will have been impressed by how much she has achieved in such little time!

Finally, we are very proud to have been shortlisted for the "Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy" award which we hope to win after a year of hard graft and determination to rise above the recession and push Mosaic Publicity forward as the region's best PR consultancy.

We are also proud to announce that our client Spicerhaart has been shortlisted for eight national estate agency awards set to take place over the coming months.

So, with the big award nights to look forward to, our fingers are tightly crossed to hopefully bring home the golds!

Celebrity chefs galore!

Through our friend Mark Baumann at Baumanns Brasserie in Coggeshall, we've been meeting celebrity chefs galore. Take a look at our pix - Mosaic Director Karen Ainley is with the Hairy Bikers while Co-Director Kevin Bentley is with Jean Christophe-Novelli and Mark Baumann. See the Baumanns Brasserie website for further details.

Celebrity spotting with Mosaic

What a week we’ve had for celebrity spotting. Hard on the heels of a photo shoot for one of our clients – details of which will follow in a future blog – four of the Mosaic team were invited by Vicki Skeels at the Hearing Care Centre in Colchester to a fantastic photography exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in London, sponsored by Phonak.

Pop star Bryan Adams had taken photos of many famous celebs to help raise awareness about the Hear the World charity. What we hadn’t expected was to see so many celebs close up, one after the other.

Mosaic Director Kevin Bentley was pictured with his culinary hero Rick Stein while fellow Director Karen Ainley, Event Manager Gemma Rawlinson and PR Account Manager Fiona Bates were snapped with pop star Gareth Gates.

The paparazzi were out in full force, as the likes of actresses Martine McCutcheon and Cherie Lunghi, athlete Colin Jackson, hairstylist to the stars Nicky Clarke and a whole host of other famous people stepped onto the red carpet.

Funny though – no-one took our pic! Our gratitude goes to Vicki for the invite but what we must all remember is that this is for a very important cause. It’s amazing how many people will suffer hearing loss during their lifetime and it is thanks to these celebs that awareness is raised about hearing impairment – while thanks must go to Vicki and her team for all the work they do in helping people overcome their hearing difficulties.

In tangent with Tangent

It's been another busy month for Mosaic Publicity Director Karen Ainley who is currently 'on tour' with her presentation on 'The Changing Face of the Media'. Karen spoke to Chelmsford Tangent last week and will be with the Layer Ladies this week. If you would like to book Karen for a speaking engagement, please email info@mosaicpublicity.co.uk.

CIM podcasting success!

Tune in! Mosaic Publicity Director Karen Ainley offered her tips for podcasting success during a guest presentation slot at the Chartered Institute of Marketing Digital Media Conference, held at Robinson College, Cambridge.

She delivered an inspirational seminar on Podcasting and highlighted how businesses can apply it to their marketing strategies.

The former BBC radio and TV reporter heads up Mosaic Publicity's Podcast Training course, along with 16 other media training courses on offer!

Karen who is well versed in all the techniques needed to create excellent audio and video for the web and shared tips from her 'Five Ps to the Perfect Podcast' course with the CIM audience.

Click here to listen to audio of Karen's presentation.

CiB Communic8 Winners announced

Congratulations to all the winners at the CiB Communic8 Awards, celebrating the very best in professional communications in East Anglia. Organised by our event management team at Mosaic Publicity, the awards were held in the splendid surroundings of the luxurious Bedford Lodge Hotel in Newmarket on July 3rd.

For our news release and details of the winners, please see below. To see photos of the winners, please visit our Picasa site at ttp://picasaweb.google.com/rlabilby/CiBCommunic8Awards2008?authkey=WwVyg5xR2A8 or you can view a slideshow here.





News release

Award winners really know how to Communic8

Professional communicators across the region have come out on top at the Communic8 Awards, organised by the Anglia Region of Communicators in Business (CiB).

A bumper crop of brochures, newsletters, websites and new media entries were reviewed by a panel of experts, including CiB East Anglia Chairman Phillip Brooks, Past National Chairman Ken Runicles who is the editor in chief at BT, and Diana Flower who has worked in corporate communications for a wide range of major organisations.

The awards recognise the skills and talents of communication professionals whose creativity, tenacity and commitment to clear and truthful communication are helping organisations work effectively with their employees and clients.

Mr Brooks commented: “The quality of entries was extremely impressive and shows that the East Anglia region is full of creative individuals and organisations who are able to deliver powerful messages that create tangible results.”

The awards were also attended by special guests, Paul Brasington, National CiB Chairman, and Phil Dance, MD of Technology Development for BT at Martlesham Heath. Karen Ainley, Mosaic Publicity Chief Executive compered the ceremony.

With success filling the room, businesses from all sectors bagged trophies and “Awards of Excellence” for the following 9 categories:

Category 1 – Internal Publications; 12 pages or Less


Winner – Essex Police with “The Law”

Awards of Excellence went to:

• Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital – In the news
• Project PR - @FordRetail

Category 2 – Internal Publications; More than 12 pages

Winner – Archant with “Archant Network”

Awards of Excellence went to:

• Cambridgeshire County Council – countywide
• University of Essex - wyvern

Category 3: External Publications; 12 pages or less

Winner – Colne Housing with “C-mail”

Award of Excellence went to

• Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital – The Pulse

Category 4: External Publications; more than 12 pages

Winner – South Cambridgeshire District Council with “South Cambs”

Awards of Excellence went to

• Cable and Wireless Pensioners Association – CAWPA News
• Cambridgeshire County Council – east Cambridgeshire
• PMA Media Training – Attract London

Category 5: Brochures, Annual Reports and Reviews

Winner: Sowerby.rc with “Care Aspirations”

Awards of Excellence went to:

• Essex Police – When I leave school
• Mackman Group – Smugglers Wharf
• Wyboston Lakes - Relax, Dine & Stay

Category 6: New Media

Winner: Shergroup DVD

Awards of Excellence went to:

• Cambridgeshire County Council – Cambridgeshire Together
• Fisher Jones Greenwood – i-legal
• Spicerhaart – Valunation

Category 7: Website

Winner: Wyboston Lakes with http://www.wybostonlakes.co.uk/

Awards of Excellence went to:

• Local Secrets
• Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
• Project PR for http://www.teamipswich.com/
• Red Tiger Design for http://www.beauty-magazine.co.uk/
• Shergroup

Category 8: Photography

Winner: Spicerhaart with their “Fine haart” magazine

Category 9: Golden Communicator of the Year

Winner: Suffolk Criminal Justice Board

The big winner of the night, Suffolk Criminal Justice Board, who scooped “Golden Communicator of the Year” will automatically be entered into next years national awards!

Full details of those who were shortlisted for each award are now available online on the CiB website.