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Doran Design ProCom Connections - Exhibition stand project

A little over 2 weeks to take a brief, design a stand, together with all the graphic and literature is bit tight to say the least. But as it was for a fellow CCG member we pulled out all the stops.

Thankfully, Tracey McInnes MD of ProCom Connections proved to be a perfect client. Approved most of our suggestions straight away so everything ran very smoothly and despite the time scale it ended up an enjoyable project with a good looking stand which you certainly couldn't miss!

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www.dorandesign.co.uk

Commercial photographer Patricia Rayner ABIPP, wins international award (or how to make a boring underground tunnel look fantastic)

Image 2 Photography was commissioned by VolkerFitzpatrick to record the final stages of the construction of the new Thameslink station below St. Pancras International. The challenge was to make some parts of the station look as finished as possible as there would be very little time later to take finished shots before the opening.

This was indeed a big challenge as we found ourselves working in a dirty dusty underground environment with men working in grubby high visibility clothing. Added to this was the complication of passenger trains passing through the construction site every few minutes which required complying with additional Health and Safety requirements necessary when working close to a live railway track. There was very poor lighting on the platforms and so we had to use radio controlled portable flash units all along the platform! – exercising great care to ensure they were not triggered in front of passing trains.

The client was particularly keen to show one of the disused tunnels at the end of the platform as you can see it is just ……a tunnel! With a flash of inspiration, we decided to do a shot within the tunnel and to use a figure backlit by flash for scale and using a long exposure to record the one mile long tunnel and add some colour.

This shot was well received by the client and subsequently went on to win a prestigious award in The British Institute of Professional Photography National Photographic Awards. Good publicity for the client and great publicity for Image 2!

The British Institute of Professional Photography is the qualifying body for professional photographers in the UK. President of the Institute, Graham Rutherford, commented: "The standards set in our awards is extremely high. This picture by Patricia is an outstanding example of the best in British photography."

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Photographs can be seen at www.image2photo.co.uk

Wordpoint runs one-to-one copywriting coaching for financial services company

The marketing manager at Liaison, a financial services company, has recently benefited from individual copywriting tuition. After two intensive half-day coaching sessions, she now has a good grasp of the main principles of how to write clearly and persuasively and can apply these effectively to her own work.

Wordpoint's coaching sessions are tailored specifically to give people help where they need it. By concentrating on your own work, they will help you re-write brochures, websites, customer letters or other business communications and gain the skills you need to write more confidently in the future.

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www.wordpoint.co.uk

KM Design produces new identity for local accountants and business advisors

Berkhamsted-based accountants and business advisors, Harris & Co, wanted to apply a more targeted approach to gaining new clients. To achieve this they felt they needed to review their branding and marketing material. KM Design was appointed to discuss options for a name change and design and to produce a new logo, brochure, website and banner stands.

Through colour psychology, KM Design was able to determine an appropriate colour palette that is suitable for the company (owners and staff), its business activities and target audience. Combined with clean, contemporary typography, the design projects expertise, trust, accuracy, confidence and consistency. These key values, which KM Design established, were of utmost importance to Harris & Co, now called HJP Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors.

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www.katemarston.co.uk

Ashridge to sell for the sellers

Ashridge Communications has been appointed by the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management (ISMM) to develop sponsorship and advertising revenue across their annual conference, members magazine, web site and ezines. This adds to the Ashridge sales representation portfolio which also includes the Royal College of Nursing's Annual Congress Exhibition attended by 5000 nurses.

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www.ashridgecommunications.com

PRPR picks up new accounts

Bucking the trend, PRPR has won four new clients in the last few months.

Building on its knowledge and experience of the mobile market, the Hemel-based tech PR consultancy has been appointed by mobile advertising company Adfonic and Anvil Mobile, a start-up MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) that offers landline numbers on mobile phones.

LuraTech has hired PRPR to help promote its range of software and services to simplify the process of converting and managing scanned and electronic documents; while PRPR will also be helping to raise the profile of specialist sales performance consultancy LoganLea.

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www.prpr.co.uk