Listen here to the success stories of March, including BBC Breakfast news exposure of the Employment Law Advisory Service ‘National Sickie Day’, Parcel2Go and their growing reputation, you will hear about some new clients joining us and new member of the Mason Media team.

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I-PAYE, which is an employment management consultancy, recently received top ten rankings in both the Sunday Times’ Fast Track Growing Companies listing, and the Liverpool Daily Post’s Hot 100, and part of Mason Media’s brief is to ensure that the company’s growth is communicated on a regional and national basis.

The company provides employment services such as payroll, national insurance and tax advice to contractors, simplifying the employment service when contractors work across different companies.

Vextrix Management is a Liverpool-based project management and construction cost consultancy, which was established 12 months ago. The company works with high profile organisations including Northern Rail, National Express and Mersey Rail, and was recently appointed as quantity surveyors on the first Cyclepoint hub project which is in Leeds.

Nick Mason, Managing Director at Mason Media commented: “This is a great opportunity for Mason Media to work with two of the region’s fastest growing businesses.

“Our strong understanding of the business to business sector will help us to position and strengthen the profiles of I-PAYE and Vextrix Management within the regional, national and trade press.”

Mason Media has been appointed to handle consumer PR for accessories portal, Accessories Online (www.accessoriesonline.co.uk).

The Liverpool based company stocks a range of exclusive jewellery from leading designers including Fiona Paxton, Dyrberg/ Kern and Cath Kidston and ships across the globe to customers in the UK, US, Japan and beyond. The brief includes raising awareness for the brand, educating consumers on Accessories Online’s extensive range of designer jewellery, bags, hair accessories and bridal and driving traffic to the site.

Mason Media will help position Accessories Online as the authority on fashion trends by building a relationship with key fashion media and creating a profile for founder, Vicky Hesketh.  Through offering a proactive press office sampling service Mason Media aims to drive product placement for the brand which has already been featured in Vogue, Harpers Bazaar and Cosmopolitan.

“Working with Accessories Online is a great opportunity for Mason Media to build on its consumer portfolio, we are delighted to be working with a fast growing business to position Vicky as a successful entrepreneur and establish the site as an authority on all things accessories,” says Head of Consumer, Christine Morgan

“Our vast experience in the fashion and retail sector and understanding of the fashion media will help us position Accessories Online as a leading supplier of designer jewellery.”

Following the launch of a new website this summer Accessories Online has seen an increase in turnover of 109% between July 2008 and July 2009. In the last year alone visits to the site have risen by 40%.

Vicky Hesketh, Managing Director of Accessories Online, said: “The growth we have seen in the last year is amazing and customer feedback on our range and service is extremely positive. Through working with Mason Media we aim to drive more traffic to our site to further our success.”

Mason Media has been appointed to handle corporate and business to business PR for one of Ireland’s fastest growing insurance firms, Setanta Insurance.

The Dublin and Malta-based motor insurance company sells exclusively through brokers and is set to double policyholders to 100,000 by the end of 2009 through a range of innovative commercial and private vehicle products. In the first 20 months of trading Setanta Insurance secured more than 45,000 policyholders and written premiums in excess of 25 million Euros.

The brief includes raising awareness for the brand, its policies and demonstrating its brand positioning “insurance changed for good” to the broker and business audience.

Mason Media will help drive awareness for the firm, build dialogue with brokers and launch its easy to understand, cost-competitive products to the market.

“This is a great opportunity for Mason Media to work with one of Ireland’s fastest growing businesses and firmly establish it as a serious player in the motor insurance market,” said Nick Mason, Managing Director at Mason Media.

“Our strong understanding of the sector and how to build challenger-brands will help us position Setanta Insurance as strong player in the motor insurance market.”

Mike Matthews, Chairman and CEO of Setanta Insurance, said: “The success we have achieved in such a short period of time proves that our customers like the products we offer. Through working with Mason Media we aim to build further momentum to double our policy holders by the end of the year.”

Mason Media secured the business working with strategic partner, Driven, the Wilmslow-based creative agency. Driven is responsible for developing the look and feel of the brand including an overhaul of Setanta Insurance’s website whilst Mason Media will conduct a comprehensive media campaign to promote the business.

Mason Media, the Liverpool based PR consultancy, has doubled staff numbers in response to growing business demands. The expansion includes developing a new consumer PR offering, led by former Bell Pottinger Consumer Director, Christine Morgan, and senior appointments in the agency’s corporate team.

Christine, former Director of Bell Pottinger’s London-based Good Relations returns to her home city of Liverpool and brings 12 years’ experience to the Mason Media team. Her experience includes developing campaigns for clients across retail, food, charity and leisure for brands including Meat and Livestock Commission, Aunt Bessie’s, Clarks, Gossard and Daily Mail Ideal Home Show. Successful campaigns include Retail Week’s Marketing Campaign of the Year and International Launch of the Year for Japanese clothing company UNIQLO.

Mason Media’s corporate team is also bolstered by the appointment of Executive Media Consultant, Christina Harrison-Stirling, who brings 20 years journalism and corporate PR experience. Christina brings a wealth of experience from professional and financial services as well as public sector work with former clients including Co-operative Insurance, Marks & Spencer Financial Services and Blackpool Borough Council.

Former journalist Sarah Park also joins the team, increasing the Liverpool office personnel to ten. Sarah brings nine years’ experience helping regional small to medium enterprises develop a national profile.

Managing Director, Nick Mason, says: “Mason Media is experiencing a dynamic time with a series of new client wins.

“Our senior recruitments mark a growth in the agency’s business and capabilities. It puts us in good stead to offer clients a high-level professional consultancy and strong results from a leaner North West cost basis.”

“The arrival of Christine and Christina and our other new recruits will help ensure we achieve our further exciting plans for expansion.”

Christine Morgan says, “I am delighted to return to Liverpool and offer the strong consumer PR expertise gained working in London agencies to the North West.”

Also joining the Mason Media team is Jane Batchelor who brings with her seven years’ travel and leisure industry knowledge. Her past credentials include media relations and copywriting for Accor Hotels in South East Asia, one of the world’s largest hotel chains.

Mason adds: “Although there are well documented fears on the current economic climate, we are finding that businesses are more and more acknowledging the importance of public relations and reputation management and are seeking cost effective communications plans that deliver against commercial objectives.”