Celebrating Courage – and a decade of Purple Rain
I remember watching some brave people dive off Harbour Hill in the seaside town of Portstewart last summer. As they stepped up to the edge of the cliff and jumped…
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Some Purple Rain PR for Yellow Water
Over the summer, I entered the Irish Farmers’ Journal Country Living’s Local Treasures writing competition. They were encouraging people to write about a place that they went to over lockdown…
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Harvest 2020 video campaign
Autumn is a beautiful season with the trees changing colour, nights getting darker and an excuse to light the fire in the evenings. On the farm, it also means harvest…
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Purple Rain’s first podcast appearance
Thanks to the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Purple Rain had the opportunity to take part in their first podcast appearance. The episode aired on Wednesday 23rd September focusing on ‘Maximising…
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Wimbledon: Five Championship Reads
Over the years I have bought and read many tennis books, including my favourite type – autobiographies. As a tennis fan and a book addict, it is the perfect combination.…
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Lessons in lockdown
Today’s blog is a bit more personal than business related, but given the current circumstances, I just wanted to share some thoughts to help us through these ‘different days’. This…
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The journey so far…
Today, nine years ago, I set up Purple Rain as a PR consultancy. Thanks to my clients and the support of family and colleagues, I am still in business getting…
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Campaigns recognised at Premier Digital Awards 2019
Social media campaigns for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, managed by Purple Rain PR, were recognised at Premier Digital Awards in London. Christmas Means More and Easter Means Everything were…
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Food Matters at the Barn opens it’s doors
A cookery school offering classes in practical family cooking has been officially opened on the outskirts of Rathfriland, Co Down. Food Matters at the Barn on the Whitegate Road is…
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Happy Birthday to the UFU & Balmoral Show
One of the key drivers in creating a newsworthy publicity campaign is the marking of time of an organisation or service that has been going for a long time. This…
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