The Speed ‘school reunion’
19/03/2010
Speed celebrates its first anniversary today.
To commemorate this milestone we’re organising a ‘school reunion’-style party on Tuesday 23 March for all the people that have ever worked for any of the businesses that make-up Speed.
The format will be after work at our office in Leicester Square from 6.30pm. We’ll provide the food, drinks and music.
We’d really love you to come along – please drop us an email if you can make it.
Speed expands
19/03/2010
As you might have spotted in PR Week, Speed recently launched a new five-person team, headed up by Ruth Jones.
The Fast Growth Technology Markets team is focused on developing communication strategies for companies that are moving into the next hot technology cycle, including areas such as virtualisation, cloud computing and unified communications.
If you’d like to find out more, feel free to drop Ruth an email.
Agency of the Year
19/03/2010
There aren’t many agencies that have got the audacity to launch in a recession, merge five teams together and enter an award searching for the best consultancy to work for in the UK. Speed did it and was last month named as the Best U.K. Consultancy to Work For by The Holmes Report.
Here’s what they had to say:
Speed identity
19/03/2010
Over the past year, lots of people have asked us about the inspiration behind our branding and the ink that splashes across our website. Thevisual identity of our site was developed with the help of Jason Tozer, aphotographer based in London who specialises in shooting objects in motion.
The ink splashes on our home page are influenced by the work of Japanese contemporary artist Shinichi Maruyama. In commissioning this original work our intention was to capture the tradition of print and the modernity of modern communication.
The result was a dynamic, fluid response to the brief and is used throughout the website, marketing materials and branding.
Speed’s ‘Class A’ ranking
19/03/2010
Stick Speed into Google. Go on. I dare you.
If you’re in the UK you’ll find us ranked in the top three. If you’re in the US you’ll find us ranked in the top six. The results speak for themselves.
Speed ranks ahead of the amphetamine of the same name and the 90’s movie staring Keanu Reeves. We think that’s incredible for such a common generic word.
Speed is a modern communications consultancy that has cracked the management of reputation in traditional media, online and in social networks.
We can create powerful content that will drive engagement and we’ve built the planning and measurement tools needed to identify the channels that will generate the best results for our clients and enhance their reputation.
Top 10 Blogs of the year
19/03/2010
Our network of blogs updated daily by Speed staff has proven to be particularly popular inthe last year. Here’s a round up of the posts that have generated the biggest buzz. Enjoy!
- Oh, Hello Sailor
- PR is just the job?
- 10 ways to spot people who aren’t cut out for PR
- Bamboozle– taken from us too soon
- Derren Brown lottery prediction: wisdom of crowds or split screen trickery?
- Lifestreaming is bollocks
- NatWest banks on iPhone app
- Facebook set to charge for applications
- @brownbare takes direct action with #arcticmyarse stunt in Trafalgar Square
- It’s a funless old game
