The Team...
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Chris Hunt – Creative (Director)
Chris has over twelve years experience of working on events and branding campaigns for a variety of clients including several multi-agency campaigns and working at London based agencies and brands. Primarily these lie within discerning markets in fashion, music, hospitality, drinks and tourism, and his campaigns are often focused on cold market activity. Following a move to Glasgow in 2003 Chris began working with his unique range of contacts to consult independently. As the client list expanded he gradually took on the team to help launch and deliver what have proved to be some of Scotland’s most innovative and exciting initiatives and campaigns.
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Fiona McPherson - Account Handler
Fiona previously worked on experiential marketing and sampling for Red Bull, including working throughout the festival calendar before joining Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland. Whilst working for two years on operations at the Tartan Clef Music Awards (TCMA) for Nordoff alongside Genuine Fiona and Chris developed a successful working relationship. In 2008 Fiona joined Genuine to assist the growing and developing team and now manages various music, fashion and lifestyle accounts on a day-to-day basis. Her coverage portfolio ranges across local, national and international print, online and broadcast media outlets among others. Fiona's client side experience and organisational skills of event planning, operations and press office management combine to make her an integral part of the team.
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Sarah Milne - Press Liaison (Consumer)
Sarah Milne has worked in Scottish journalism and PR for almost ten years. Latterly, her role was magazine editor at Scotland on Sunday, before becoming a freelance writer, stylist and PR consultant at the start of 2006. Her working relationship with Chris Hunt goes back many years, and she was delighted to have the opportunity to work with Chris directly, and join the Genuine team last year. Since starting with Genuine, Sarah has been involved in all their major projects, and, with her inside knowledge of a national newspaper, she helps ensure we pitch the right story to the right person at the right time, achieving sensational coverage.
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Alan Miller - Press Liaison (Music and Events)
Alan Miller has worked in music and PR for over fifteen years. As a successful dj and events promoter he runs Record Playerz at the Glasgow School of Art (the schools most lucrative event of the last 20 years), is a resident dj at the Arches super-club Death Disco and has also guested in the past for Optimo (Espacio). Within Genuine, Alan advises on the strategy of all our music projects as well as bringing his extensive media and industry contacts to the table. For ten years Alan worked with UK music press agency Mingo PR representing artists including Chicks on Speed. He has in the last three years undertaken freelance work in theatre and the arts with clients including The Arches, Point Blank, performance artist David Leddy and the Glasgay! festival. Alan is also a long term associate of Olivier Award winning arts company Duckie in London and a current member of their board of directors.
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David McLeod - Finance Manager
David's twenty years experience of running a business helps with IT and co-ordinating accounts.