.:: Who we are ::.
Ric Cowan is an experienced consultant in customer service, customer acquisition and retention with a strong focus on marketing and business development. Before moving into consultancy Ric held Board appointments for 15 years in marketing across retail, manufacturing, leisure and gaming.
His contribution to clients' businesses is driven by a conviction that seeing the customer viewpoint is consistently the most important source of competitive advantage and sustainable long-term profit growth.
Brian Johnson began his 30 year career in PR as an in-house press officer with international glass manufacturers Pilkington
A move into consultancy five years later saw him progress through various management and Board positions with leading North West consultancies, including Saatchi & Saatchi North.
In 1991 he created Powell Communications by acquiring the former Leslie Powell Advertising Associates. Today Powell is one of the region's top independent PR and marketing consultancies with a string of national industry awards to its credit.
A former Entrepreneur of the Year, Brian has worked in a broad and diverse range of industry sectors, from manufacturing, construction, shipping and transport through to retail, health, leisure, fmcg and public sector. At Powell his principle role is as strategic adviser to the proprietors or management boards of client companies
Graham King is a former newspaper journalist, police press officer during the Yorkshire Ripper murder enquiry and Granada TV publicist for over 100 programme titles including flagship series from 'World in Action' to 'Coronation Street'.
His media relations consultancy specialises in all forms of promotional copywriting including generating editorial coverage through professionally presented news releases, features, press packs and profile-building media campaigns, producing copy for brochures and websites and editing internal and customer magazines.
Brian Roberts has over 25 years of Board level sales, marketing and business development experience gained with leading client companies and above and below the line agencies.
He has provided services across many industries and market sectors, ranging from engineering to retail, transport services to financial services, with particular experience in the hospitality, hotel and leisure and golf and resort sectors.
David Wiggins was a journalist for over 20 years in newspapers, radio and television, working for a range of organisations including the BBC and Yorkshire Television.
He moved into corporate communications in 1995, and has held senior posts in the transport and health sectors. He is now communications consultant to the new Manchester Cancer Research Centre, and was recently awarded a Diploma in Corporate Communications and Reputation Management by The University of Manchester.
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