November 2008: Full house at the pre-launch party for Gorkana Grapevine
Last night, over 100 journalists and PRs took part in our Gorkana Pub Quiz – the first networking event in our NEW Gorkana Grapevine series, which aims to bring PRs and journalists together.
The evening kicked-off at 6pm at The Long Acre in Covent Garden, with everyone eager to buy tickets for the much-anticipated charity raffle having heard rumors of film-premiere tickets and the “it” handbag of the season being in the prize draw.
From music and showbiz to sport and London landmarks the teams of PRs and journalist battled to become champions. With five teams in contention for the winning spot it came down to the final “Blue Peter” round when the teams were tasked with creating a gag newspaper front-page from copies of the London Lite and the londonpaper. The small, but perfectly formed, 3-man team from Ketchum ruled the round helping them reach the number one spot for the night.
We are looking forward to hosting more Gorkana Grapevine events in the New Year, so watch this space…
A big thank you to…
Charles Stanley, Shine Communications, Jaeger, Talk PR, BMA Communications, Nelson Bostock and Sky News who generously donated prizes for the charity raffle – the Jaeger Tilly bag and two tickets to the ‘Australia’ film premiere were in huge demand!
Ticket sales from the raffle raised over £225 in aid of PACE, a school which helps children with physical disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, achieve their maximum potential.
October 2008: Gorkana netball – the Gorkana G n T’s
With 5 games, 2 losses, and 3 wins in hand, the Gorkana G n T’s are looking more than steady in their second Oval PR, Media & Marketing League. This week saw the G n T’s triumph over the 3 Monkey ladies to finish with an impressive 12 goals to the Monkey’s 8, with Gorkana’s very own Abi Orr championing the team as Player of the Match. Watch this space with hopefully more success to come…
October 2008: Re-launch of Gorkanapr.com
We are pleased to announce the re-launch of Gorkanapr.com, the FREE online networking site that brings PRs and journalists cliser together. The NEW-LOOK version of the site is a must for PRs who want to keep their finger on the pulse with the latest corporate, financial AND consumer PR news.
Gorkanapr.com has long been the leading source of industry news for corporate and financial PRs and with the launch of consumer PR news, it has become the hub for ALL PRs wanting the latest news and views.
Register today for a FREE login at www.gorkanapr.com or contact feedback@gorkanapr.com for more information on this service.
August 2008: Gorkana Forward Features
The Gorkana Forward Features offering is expanding at a rapid pace, now providing detailed synopses for over 300 weekly and monthly key trade titles, including; financial news, pensions age, estates gazette, marketing week, and legal week.
Register at www.gorkanapr.com and request to receive email alerts as and when detailed forward features are posted on the site. This service is currently FREE to access.
For more information on this service please contact Michael Levett on ffeatures@gorkana.com or +44 (0)20 7420 6808
August 2008: Gorkana Europe
We are pleased to announce the expansion of our European data on the Gorkana Media Database. Subscriptions covering the business and financial media are now available for:
- France
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Benelux
- Italy
For more information about the European database and alerts, or to request a FREE demo, please email Europe@gorkana.com
