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Impact PR - Led by Qantas Award winning journalist Fleur Revell, and Mark Devlin, Impact PR is a boutique public relations and advertising agency. The firm is known as one of the more astute PR Companies Auckland has to offer.
The New Zealand PR agency specialises in brand-building communications. Fleur Revell utilises her wealth of experience in television, publishing, newspapers and marketing communications to deliver meaningful and measurable results to clients.
Impact PR helps clients to positively showcase their brands, resulting in a desirable public image and valuable third party endorsement.
Along with securing optimum and targeted coverage for clients, Impact PR offers in-depth and succinct media training. The PR firm has helped many clients to prepare for the spotlight; giving them the tools to effectively deliver their key messages and use their media time to its full potential.
Impact PR also offers advertising support to clients, managing their media research, planning, media buying and placing advertising. The PR agency understands its clients’ needs, making sure they always receive maximum results for their ad spend.
As an Auckland event management company, Impact PR has hosted numerous successful events for clients. Events specialist Fleur Revell believes the key is to plan for all outcomes, and always be prepared. She is able to see the event from guests’ perspective and create a high-impact offering which is both enjoyable for them and effective for the client.
The Impact PR team prides itself on professionalism while hosting client events, making sure to meet the needs of both the media and the client.
In-house celebrity endorsement specialist Fleur has had extensive experience in leveraging celebrity support. She is able to identify the potential issues that can arise and anticipate a solution before they occur; making sure a celebrity’s involvement in promoting a brand is successful for all those involved.
Impact PR offers crisis support to clients where negative publicity arises; arming them with the skills to achieve the desired outcome in these situations. This service is well utilised by clients, making the PR agency extremely experienced in this area.
Give the strong relationships Impact PR has with media, they have been able to quell negative exposure for their brands on many occasions.
In the same vein, the PR company (Auckland) offers online reputation management by monitoring material created by online traffic and professional journalism. This gives clients an insight into how their brand is perceived by the wider public, while also giving them the opportunity to rectify damaging material.
The PR firm also offers Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), utilising the skills of an expert consultant who is able to help clients achieve lucrative top rankings in Google. With a higher ranking, clients will receive more traffic to their websites and heighten brand awareness.
For clients in need of a website for their brand, Impact PR can provide website design services. Working alongside a distinguished designer who specialises in web concepts, graphics and interface design, the company ensures clients have the means to best market their brand on the web.
With the rise of social media, Impact PR fosters the trend towards companies growing their online presence. Using the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram the PR agency generates and monitors social media coverage in a way which helps to it to position its brands positively to consumers and media.
By employing a purposeful PR strategy, Impact PR secures valuable social media coverage with its clients’ overall business or brand objectives in mind.
Kiwi netball fans will have the opportunity to register their interest in purchasing tickets to the 2015 Netball World Cup now that official travel agent House of Travel is taking early expressions of interest before tickets go on sale next week.
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House of Travel has issued a warning to New Zealanders to beware of an email scam currently circulating.
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One of New Zealand’s top netball stars is asking Kiwis who care to FACEUP with their picture and front up with their cash in a bid to help children living in poverty with a disability.
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Leading hair care brand Pantene has today announced an incredible 10,000 ponytails have been donated across New Zealand and Australia as part of the Beautiful Lengths campaign, to help support women living with cancer.
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TIMARU — A new Timaru travel service has been set up to meet the growing demand by locals for international luxury cruises.
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PALMERSTON — Kiwis are demanding more premium free range and organic meat with one local business experiencing 170% growth within six months after creating an ecommerce platform to service national demand.
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Kiwi women looking to preserve their relationships and find their happy ever after, need to look within according to one of the country's top relationship experts.
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Deep clean, hydrate and refresh your skin with NEW Fresh Effects by Olay, the fun, fresh & vibrant skincare line designed to meet the 24/7 needs of the millennial generation from the world’s number one skincare brand, Olay.
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Pantene’s new Ice Shine formula is free from added silicone*, dye and paraben for hair so healthy it shines.
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You, your hubby, the kids, even the family dog fancies a duvet day when coughs or colds pay us a visit during winter! The bad news is that life doesn’t stop when we’re feeling under the weather, but here’s some good news – Vicks® VapoDrops™ clears the nose and soothes the throat in just five minutes.
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Metamucil Multi-Health Fibre is made from 100% natural psyllium husk that helps improve your inner health.
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Lose that glass half empty approach to relationships and fill your cup with forever after, with the inspirational new relationship self-help guide Fairytale Love: How To Love Happily Ever After from renowned writer and relationship expert, Leanne French.
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A leading business executive says investing in tech-savvy Gen-Y employees is the way forward in today’s market, and that Kiwi companies should resist giving them a bad rap.
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A new Kiwi designed water filtration system which can eliminate wastewater could save New Zealand wineries thousands of dollars annually, has significant export potential for international wine producers and is already being championed by the local dairy industry.
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A new app compiled with expert content from 14 of New Zealand’s leading eye surgeons aims to help GPs, optometrists and other medical professionals confidently diagnose eye disorders.
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AUCKLAND — Auckland travellers’ growing interest in more ambitious and unexplored destinations and love of adventure travel has seen a local travel agency make a clean sweep of four awards at a prestigious awards ceremony.
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Polish your best champagne glasses, pop the cork and propose a toast in sophisticated style this Mother’s Day, with Allan Scott Cecilia Brut NV! Fun and fruity, Allan Scott Cecilia Brut NV is a Methode Traditionnelle style wine that expertly blends Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes, adding a deliciously silky sparkle to Mum’s day.
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CAMBRIDGE — A Cambridge business is giving locals the chance to have their picture taken with Kate and Wills in a unique photographic opportunity.
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Shake the rain off your umbrella, get your shoes off, the lights on and whisk the kids and pets inside, because fireside is the only place to be this chilly season, with the new Rinnai Evolve ® 950! The future of fire, the new Rinnai Evolve takes your home to the next level this winter.
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Designed to cleanse and revitalise oily and limp hair, the Head & Shoulders Ice Fresh range contains a shot of tingly natural cool mint.
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The new Tousle Me Softly range, infused with wild violet & pomegranate, features a shampoo, conditioner and the first styling products for the Herbal Essences brand including a mousse, spray gel and hairspray.
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Forget the City of Sails, Auckland is officially the flat white capital of New Zealand according to new research.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A local tourism entrepreneur is warning that Christchurch Airport risks losing its international reputation if it continues to charge what he says are “excessive” public transport access prices.
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TARANAKI — Taranaki businessman who was just 9-years-old when his mother was first diagnosed with cancer hopes to do his bit to raise funds for other sufferers in the New Plymouth Relay for Life.
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Strong Kiwi interest in ticket and travel packages to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has seen ticket sales up 800 percent on the previous 2010 Games.
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The recent update of decades-old New Zealand food pyramid, which now acknowledges the health benefits of a lower carbohydrate diet, has Kiwis reaching for alternatives to common meal staples such as pasta, potatoes and rice.
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Three of the country’s most celebrated comedians have announced a nationwide tour which aims to bring live comedy to heartland New Zealand.
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HASTINGS — Hastings' funny bone is set to be tickled, with live comedy due to hit town as part of the nationwide fresh-up Real NZ Comedy Tour! Three of the country's most celebrated comedians – Dai Henwood, Ben Hurley and Vaughan King – will take the stage in what promises to be a wild ride filled with big belly laughs.
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Pukekohe’s funny bone is set to be tickled, with live comedy due to hit town as part of the nationwide fresh-up Real NZ Comedy Tour! Three of the country’s most celebrated comedians – Dai Henwood, Ben Hurley and Vaughan King – will take the stage in what promises to be a wild ride filled with big belly laughs.
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ASHBURTON — Ashburton’s funny bone is set to be tickled, with live comedy due to hit town as part of the nationwide fresh-up Real NZ Comedy Tour! Three of the country’s most celebrated comedians – Dai Henwood, Ben Hurley and Vaughan King – will take the stage in what promises to be a wild ride filled with big belly laughs.
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WESTPORT — Westport’s funny bone is set to be tickled, with live comedy due to hit town as part of the nationwide fresh-up Real NZ Comedy Tour! Three of the country’s most celebrated comedians – Dai Henwood, Ben Hurley and Vaughan King – will take the stage in what promises to be a wild ride filled with big belly laughs.
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BLENHEIM — Blenheim's funny bone is set to be tickled, with live comedy due to hit town as part of the nationwide fresh-up Real NZ Comedy Tour! Three of the country's most celebrated comedians – Dai Henwood, Ben Hurley and Vaughan King – will take the stage in what promises to be a wild ride filled with big belly laughs.
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NELSON — Nelson’s funny bone is set to be tickled, with live comedy due to hit town as part of the nationwide fresh-up Real NZ Comedy Tour! Three of the country’s most celebrated comedians – Dai Henwood, Ben Hurley and Vaughan King – will take the stage in what promises to be a wild ride filled with big belly laughs.
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WHAKATANE — Whakatane's funny bone is set to be tickled, with live comedy due to hit town as part of the nationwide fresh-up Real NZ Comedy Tour!
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TAUPO — Taupo’s funny bone is set to be tickled, with live comedy due to hit town as part of the nationwide fresh-up Real NZ Comedy Tour! Three of the country’s most celebrated comedians – Dai Henwood, Ben Hurley and Vaughan King – will take the stage in what promises to be a wild ride filled with big belly laughs.
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Peri Peri has been a popular flavour for some time with Kiwis so it’s only fitting that New Zealand’s favourite pizza delivery company launch a new and exciting range of Peri Peri pizzas to the menu.
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An Auckland Eye ophthalmologist has lent his experience to Laos eye surgeons in a bid to address the population’s escalating number of preventative eye diseases.
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If the excesses of the holiday season have left you clamouring for the latest diet books and swearing off pasta for good then don’t despair! A new range of pasta products made from an ancient Asian root vegetable means you can now have your pasta and eat it too! Slendier has launched a delicious new range of pasta, noodles and rice style made from Asian food staple Konjac.
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New Zealand’s largest pizza makers, Domino’s Pizza, are spreading the love this Valentine’s Day, bringing back their popular Lover’s Lava Cake just in time for the most romantic day of the year! The Lover’s Lava Cake is deliciously devilish – a heart shaped twist on the Domino’s iconic Choc Lava Cake dessert.
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As New Zealand recovers from the remnants of a tropical weather bomb, an emergency supply relief effort is underway in Auckland to help Tongan victims of the Cyclone Ian.
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Whether it’s a picnic in the park, a casual get together with friends or a decadent dessert night in for two, make sure you’re ready to celebrate this Valentine’s Day in style with Allan Scott Les Joues Rouges.
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Whether it’s a picnic in the park, a casual get together with friends or a decadent dessert night in for two, make sure you’re ready to celebrate this Valentine’s Day in style with Allan Scott Les Joues Rouges.
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Kiwi company House of Travel is helping to connect Samoa to the modern world by donating computer equipment and skilled labour to a college in Apia.
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Kiwi kids are renowned for loving their tomato sauce and now there’s a delicious new way to give them their favourite combination of sausages and sauce.
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Olay-CC-Cream-Pump-mediumtart the New Year how you plan to finish it – looking great, and with new Olay Regenerist Complexion Corrector (CC) Cream you can be sure that it’s one resolution you’ll be able to keep! Olay has unveiled its anti-ageing, all-in-one corrective skincare sensation – NEW Olay Regenerist Complexion Corrector (CC) Cream.
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BLENHEIM — Tourists, an influx of vineyard workers and locals alike have been credited with helping a Blenheim pizza store create a new national record.
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An Auckland father who has survived multiple surgeries for melanoma is warning Kiwis to be vigilant about sun protection and not procrastinate when it comes to getting suspicious moles checked.
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Kiwi retailers struggling to compete with the growth of online shopping need to employ the same technology innovations as their U.S counterparts according to a retail marketing expert.
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A cloudless blue sky, cicadas buzzing in Pohutukawa trees the heady aromas from the barbecue enticing the kids away from their rowdy game of backyard cricket… That’s the Kiwi summer we know and love, and thanks to Mr Beak’s we can look forward to some tasty new treats to add to this summer’s meal repertoire.
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QUEENSTOWN — Queenstown has emerged as one of the world’s fastest growing ski resort property markets ahead of well-known Aspen, St Moritz and Whistler according to a new international property study.
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TARANAKI — A new travel outlet which features international soundtracks, a client lounge and visual media to inspire Kiwis travel experiences could be rolled out nationwide if successful.
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QUEENSTOWN — In Britain they’ve delivered pizza by drone, and now a global pizza giant has gone to new lengths with its New Zealand customer service, delivering the first pizza ever by bungy to celebrate the Company’s 600th store opening.
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One of New Zealand’s leading food manufacturers has created a new range of meat products for kids with a view to securing the all important children’s meal market share.
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Be the first in the country to try the delicious new range of authentic Italian desserts available for pick-up and delivery from Domino’s NZ stores from Monday December 2.
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Hundreds of New Zealand's top Special Olympics athletes will be screened for undiagnosed eye conditions thanks to a local charitable initiative.
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These days it seems most under fives are more at ease with technology than we are, which means they can't wait to get their inquisitive wee fingers on your phone! The SmarTab Junior Tablet is the ultimate Christmas gift and will not only keep them entertained and educated, but will keep them away from your laptop or iPad – a win for your kids and for you!
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ROTORUA — The official grand opening of the new Domino's store in the Redwood Centre will be held on Monday, November 11.
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The rise of diabetes in Niue is behind more than half of the eye checks recently conducted on locals, says a Kiwi eye specialist.
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Summer’s coming, and our social calendars have come to life with family get-togethers and catch-ups with friends.
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Leading hair care brand Pantene has today announced the launch of this year's Beautiful Lengths National Donate Your Hair Week – an initiative that supports New Zealand women living with cancer.
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Rotorua pizza lovers will now receive their pizKaedyn_and_Liamzas quicker than ever, as the owner of the city’s new store is named Australasia’s ‘Fastest Pizza Cutter.’ Kaedyn Stops, who recently opened a local Domino’s pizza store with his brother Liam, is the first Rotorua-based employee to win the company’s prestigious prize.
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AUCKLAND — An Auckland couple who immigrated to NZ 12 years ago now want to repay the community that was “so kind” to them by offering up to $10,000 in donations.
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Kyra Dawson, a baker at Muffin Break Hornby, will head across the Tasman to represent New Zealand in the ‘Ultimate Bake Off’ challenge next week.
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As little Lauren Lindfield comes home from school, the thirsty five-year-old makes a bee-line for the fridge.
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An Auckland ophthalmologist warns the eye conditions of many older Tongans are placing a burden on the local youth, as they care for their relatives who are unable to work.
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Duracell, the world’s number one battery brand has today announced its partnership with our national rugby team and the world’s number one rugby team, the All Blacks.
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As New Zealand businesses bounce back post-recession, a commercial real estate agency Knight Frank warns the Auckland property sector will struggle to meet the resulting demand for industrial premises to lease.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — A New Plymouth business owner who lost his mother, father and grandfather to cancer has contributed to an initiative which has raised $10,000 for local teenagers suffering from cancer.
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After a pizza with a sharp and satisfying flavour every slice? Domino's new Chef's Best Pepperoni and Parmesan has come to the rescue!
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It's been a family favourite on our breakfast tables, at our family barbecues and in our lunchboxes for generations and now Just Juice Tropical has come 'alive with fruit' in our new reinvigorated range!
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A narrow spectrum of UV light may be responsible for accelerating New Zealand’s most common cause of blindness new research suggests.
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Kick winter into touch, get some friends together and celebrate summer with the delectable new Allan Scott Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2013, an incredibly drinkable wine that salutes the promise of great times to come.
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Invented right here in Godzone – where DIY is as second nature as our stubbies and gumboots – the clever folk at Masport have created the Handle Lift System as an innovative addition to their leading range of lawnmowers.
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Take your body on an indulgent trip this summer and treat yourself to beautifully smooth, soft skin with new and improved Gillette Venus & Olay 'SugarBerry' – the latest innovation from the global leading brand in female shaving and skincare.
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Are you up for a challenge that involves someone else doing the hard yards? Challenge yourself to beautifully hydrated, regenerated skin and let Olay Regenerist do the work for you – and see if the look of four years of lines and wrinkles can be reduced in four weeks!
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Cleanse your way to brighter, smoother skin and join the skincare revolution with new Olay Regenerist Advanced Cleansing System, the revolutionary new product that offers professional performance, without the price tag!
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Commercial real estate agency Knight Frank has appointed a new National Director of Asset Management to build on its existing portfolio and to help manage growing Australian interest in New Zealand commercial property.
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A New Zealand IT specialist is warning Kiwis phoning cloud software helpdesks that they may expose their data to unnecessary risk.
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HAMILTON — Talkers, Tweeters and Texters interrupting your movie could be a thing of the past as cinema giant Hoyts adopts a “no disturbance” policy at a new style of theatre.
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Kiwi families are under strain from mounting work commitments with parents saying they are too tired to play with their kids, regularly miss important occasions like birthdays and want to be home for dinner more often.
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So you're sure about your decision to rock short hair for summer and donate your ponytail to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program – but still not sure how you're going to pull it off? Pantene's Expert Hairstylist, Barney Martin, has compiled your perfect how-to for short hair that rocks every occasion, from simple classics to summery or sophisticated do's – your new hair will look fab no matter where you're headed this season.
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Don't wrinkle your nose the minute you walk in the door, breathe happy as you spring clean this season, with new and improved Ambi Pur Air Effects – the beautifully fresh way to achieve fragrant ambience that works for you and your home!
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Jandals? Check. Statement bikini? Check. New cellulite-blasting No Show Ponies scrub? Check! Summer's coming, and today's busy world means a girl needs a quick and efficient way to get her skin glowing fast!
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The longer your hair grows the more damage it endures, so give your hair the care it craves with the new Pantene Beautiful Lengths Strengthening Collection! Split ends often lead to breakage which makes hair difficult to grow long and strong.
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Kiwi beverage maker Frucor says today’s consumers are looking for choice that is relevant to their needs and this has led the company to develop more ‘better for you’ options as well as the creation of better value ranges.
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Cash strapped Kiwis will now be able to swap their spare time for consumer goods with the launch of a new service which facilitates transactions with and without cash and allows Kiwis to swap or trade products and services.
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Looking for a trim but tasty option as you get ready for summer? Muffin Break has just the thing, with the launch of its new Weight Watchers endorsed ‘Trim Delite’ Tea Cakes.
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Obliterate your thirst and enjoy the ahh moment you deserve with the new and refreshingly yummy Fresh Up Harvest Red Apple fruit juice drink – thirst quenching deliciousness at its fruitiest! A tasty new drink from NZ’s most iconic juice brand, new Fresh Up Harvest Red Apple fruit drink contains 35% juice and is the perfect way to get refreshed.
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Cash strapped Kiwis will now be able to swap their spare time for consumer goods with the launch of a new service which facilitates transactions with and without cash and allows Kiwis to swap or trade products and services.
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Make a statement with your shoes this season and flaunt your feet in soft, stylish and seriously comfortable footwear from ECCO® – shoes that are guaranteed to put a spring in your step! The exciting new Spring/Summer 2013 collection from leading footwear brand ECCO® celebrates the lustrous beauty of the Scandinavian summer.
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We all know what an ahh moment is... putting your feet up at the end of a hard day, wriggling your toes in the sand, slipping on your favourite pair of jandals – so give yourself another reason to say ahh this season, with new Fresh Up Apple & Nectarine fruit juice drink – the ultimate way to obliterate your thirst!
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A New Zealand owned infant formula manufacturer sold 26,000 tins of its formula in one day of trading as Kiwi supermarkets rushed to refill shelves left vacant by recalled product yesterday.
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A top Kiwi milk powder manufacturer is warning the latest Dairy Cowinfant formula crisis will see western European competitors take advantage of New Zealand’s tarnished brand, and secure contracts in our key export markets.
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An award-winning spiritual author warns that idolised celebrities who seem to effortlessly juggle multi-million dollar careers with kids, husbands and travel, all while looking fabulous, are posing a damaging threat on Kiwi women’s wellbeing.
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