In light of the new year, marcorichards, formerly Ignite PR, announces its rebrand, as well as the recruitment of a new senior staff member.

After three years working under the name Ignite, the public relations company rebrands to marcorichards from the start of this year. 

The revamp of the company comes after the appointment of Neil Goodwin as a full time PR consultant. Goodwin's move from journalism to public relations came after a 10-year-stint at national publication, The Sunday Sport.

Speaking about the name change, Dave Richards, director of marcorichards, says, “As our company grows and we gain more and more clients from all over the UK, we decided that now was the time to smarten-up, both internally and externally. As a team we have over 60 years of combined journalistic experience, and with Neil on board we can deal with our expanding client base."

The team, who are based at Media City in Manchester, deal with both consumer and celebrity clients, as well as crisis management.

Richards says, “The rebrand just reinforces what we are, and that’s a professional, smart establishment that ensures our clients are the ones leading the news agenda - for all the right reasons.”