Welsh success given PR boost

"Come to Swansea Bay - Come to Life!" is the slogan from marketing unit Swansea Bay Futures.

And their regular e-newsletter is certainly full of life.

Don't be put off by its unwieldy title - Bay of Life Watch; just try to make use of it.

The latest edition is just out and has news on everything from the city topping a business start-up league for Wales to St Clears-based Sanclêr Organic providing 2012 Olympics cheeses.

Valued

Happily, there's also mention for two key news items from Grwp Gwalia, a valued client of Effective Communication.

One outlines how affordable homes are being built by Gwalia on Llanelli's former Buckley’s Brewery site.

The other details Gwalia's delight in seeing its Llys Glas scheme shortlisted for a regeneration award. The building was formerly Swansea's former central police station and is now home to an art gallery, an advice centre and 80 student rooms.

If you're not already hooked up with Bay of Life Watch, I suggest you are.

The woman in charge of the newsletter is Ruth Dockerty, communications and marketing executive with Swansea Bay Futures.

Phone her on 01792 635852, email her at Ruth.Dockerty@swansea.gov.uk or read more at http://www.abayoflife.com/.

Media Master spreads Swansea message a little further

Splendid news from Media Master HQ.
Ian Ambrose at http://www.gowernews.co.uk/ and Ruth Dockerty at Swansea Bay Futures have added website links to my daily Swansea Bay media brief.
A big thanks to both.
This adds to the bespoke version commissioned by city centre traders body Swansea BID.
The links can be found here:
http://www.gowernews.co.uk/ - scroll down to the Local Media heading
www.abayoflife.com/en/local-media/ - scroll down to the heading Magazines & Other Publications
http://bidmediamaster.blogspot.com/

Ruth adds to the Swansea Bay media mix

Ruth Dockerty works hard on her monthly Swansea Bay newsletter.
I recommend you subscribe - http://bit.ly/b0ADvA.
The latest edition's just out ... and it's the usual busy mix of business and education elements useful to the Swansea area market, development info, news and events previews.
Highlights include Swansea University PhD student Roshi Fernando winning the 2009 Impress Prize for New Writers.
There's news that the South Wales Boat Show is moving from Margam Park to Swansea's SA1 this year and a piece on actor Michael Sheen backing Swansea Bay's 2013 City of Culture bid.
Ruth is communications and marketing executive with promotional body Swansea Bay Futures. She previously spent a few muddy, enjoyable years in a similar role at Llanelli's National Wetland Centre Wales.
Among those who assist Swansea Bay Futures are the South Wales Evening Post, Swansea Sound and The Wave. It's encouraging that our established media can help in spreading our area's good messages that little bit further.
Keep at it, Ruth!