Durham Business School Appoints Broadgate Mainland

Aug. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- Durham Business School has appointed Broadgate Mainland to manage its external media relations to raise the profile of the school on an international level.

Broadgate Mainland will provide wide-ranging support for the business school ranging from stakeholder and media relations to social media advice. The agency was appointed a public tender process.

Durham Business School (DBS) is part of Durham University, and is one of the oldest established business schools in the UK. The School is one of the few in the UK to have triple accreditation: AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), AMBA (Association of MBAs) and EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System). In the latest Economist MBA rankings DBS was ranked 55th in the world and 8th in the UK. DBS is also an internationally renowned research-led institution that attracts considerable levels of external research funding.

Mark Knight, Broadgate Mainland Director says: “Durham Business School has a worldwide reputation as a centre of excellence. We look forward to building upon the School’s strengths and reputation, as well as highlighting the School’s market leading research.”

Lauren Huntington, Head of Marketing & Development, Durham Business School says:  “Broadgate Mainland impressed us with their knowledge of the media and the education sector together with a highly experienced senior team. We are looking forward to working with them to raise our business school’s profile.”

The account will be managed by Broadgate Mainland’s Mark Knight, Sarah Evans-Toyne, Tania Vie Riba and Andrew Adam.

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For further information please contact:
Andrew Adam, Tania Vie Riba, Sarah Evans-Toyne, Broadgate Mainland, 020 7726 6111 Durham@broadgatemainland.com


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