Award success for growing PR business
BRETBY-BASED MIH Solutions has been crowned Small Business of the Year at the East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire Business Awards 2022.
The organisation, which specialises in strategy, communications, PR and change, was also a finalist in the customer service category; and the company’s videographer, Charlie Hayes, was ‘highly commended’ in the Young Employee of the Year category.
Despite the challenges presented by the Covid pandemic, MIH, which stands for ‘Make It Happen’ has achieved a number of recent strategic business successes that secured it the gong. Growing the team from three permanent members of staff (with interim support) to 14 inhouse members of staff in less than four years, and making substantial increases in the average contract values secured were just two key achievements.
The company has also taken the opportunity to develop and grow young talent, and is proud to have placed more than three young people into apprenticeshiplevel or developmental roles, with two already having been promoted within the team.
MIH Solutions also brought home the International PRCA Award earlier this year for their PR campaign, which supported South Derbyshire District Council in encouraging more visitors back to the towns of Swadlincote and Melbourne. Both towns are close to MIH’S central offices at Bretby Business Park near Burton, and the team was delighted to have the opportunity to work with the council to support other local businesses. Talking about the award, Jo Yeaman, managing director of MIH Solutions, said: “I am so very proud of the team here at MIH and would like to thank each and every one of my colleagues. It is a pleasure to work with so many talented people, and it’s an added bonus that we all get on so well – possibly down to our commitment to recruiting, and
only working with, people and organisations who share our core values. MIH is passionate about fostering the talent and skills of our team to create a well-rounded delivery capability for clients, and I am delighted that our very own Charlie Hayes was recognised for the amazing progress he has made since joining us last year.
“Our standards are indisputably high, and the award is a reflection of our collective hard work and dedication to delivering truly outstanding results for our clients. We are fortunate to work with a host of clients whose belief in our capability to deliver the exceptional has helped to fuel our business growth. We have big plans for the future and look forward to making more great things happen for our clients and for those who work with us. The experienced team at MIH provides a variety of strategic communications and PR services, ranging from organisational vision and strategy development, change programmes, social media management, media and promotional campaigns, staff and stakeholder engagement, crisis handling, media training, stakeholder management.”
The winners of the East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire Business Awards 2022 were announced at a Gala Awards Evening at the Pirelli Stadium earlier this month.
We have big plans for the future and look forward to making more great things happen for our clients and for those who work with us.