Special achievements

 

 - Helping achieve the highest ‘yes’ vote in any large-scale UK housing transfer ballot, when, in 2005, 90% of voting council tenants in Argyll and Bute voted for transfer to ACHA, following a multi-faceted ballot communications campaign that he directed.

 

- The development, launch and promotion of a major community sponsorhip initiative for BP, which won best community relations project in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations' UK awards scheme.

 

 

 

 

Background

 

Having held senior management positions in two national PR consultancy groups, Ken founded the predecessor to Newton Public Relations in Hamilton in 1998, and relocated to Glasgow city centre in 2008.

 

He has particular expertise in corporate PR, crisis and issues management and brand building and advises clients ranging from ambitious small businesses to major corporations and public sector and voluntary bodies.

 

Educated at the University of Glasgow, Ken began his PR career with US lift truck maker Hyster as European PR co-ordinator.

 

 

Newton Public Relations is a results-led PR and marketing consultancy led by  Ken Newton, one of Scotland’s most experienced PR advisers,

with over 20 years in the business, 17 spent as an agency principal.

 

We work across a wide range of sectors, but have particular strengths in energy & environment, finance, health, property, voluntary sector and

public sector.

 

We provide a service with a focus on clarity of purpose, creative ideas, decisive action and tangible results.

Who we are

 

 

 

 

 

- Successful design and facilitation of a major council-wide internal change management communications programme – Change Express – for Dumfries and Galloway Council, co-inciding with the authority’s far-reaching restructure.

 

- Certificates of excellence in CIPR awards for a UK-wide sponsorship for Schlumberger and the branding and launch of a BOC/Pilkington healthcare joint venture.

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