‘I can highly recommend Podge Publicity’s services to anyone who wants to make their event as successful as it possibly can be - Paddy Cuthbert’s enthusiasm, drive, easy going nature and contacts contributed to the first Scottish Bike Show exceeding the expected footfall’.
Rowan Mackie, Event Director
The Scottish Bike Show
‘Just a quick note to thankyou for the information you have provided over the past three-weeks for the Daily Record. Accurate, timely and well organised throughout.’
Derek Stewart-Brown, Head of Motoring & Commercial Supplements
Daily Record
‘Since it’s arrival on the global mountain biking scene in 2002, the Fort William Mountain Bike World Cup has become one of the biggest and best events on the circuit with an unbeatable reputation for great entertainment, fantastic crowds and world class organisation.
‘Podge Publicity has been an absolutely crucial part of the team that has made the Fort William event so successful.
‘In 2007 Fort William hosted the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships and Podge Publicity organised, controlled and responded to the needs of more than 300 media from 28 different countries. From internationally renowned host TV broadcasters, through national press, specialist publications and core websites, Paddy Cuthbert and his team worked tirelessly with all forms of media to deliver high levels of coverage and exposure at home and abroad.
‘The Podge team are dedicated, knowledgeable and experienced and it has been a pleasure working with them for the past 6 years.’
Mike Jardine, Event Director
Rare Management
‘Podge Publicity did an outstanding job on the PR campaign for CowParade Edinburgh. They created and sustained over several months a high profile for the event and an overwhelmingly positive one.’
Isabell Reid, Head of Communications
City of Edinburgh Council
‘Podge are a friendly and flexible outfit who thrive in Scottish media communications. They have an impressive contact base and strong relationships both in the regions and at national level. We have used Podge on many occasions and will continue to engage them; the jobs are frequently complex and require a high degree of preparation from Podge; they always deliver both in terms of media liaison at our events but most crucially, they get the results. Recommended highly.’
Jim Mee
Rat Race Adventure Sports
‘The Fort William Mountain Festival was a major event in the programme Highland 2007 – Scotland’s Year of Highland Culture - and received Highland 2007 funding in support of enhanced promotion and on-site activity. In line with the objectives of Highland 2007, the Festival organisers contracted Podge Publicity as a specialist PR agency to generate additional national media profile and positioning of Fort William and the wider Lochaber area as the Outdoor Capital of the UK.
‘Podge Publicity delivered an outstanding national media return for the event, far in excess of that ever previously achieved. We are delighted with the profile this created for the Highlands in the Year of Culture.’
Torquil MacLeod, Funding Manager
Highland 2007
‘The Fort William Mountain Festival 2007 was a fantastic success and much of the credit should go to Podge for the remarkable media coverage achieved for the event. We have no hesitation in recommending Podge to businesses and events and, in fact, look for opportunities to do so!
‘Podge’s suggestion to have a launch of the 2007 programme was new to us and did raise concerns with the committee. Our concerns however were completely unfounded and it turned out to be a brilliant idea. We were contacted by people all over the country interested in the festival having seen the images from the launch photocall and the other coverage.
‘In the lead up and during the event itself we were given so many opportunities to speak with journalists wanting to cover all or part of the festival that it was a real struggle to catch up with them all.
‘The festival is supported by many local businesses, many of which received their own media coverage for their part in the event. We rely on the partnership working of these local businesses and were very pleased to see their individual profiles being boosted so well.
‘The feedback we received from journalists about Podge was also excellent, describing the company as ‘the full package’ and making their jobs that much easier. Working with Podge from our point of view was smooth and easy, a reflection of their professionalism.
‘Thank you very much for a first class job.’
Mike Pescod, Chairman
Fort William Mountain Festival
Podge Publicity worked with us on the RBS Caledonian Challenge 2008 and we have been very impressed with the results achieved for the event this year.
Not only did they secure great exposure for the Scottish Community Foundation and our key sponsors, Podge worked hard to generate some fantastic human interest stories with our participants for national and local press, which always makes the Challenge such a unique fundraising event and attraction year on year.
We were delighted that Podge were also able to secure on-site TV and radio interest for the weekend of the RBS Caledonian Challenge this year, something that has proved challenging in the past.
We look forward to improving on these results moving forward to the RBS Caledonian Challenge 2009.
Stuart Moffatt, Marketing Executive
RBS Caledonian Challenge
‘The Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival have worked with Podge for the last 5 years. From the press launch and for the duration of the festival their professionalism and hard work have been incredibly impressive. I have no doubt that they have been instrumental in acheiving extensive press coverage and awareness of the festival which is now the largest of its kind in the UK.’
Linda Allan
The Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival
‘Podge Publicity exceeded our expectations regarding the positive PR they generated for the Original Bicycle Festival. Paddy was great to work with and generated and followed up many many leads to ensure that our Festival was covered in a fresh and interesting way, to the benefit of Dumfries and Galloway as a whole.’
Ian Barr
Project Director, The Original Bicycle Festival
‘Podge was appointed by British Triathlon to deliver our marketing strategy for the 2010 GE Edinburgh ITU Duathlon World Championships. Podge took the brief and delivered a creative approach to engage with our audiences and showed an impressive depth of media contacts that ensured outstanding profile both pre and post event. Thanks to Podge for making the event one of British Triathlon’s highlights for 2010.’
Tom Goldspink
British Triathlon Federation
‘I felt we were extremely lucky to have Podge working with us on our production of ‘Release’ at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Not only did we get a huge amount of publicity and reviews in both local and national press but we all felt Paddy Cuthbert believed in the production and was genuinely behind us a company. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone - he’s the best PR person we’ve worked with by miles’.
Nancy Hirst
Artistic Director, Icon Theatre
‘On behalf of Archery GB, may I thank, and congratulate, Podge Publicity for all your hard, and excellent, work on promoting the Archery World Cup Final in Edinburgh.
‘You really pushed the message out in Scotland, and through that generated lots of interest in the event, which was much appreciated. You were a pleasure to work with in the countdown to the event, and during it too, and not just because of the media interest you created, but also your excellent organisation of the media centre over the three days of the event.
‘I would also like to say that I found you pro-active, well organised, obliging and patient. And you are a great team player as well, which always makes life so much easier. Having Podge on board helped make the event the success it was. So many thanks, and feel free to use me as a testimonial or reference in the future.’
Peter Jones
Media, Archery GB
