DOHERTYWHITE WINS DESIGN DIRECTORATE CONTRACT

Dublin and Donegal, 30 Sep 2006

Digital marketing and PR specialists DohertyWhite today announced they have been awarded the PR & Awareness contract for the Donegal Design Directorate. The 18 month contract was awarded after a rigorous competitive tendering process. DohertyWhite will start work immediately on a communications program for the Directorate, with the goal of increasing membership and driving design awareness among small and medium businesses in the North West and across Ireland.

"We're very pleased to have won our first major contracts within just 8 weeks of establishing DohertyWhite" said Director of Communications and co-founder Annmarie Doherty. "The Design Directorate is a fantastic program and we look forward to driving awareness of the Design network in the coming months"

The Donegal Design Directorate is an initiative to promote the value of good design to small businesses. Membership is open to small businesses from any sector, and the Directorate will provide a range of services including training in areas such as product design and branding. There will also be a series of best-practice visits to the main European design conferences in Paris, Milan and London, and funding has been secured through Accel, the national skills and competitiveness coordination program. Member companies will benefit from subsidised training, one-to-one mentoring and participation in networking events and seminars.

About DohertyWhite
DohertyWhite is a digital marketing and PR company that helps you generate awareness and drive revenue using digital marketing combined with online PR. We specialize in working with public sector agencies and business-to-business (B2B) tech firms.

To learn more, please contact annmarie.doherty@dohertywhite.com