About Us
For nearly 50 years, Taylor Alden has been one of the UK's leading specialist public relations agencies. Our reputation is based on creative, hardworking and cost-effective campaigns that produce measurable results on fixed budgets.
The Team
Brian Corthine
Managing Director
Brian trained as a local newspaper journalist before switching to PR. He joined Taylor Alden at 21 and is a specialist in heavyside building and engineering. Hobbies are golf and supporting Wimbledon FC (now AFC Wimbledon, not Milton Keynes Dons).
Alison Relf
Director of the Home and Leisure Division
Alison has 18 years' experience in the game and runs both trade and consumer programmes for specialists in bathrooms, kitchens, floors, roofs, furniture - in fact, look at a house or building and Taylor Alden may well be able to PR the elements. Even on this permanent busman's holiday, where the team members find themselves studying floors or roofs when they should be enjoying themselves, Ali enjoys time away on horses and skis (after a fashion and a vin-chaud).
Robert Drury MCIPR
Director of Taylor Alden, Newbury
Rob joined Taylor Alden in 1984 to set up the company's Newbury office. He previously saw life on the other side of the fence as a Taylor Alden client when he held the position of PR and Marketing Executive at Sandvik Limited. The last 20 years have seen Rob involved in executing highly successful PR programmes for companies involved in industries as diverse as building services, welding and home security. When there is time you might find Rob listening to classic rock, practising his German linguistic abilities or reminiscing about the glory (?) days of Swindon Town FC.
Caroline Herman
Director
Caroline has worked for Taylor Alden for 29 years and has hands-on account management experience ranging from selling a story to an editor to organising a UK-wide series of corporate hospitality events.
Hobbies: Desperate Housewives and cats!
Michele Andrews
Account Manager, Home and Leisure Division
Michele has been with Taylor Alden for over eight years working on a range of business-to-business and consumer campaigns. During this time she has worked with many industries from commercial flooring and kitchens through to solar shading and heating.
Prior to Taylor Alden, Michele sat on the other side of the fence working for special interest title, Boat International and Saatchi and Saatchi Design. Michele claims the best part of this job is seeing articles in print but Brian still believes she spends too much time on the telephone!
Philippa Worley
Account Manager, Home and Leisure Division
Philippa has worked at Taylor Alden for four years working on a wide variety of trade and consumer programmes in sectors including hot tubs, underfloor heating, vacuum cleaners, furnishings and building products.
Prior to Taylor Alden, she worked in a travel PR agency after completing a Business Studies degree. Hobbies include travel, going to the gym, shopping and drinking the odd glass of white wine.