Carie Barkhuizen

I am a news generation expert and consumer PR with significant experience in the retail sector.

As well as spending three years in the Debenhams press office, I have worked with some of the UK's biggest brands including John Lewis, LA Fitness and The Harley Medical Group.

I founded Seymour PR in June 2012, a consumer agency offering a full range of services including a unique 'No Coverage, No Cost' model.

Having been frustrated by agencies who charge expensive retainers and deliver little in the way of tangible coverage, I decided to set up and agency that offers real value for money. Every pound spent with Seymour PR is based on actual results.

This blog tracks the ups and downs of building a PR business as well as offering general comment on what's happening in the PR world.