Industry Leaders leading Dublin PR agency Wilson Hartnell

Industry Leaders â€" leading Dublin PR agency Wilson Hartnell Industry Leaders â€" leading Dublin PR agency Wilson Hartnell Wilson Hartnell is one of the largest agencies in Ireland and one of the longest established PR and communications businesses in the country. It was first established as the advertising agency Wilson, Hartnell Company in 1879.“We have taken risks, invested in new people  practices and embraced social media… The company hasn’t looked back…”Fast forward to 2020, and Wilson Hartnell is managing a huge range of communications and PR services for clients in Ireland and globally from its base in the heart of Dublin. The agency is part of the Ogilvy Mather Group, which recorded a turnover of €18.9m through 2015.Celebrated for its track record and venerability, Wilson Hartnell has also been an energetic and leading figure to the fore of the evolutions in the contemporary public relations and communications sector.Regardless of skill set and operational context, the ethos at Wilson Hartnell remains unchanged: clients engage people who create, who innovate, and take the time to deliver insight-led communications strategy.The agency’s specialist services, provided across the consumer, sport, healthcare, lifestyle and corporate public affairs sectors, include brand strategy, strategic counsel, public relations, content creation, and event planning management.Chief Executive of Wilson Hartnell is  Brian Bell, who joined the firm in 1989, after 10 years experience as a national business journalist. Bell is also a director of the Ogilvy Group in Ireland, part of the EMEA management team of Ogilvy Public Relations.Bell told The Institute of Directors Ireland that his career highlight to date was taking over as MD of the agency just as the global recession was just about to hit Ireland. “While our competitors dived for cover, we took risks, invested in new people and practices and embraced social media while at the same time delivering award-winning work for our clients. The company hasn’t looked back since.”For further information on the agency, visit the Wilson Hartnell website here.