Melissa Byrne Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

Agile and creative communications consultancy specialising in property, design, luxury, art, architecture, interior, craft and lifestyle sectors. Clients include: - The National Portrait Gallery- Graphenstone UK - Bentley Motors - Collect - the international art and design fair- The Crafts Council- Merchant & Found - The Conran Shop - ACHICA - Savills- Knight Frank- LALIQUE- Leica - Hotel Villa Rene Lalique- Piercy & Co architects- Chateau Hochberg- Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey- Harrods Home- Aiveen Daly- Conran Contracts- Steinway & Sons - Porsche Design- Movisi- eporta- Rise & Fall- ROOME LONDON

London, United Kingdom

Consultant - Head of PR. Responsible for all UK media.

London

To celebrate, promote and launch the six new Luxury home rooms to position Harrods Home as having the best selection of luxury home brands in the world, under one roof. The event showcased unique one-of-one limited editions exclusive to Harrods from the finest international brands including Baccarat, Wedgwood, Daum, Lalique, Christofle, Waterford, Meissen, Greggio, Lladro, St Louis and more to showcase objects that exemplify these leading international luxury houses' dedication to craftsmanship. PR value achieved in excess of £500k with substantial editorial secured in ES magazine, The Times, Elle Decoration, FT How to Spend It, House & Garden and more. 205 key pieces from across the six rooms were sold within the first week of the exhibition.

London, United Kingdom

At the time, the UK's leading property PR and marketing consultancy

London

Head of PR for top four business advisory and accountancy practice working closely with marketing teams and managing and appointing local PR support both in the UK and overseas. Role included regular crisis management consultancy across all business service sectors. Instrumental in creating and developing the 'Financing Football' report for premier and first division clubs and regular 'Hotel occupancy' data for the national media.

London

Headed up all marketing and PR for one of the UK's largest listed property firms across residential, retail, office, business parks and factory outlets. Involved in communications around sensitive takeover of the retail division by Westfield. Reporting directly to the Board.

Account director within management consultancy division responsible for American Express.

Kensington

Leading independent PR consultancy. Managing accounts across the fashion, travel and lifestyle sectors including Pizza Hut, Red or Dead, Twinings Tea and Jamaica Tourist Board.