Published May 2nd, 2019
Cornish PR and marketing agency Barefoot Media has strengthened its team with the appointment of a new creative director.
Ryan Mcfarlane joins Barefoot having offered website design and development services for nearly 15 years, most recently as director of creative agency Liminal Design.
The move to bring Ryan in-house means that Barefoot can add website development, design and branding to its portfolio of services, having already collaborated with Ryan on website projects for more than 30 clients.
Jim Michell, managing director, said: “Ryan’s expertise perfectly complements our existing services, which include PR, digital marketing, content creation and SEO. By working more closely with Ryan, we’ll be able to take an increasingly integrated approach to planning and implementing projects and campaigns for our clients.
“Ryan’s arrival has strengthened the digital marketing arm of the business, and we’re already starting to see an increased demand to deliver new website builds, as well as branding and design projects.”
Recent collaborations between Ryan and the Barefoot team include building websites for Mariners Lettings, Retreat to Fowey and Treleavens – along with ten standalone websites for London-based pub group Three Cheers Pub Co..
Ryan said: “I’m already a familiar face in the Barefoot office, but by being under one roof we can streamline – and greatly improve – the process of designing, building and creating content for websites.
“Offering design and branding is an exciting new venture for the business, and I’m looking forward to working more closely with Barefoot’s clients in these areas.”
Ryan is the second new recruit at Barefoot this year, following Kim Gray who joined the team as account manager in January.
Kim brings with her more than 25 years’ PR experience, having worked with clients which range from national hospitality businesses to those in HR and IT.
In 2018, Barefoot was named Outstanding Small Public Relations Consultancy by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations in the South of England and Channel Islands PRide Awards.
