Integrity, common sense, creativity and experience.
Parkin Whitman is run by Jo O’Driscoll and Lucie Parkin. Between us we have a few grey hairs that come with over 50 years’ experience helping organisations communicate effectively, and building creative marketing strategies to support their business objectives.
Our aim is to provide the full range of services as a large agency, but at a fraction of the cost and with a personalised, tailored approach. We are supported by a wide network of associate marketing and communications professionals, designers, social specialists, web developers and copywriters.
Lucie Parkin
Lucie has been a senior marketing professional since 1995, with a career spanning Bonhams fine art auctioneers, design company Colebrook Bosson Saunders, and award-winning agency The Think Tank. She is passionate about and particularly well connected within the world of design, architecture and the arts. She loves being able to apply her commercial acumen and strategic approach to creative environments and industries.
Lucie’s experience includes devising and organising major industry events, producing content and materials to publicise organisations and providing strategic PR advice to designers, manufacturers and architects.
Lucie is also founder and organiser of the Abergavenny Writing Festival.
Jo O’Driscoll
Jo started her career in publishing, commissioning and editing books on business and environmental science. She headed up publishing and communications for one of the UK’s leading think tanks before moving on to oversee communications for major public sector organisations including the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, Gambling Commission and Judicial Appointments Commission.
Jo has developed communications strategies for a range of universities, organisations and major charities, including Britain’s best performing fire service, the National Trust and Legacy Trust UK. She has also acted as editorial consultant to universities and government departments including DEFRA and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.