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Siren Communications is working with The Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company, helping to promote the world’s only authentic cheddar cheese made in none other than Cheddar, Somerset.

The family-run business, recently shortlisted for this year’s Great British Food Awards, stays true to traditional methods of artisan cheesemaking formulated by the ‘father of cheese’, Joseph Harding, in the 19th Century. The founders of The Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company, Katherine and John Spencer, are dedicated to producing a locally-made, premium quality, raw milk cheese that is beautifully complex in taste. And at a time where consumers want to know not only what goes in to their favourite products, but also how they’re made, The Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company has opened the doors to its Visitor Centre, inviting everyone in to watch the cheesemaking process from start to finish.

We just begun collaborating on behalf of our client with an exciting mix of hand-picked food and drink influencers, journalists, and content creators such as Milli Taylor, Scottcaneat, The Caterer, Mondomulia, and Steffi Daydreamer to introduce The Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company to a wider audience. Through a series of visits to the dairy, they’ve learnt about cave matured cheddar, got involved in the actual cheesemaking process, and been shown how they can train their taste buds to differentiate the unique flavours of our client’s artisan cheeses.

Their reaction has been fantastic, and we’re looking forward to introducing this award-winning, passionately crafted cheese to more media, foodies and cheese lovers in the coming months.

For daily cheese inspiration follow @cheddargorgecheeseco on Instagram and @CheddarCheeseCo on Twitter.

The selection of handmade cheeses can be purchased via their website or in farm shops across the country.

^Anita Lo

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Last week, Siren’s Celebrity Cruises team was busy as we worked with our client to deliver an exclusive ship yard tour of their new ship Celebrity Edge, in Saint-Nazaire, France for a hand-picked group of top-tier trade, consumer and cruise specialist media from the UK and Ireland. Little did they know that, while there, they would also be the first to learn that the next ship from Celebrity Cruises’ Edge Class series, Celebrity Apex, will be launched and be named in the UK in April 2020.

 

Our group included representatives from The Sunday Times, Mail Online, Sleeper Magazine, Travel Weekly, TTG and the Daily Telegraph, and fellow journalists from across Europe and the US. They were hosted on their tour of Celebrity Edge by Richard Fain, Chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, and Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises. They were shown Edge’s Stateroom with Infinite Balcony and twin-level Edge Villas, the swimming pool deck, Eden restaurant and The Spa, and the ship’s iconic, world-first Magic Carpet cantilevered dining space which hangs over the side of the ship itself. Throughout the day, they were immersed in to the thinking behind the transformational design of the ship, and Celebrity Cruises’ signature ‘modern luxury’ reimagination of a holiday at sea.

Their tour also included a reveal of the Grand Plaza, the final signature component of the Celebrity Edge experience by Jouin Manku Studio, and the beating heart of the ship’s  design story. This immersive space will embody the heart and soul of Celebrity Edge with the aim to completely transform the way guests connect to the world at sea.

The surprise announcement about Edge’s sister ship, Celebrity Apex, represents a major commitment by the Celebrity Cruises brand to the UK market, and is the first time in a decade that Celebrity Cruises has named and operated a ship from the UK. More importantly, this will be the first time Celebrity Cruises will operate two ships from the UK’s busiest port, Southampton, as Celebrity Silhouette will also return in 2020 for its third consecutive year.

 

Two such significant announcements inevitably created a lot of buzz in our target media. Breaking across social media, the news was picked up by The Daily Telegraph Online, Travel Weekly and TTG in minutes, with local Southampton-area media also running it through the day. Coverage has continued since, meaning interest in Edge (and now Apex) remains high as we get ever closer to the official inauguration later this year.

 

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Siren Comms won big at the 2018 TTG Awards last night, scooping the trophy for PR & Representation Company of the Year, and sharing in the glory of victories for Celebrity Cruises and Gold Medal / Travel 2


The award, which is selected by an expert panel, is given to the agency which is judged to have done the most for the UK travel industry. Siren’s entry focused on its ‘Celebrity Love Island’ campaign delivered for Celebrity Cruises during the peak WAVE period earlier this year, which married the twin travel agent obsessions of reality TV and social media to create the perfect sweetspot in which our client could leverage its ‘love’ for this critical sales channel. 

We were tasked with increasing agent engagement, and exceeding a sales target of 21,000 booked passengers. With no additional budget, and by deploying a ‘Facebook-first’ strategy with video at its core, we’d help to drive more than 23,400 passenger bookings (+11% over target and +20% higher than the same period 12 months prior) by the end of the WAVE period. Moreover, revenue was £2.5m over target.

Our Facebook content itself garnered over 16,000 views of the launch video and nearly 30,000 views of the campaign films during the WAVE period itself. That equates to an 855% increase in video views, a 710% increase in post engagement, a 189% increase in page reach and a 59% increase in page likes year on year.


Additionally, more than 75 pieces of trade-facing coverage were secured (+34% YoY), with a combined reach of over 450,000 and total value over £125,000. It was the most talked-about trade campaign of the year.


In the words of Jo Rzymowska, Vice President & Managing Director of Celebrity Cruises UK, Ireland and Asia, “Siren’s work in conceiving of and executing the Celebrity Love Island trade campaign made all the difference to our 2017/2018 WAVE period. We’ve never experienced such high levels of engagement among the trade. In doing so, they helped us to smash the trade sales target and increase the overall share of this vital channel – all within budget! Brilliant!”

It’s been a big 12 months for Siren Comms_, with senior hires, exciting new client wins, a new identity and website – we’ve even moved offices. Last night’s award is a testament to the whole team’s hard work, and is the perfect platform to accelerate our momentum in to 2019! 

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