Jo Quinney is an experienced marketing and public relations consultant. She has over 25 years’ experience running her small but effective public relations and marketing agency.

She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). QmPR is trusted by community groups, local businesses, social enterprises, the media and local organisations.

Based in Menai Bridge, Anglesey/Ynys Môn, Jo provides her expert knowledge of Wales, tourism industry experience, group organising skills and her contacts in the local political realm, community involvement, business network and regional media sphere.

Foundational Economy Alliance Wales Ltd: from November 2021 to Present, Jo is the group organiser and Company Secretary. Organising the networks meetings, conferences, membership and Director’s meetings. She has organised round table discussions for the Welsh Government Foundational Economy team and the UKRI Slate Researchers, Community Research project. She manages the budget, reporting, meetings, minutes, and prepares funding claims. https://www.foundationalalliance.wales/

Great Little Trains of Wales: from October 2018 to present, Jo has fulfilled the Tourism Product Innovation Fund (TPIF) first and second rounds. She is Company Secretary, has managed the funds and claims and delivered the inputs required by the marketing group, Visit Wales and key stakeholders. She is on hand to encourage the group and support the joint marketing initiative. https://www.greatlittletrainsofwales.co.uk/

RIBRIDE: from January 2014 to September 2021, QmPR was engaged to carry out PR for the launch of the new VELOCITY product and to support the development of the RIBRIDE brand. The aim was to expand their business to become the UK’s top adventure boat tour enterprise. Jo positioned RIBRIDE alongside Zip World and Surf Snowdonia as the top ‘must have’ adventures in the UK. https://www.ribride.co.uk/

Key skills

• Member engagement, communications and consultation
• Running the companies, record keeping, grant management, project organisation
• Clear and engaging writing style with bilingual communications as required
• Brand and website creation and delivery
• Overseeing the development of business plans
• Dissemination of information and liaison with local, national, trade media and social media
• On-hand availability to respond to local and Welsh issues

Helfa Gelf Cyf: QmPR provided PR, training and marketing services to North Wales’ Biggest Open Studio event. Over 180 artists and craftworkers in the Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham counties invite visitors to their studios every weekend in September. From a visitor level of 29,664 in 2007, attendance at their exhibitions and events rose to 197,274 by 2012.

Wales Best Guides in January 2014: Jo Quinney became the Digital Project Officer for the Wales Official Tourist Guides Association. Jo was instrumental in building a digital community of 100 businesses to become the hub of tourist guiding in Wales. The development of www.walesbestguides.com was supported by the Visit Wales, Digital Tourism Business Framework to promote guided tour opportunities to the travel trade and individuals.