Martin Stott – CEO
Martin Stott founded Bulletin PR, Bulletin Academic’s parent company, in 2005 and has successfully grown both businesses by ensuring the delivery of outstanding results for clients.
Prior to creating the Bulletin group he was an award-winning journalist, writing for most of Britain’s national newspapers. In a career spanning 20 years he also reported for the BBC from 21 countries and five continents. He worked as an on-screen reporter for BBC TV’s Business Breakfast, produced and presented programmes on Radio 4 and the World Service and produced the Business slots on the Today programme. Martin has an MBA (Finance) degree.
Neil Robinson
Neil Robinson enjoyed more than 20 years as a journalist at a leading UK news agency, working principally as a sub-editor and news editor, writing for TV, radio and every national newspaper as well as many trade and consumer magazines. He has excellent media contacts, ensuring our clients’ stories have the best chance of appearing in print and on the web.
His highly developed copywriting and story-pitching skills are well-suited to the Bulletin model of transforming complex academic research into bright, accessible, plain-English stories and summaries that meet the needs of journalists, policymakers, academic peers and a wider general audience. He has encouraged and enabled even the most reticent academics to share their findings far beyond peer-reviewed journals.
Chris O’Brien
Chris O’Brien has particular experience in helping the research institutions we represent maximise the social and economic impact of their research through engagement with the policymaking community, industry and the third sector. He has written several pieces on strategies for communicating research for The Guardian Higher Education Network and blogs focusing on research impact, and has secured academics excellent coverage – including op-eds – in international broadsheets and across the Chinese media.
Chris brings a valuable additional specialism to our writing team – he is our resident Sinologist. Chris spent a significant amount of his career as a journalist in China, writing for The Economist, Forbes and The Washington Times. He reported on Chinese political, economic and environmental issues, including the Sichuan earthquake, violence in Tibet and the politics of the Beijing Olympics.
Wendy Fitzsimmons
After gaining a degree in marketing, Wendy Fitzsimmons worked alongside some of the country’s best-known blue-chip companies. Employed by Experian, she worked for a number of years with clients such as NatWest, Boots and General Accident, focusing on their sales and marketing issues. She also guest-lectured on marketing at a number of universities, addressing both undergraduates and postgraduates. More recently she worked with accountants Price Bailey, advising them on the build and launch of their private client financial planning service.
Since joining Bulletin Academic, Wendy has focused on applying the company’s core strengths to address the needs of the current REF/impact agenda. She also helps to maximise Bulletin’s results in building client brands and furthering engagement and impact objectives.
Laura Wells
A graphic design graduate from Nottingham Trent University, Laura is the newest member of the Bulletin team.
Her place among the brightest young designers in Britain was highlighted when her work was exhibited at the prestigious D&AD annual showcase, which allows graduates of the world’s leading design and advertising courses to meet and network with top agencies.
Laura revels in the myriad challenges that confront designers and particularly enjoys demonstrating the problem-solving and innovative skills required to deliver successful and eye-catching print and publishing assignments.