Murdoch MacDonald

Current

Managing Director at 1MarketPlace Ltd T/A The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle and The Elite Cambridge Business Circle.
Public relations consultant at Fame Publicity Services

Past

Business Editor at Ayrshire Post, Kilmarnock Standard, Irvine Herald
Public relations consultant at Various
Press & Public Relations Manager at Radio Forth

Public Relations Consultant at Charles Barker Scotland Public Relations Ltd
Business Development Officer at Bank of Scotland
Business Development Officer at Banque Nationale de Paris
Senior Management Graduate Trainee at National Westminster Bank

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Education

University of Cambridge
Dulwich College

Recommended

4 people have recommended Murdoch

Connections

181 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Murdoch MacDonald’s Summary

No other public relations consultancy, PR firm or publicity company can offer you a better or more cost-effective worldwide news distribution service, combined with search engine optimisation techniques that will drive customers and qualified sales leads to your company's website.

Murdoch MacDonald’s Specialties:

Worldwide news distribution, search engine optimization.

Murdoch MacDonald’s Experience

Managing Director

1MarketPlace Ltd T/A The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle and The Elite Cambridge Business Circle.

(Privately Held; Civic & Social Organization industry)

January 2006 — Present (4 years 3 months)

The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle is an association of some of the top companies in Ayrshire. Our purpose is to publicise our members, and to celebrate and promote the rich diversity of industry, commerce and business services available within the county boundaries of Ayrshire in southwest Scotland. Members include the Clydesdale Bank, Ayr Racecourse and the Western House Hotel, and member company activities include estate agency and land management, chartered accountancy, legal services, brand management, website design and public relations consultancy. The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle runs its own online news blog, which can be found at www.AyrshireScotlandBusinessNews.com.

To request an invitation to join The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, send an e-mail to: EliteAyrshire@aol.com

In January 2009, a sister organisation, The Elite Cambridge Business Circle was founded.
Public relations consultant

Fame Publicity Services

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

September 2003 — Present (6 years 7 months)

No other public relations consultancy, PR firm or publicity company can offer you a better or more cost-effective worldwide news distribution service, combined with search engine optimisation techniques that will drive customers and qualified sales leads to your company's website.
Business Editor

Ayrshire Post, Kilmarnock Standard, Irvine Herald

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

1997 — 2008 (11 years )
Public relations consultant

Various

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

September 1976 — September 2003 (27 years 1 month)

Murdoch MacDonald has been in the public relations industry and a freelance journalist and broadcaster for more than thirty years, working for clients including Royal Bank of Scotland, Standard Life, Scottish Amicable, Scottish Provident, John Menzies, Kwik-Fit, Highland Regional Council, Barratt Homes and Scottish & Universal Newspapers, part of the Trinity Mirror Group. The Sunday Herald has called him the grandfather of the PR profession in Scotland.

A graduate of Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, Murdoch is no newcomer either to the allied professions of freelance journalism and broadcasting.

We feel certain that your public relations requirements would be in the best possible hands with Murdoch, and look forward to the possibility of a no-obligation discussion about how he might best be of service to you.
Press & Public Relations Manager

Radio Forth

(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)

April 1975 — September 1976 (1 year 6 months)
Public Relations Consultant

Charles Barker Scotland Public Relations Ltd

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

December 1973 — April 1975 (1 year 5 months)
Business Development Officer

Bank of Scotland

(Public Company; Banking industry)

December 1972 — December 1973 (1 year 1 month)
Business Development Officer

Banque Nationale de Paris

(Public Company; Banking industry)

April 1970 — December 1972 (2 years 9 months)
Senior Management Graduate Trainee

National Westminster Bank

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Banking industry)

July 1968 — April 1970 (1 year 10 months)

Murdoch MacDonald’s Education

University of Cambridge

M.A. , English Literature , 1965 — 1968

Magdalene College, Cambridge.

http://www.magd.cam.ac.uk
Dulwich College

1957 — 1964

Additional Information

Murdoch MacDonald’s Interests:

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