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WE ARE PLAIN TEXT
So, as we were writers by trade as well as marketers, we decided there was a future in business copywriting.
Seventeen years on, we work with clients who share our belief in the value of the written word. Our writers have a wide range of experience but one thing in common: the ability to create compelling copy that builds your brand and sells your stuff.
Paul followed a 10-year career at Reuters with a stint as marketing communications director for FT.com. He was responsible for award-winning campaigns at both organisations. Today, he works with a range of Plain Text clients, from Big 4 consultancies to startups. Paul holds a BA (Hons) in French from the University of Liverpool and he has written three books, including
Paul was a magazine editor at The Times before becoming the newspaper’s senior celebrity interviewer. He has since helped launch two newspapers in the UK and Ireland and was most recently TV Critic for the Daily Mail. He still contributes to The Times, Daily Mail, The Guardian and Daily Telegraph and also inhabits the glamorous world of romantic novel writing. Under a pseudonym, obviously.
Formerly head of communications at the Financial Times web portal FT.com, Paul has worked in advertising and PR at the BBC, Visa International, ITV and Pitney Bowes Inc. He started his career in local newspapers and radio, having gained a degree in Theatre Arts and Social Sciences. He also has an MBA from Bristol Business School. Paul is chairman of independent local radio station Radio Exe and has written books including Creative Business (FT/Prentice Hall, 2003).
Norman worked for many years in financial technology sector, first at Datastream International, then at Reuters, and finally at SunGard Investment Systems (UK) Ltd., where he was managing director. He subsequently became an independent consultant and has worked with Plain Text since the end of 2003. Norman holds a BA in Economics (Hons) from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. His interests include theatre, motorcycling and food and he aspires to make perfect sourdough bread.
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