News Flash!!


Jess Pryce Jones Book - Happiness At Work - is in stores Now. It is published in the US next month. Derek Moran is on Rodge and Podge on Monday in Dublin!! Helen Lederer is on Loose Women on Monday! Congratulations to Natasha Hamilton on the news she is pregnant! Melinda Messenger's new book - The Messenger Family Cookbook - will be published in October. Melinda has finished filming a new series of Cowboy Builders for Channel 5. www.melinda-messenger.co.uk. This will be shown in March. She is currently developing new TV formats - exciting news to follow. Click here to see the launch of the perfume - Delightful. TV - Russell Grant is to appear in Marco's Kitchen Burnout and has also competed in Celeb Mastermind. He is the new face of Five Bingo Stars. Richard Farleigh has just competed in Celebrity Master Chef. Francine Kaye continues on the Wright Stuff with her monthly phone ins and is a regular expert on GMTV.!

Literary news! Congratulations! The Food and Cooking of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by Silvena Rowe has won an award for Best Book by a Female Chef (in the UK) from the GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARDS 2009. The Book came 4th in the world competition. Silvena has a new two book deal with Random House. Her next book - Purple Citrus and Sweet Perfume - is out in May. Dr Rob Yeung has signed a six figure three book deal with Pan Macmillan. His first book - Exceptional- is due out later this year. He will be also doing an Asian tour to coincide with the publication. Francine Kaye's book The Divorce Doctor is in stores now published by HayHouse. Lisa Doodson's - How to be a Happy Stepmum - will be published on May 6th by Vermillion. This will be backed up by TV and press. Jess Pryce - Jones book Happiness at work with Wiley Blackwell is in stores now Fantastic book with over 80 interviews with international figures. Andrew Bartons book with New Holland Publishers - Shiny Happy Hair - due out in April 2010. Watch this space for other books we are about to sign to publishers.

Congratulations to Andrew Barton who has been appointed resident hairdresser on - Angela And Friends - the fantastic new show on Sky. He is on every Tuesday at 2.00pm with his Hair tips! He is also now on the couch as a regular friend! He has also recently won Hair Magazines, Ultimate Hairdresser Award and also Reveal magazines best Hairdresser. His products are flying off the shelves in ASDA and ARGOS . Jasmine Harman has an ongoing Campaign for Towergate Insurance and South African Fruit Produce. She continues on A Place In The Sun on Channel 4. She has just returned form Capetown and is about to go to the arctic Dog sledding! Helen Lederer and Derek Moran are to appear on an Irish chat show in March. David Gest can be seen on Celebrity Come Dine With Me Currently filming TV shows are Francine Lewis, Carole Harrison,Richard Farleigh and Faye Tozer. Silvena Rowe is currently filming in Japan for a documentary. Watch this space for exciting news for Silvena.
 
Press and PR

Press and PR is vital for any business and JJB offers an in house service to its managed clients.

Promotion is key in this industry and therefore we try to place as many of our clients as possible in Magazines, TV shows and events.

We also offer this service to any person, brand or company wishing to raise their profile. We work on a monthly retainer basis so if interested please call Jaine on 0208 289 1223  to discuss your individual requirements.

Currently we are working on TV Press for Rick Guard's new Album

Rick Guards Album is due for release on the 21st September 09 he wrote the hauntingly emotional track  Missing Person about his mothers battle with Alzheimer’s after her recent death.  Rick’s took time away from performing and  music because he was helping his father   nurse    his mother through Alzheimer’s before her eventual death. The song, and the album, is dedicated to her struggle and as such, Rick has teamed up with the Alzheimer’s Society, a cause for which he has been a huge supporter, to make a contribution from every sale of the new album.



Some current press include

Diet feature-  Faye Tozer - NOW magazine,

Zoe Tyler - Woman's Own/Ok Magazine

Jasmine Harman - Reveal, Closer, The Mirror, The Mail,Look, Living Abroad, Fabulous, The Express and The Mail On Sunday

Gary Cockerill and Phil Turners Wedding OK! Magazine.

Nikki Zilli - Prima Baby