FashionPR.com Interview : Corinna Springer - Nouveau PR

Business Name: 
Nouveau PR
Your Name: 
Nouveau PR
Country: 
United States

 

fashionPR.com: A little about yourself: 

German born, studied in France, now based in New York

fashionPR.com: Where did you work before founding your FashionPR firm?: 

At Helmut Lang ( theory owned)

fashionPR.com: Why did you start your fashion PR firm ?: 

I wanted to create a place that holds the vibration of a more artistic space than some of the American Showrooms.

fashionPR.com: A little about your company: 

Nouveau-Pr was founded a bit more than two years ago, ad represents mainly european and european influenced fashion designers.

fashionPR.com: How many hours you rougly work per week?: 

It depends, the first year i had no weekends, now it's better

fashionPR.com: What does a fashion pr do ?: 

I see this job as a tool to define the image of a brand and to communicate about it in the highest possible ways, which goes hand in hand with a selective strategy

fashionPR.com: What do you find interesting about fashion pr ?: 

How it changes, how to adapt to societal changes within this field

fashionPR.com: What do you think the core competitiveness for fashion pr company ?: 

Offering great custom tailored service at moderate prices

fashionPR.com: How fashion pr company should try to maintain their market competitivenss ?: 

I don't believe in competition

fashionPR.com: What are the key skills to being a great fashion pr ?: 

Knowing your clients well and being able to communicate their key abilities to the public/ press.

fashionPR.com: What should a new designer expect from a fashion pr ?: 

Guidance, and support, but no miracles

fashionPR.com: How do you bring new brands into your agency ?: 

They come to me

fashionPR.com: How has the new media landscape changed how you do business ?: 

Web based publications are more important, and so is timing, immediacy

fashionPR.com: How to know what a publication or stylist wants?: 

With the time you develop a feeling of what a certain stylists likes

fashionPR.com: What makes a great brand or label stand out?: 

Talent, a great balance of commercial styles and press worthy designs and a certain groundedness-

fashionPR.com: Are many of your friends fashion PRs ?: 

no

fashionPR.com: What would you recommend to college graduate to help start their career?: 

Depends on every one individually

fashionPR.com: Please list 3 designers who you like the most: 

AF Vandevorst, Haider Ackermann, Alexander MCQueen

fashionPR.com: What's your favourite quote?: 

'You're the master of your own reality'

Contact Info: 
www.lesnouveautes.wordpress.com info@nouveau-pr.com