Welcome!

Vicki Evans

Hello, I’m Vicki and I’m an interiors and KBB journalist and content creator

I am currently the Content Creator at Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms Magazine and These Three Rooms.

Previously, I was deputy editor for kbbreview magazine and its website. I started my career as a  reporter for Builders’ Merchants News and Heating, Ventilation and Plumbing.

I  graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with a Master’s degree in Magazine Journalism in 2016 and before that I studied at the University of Chester to get a BA (Hons) in Journalism with Creative Writing.

Please have a look around to see examples of my work and so to social media to see the variety of platforms I am on as well.

Thanks,

Vicki

My writing

Kitchens, Bedroom & Bathrooms – Taylist Media – Content creator

March 2023 – Present

  • • Write features for the monthly consumer magazine that focus on the technical parts of renovating and interior design
  • • Create weekly content for the website These Three Rooms that is SEO friendly
  • • Help manage social media platforms – mainly Facebook and LinkedIn
  • • Contribute to the overall planning of each issue

kbbreview – Deputy Editor  

April 2018 – March 2023

  • Write a variety of content for both print and digital including, analysis of the industry, company profiles, trends and news
  • Working closely with the editor and the team to develop continuing success of the brand
  • Orchestrate the digital growth of the brand on social media platforms like LinkedIn and Instagram and analyse the statistics
  • Develop the digital strategy of the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards
  • Produce the bi-weekly newsletter, from generating the content to working with the sales for ads to building the final newsletter
  • Manage the daily running of the kbbreview.com website and discover what is working with Google Analytics reports
  • Interview the global and UK leaders of the kitchen and bathroom industry
  • Be an ambassador for the brand at events and trades shows
  • Interviewing industry experts for The kbbreview Podcast

Builders’ Merchants News – Reporter

November 2017 – April 2018

Due to changes within the BMN team, I was moved on to work to just work for BMN. I was doing the same job I was doing when I worked for both publications but took on more responsibilities like:

  • Reporting and writing for both online and print, including research and interviewing key industry figures
  • Organising magazine supplements and working with organisations to create content for them
  • Commissioning content with people in the industry or marketing agencies to provide articles
  • Producing the weekly newsletter and using HTML coding
  • Sub-editing and proofreading 
  • Creating pages using InDesign and Photoshop
  • Managing all four social media accounts and online marketing for the BMN Awards
  • Marketing for the BMN Awards
    • Creating a social media strategy to raise the profile of the Awards and encourage engagement from followers.

Heating Ventilation and Plumbing and Builders’ Merchants News
– Reporter

June 2017- November 2017

When I started at Hemming, I was working for two of its Building Services publications HVP and BMN. During this time I was able to multitask and manage my time between the two publications. My main role during this time was mostly reporting, which included:

  • Reporting and writing for both online and print
  • Producing the weekly newsletter and using HTML coding
  • Research and conducting interviews with key industry contacts
  • Sub-editing and proofreading
  • Layouts and design
    • Creating pages using InDesign and Photoshop
  • Work closely with all magazine departments
  • Provide administrative advice and support to the Editor.

Internships

Shortlist.com
August 2016 (2 weeks)
I was working for the online team of Shortlist Magazine and developed my skills at writing articles for a consumer title when producing content for immediate release online.

Northern and Shell
August 2016 (2 weeks)
Working with the Sunday supplements for the Sunday Express and Sunday Star. I mainly worked for S magazine but also did tasks from Big TV and Hot TV.

Rapid News Communications
May 2014 – June 2014 (5 weeks)
I did a five-week placement at Rapid News and I was working for five of their business-to-business magazines. The content I was writing about was challenging. However, this was an exciting opportunity to write about the content I was not familiar with.

Published articles

Kitchens Bedrooms & Bathrooms and These Three Rooms

April 2023

These Three Rooms

March 2023

These Three Rooms

kbbreview

May 2023

  • Feature: Keller Kitchens: Sustainable ethos, sustainable growth
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Bathroom Envy

April 2023

  • Feature: Clearwater: One stop shop
  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom and appliance
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Life Kitchens

March 2023

  • Feature: Lakes: If you don’t hold stock you are dead
  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom and appliance
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Jones Britain

February 2023

  • Feature: Training the new generation
  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom and appliance
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Home Living Group

January 2023

  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom and appliance
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Village Bathrooms

December 2022

  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom and appliance
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Junction 2 Interiors

November 2022

  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom and appliance
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Cooks and Company

October 2023

  • Feature: Energy crisis
  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom and appliance
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Et Lorem

September 2022

August 2022

July 2022

June 2022

May 2022

  • Feature: The lay-on, the pitch and the wardrobe
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Kitchens Etc

April 2022

March 2022

February 2022

January 2022

  • Feature: Showroom of the month: West One Bathrooms

December 2021

November 2021

October 2021

September 2021

August 2021

July 2021

June 2021

May 2021

  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom, appliance and surface
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Ripples, Chelmsford

April 2021

March 2021

February 2021

January 2021

December 2020

  • Feature: A statement about luxury
  • Trends: Kitchen
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Halcyon Interiors

November 2020

October 2020

September 2020

May 2020

April 2020

13th issue – The design trends shaping your world

  • Feature: Timeless design
  • Feature: International design

March 2020 

February 2020 

  • News: City vibes and global living
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Searle and Taylor

January 2020 

December 2019 

  • News: Ex-Bathstore franchisee bounces back under own name
  • Feature Q&A: In conversation with Joe Fattorini
  • Feature Q&A: ‘Our mission is suitability’, Insinkerator
  • Feature: Let’s get Digital: Make Friends and influence people
  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom, appliance and surface
  • Retailer Profile: Cambridgeshire Bathrooms
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Silver Birch Interiors

November 2019 

October 2019

  • Feature: Manufacturing profile: Kohler Mira UK
  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom, appliance and surface
  • Retailer Profile: The Furniture Union
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: DNA Bathrooms

September 2019 

August 2019 

July 2019 

June 2019 

  • Feature Q&A: Mark Bickerstaffe, Kohler
  • Feature: Experiential retailing: ‘Everyone deserves an experience’, Parlour Farm, ‘It’s all about breaking down barriers’ Kitchen Culture and Stars of the big screens, Marks Electrical
  • Feature: Distributor profile: ‘Without good customers, I don’t exits’, IDS
  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom, appliance and surface
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Porcelanosa

May 2019 

  • Feature Q&A: In conversation with Georgie Barrat
  • Feature Q&A: Manufacturing profile: ‘We only work with true partners’, Vitra
  • Feature: Manufacturing profile: Prepared for whatever Brexit brings, Blanco
  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom, appliance and surface
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Dobsons

April 2019 

  • Feature Q&A: Neolith
  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom, appliance and surface
  • Feature: Retailer profile: ‘Customers must get on board or go elsewhere’, Sustainable Kitchens
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Baden Bathrooms

March 2019

  • Feature: A marriage of convenience, retailer/supplier relationships
  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom, appliance and surface
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Acaelia Home Design

February 2019

January 2019

December 2018 

  • Feature Q&A: In conversation with George Clarke
  • Feature: Making the internet work for you
  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom, appliance and surface
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Classic Interiors

November 2018

October 2018 

  • News: Ram raiders wreck kitchen showroom
  • Feature Q&A: In conversation with Rachel Khoo
  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom, appliance and surface
  • Feature: Retailer profile: From rivals to partners, Kutchenhaus
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Victoria and Albert

September 2018 

  • Feature Q&A: In conversation with Kurt Merki Jr
  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom and appliance
  • Feature: ‘I wanted to build an army of women plumbers’, Hattie Hassan
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Harvey Jones

August 2018

  • Feature Q&A: In conversation with Patricia Urquiola
  • Feature: Hire purpose
  • Trends: Kitchen, bathroom and appliance
  • Feature: Showroom of the month: Elite Stone

July 2018 

June 2018

Builders’ Merchants News (BMN)

BMN Leading lights

  • Feature: Independents
  • Feature: Nationals
  • Feature: Branch openings
  • Feature: Giving something back
  • Feature: Voice of the independents

April, 2018

  • Feature: Take a look into virtual reality

BMF Supplement

  • Feature: Elliott’s 175th Anniversary
  • Feature: A decade of Digby Stone
  • Feature Q&A: 30 minutes with Glenn Paddison

March 2018

  • Feature: Investing in people and branches

October 2018

  • Feature: Timco is expanding to support its legacy

Heating Ventilation and Plumbing (HVP)

October 2017:

September 2017:

Social media and digital Certifications

Google Digital Garage Fundamentals of Digital Marketing – Issued December 2022

The course goes through the basics of digital marketing from building an online presence to business strategy to advertising.

Google Analytics for Beginners Certification – Issued December 2022

Hootsuite Social Marketing Certification – Issued October 2022

A course designed to show proficiency in all type of social marketing, including strategy, community building, content marketing and advertising.

Hootsuite Platform Certification – Issued November 2020

Accreditation to show proficiency in the features of Hootsuite.

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