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06/10/2025

26/09/2025

We usually applaud from backstage at manley, while letting our innovative and impactful clients shine. Because that's what we do: making sure businesses are heard, seen, and understood. 🎯

But today, we're stepping onto the stage ourselves, just for a moment!

We are incredibly proud and happy to announce that we have been shortlisted for a BORA Award (The Best Work in Earned Media & Influencer Relations). 🏆

A huge thank you to We're Smart World, its founder Frank Fol, and the entire team for their trust over the years. 🙏🏽

The campaign for the announcement of the world's best vegetable restaurants in Valencia, in 2024, was unforgettable! 💚

Soon, we'll be defending our case live for the jury.

Will you keep your fingers crossed for us? 🙏🏽

We also wish all nominated colleagues the best of luck!

26/08/2025

🍉 Ghent Runs for Gaza: Peace Run Brings Together Sports, Music, and Solidarity

The "Teachers without Borders" from Artevelde University of Applied Sciences are drawing a red line for Gaza with a positive message. On October 5, they are organizing the Peace Run for Gaza at the Wouter Weylandt Stadium.

www.peacerun.be

The goal: together with as many Ghent residents as possible, cover the symbolic distance from Ghent to Gaza (4,200 km). Whether by walking, running, or jogging. Every meter counts.

Olympic marathon runner Bashir Abdi will kick things off. 🏃🏾‍♂️

The "Teachers without Borders" from Artevelde University are a group of committed teachers who are intentionally drawing a red line for Gaza and want to send a positive message of love, unity, and hope. Together with Sportaround vzw and Sport Eldorado (FutsalGent vzw), they are using sports and community to connect people in solidarity.

Read all about the initiative in the press release in our bio. 👆👆

25/08/2025

Bjièn Launches Board Game on Neurodiversity to Improve Team Dynamics

—Unlocking the power of neurodiversity at work - launched French and English versions of its board game, "Become a High-Performing Neurodiverse Team - The Game."

The game aims to help team members and managers better understand neurodiversity and to collaborate more effectively and inclusively as a neurodiverse team.

This leads to increased productivity, resilience, and well-being at work.

The game simulates realistic workplace situations. Players work with a fictional team of five people, each with different personalities and work styles, without their specific neurotype being revealed.

The game challenges players to make strategic team management choices in order to achieve and maintain a high score in well-being and productivity.

Interested? You can read the full press release in our bio. 👆




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20/08/2025

PRESS RELEASE ☘️ Antwerp Welcomes a Brand-New and Unique Event: ALTAR Festival

On Saturday, September 6, Park Zuid will open its doors for a multidisciplinary festival that brings together spirituality, healing, art, music, and movement in a fresh and accessible way.
altar.altar aims to provide an answer to the growing need for connection and well-being in society.

Visitors can participate in over 40 workshops at various locations, ranging from ecstatic dance, yoga, breathwork to family constellations and lectures. These will be led by national and international facilitators, including Florine Gabriël, Pieter Embrechts, Ella June Henrard, Hilde De Baerdemaeker, and Xavier Le Clef (Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp).

"We've noticed a great need for places where people can come together on a conscious level," say Hiske Van den Wouwer and Pieter Delbaen, the initiators. "It's important to create spaces where it's normal to feel and express emotions. With ALTAR, we are laying the foundation for such a community, starting with the festival."

You can find more information about the event in the press release in our bio. ☝🏽
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21/03/2025

🎼PRESS RELEASE: 18-year-old Adeyemi from St-Gilles will have a central role as soloist during the . For this, Klarafestival is joining forces with partner Belgium and the Brussels children's choir , with children from vulnerable neighborhoods.  

With the initiative, they want to help young talent develop their full potential, and take their deserved place at the top. 🚀

On March 22, Anicet will make her solo debut at art house Bozar, in Pilgrims, a new creation by pianist Libeer and composer Fiorini. 🎶

You can read the full press release via our link in bio. 👆🏽

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20/03/2025

💡 PRESS RELEASE: Mymmo launches platform to strengthen communities

Entrepreneurs behind platforms Resengo and OpenVME revolutionize community living 🤝

Mymmo was developed by tech entrepreneurs Dirk Gypen and Nico Plinke, who also founded the successful reservation app Resengo. With the free community app Mymmo, they aim to improve living together in residential communities.

Mymmo is designed as a flexible and scalable platform that can be adapted to the specific needs of any community, be it small VMEs (association of co-owners) or large co-housing projects.

But the technology and ambitions extend further. In time, Mymmo will also be deployable in other types of communities, such as sports associations, or companies looking to leverage strong internal communications. 🎯

You can read the full press release via our link in bio. 👆🏽

05/03/2025

Work hard, play hard, especially when the sun is out! 🌞🤗

Did you enjoy some sunshine today? 😎

16/10/2024

We had the opportunity to offer newspaper De Tijd an exclusive interview with Belgian fintech pioneer Rob Heyvaert, founder of Motive Partners.

The American group is investing, along with other stakeholders, $1 billion in FNZ, a fast-growing British tech company developing investment platforms for asset managers and private banks. 🚀

Rob Heyvaert preaches caution about the AI and tech revolution in the financial sector.

"Everything is moving so fast. You're better off being a fast follower today than boxing up digital assistants yourself." ⚙️

Read the full interview online at tijd.be/ondernemen. 📰

05/04/2024

After eight weeks it’s time to say goodbye to our intern Eline. 💫
“I’m very grateful that I had the opportunity to do my internship at manley because I learned a lot and was entrusted with significant responsibilities. I was given valuable insights in the field of PR, and the diverse and challenging tasks I undertook have greatly enriched my understanding of the industry. Beyond that, the supportive environment and constructive feedback I received from the team have truly accelerated my growth. Thank you for the excellent guidance and mentorship that have played a significant role in shaping my professional journey at manley.”
-Eline

03/04/2024

🎤manley team member in the spotlight! 🎤

The name Kevin Major might ring a bell to you. Kevin brings a wealth of experience to the table at manley, having spent no less than 22 years as a journalist at Belgium’s national TV channel . During his time there, he refined his skills as a news reader at radio stations Studio Brussel and MNM. We are only too happy to have all that knowledge on board and see it applied in Kevin’s role as a senior PR manager at manley. 📝

Outside of the office, Kevin is a maestro in the realms of producing and DJ’ing, crafting beats that move both bodies and souls. 🎶💫 When he’s not busy making magic in the studio, you can find him hitting the tennis courts. 🎾☀️

02/04/2024

“People with autism, ADHD, dyslexia or other neurodivergences often possess unique talents and skills that can be invaluable in the workplace: consider, for example, the sharp focus and attention to detail of many people with autism, the creative solution orientation of many with ADHD, or the often extraordinary visual thinking of people with dyslexia. Their out-of-the-box thinking also helps break entrenched patterns of an overly homogeneous group.”

Check out the opinion of Daphné De Troch and Dietrich Moerman, founders of , in on the occasion of World Autism Day.

Are you an expert in your field and would you like your opinions published as well? Then get in touch 👉🏽 [email protected]