Envoy was founded in 1998 by Madeleine Parkyn, with 15 years’ experience of management and marketing in the commercial and not-for-profit publishing sectors in the UK. Before becoming self-employed, she was Head of Publications at Save the Children UK.

Before establishing envoy, she extended this experience to the internet – writing about women’s involvement with the net, leading training courses on using the internet, as well as creating, maintaining and marketing several websites. Her MA course in Museum Studies increased her understanding of communication theory, exhibition design and the use of multimedia, which she applies to working with the internet.

BSc. Hons, Botany
MA (with distinction), Museum Studies

Recent professional courses and conferences
Understanding the internet user experience
Accessibility training
Designing effective email newsletters
Seeking Inspiration (St Bride Library of printing and graphic arts)
Shift Happens: New technologies and the arts

envoy works collaboratively on a project, assessing the skills required for each stage and drawing together a team with specialist knowledge to see the project through to completion. Madeleine Parkyn manages all the projects from start to finish.

We often foster long-term working relationships with clients, enabling them to develop their website in response to their changing needs and technological developments.

On the Orion Books website, for example, we have worked very successfully with the web developer, Allan Wenham.

Rather than talking about what we can do, let us show what we have actually done. View some case studies of envoy websites and find out about our consultancy work. Most of our work comes from client referrals.

“Congratulations, Madeleine. Everyone has done nothing but heap praise on the website. You are a genius - and hugely sympathetic to the project, which really made a big difference”
Lennie Goodings
Publisher
Virago

“It's been brilliant working with you and I've learnt a lot from you.”
Alice Payn
Orion Website Manager

“It is a great learning experience working with Madeleine. She takes time to get to know what makes us tick as an organisation, and shares her knowledge about the web, and web marketing, in a such way that we can understand it and apply it without feeling overwhelmed.”
Ruth Hansford
Strategic Development Manager British Association for Performing Arts Medicine

“Thanks to Madeleine for continuing to edit our website with alarcrity and decisive aesthetic and ideological judgement.”
Stuart Cameron
Director
Crescent Arts

“The combination of creativity and thoroughness is rare and much appreciated!”
Eleanor Green
Health Promotion Strategy
Bradford Health Authority

“The website looks really good, due to your creativity and dedication, so thank you very much.”
Katharine Maycock
Eye to Eye Project Coordinator
Save the Children

“It's so encouraging to see us showing such a professional face. Our sponsors, practitioners and every one of our stakeholders will be delighted with this.
I certainly am!”
Richard Price, Chair
British Association for Performing Arts Medicine

“Thank you for our fantastic website. It really has given our work a tremendous boost and I continually get compliments about it.”
Lizzie Allen
Freehand Puppet Theatre

“Thanks! You're always ahead of the game...”
Jill Foulston,
Commissioning Editor
Virago