Founder of company which has been established as a full service communications consultancy, with a number of associates. I also work as a freelance consultant, with key focus areas including:

Strategic consultancy – I have supported organisations, both large and small in identifying their target markets and stakeholders and developing their strategies and messages accordingly, particularly during periods of change

Branding – I have extensive experience in developing both new brands and ‘updating’ existing brands from a strategic and tactical perspective

Copywriting – I have supported organisations in crafting the right message for both employees and customers and producing related collateral – both in print and online

Coaching & Training - I have coached new communications teams and individuals in their roles and have carried out various in-house training courses for clients, including report writing skills, writing skills and introducing the basics of marketing communications

My clients span a number of sectors from facilities management to telecoms and software to professional sports teams.

I had the key role of developing communications activities to directly increase sales. In a team of two, we were responsible for the production of all collateral, the development of the UK and group-wide websites as well as the project management and production of our customer magazine and the company’s Annual Report.

Project managed, edited and part-wrote the quarterly customer magazine and associated budget (circa £50k per issue). This publication had a circulation of almost 40,000 copies, bi-monthly.
Project managed the development and launch of a new look website for the group across Europe
Provided ad hoc writing support, including the production of the Guide to Broadband, the company's guide to explaining broadband in understandable terms
Project managed PR and public affairs campaigns to support the launch of the company's Broadband for schools campaign, giving us endorsement from the DTI with over 30 pieces of coverage in target press nationally

I was the driver of communications for the group across Europe, which also included the management of PR strategies for the consumer arm as well as internal communications. Managing a team of three, success was achieved through a full PR and branding programme, designed to position these companies as recognised leaders in their chosen markets.

Successfully managed the company’s PR and Financial PR agencies to increase coverage by over 50% year-on-year in target media

Developed and provided the ongoing management of the brands as well as defining programmes that helped employees to live and breathe the brand

Developed PR campaigns to target specific messages to specific markets, including sponsorships of the British Olympic Association

Developing a full internal communications strategy across the Group to ensure effective communications during a time of significant strategy change

Established the marketing and communications function to generate sales in what was a new market for a new company, creating a team of six.

Responsible for:
Defining messages through all communications channels including brand creation and development, PR and collateral

Creating a new brand for the company by managing an extensive strategic, creative and legal project from beginning to end, on budget and in just three months.

Developing and rolling out a full internal communications strategy, including Intranet, Company Newsletter, staff events and CEO breakfast briefings

Developing an exhibition and events strategy and implementation, including tools for both qualitative and ROI measurements

Created and implemented the communications strategy for the UK and Ireland for the Nokia Group, covering corporate, consumer and business-to-business environments.

Strategic communications definition and implementation, guardian of the Nokia brand in the UK and Ireland, member of the Nokia global communications strategy team

Establishing a discussion forum between the management of the three Nokia divisions forming the UK and Ireland Nokia Group to share best practice, strategy and tactics

Co-ordinating all communications teams operating within the Nokia divisions in the UK

Developing media relationships for the Nokia Group and creation of UK Corporate Collateral

Responsible for the writing of all international press releases, technical articles and case studies for Nokia Telecommunications, as well as acting as main liaison with UK trade press.

Creating and distributing international press releases for Nokia Telecommunications – production of over 80 press releases in a 12-month period.

Liaising with key trade journalists and organising press trips from the UK to Nokia HQ in Finland.

Writing, editing and selling-in of technical articles to the international trade press and global media relations for Nokia Telecommunications, gaining coverage in key trade titles

Writing analyst conference speeches for Nokia’s Management Team and Annual Report material