TELLING THE STORY OF INNOVATIVE BUSINESS GROWTH.

Our B2B comms get you raising funds, building networks, recruiting skilled people, and winning awards.

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FINALIST UK SMALL PR CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR 2025

WE build profile, YOU DRIVE CHANGE.

We're Chartered PR consultants with decades of senior newsroom experience. We bring clarity and consistency to how you engage your audience.

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WE’RE TRUSTED.

WE BELIEVE IN PEOPLE, PURPOSE & PRODUCTIVITY.

We've led industry-transforming shifts from print to digital storytelling. It prepared us for the rise of AI. We believe that:

Doing more with less is fundamental to growth.
Considered use of technology accelerates change.
Purposeful human relationships remain paramount.

Meet our team

WE’RE BY YOUR SIDE.

Our clients are bold, ambitious, innovative, and focused - and so are we.

Raising Funds

ACT Medical receives £100,000 in non-dilultive grant funding.

Building Networks

East Midlands Cyber Security Cluster publishes a APPG-backed White Paper.

Winning Awards

Michael Smith Switchgear receives a King’s Award for Enterprise.

WE DO RESULTS, NOT NOISE.

1284 will not try to sell you things that you do not need. What we will do is offer frank consultancy about the most streamlined route to your objective.

LOCAL AUTHORITY PR

We engage your business stakeholders, filling events and promoting economic development.

G2B event comms
Stakeholder engagement
Impact reporting
Multi-agency campaigns

LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES

BUSINESS PR

We tell your story, accelerating change in your innovative company and building profile.

Comms strategy
Narrative & messaging
Thought leadership
Corporate comms

BUSINESS SERVICES

NON-PROFIT PR

We help your CIC or charity build profile, unlocking new funding streams and growing networks.

Marketing strategy
Brand storytelling
Applying for grants
Winning awards

NON-PROFIT SERVICES

WE’RE PURPOSEFUL.

Place matters. 1284 Communications is an active participant in several organisations which build economic and social opportunity in Leicestershire and the wider East Midlands.

EAST MIDLANDS CHAMBER

Board-level engagement at the UK’s largest chamber of commerce.

SOUNDINGBOARD

Running our own social enterprise to support regional small business growth.

CHARITY LINK

Chairing one of Leicester’s best-known charities for people in economic crisis.

Our CSR work

OUR VALUES.

AGILITY

We work fast and as your own newsroom - telling your story effectively.

CURIOSITY

We’re interested in your history, your people, and the work you do.

DILIGENCE

We work efficiently and transparently on hitting your objectives.

AUTHENTICITY

We tell you directly what you need to know - not what we think you want to hear.

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TELLING THE STORY OF INNOVATIVE BUSINESS GROWTH.

WE build profile, YOU DRIVE CHANGE.

WE’RE TRUSTED.

WE BELIEVE IN PEOPLE, PURPOSE & PRODUCTIVITY.

WE’RE BY YOUR SIDE.

Raising Funds

Building Networks

Winning Awards

WE DO RESULTS, NOT NOISE.

LOCAL AUTHORITY PR

BUSINESS PR

NON-PROFIT PR

WE’RE PURPOSEFUL.

EAST MIDLANDS CHAMBER

SOUNDINGBOARD

CHARITY LINK

OUR VALUES.

AGILITY

CURIOSITY

DILIGENCE

AUTHENTICITY

GAIN A DEEPER INSIGHT.

LATEST NEWS.

1284 supports local business growth through SoundingBoard CIC

1284 Communications commences work towards ISO 9001

1284 partners on £150,000 project to help SMEs boost cyber security

1284 supports local business growth through SoundingBoard CIC

1284 Communications commences work towards ISO 9001

1284 partners on £150,000 project to help SMEs boost cyber security

Clients and friends join 1284's 5th birthday celebration

TELLING THE STORY OF EAST MIDLANDS INNOVATION.

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