TELLING THE STORY OF INNOVATIVE BUSINESS GROWTH.

We run comms campaigns that get you raising profile, building networks, recruiting skilled people, and winning investment.

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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 work with forward-thinking directors, bringing clarity and consistency to how East Midlands businesses, local authorities, universities, and nonprofits engage with their audiences.

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WE’RE TRUSTED.

WE BELIEVE IN PEOPLE, PURPOSE & PRODUCTIVITY.

We've led industry-transforming shifts from print to digital comms. The experience prepared us for the rise of AI. And it shaped our approach that:

Doing more with less is fundamental.
Considered use of technology accelerates growth.
Purposeful human creativity remains 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 PROFILE

East Midlands Cyber Security Cluster publishes an 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 efficient route to your objective.

LOCAL AUTHORITY PR

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

G2B event comms
Stakeholder engagement
Public affairs
Multi-agency campaigns

LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES

BUSINESS PR

We tell your story effectively to audiences that matter, accelerating change in your company and building your profile.

Marketing strategy
Narrative & messaging
Thought leadership
Corporate comms

BUSINESS SERVICES

NON-PROFIT PR

We help your CIC or charity build its reputation, unlocking new funding streams, governing well, and growing networks.

PR strategy
Brand storytelling
Applying for grants
Winning awards

NON-PROFIT SERVICES

WE’RE PURPOSEFUL.

We think that place matters. 1284 Communications is an active participant in several organisations building 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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Our monthly newsletter is an easy read. You gain a 5-minute glimpse into useful comms for East Midlands SMEs - featuring everything from how journalists operate to why certain metrics are a waste of your time.

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LATEST NEWS.

1284 Communications appoints new Content Director

George Oliver

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 PROFILE

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 Communications appoints new Content Director

1284 sponsors Wooden Spoon Leicester’s Oktoberfest

New 1284 courtside branding as Riders season commences

1284 Communications appoints new Content Director

1284 sponsors Wooden Spoon Leicester’s Oktoberfest

New 1284 courtside branding as Riders season commences

1284 moderates Leicestershire devo leadership panel

TELLING THE STORY OF EAST MIDLANDS INNOVATION.

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