B2B REPUTATION.
We build the market profile of ambitious small businesses.
It turns your innovative work into a strategic narrative that wins clients, attracts talent, and secures investment.
G2B ENGAGEMENT.
We connect local authorities with the businesses they serve.
It drives economic development by filling your programmes and connecting you with employers in your region.
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT.
We bring the story of innovative ecosystems to life.
It positions your sector, place, or network as a destination for industry, collaboration, and growth capital.
VCSE GROWTH.
We help charities and CICs punch above their weight.
It sharpens your narrative to unlock funding, build supporter confidence, and boost your community impact.
Our Chartered public relations professionals bring you B2B marketing campaigns across senior-level media, business, and council networks.

We provide trusted B2B and G2B campaigns across sectors - and our Good Business Charter-certified approach means you stay confident about your supply chain too.
1284 clients are people with vision, ideas, and the drive to deliver.
How effectively do your present your business among its peers and competitors? 1284 builds you a consistent and clear narrative.
1 Professional annual reports
2 Effective brand packs
3 Focussed websites
4 Strategy and messaging
How established is the profile of your business within its market? 1284 provides measurable campaigns which help you to better tell your story.
1 Issuing press releases
2 Speechwriting
3 Award and funding bids
4 Campaign outcome data
How confident are you and your team in talking to journalists? 1284 brings you decades of frontline experience of leading and reporting for news media.
1 Pitching to media
2 Managing press conferences
3 Ghostwriting columns
4 Navigating crisis comms
1284 consultants share decades of senior industry experience and a host of leading qualifications and certifications.

Managing Director
George is an award-winning Chartered PR Practitioner and Chartered Manager. He has a first-class MSc in Strategic Leadership, as well as post-graduate diplomas in journalism, public affairs, and strategic management.
George is a Board Member at East Midlands Chamber and the Chair of Charity Link. He spent 15 years as a journalist and was Editor of the Leicester Mercury from 2016 to 2020.

Account Director
Amy is a Chartered PR Practitioner with 10 years+ of regional news experience. She specialises in East Midlands local government comms. A trained BBC journalist, Amy was a regional Local Democracy Reporter.
Amy has BA in Media Studies and a post-graduate diploma in Journalism. She was comms manager for University Hospitals Leicester during the Pandemic.

Partnerships Director
Suz is a Chartered Marketer and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. She has 25+ years of industry experience, working on business development for some of the Midlands’ biggest brands. She helps SMEs build market share.
Suz has managed product ranges with turnovers in excess of £25m for companies including Next, Boots, and Samworth Brothers.

Account Executive
Lauren is a PR Executive, marketer and photographer. She supports the development and execution of strategic communication plans for regional startups, social entrepreneurs, and VCSE.
Lauren is a member of the PRCA, and the Internal Auditor for 1284’s ISO9001. She also manages 1284's Good Business Charter accreditation and its carbon reduction strategy.

Content Director
Emma has 15+ years experience in news management and industry digital media leadership. She also has a degree in Communications, agency experience, and spent more than a decade teaching journalism at two leading universities. She has an MA in Journalism.
She oversees content campaigns for our clients, providing a news desk approach to manage proactive and reactive content.
You gain a trusted outsourced route to chartered PR professionals. Our skills and experience build your reputation and visibility. And you access it without paying £80k+ for an in-house Communications Director.
You gain access to a network of media contacts and influencers. 1284 spent decades as journalists, building deep relationships - it saves you the time and enables you to stay focused on your core operations.
You gain a quick response. We bring you flexibility, scalability, and a fresh comms perspective. We also work fast and get the job done well - helpful when your team is facing a tight deadline on a key project.
1284 sits alongside dozens of high tech growth businesses. Find us at ATIC on the Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP). We are 3 minutes from Junction 23 of the M1.

George named Top Table Favourite at Alternative Business Awards


Emma Oliver
1284 MD provides welcome at Charity Link 150th anniversary gala


Emma Oliver
Leicester PR and marketing agencies provide media relations, crisis communications, reputation management, corporate communications, and content marketing services. 1284 Communications is a CIPR-chartered Leicester PR agency specialising in strategic communications for innovative businesses, technology companies, ambitious manufacturers, and local authority economic growth projects.
PR agency fees in Leicester vary considerably, depending upon what is required. They range from £1,500 to £5,000+ monthly on retainer. 1284 Communications offers flexible PR retainers tailored to business objectives. Transparent pricing and reporting supports all budgets. 1284 also provides fixed pricing and block-purchase options for smaller businesses or smaller projects.
Start by evaluating industry expertise and specialism. Then look for client testimonials, industry accreditations and - importantly - transparent measurement methodologies. 1284 Communications is a chartered Leicester PR agency and holder of industry awards including the CIPR’s Midlands PR Agency of the Year. An ISO 9001certified business, it specialises in B2B and G2B communications - with a proven East Midlands track record.
It varies. 1284 Communications primarily serves tech startups, manufacturing businesses, professional services, growth clusters, and local authorities. 1284 specialises in B2B campaigns for professional services, technology startups, manufacturing, and innovation-focused startups and growth businesses.
Campaigns typically take 3-6 months for meaningful impact, though initial media coverage can occur within weeks. 1284 Communications delivers efficient media relations, while building sustained brand visibility over 6-12 month content marketing campaigns, focused on refining messaging and building journalist relationships.
The CIPR is the Chartered Institute of Public Relations. Chartered status indicates a PR practitioner meets the industry’s highest professional standards for ethics, continuing professional development, and industry best practice. 1284 Communications has two CIPR chartered practitioners (George Oliver and Amy Orton). They are among the few CIPR chartered PR professionals operating in Leicester.
Small business Public Relations in Leicester includes flexible retainers, project-based campaigns, and scalable packages starting from £1,000-£2,000 monthly. 1284 Communications provides scalable PR solutions and strategic consultancy to help ambitious Leicester SMEs achieve communications impact through smart, targeted strategies.
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.
Advanced Technology Innovation Centre (ATIC)
5 Oakwood Drive
Loughborough
LE11 3QF
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