Our Chartered PR professionals bring you wide senior experience across East Midlands media, business, and council networks.
We provide trusted B2B and G2B PR consultancy across sectors - and our Good Business Charter accreditation means you can be 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 have years of senior experience and a host of leading industry qualifications.
George is a Chartered PR Practitioner, Chartered Manager, and Fellow of the Institute of Consulting. 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 was Editor of the Leicester Mercury from 2016 to 2020.
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.
Lauren is a PR Executive, marketer and photographer. She supports the development and execution of strategic communication plans for regional startups, social entrepreneurs, and non-profits.
Lauren is a member of the PRCA, providing clients with actionable insights and metrics. She manages 1284's Good Business Charter accreditation.
Suz Everitt is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. She has 25+ years of industry experience, working on marketing and business development for some of the biggest brands in the Midlands. Suz now helps SMEs increase revenue and market share.
Suz has managed product ranges with turnovers in excess of £25m for companies including Next, Boots, and Samworth Brothers.
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.
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Advanced Technology Innovation Centre (ATIC)
5 Oakwood Drive
Loughborough
LE11 3QF
Company number 12756354