Award-winning comms for technology clusters and science parks
1284 works with science parks, research centres and regional policy units, helping you to build engagement with your stakeholders in industry, education, government and media.
PR campaigns for tech parks
We help you raise awareness of the value of your location, expertise, networks and supply chain. We develop and deliver campaigns for some of the most exciting STEM assets in the East Midlands. We work with founders, directors and comms teams to reach new customers, investors and industry partners.
STEM clusters need comms strategy
Clusters are built on networks. Your success depends on industry, researchers and partners buying into the potential of a shared opportunity. Communication strategy, content marketing and media relations help you explain your strengths and evidence your case for investment.
Attracting target investors and partners
Agreeing messaging between stakeholders
Demonstrating the value of your vision
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Our work with technology clusters
We help you explain the value of your location, specialist expertise, partner networks and supply chain. Our communications support connects the ambitions of a place or programme with the interests of the businesses and investors it needs to reach.
Tech parks
Enterprise Zones
Freeports
Services
We provide three core services
Communication strategy
Good planning gets you reaching the right people with the right messages - and measuring the results.
Content marketing
Effective content turns your ideas and activities into stories which resonate with your target audience.
Media relations
Gaining news and trade media interest builds your profile and supports visibility in online search.
Case study
Policy and media links developed for a cyber cluster
East Midlands Cyber Security Cluster aimed to establish a public profile and build recognition among regional and UK businesses and partners.
1284 developed its communications strategy, project-managed its brand identity and wrote content for a focused website. We then supported a LinkedIn campaign, provided press releases and ghostwritten thought leadership, and built relationships with partner communications teams.
In the first three months the work secured more than 90 regional and UK media mentions, including two BBC TV appearances. As the cluster developed, we supported communications for its Cyber Local programme and helped present and launch a research-led White Paper at Westminster with APPG backing.
The campaign connected specialist cyber knowledge with business audiences and policy discussions. Its results included two brands developed and one White Paper designed and launched with APPG support, alongside documented media coverage and a sold out Cyber Summit in partnership with De Montfort University.
Why choose 1284 for tech cluster comms?
Technology clusters bring together organisations with different expertise, priorities and audiences. Effective communications help establish a shared purpose, explain complex innovation and raise the cluster’s profile, while ensuring activity remains aligned with strategic objectives and delivers measurable results.
We align comms with your business plan
We make your technical insight accessible
We develop a shared narrative with your partners
We combine strategy with practical delivery
1284 are responsive, quick to understand briefs, and consistently deliver high quality work.
Read moreWorking with your team
Our people include Chartered professionals with wide industry experience and post-graduate qualifications in management. We are confident in working alongside in-house teams as well as with your partners and stakeholders. 1284 regularly collaborates with local authority comms teams on both projects and retained campaigns.
FAQs about tech cluster PR
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