🏆 For any small #charities that follow us (annual income of £100k or under) - did you know you have the chance to enter the national Third Sector awards for free? 📅 Deadline to register an interest is today (Wednesday 19th March). The award organisers explain; "At the heart of the industry are small and micro charities who are the backbone of the third sector. However, we recognise that an awards entry fee can be a barrier to enter. Ahead of the 2025 Third Sector Awards we are offering 15 free entries to the Talent Awards to charities with an annual income of less than £100,000. Eligible organisations can register their interest in entering the awards, including the category they wish to submit an entry for. After the registration deadline, entries will be randomly allocated to interested applicants." Small or micro charities interested in entering the 2025 Third Sector Awards, can register interest at www.thirdsectorawards.com If you do good work, spread the word. Any #Suffolk or #Norfolk small charities thinking of going for it? #Charitycomms #CharityPR #PRforgood #Norfolkcharity #NorfolkPR #SuffolkPR #Awards
Plain Speaking PR
Public Relations and Communications Services
Norwich, Norfolk 440 followers
A straight talking, results focused PR and communications agency working with organisations across the UK.
About us
A straight talking, results focused PR and communications agency working with clients in Norfolk, Suffolk and across the UK. At Plain Speaking PR we have one simple aim: to deliver effective PR services that will help your business achieve its goals. We believe PR has the power to make a positive difference to businesses, individuals and communities. By building successful relationships with those who are important to your organisation, you can bring people together to make great things happen. We have been established for 14 years and our team is made up of experienced, senior-level PR professionals. We combine our skills, enthusiasm and wealth of knowledge to deliver exceptional work for Plain Speaking PR clients and the community groups and charities we support. Passionate about what we do, and with a genuine belief in the power of what PR can achieve, we proactively seek out opportunities for our clients whilst remaining focussed on achieving results. We love our fast-paced, ever-changing industry and as members of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, continue to learn and develop our skills. Dedicated PR specialists, we work with clients in a variety of sectors, including retail, fashion, food & drink, FMCG, b2b, leisure and tourism, third-sector and public sector organisations. With offices in Norfolk and Suffolk, we work with clients across the East of England and nationwide. Do you need some PR agency support? Whether you’re based in Norwich, Norfolk, Suffolk, East Anglia or further afield we’d love to talk about your business or organisation. We’re positive we can help you achieve your objectives using effective PR, marketing and communications activity. Please get in touch if you’d like to have a no obligation chat.
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- Public Relations and Communications Services
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
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- Norwich, Norfolk
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- Privately Held
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- 2006
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- Public relations, Media relations, Communications, Copywriting, Influencer engagement, Issues management, Reputation management, Marketing communications, Community engagement, Charity engagement, Social media management, Event planning, Event management, Award writing, PR and communications strategy, PR campaigns, PR planning, Feature writing, Media planning, and Editorials
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Norwich, Norfolk NR6 7QB, GB
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Lowestoft, Suffolk, Suffolk NR33 8HN, GB
Employees at Plain Speaking PR
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Pippa Lain-Smith
Reputation-driven PR | Straight-talking comms advice and practical delivery. If you’re doing good business, we’ll help you spread the word. Building…
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Hannah Freeman
Client Services Director @ Plain Speaking PR | PR & communications specialist helping clients generate earned coverage, build relationships &…
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What role does sponsored content play in successful B2B PR planning? Pippa was invited to answer that question in a recently published article in Laboratory News, the UK’s leading publication for laboratory scientists, contributing insight about the value of sponsored content within trade titles. Laboratory News is a title we have worked with consistently for our B2B manufacturing client, Teknomek. And as a trusted contact, Pippa was asked by the editor to share her views on how to plan and execute a successful trade media campaign, including when and how to use the opportunities presented by different types of media – both editorial (earned) and paid-for. Pippa also looks at how the PESO model now underpins public relations planning and strategy, and how the line between advertising and editorial is no longer solid. Read the full piece here. https://lnkd.in/exk2xJXV Thank you to Laboratory News for giving us permission to share. #TradePR #B2BPR #Trademediarelations #PRplanning #PESO #Mediarelations #PRadvice
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We’re pleased to share that Plain Speaking PR has been appointed by Place UK. Place UK is a family-owned British food manufacturer based in Norfolk, and one of the UK’s leading growers of high-quality soft fruits including strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries, as well as fresh and forced rhubarb. For over 70 years, Place UK’s proud reputation has been built on being one of Britain’s leading fruit growers, as well as processing and supplying innovative IQF (instant quick frozen) solutions including pulses, fruit and pasta to both retail customers and business to business alike. That innovation has also delivered long term sustainability projects with recent investment into renewable energy and reservoirs. We're look forward to working with the team to further build on Place UK’s respected reputation in the food and farming sectors. #Goodnews #PRagency
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On Saturday (#IWD) the book 'More Things I Wish I'd Known' officially launched - a project brought together by Michelle Gant. A collection of essays, stories and viewpoints from women, sharing some of the things they've learnt along life’s journey. And in amongst the pages you'll find a contribution from our client services director, Hannah. Her piece is titled 'If it matters to you, it matters' and reflects on her teenage years, and why it's important to pay attention to what really brings you happiness. And although there are messages that hopefully will resonate and help lots of women, it was written with her two daughters in mind. It's the second time Hannah has contributed to one of Michelle's books, previously writing an essay for 'When The World Paused; What a pandemic taught us about living.' More Things I Wish I'd Known came out on #InternationalWomensDay and is available to buy on Amazon for £7.99, raising money for Women's Aid Federation of England
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Any #Norfolk SMEs looking for some extra investment or funding for a special project or growth initiative? There's still time to apply for the 2025 Jarrolds Growth Fund.
𝟮𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲... A polite reminder that applications close on 31 March 2025 for the Jarrolds Growth Fund. The fund comprises £50,000 in investments from Jarrold Group, up to 30 hours of free consultancy with Jarrold Group businesses and £50,000 in grants and funding from Norfolk County Council. It aims to assist SMEs in undertaking specific projects that drive business growth. Interested businesses can apply by completing the application form available here - https://lnkd.in/dyEgMwru #JarroldsGrowthFund
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Time for a quick re-introduction to our team at Plain Speaking PR, after a flurry of new followers in January, thank you for hitting that button. We're a Norfolk & Suffolk based PR agency, providing senior-level support to help clients communicate effectively, share stories and reach the audiences that matter to them. If you're confident that you're doing a great job, then we are confident we can help you tell other people about it. We call it the Plain Speaking Circle of PR Success. Do what you do and do it well, then tell other people about it. We like to work with good people, running good businesses who are doing good things, and help them get better known. #PRforgood If you're looking for specialist PR resource, please get in touch with either one of us - Pippa (MD) or Hannah (Client Services Director). #PRforgood #NorfolkPRagency #SuffolkPRagency #PublicRelations
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We love supporting Castle Quarter, Norwich and working on projects where good things happen! Earlier this week, Hannah joined Gemma at Castle Quarter to sit on a 'judging' panel as 40 City College Norwich students pitched their ideas for digital and online campaigns, to promote the centre's leisure, lifestyle and social offering. In the style of The Apprentice (back on TV tonight), each team was tasked with responding to the client brief, by researching, planning and creating social campaigns and brand videos that would entice families and young audiences into the centre to 'watch, dine, shop and play'. From TikToks to Insta Reels, and longer form video content - the students interpretations of the Castle Quarter brief were brilliant. Live on BBC Radio Norfolk this morning Gemma revealed the winning team to Edd Smith - congrats to Lucy, Chloe, Samia and Katie, a talented team of media production students whose professional content was totally on-brief. Thanks to Karen Buchanan, City College course leader, for approaching us to partner up. A school day for us too, definitely learning lots about TikTok along the way! #Clientproject #PRforgood #Media #BBCRadioNorfolk
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Thanks to the Norwich Evening News for sharing our story about the Castle Quarter, Norwich half term event ! Plain Speaking PR
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Our client SUE LAMBERT TRUST features in today's Eastern Daily Press on page 17 and page 24. Read the personal story of Bev, one of the charity's incredible counsellors, who supports survivors to heal. And the opinions of CEO Clive Evans who continues to speak up for all survivors living in #Norfolk, reminding government departments, the Police and Crime Commissioner and the NHS of their obligations to support survivors of sexual abuse and sexual violence. The charity's services are in demand. They need #MoreRoomtoCare so that more survivors can access their specialist support, sooner. 🙏 Please take a few minutes to read both articles before you dive back into being busy this January.
Client Services Director @ Plain Speaking PR | PR & communications specialist helping clients generate earned coverage, build relationships & enhance reputations | #PRforgood | DM to book a call |
Breaking the no-posting over Christmas rule to share not one but two pages of coverage for the amazing SUE LAMBERT TRUST in today's EDP. 1️⃣ On page 17, read Bev's story, who bravely shares her personal experience of abuse, and why she decided to retrain as a professional counsellor, empowering others to heal. 2️⃣ While CEO Clive Evans pens an opinion piece on page 24, explaining why the charity is calling for funding for therapeutic support for survivors to be urgently prioritised. Today's articles follow on from an earlier front page lead on 23rd December where the paper published the shocking statistics from the 2024 Sue Lambert Trust consent survey. This important and much appreciated flurry of media coverage is all happening as the charity pushes on with its #MoreRoomtoCare fundraising campaign, which aims to double its capacity for counselling sessions and move to bigger, more suitable premises. And while the organisation continues to speak up on behalf of survivors living in Norfolk, calling for specialist support to be properly funded so that waiting lists can be dramatically reduced, and more people get the help they need and deserve, so much sooner. Online or in print, 🙏 please give these articles a read today. And if you’re looking for ways your business can make an impact to people living in Norfolk, please consider fundraising for this amazing local charity in 2025. (See link in first comment) Thank you to Bev for entrusting us to tell and share her story. And to Donna-Louise Bishop at the EDP for all your support. https://lnkd.in/ekM7gb3u #PRforgood #clientcoverage #MoreRoomtoCare #Norfolkcharity
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📰 An important front page read. Eastern Daily Press exclusively covers the results from the SUE LAMBERT TRUST consent survey, with CEO Clive Evans commenting on why they believe there are thousands more people in #Norfolk yet to speak out and ask for specialist, therapeutic support. 💚 💜 When victims of sexual abuse and sexual violence bravely speak out and ask for help, Sue Lambert Trust wants to offer support as soon as it possibly can. But its services are in demand. That's why this Norfolk charity has launched the #MoreRoomtoCare fundraising campaign to try and double the amount of counselling sessions it can offer, to ask the local business community for support as it aims to raise £190k and also remind government departments, the Police and Crime Commissioner and the NHS of their obligations to support survivors of sexual abuse and sexual violence. Please read the full article here. And if you believe survivors of sexual abuse deserve access to professional, specialist, compassionate support to help them to heal, please think about fundraising for SUE LAMBERT TRUST in 2025. https://lnkd.in/e4HsVeTj #MoreRoomtoCare #MRTC #SueLambertTrust #Norfolkcharity #PRforgood #Clientcoverage