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Press Ahead
64 POSITIVE PUBLICITY

Press Ahead

Communications is the secret of success

Three former colleagues have pooled their expertise to set up a public relations and marketing company. They vow to help businesses and organisations, large and small communicate with their customers.
The trio at Press Ahead
Communications, Fatima, Cece
improvements to give it that
to stand out from
attention is unwelcome. Experience overseeing the
and Gery, who insist on being
winning edge.
the crowd
media for organisations
known by their first names, are
Communications
whether
when large fires have broken
infectiously enthusiastic about
is the secret
they’ re selling
out, deaths have needed
their new business venture.
of success for
a product
investigating, to responding to
Between them they have
all organisations
or providing a
the 7 July bombings has made
more than 40 years experience
and businesses
service. To ensure
me an expert.”
of providing a range of
regardless of their size. At
they succeed, I help them
When asked what made
communication services.
Press Ahead we advise our
look at their company through
them different from others in
These include promoting
clients on how best to develop
the eyes of their customers.”
their field, the partners said:
organisations using the media,
that vital communication to
Gery shares Cece’ s Jamaican
“ What we offer is different. Any
running advertising campaigns,
their present and potential
heritage and is the media
organisations who uses our
and organising events to
customers, suppliers, local
relations expert in the group.
media service will be offered
producing publications.
authorities and the wider
A member of the Chartered
their own free virtual media
Fatima, whose parents are
community.”
Institute of Public Relations,
office. More significantly, as
originally from India, is Press
Cece is the team’ s marketing
she is also a keen amateur
there are three of us with our
Ahead’ s copywriter. She has
professional with a flair for
photographer. Gery has spent
different expertise, we can
edited monthly and fortnightly
new technology. A member
many years working with TV
easily identify our customers’
newsletters, magazines and
of the Chartered Institute of
companies, radio stations
needs and offer a tailored
newspapers, and compiled
Marketing, Cece has worked
and magazines persuading
communication solution so
copy for advertisements,
on developing products and
them to run positive stories
they get the best possible
annual reports and other
services into well-known
about her clients. She said:
service at an affordable price.”
publications. Working to tight
brands. She has managed
“ It never ceases to amaze
Whether it is media
deadlines is second nature to
large and small-scale direct
me how easily a business or
management, a marketing
her, and so is negotiating with
marketing campaigns and
organisation can get positive
campaign or simply adding
designers, photographers,
organised events for as many
publicity through the media.
that certain wow factor to
printers and distributors.
as 10,000 people. Her advice
I can help make this a reality
their written material, the
Fatima said:“ I thoroughly
to businesses is to make
as part of the communications
Press Ahead Communications
enjoy writing and cannot help
building their brand a priority.
plan we offer. It’ s just as
partners declared they are
but look at written material
She said:“ It’ s essential for
important for clients to defend
happy to go the extra mile to
to see where I can make
businesses and organisations
themselves if the media’ s
delight their clients.
To discuss your needs email press. ahead @ googlemail. com or call 020 8279 2057. Visit www. pressaheadcommunications. com
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