FINALIST UK SMALL PR CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR 2025

TELLING THE STORY OF INNOVATIVE BUSINESS GROWTH.

We run comms campaigns that get you raising profile, building networks, recruiting skilled people, and winning investment.

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WE build profile, YOU DRIVE CHANGE.

We're Chartered PR consultants with decades of professional news editing experience. We provide counsel for forward-thinking directors, bringing clarity to how East Midlands businesses, local authorities, universities, and nonprofits influence their audiences.

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WE’RE TRUSTED.

WE BELIEVE IN PEOPLE, PURPOSE & PRODUCTIVITY.

AI relentlessly advances in PR - but we think it's best utilised in conjunction with human knowledge and real industry experience. We're working with Innovate UK to figure out how. Our face-to-face consultancy brings you:

Marcomms campaigns for your unique situation.
Considered, consistent, and creative storytelling.
Clear direction on editing and compliance.

Meet our team

WE’RE BY YOUR SIDE.

Our clients are bold, ambitious, innovative, and focused.

They're interested in authenticity, quality, and impact - and so are we.

Raising INVESTMENT.

ACT Medical receives £100,000 in non-dilultive grant funding.

Building PROFILE.

East Midlands Cyber Security Cluster publishes an APPG-backed White Paper.

Winning Awards.

Michael Smith Switchgear receives a King’s Award for Enterprise.

WE DO RESULTS, NOT NOISE.

1284 will not try to sell you things that you do not need. We won't burden you with vanity metrics. What we will do is offer frank consultancy about the most efficient route to your comms objective.

LOCAL AUTHORITY PR

We engage your business stakeholders, filling accelerator programmes and promoting economic development projects.

G2B services comms
Stakeholder engagement
Public affairs
Editing and reports

LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES

BUSINESS PR

We tell your story effectively to audiences that matter, leading change in your company and growing your reputation.

Marketing strategy
Narrative & messaging
Thought leadership
Corporate comms

BUSINESS SERVICES

NON-PROFIT PR

We help your CIC or charity build its reputation, unlocking new funding streams, governing well, and growing networks.

PR strategy
Brand storytelling
Applying for grants
Winning awards

NON-PROFIT SERVICES

WE’RE PURPOSEFUL.

We think that community matters. 1284 Communications is an active participant in several organisations building economic and social opportunity. We have a deep understanding of how things get done in Leicestershire and the East Midlands.

EAST MIDLANDS CHAMBER

Board-level engagement at the UK’s largest chamber of commerce.

SOUNDINGBOARD

Running our own social enterprise to accelerate regional small business growth.

CHARITY LINK

Chairing one of Leicester’s best-known charities for people in economic crisis.

Our CSR work

OUR VALUES.

AGILITY

We work fast and as your own newsroom - telling your story effectively.

CURIOSITY

We’re interested in your history, your people, and the work you do.

DILIGENCE

We work efficiently and transparently on hitting your objectives.

AUTHENTICITY

We tell you directly what you need to know - not what we think you want to hear.

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