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    Do you need help getting noticed?

    Are you struggling to get your message out?

    Do you need help explaining exactly what you do, to the people who can make or break your plans?

    Do you want articles about you in the media but don't know how to arrange it?

    Are you too busy to produce blogs, newsletters, flyers, photos, video content or social media content?

     

    I help business and project leaders who need to produce content for an overwhelming array of channels. I listen, and we plan and produce.

     

    I will help you find the most effective channels and activities to reach the people who really need to know about you.

     

    I draw on my decades of experience as a journalist, press officer and communications manager. I trained as a broadcast journalist at the BBC and produced news for 12 years. I've written feature articles for the Guardian, web content for companies and non-profits, fundraising leaflets, video scripts, press releases, ghost-blogs, annual reviews, newsletters, social media posts, produced photoshoots and countless videos.

     

    If you could use some communications support, please get in touch so we can discuss how I can help you.

     

  • What I offer

    Some examples of what I can do for your business or project

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    Telling your story

    You have a passion for what you do, and you want the world to feel as excited about it as you do. I will listen to you and work out the most effective way to spread your message, locally, nationally, internationally. I will find the best platforms to reach your audience and make sure your message gets to the right people.

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    Getting in the media

    I can plan a media campaign to raise the profile of your organisation or project. I have done this for private companies, government departments and non-profits. I love discovering untold stories and pitching them to editors. Previous clients include Oxfam, VSO, Care International, Parkinson's UK, Refuge, and Seafarers UK. I have successfully secured coverage on the BBC, Sky News, ITV News, national dailies, local and specialist press.

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    Writing your content

    Everyone tells you you should be blogging, tweeting, posting on social media, engaging with your customers - but it's not something you really enjoy doing. Let me take that task off your hands. You tell me what you want to talk about and I plan and write a series of articles that can be published weekly or monthly, as a newsletter, blog post, social media post and if it is of wider interest, as a press release.

  • Who do I help?

    My clients tend to be:

    • Business owners who are scaling up and want help reaching the audiences that will bring them success
    • Experts who have a lifetime of knowledge and they need help getting it recognised
    • People transitioning - from a corporate career to self-employment, from a salaried role to a dream business project, from employee to entrepreneur.
    • Marketing managers who need some extra help

  • How does it work?

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    Quick chat

    We have a quick chat about your needs and I send you a questionnaire about your goals and communications priorities.

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    In-depth sessions

    We meet - in person or online. We go through a series of questions and find your target audience, key messages, and preferred channels. We build a strategy plan the essential next steps.

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    Next steps

    I can help you make the content that you need, as much or as little as you want. I can help with your website, newsletter, social media, printed flyers, promotional videos etc. If your story is newsworthy I can write it as a press release and, send it to the media, following up with phone calls to editors.

  • Testimonials

    What people say about me

    "Alice brainstormed, produced and implemented our communications strategy, taking RUSS from a tiny start-up to a trusted authority on housing issues. She got us in the local, specialist, national and international media, suggested creative events, and hugely increased our social media following. I put our early and profound jump in visibility down to having that clear communications strategy."

    Kareem Dayes, founder and former chair of RUSS

     

    “I approached Alice when transitioning from a senior staff position in the broadcasting industry to self-employment. She really understood my goals. Alice encouraged me to tap into my creativity in different ways. She also advised on how to make new contacts and target future media opportunities.”

    Cece Leadon, broadcasting consultant

  • Who I've worked with

    • BBC
    • Oxfam 
    • VSO
    • Care International
    • Refuge
    • Judicial Appointments Commission
    • Lund Humphries
    • Seafarers UK
    • Parkinson's UK
    • Rural Urban Synthesis Society
    • Locality
    • Telesur English 

     

     

  • Examples of my work

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    A Playground for grown up kids

    The Guardian

    Stuttgart’s Bauhäusle was built by university students in the early 1980s – and residents have been adapting and improving it ever since

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    What would an age-friendly city look like?

    The Guardian

    As the world’s population grows older and more urban, cities around the world must decide how to adapt

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    Walters Way and Segal Close, The Architect Walter Segal and London's Self-Build Community, by Alice Grahame and Taran Wilkhu

    Park Books 2016

    Tells the story of an unusual housing estate in south London designed by Walter Segal and of its 'anarchist' inhabitants. Shows all houses of the entire estate during their construction and their present state. Features the German-born architect Walter Segal, a strong proponent of the 1970s self-builders movement

    Promotional video series

    Community Led Homes

    A series of films showcasing alternatives to the mainstream housing market, featuring co-housing, housing co-ops, community lend trusts and development trusts. Watch the whole series on YouTube

  • Get in touch

    Lets talk about how I can help you

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