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Strategy & planning
A clear plan for what you say, to who, and when.
01 The offering
Strategic PR & Communications is senior-level thinking — clarity on what you say, how you say it, and who you say it to.
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Leadership & stakeholder messaging
Aligning how your organisation speaks, inside and out.
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Brand positioning & narrative
The story that sets you apart and holds up to scrutiny.
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Reputation, risk & change
Calm, defensible counsel when the stakes are high.
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Interim & project support
Senior communications capacity, exactly when you need it.
Not sure which?
We’ll shape the right mix in a short, no obligation call.
02 The approach
How the work takes shape
Calm, structured and shaped around you – never off a fixed menu. Engagements run short-term, project-based or ongoing.
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Listen & diagnose
Step back from the noise and find what actually matters. -
Find the story
The angle and positioning that will land with your audiences. -
Shape the messages
Clear, defensible, memorable — and unmistakably you. -
Support delivery
Media, content and counsel — as much or as little as you need.
03 Why SSPR
Proof, in practice
Real work for growing businesses, innovators and organisations — where clarity, calm and strategy created measurable change.
Manufacturing · Precision Engineering
Translating complex engineering into clear, credible storytelling
Five illustrated explainers turned BEP’s highly technical processes into accessible visual stories for policymakers, investors and staff.
Strategic positioning and copywriting that reflected senior credibility – supporting funding, growth and visibility without sounding corporate.
Meet Sophie
Senior expertise, without the long-term overhead
A background spanning journalism, senior police communications and strategic PR consultancy — a rare combination of calm judgement, commercial understanding and human insight, exactly when getting it right really counts.
Experience
A senior background, not a junior agency
Journalism, senior police communications and strategic PR consultancy — calm judgement earned where the stakes were real.
Trust
A trusted advisor, not a supplier
One experienced person who knows your context deeply — honest counsel, including when the answer isn't what you hoped to hear.
PErsonal
Calm, ethical, and people-first
CIPR member and NCTJ qualified, working to professional standards — with the human touch that puts people at ease.
“Working with Sophie transformed how I approach public speaking. I came in feeling overwhelmed by my own content and left with the confidence and tools to communicate with clarity and purpose.”
“A genuine partner who brought calm authority to a genuinely complex subject — something our whole team could rally around.”
“Working with Sophie was a pleasure from start to finish. She saw through a complex brief to present clarity and authority — and made life easier at every step.”
“A genuine partner who brought calm authority to a genuinely complex subject. The illustrated explainers gave our whole team — and our stakeholders — something to rally around.”
04 What you may be wondering
Questions clients tend to ask
How is an external consultant different from hiring in-house?
What kind of organisations do you typically work with?
Can you step in at short notice for urgent support?
Do you offer ongoing retainer support or just project work?
05 See also
Other ways I can support
