Catapult PR is a northern PR and marketing agency that specialises in creating dynamic, ideas-led public and media relations campaigns, exquisite copy and engaging content for clients across the UK, Europe and beyond.
If you know what it is you wish to explore further, use one of the boxes below to head straight to that section of our website, but do read on if you wish to discover what sets us apart and why we think we could potentially be just the right PR agency for you.
We are true PR and wordsmith specialists, rather than a one-stop-shop agency that dabbles in PR. We benefit hugely from having a multi-award-winning, highly experienced PR brain driving our creativity and boutique, focused approach to what we regard as our ‘craft’. Jane Hunt not only steers the ship but also devises and curates our truly engaging campaigns, in a hands-on way, for all clients.
Jane Hunt is still the only two-time winner of the ‘Outstanding PR Practitioner of the Year’ title, at the national CIPR Excellence Awards – arguably the most prestigious awards in the PR industry. She is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) and Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and has a specialist CIM Diploma in Tourism Marketing.
She is a day-to-day contact for a wide variety of Catapult PR clients, from national and international insurance organisations, to start-up businesses wanting to benefit from working with the most successful regional agency of its size in the UK, in terms of accolades achieved for its marketing outputs and campaigns.
Whether these are PR clients, wanting a creative and strategic PR campaign that will raise brand awareness, educate customers, generate thought leadership or produce valuable backlinks in online articles, or companies recognising the huge importance of having a well-stocked and meaningful online news area on their website, Jane is always there to direct, advise, roll up the sleeves and work as an extension of their team.
You only have to look at our award-winning track record, within numerous top PR and marketing awards schemes, to see that our campaigns must achieve outstanding results, regardless of whether we are targeting B2B or B2C audiences.
We purposefully strive to not be the biggest PR and content agency but the best, setting the highest standards. We maintain those by not delegating anything to an office junior and having a director-led approach to every initiative or piece of work we create. This enables clients to benefit from a level of expertise that offers amazing value for money.
Our award-winning record is the envy of much bigger agencies, not just here in Lancashire but across the UK. Many marvel at how we achieve it. The answer lies in thinking differently, being truly dedicated to our clients and being passionate about what we do and how we do it. Being a true specialist gives us a real competitive edge.
We are a PR agency in the small Lancashire town of Poulton-le-Fylde, six miles from the tourism hotspot of Blackpool and 18 miles from Preston. Lancaster is around the same distance away and we can be in the Lake District in less than an hour.
Despite being based in the Red Rose county, we do an extraordinary amount of work with clients in Yorkshire, whether that is tourism PR, insurance PR, content writing or another type of B2C or B2B PR and marketing.
Our travel and tourism PR roots are very well-established in Cumbria and Northumberland. We have a base at Warwick Mill, Carlisle, to help service the needs of our Cumbrian and Northumbrian tourism, heritage and other clients. Our travel and tourism PR expertise has also seen us working with clients in Durham, Sunderland and Tyne and Wear.
With a big foothold in financial services, pet product promotion and insurance, as well as travel and tourism PR, we extend our reach across the UK and beyond, even to countries like Cyprus, Italy and France. When it comes to fashion and retail, our clients are often found in London or Manchester.
The key thing to note is that clients come to Catapult PR for its expertise and award-winning formula – not its geographical location.
We have extremely deep and impressive experience in:
However, we handle campaigns across many different sectors and, when it comes to content writing for online blogs and articles, can write about pretty much anything.
We are equally happy when crafting copy and blogs around construction or freight transport topics, as when bringing visitor attraction and holiday experiences to life.
The major factor within all of this for us is the chemistry we have with a client and our degree of belief in whatever their product or service may be. If we feel there is a strong connection, and that there are opportunities to really get results for clients from day one, we can probably work wonders with whatever is put before us.
Half of our time is spent not on PR and media campaigns but on delivering compelling words and other content for our clients. This could be all-important blogs that can build thought-leadership in search, or could just as easily be e-newsletters, content downloads, social media campaigns, podcasts or website copywriting services.
In 2022, we won the national CIPR Excellence Awards’ ‘Mark of Excellence’ for a content campaign in the travel sector. 2023 has seen recognition for a content campaign in the financial services sector.
If you are looking for a content writer for hire, look no further, as we can provide you with that service alone, without PR, and help you fulfil your content marketing needs.
We have two podcasts of our own, which showcase our work within our core areas of expertise. Both are high-ranking and generate higher-than-average downloads. Check them out here.
Head to our new Catapult PR podcast area to get our latest PR insight across a variety of sectors!
With so much experience to impart, we are now sharing some of this on our new YouTube channel. Head there to find out more and do also connect with Jane on LinkedIn, so you can read our LinkedIn newsletters. to our new Catapult PR podcast area to get our latest PR insight across a variety of sectors!
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