JBP launches a new communications operation to support climate action and net-zero ambitions
JBP, a national strategic communications business with bases in Bristol and Westminster, has launched a new service dedicated to mobilising, generating and promoting positive action amongst organisations and communities to address climate change. JBP launches Climate Communications Climate Communications, which will be headed up by JBP’s managing director Chris Lawrance, will provide strategic and tactical […]
Seducing through curiosity: Telling the story of Tin Drum’s Medusa
by Nick O’Hara The project: promoting Medusa, the latest creation from mixed reality studio Tin Drum. The challenge: explaining esoteric artistic content delivered through the innovative, and virtually unknown medium of immersive reality. It was the media preview the next day, the show – already sold out – was to open in two days’ time, and we […]
3 steps to making a successful trade association
Trade associations are formed when businesses in an industry set aside competing interests for common goals, shared ambitions, and industry gains. Associations can vary in size and membership structures but always aim to champion the work undertaken by the sector and head off any challenges on the horizon. As the secretariat of one of the […]
What is an APPG and what is its purpose?
What is an APPG? All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party groups that have no official status within Parliament. They are run by and for Members of the Commons and Lords, though many choose to involve individuals and organisations from outside Parliament in their administration and activities. (Parliament, 2021) APPGs vary enormously in size and […]
If you can’t truly trust your staff to work from home, do you deserve them?
Social media is awash with comments and opinions about the views of Andrew Monk the chief executive in the city of London who clearly isn’t an advocate of working from home. In a BBC Online interview, he is quoted as saying that people abuse it (working from home) and are less productive, at least in financial services. His […]
The Art of Effective Public Affairs Campaigns
At JBP, our expertise encompasses PR, marketing and digital. Public affairs is a key part of our business, led by Nick O’Hara in our Westminster office. Here, he sets out JBP’s approach to public affairs, providing a very high-level overview of the different elements to consider when conducting a UK public affairs campaign. JBP’s clients […]
The exciting return of the pub (meeting)
As a Westminster-based and Parliament-adjacent public affairs agency, here at JBP, we’re very familiar with the importance of “soft power” engagement. In other words, the value of pitching up at one of the various Westminster haunts (read: pubs) frequented by Ministers and MPs, Special Advisers and staffers, and other decision-makers from across Whitehall. Throughout the […]
JBP supports the launch of the Funeral and Deathcare Sector’s Report into Covid-19 response
At the start of the month, JBP supported the launch event for a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement into the sector’s response to Covid-19 and its role as a critical responder. Written in conjunction with the APPG’s associate member, the Deceased Management Advisory Group, the launch for the group’s inaugural […]
The Art of Effective Stakeholder Engagement
Public relations is often seen by many as media relations. But media is just but one stakeholder that PRs and their organisations need to consider when developing a highly effective communications programme. That’s why stakeholder engagement across the board plays a critical role in enabling organisations to grow, maintain and safeguard their reputations. As one […]
JBP unlocks national media coverage for the Master Locksmiths Association
JBP’s highly successful consumer communications campaign for the Master Locksmiths Association (MLA) has raised awareness of rogue locksmiths charging customers more than six times the going rate. Working closely with the MLA, JBP’s research-led initiative established data and examples of customers that had been hoodwinked by so-called locksmiths. The challenge for the industry is that […]