Onyx, a business communications consultancy.
Onyx is a business consultancy that specialises in building and protecting the reputation of businesses.
We have decades of experience working with everyone from start-ups to corporates, running businesses, advising government, creating PR strategies and engaging stakeholders across industry and the public sector.
Our specialist areas are:
People are often confused by the term PR. How is PR different from advertising, what can you expect from a good PR agency or freelancer, and what is unreasonable/impossible? This is a beginner’s guide for all those questions that you were too embarrassed to ask. Definition A PR’s job is to manage your reputation and… Read More
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Every week the reputations of organisations and individuals are destroyed, sometimes irretrievably. In the worst cases the companies concerned go into liquidation as a direct result. The rise of social media has increased the risk significantly. Whilst lawyers can advise and prevent some issues, many fall outside the scope of legal advice. It is therefore… Read More
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PR can deliver fantastic business benefits, but sometimes it is a waste of money. In my 35 years, working in and around PR (both client and agency side) the reasons for that have remained depressingly familiar, but they’re easy to avoid. Allow planning time. Powerful PR takes time, yes, we can put a press release… Read More
Continue ReadingIt was a pleasure working with Anne and her team on what was quite a big task of getting coverage for our new app in a very short space of time.
They provided great feedback throughout the project and worked hard on delivering against a pretty difficult brief.
All involved at Onyx maintained a professional approach and always acted in the best interests of us as a client – going the extra mile to support us.
Onyx quickly understood our brief and were immediately engaged and pro-active. They were enthusiastic promoters of the event and, perhaps as importantly, were reassuring and attentive to our shortlisted entrepreneurs, some of whom had little experience in dealing with the media.
We’ve worked with Onyx Media and Communications now for four years and over that time they have worked hard to build a reputation with our target journalists, so that their approaches on our behalf are noticed; we cut through all the noise.
I’ve worked with many agencies over the last 30 years, both large and small.,
We engaged Onyx because they combine communications skills with a very good understanding of business and some great contacts and experience.
