In Q1 2024, Ascension VC reached a first close of £17M of its new Tech4Good £50m pre-seed fund, AFIII. It’s a fund aimed at startups using tech to drive societal change – essentially those that are trying to make the world a better place. We love to work with purpose-driven companies so were especially keen…
Social media is nearly always enhanced by the addition of visual content. Here are 10 of our favourite free tools for doing just that.
As a small agency, it can be hard for us to offer work placements and internships. But we have just done exactly that – here’s the first-hand account of our very first work placement.
Is a freelancer’s time less valued than that of bigger agency consultants? If new biz responses are anything to go by, then yes.
Rise PR is 10 years old! As we start a new decade it felt like the right time to reflect on the last 10 years and share our learnings.
Full Clarity had completed a hugely significant project for ITV, one of the most ambitious the broadcaster had ever embarked on. It wanted to make the most of this prestigious customer, so we recommended an awards programme to make the industry aware of what Full Clarity can do. Following a briefing from ITV, we drafted…
We provided ongoing freelance support to this award winning agency to bolster their established team. For both clients, the challenge was to get get voices heard in the busy money and consumer affairs media. We did this through a calendar of planned and reactive media relations, making the most of internal and external data as…
Media relations was just one part of this integrated marketing campaign for Fortra (then HelpSystems). Rise PR managed all elements of the campaign – sourcing and managing a research provider and report writer, creating press materials for four different regions, handling all media relations, and drafting a wide range of marketing materials, from multi-platform social…
As part of its growth and expansion strategy, Wazoku acquired US open innovation company, InnoCentive. This offered a greater US footprint but also added InnoCentive’s open innovation community to complement Wazoku’s idea management platform. Clarity of message and media understanding were crucial and Rise PR created all press materials, and devised and executed the global…
Thought leadership is somewhat of a holy grail for businesses – recent research showed that the c-suite believe it has a ROI of 16% or greater. we had regular calls with the Deazy CEO and captured his thoughts on issues relating directly to his business – tech talent shortages – but also broader business topics.…