Communications specialist for Yorkshire businesses
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Hi, I’m Linda.
I’m a communications specialist and strategic storyteller based in York.
I help ambitious Yorkshire businesses raise their profile through press coverage to become the authority in their sector.
I started my career in national newspaper journalism 25 years ago, and have since worked in PR and internal communications.
Today, I help SMEs to build credibility and attract new clients. The companies I work with are passionate about what they do. They include IFAs, HR experts, restaurant owners, artists and authors.
I also support PR agency teams during busy periods.
I’m particularly skilled at teasing out the right stories that will land in the press - and working out how to tell them and who to tell them to.
I can help with:
• Media relations
• Thought leadership
• Press office and PR agency support
• PR campaigns and individual projects
• Content and copywriting
• Reputation building
• Internal communications
Clients featured in...
• National newspapers and magazines, including The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times, Hello!, Saga, House Beautiful and The Sun, among others.
• A wide range of regional publications, including The Yorkshire Post, Yorkshire Life, Yorkshire Living, The Business Desk, The York Press, York Mix, The Yorkshire Evening Post and Business Insider magazine.
• Industry titles - HR Director, People Management, HR Zone and HR Magazine.
Some have been interviewed about their businesses by BBC radio. Others write regular columns for titles like The Yorkshire Times.
“I simply can't recommend Linda enough.
She has great energy, and a calm and reassuring manner that sets you at ease and inspires you.”
- Sarah Burns | Architect, and founder of Atelier B
• Developing a PR strategy to build trust and authority, and grow your business
A communications campaign to support your goals, raise your profile and attract new clients, talent and investors. Monthly retainer. A mix of creating a PR strategy with press releases, reactive PR, getting you in front of the right journalists, podcasts, speaking opportunities and ghostwriting thought leadership articles.
• Short-term projects for SMEs
News announcements or support with ghostwriting thought leadership articles.
• Freelance support for press offices and PR agencies
Need a experienced freelance communications specialist to help during busy periods? Please get in touch.
• DIY PR
My Power Hour is 60 minutes of honest, creative and practical ideas to help you get the right message out to the media to strengthen your brand and grow your business. With a proven track record of getting founders in the press!
Specialist communications services
Events and media training
• Monthly PR Coffee Mornings in York
• Meet The Media - connecting businesses with top regional journalists and editors
• Mini online course - Unlock Your PR Story
Presenting Meet The Media, York, with top regional editors and journalists from Yorkshire Life magazine, The Yorkshire Times, BBC Radio York and The York Press.
Extra resources
I write thought leadership articles for business leaders The Yorkshire Post
My blog: How to use case studies to get visible in the media
PR for Small Businesses webinar - fully-funded by the York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub
“Linda really took the time to truly understand who we were and the project.
Her skills and expertise really helped our new employee support programme. It helped reach businesses and individuals who would benefit from the programme. I would highly recommend Linda for a PR campaign!”
- Lizzie Huxford | Specialist occupational therapist and co-founder of OT4me
Get in touch
As a journalist, I’ve written for The Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Metro, among many others. I now use this expertise to help Yorkshire businesses build authority and grow through media visibility.
If you want to work with a local lass who understands the media - who also runs a small business - please get in touch: linda@lindaharrison.co.uk
Or head over to my Contact page
