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Founded in 1948, the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) is the world’s only Royal Chartered professional body for public relations practitioners in the UK and overseas with over 11,000 members.

The CIPR advances professionalism in public relations by making its members accountable to their employers and the public through a code of conduct and searchable public register, setting standards through training, qualifications, awards and the production of best practice and skills guidance, facilitating Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and awarding Chartered Public Relations Practitioner status (Chart.PR).

Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Through products and platforms like Search, Maps, Gmail, Android, Google Play, Google Cloud, Chrome and YouTube, Google plays a meaningful role in the daily lives of billions of people and has become one of the most widely-known companies in the world. Google is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.

Blurred is a strategic communication partner with a difference. We blur the lines between comms, sustainability and management consultancy. That’s how we create commercial impact for businesses. And meaningful impact for people and planet. We’re also a B Corp that cares deeply about the issues that negatively impact the world.

We believe in diversity not just because it’s the right thing to do. Our clients have complex problems that require different perspectives and world views which simply don’t come from any single segment of society.

World-class comms. World-class consultancy. World-class creative.
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Fight or Flight is an award-winning B2B communications agency launched in 2020 at the height of the global pandemic. With more than 60 consultants across London and North America, the agency blends consumer-grade creativity with deep B2B expertise to deliver standout PR, social, content, and integrated campaigns. Named PRWeek’s UK Agency of the Year and recognised as the fastest-growing PR agency of the decade, Fight or Flight works with some of the world’s leading blue-chip brands and most promising high-growth scale-ups.

Opinium is an award-winning strategic insight agency with teams in London, New York, Amsterdam, and Cape Town. We’re driven by a simple belief: that success in a complex world starts with truly understanding what all people think, feel, and do.

From government departments and charities to global brands, we help our clients make meaningful, confident decisions through powerful qualitative and quantitative research.

Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of who we are. As proud signatories of the MRS Inclusion Pledge, we’re committed to creating a culture where every voice is heard, valued, and celebrated.

Simply Thought is a communications strategy consultancy specialising in data analytics and human insight. We combine the leading analytics tools with traditional research methods to answer critical marketing and communications questions, helping build an understanding of audiences, brands, competitors and categories – providing meaningful intelligence to build effective communications strategies.

Untapped Recruitment was founded in 2021 by Kate Clover. Having begun her career working in PR and communications, Kate moved into recruitment for the sector in 2007 and since then has worked as an external recruitment provider and in-house. Her unique combination of experience as a candidate, recruitment consultant and internal talent lead in the PR and comms industry means she really understands the challenges and motivations faced by all in the search process.

As well as sourcing the best candidates and roles across the industry I provide insights into salary benchmarking, industry trends, D&I, benefits, the recruitment process, CV writing and interview techniques and tips.