“Harpswood were ambitious in their ideas for our launch and delivered them brilliantly. They worked with us to get our messaging right, came up with the concept for a launch video and crucially secured a double page spread in a national newspaper - among other impactful coverage - to generate real interest and engagement in what we are setting out to do. They have become a part of our organisation rather than an agency.”
“Octopus don't use agencies, for creative or media, as I believe efficiency and creativity come from within. I'm lucky enough to work with an incredibly gifted internal team, but somehow, James has always persuaded me that a PR agency should be my exception to the rule. And you’re not just sold a dream - he hires people who share his attitude. He’s worked with me to steer Octopus's PR from 50k customers to more than 3million. He has been a pivotal comms lead in our global expansion.”
“I’ve been surprised at how much more seriously people take a piece of news if it's in the press. A few weeks ago, I told a few friends about the Google.org funding and they were only mildly impressed, but when they saw it in the media those same people were suddenly like, "OMG, this is so amazing! Congratulations!” It's almost like it hasn't happened unless it's in the press.”
“Some PR firms can overpromise and underdeliver. Working with Harpswood has changed all that. Harpswood’s team is full of people who actually get off their a***, chase, hustle and get results”
“Working with Harpswood has been one of the highlights of the last year. We were concerned that our project was difficult to communicate – we were rebranding and evolving rather than launching as a completely new entity. The Harpswood team were honest about what could be achieved and thought through all the issues before coming up with a smart strategy. They then delivered well beyond what we could have hoped for. Getting six minutes on prime time BBC Breakfast to talk about issues of worker protection and job fraud put JobsAware on the map from day one.”