Punch

Direct Line

"Punch is one of the most enthusiastic agencies I have ever worked with. The team are brimming with ideas, keep to deadlines and stick to promises - three of the things essential in an agency. Their knowledge of the industry is great and have strong relationships with the journalists we want to be in front of. Punch has achieved some fantastic coverage for Direct Line - even to the extent recently I had ex colleague, who works at a competitor, calling me up and asking how we managed to get such a great article. " Read more

Emma Holyer, Corporate Communications Team

Chez Gérard

"The Punch team was extremely responsive, understanding the urgency toget moving with these projects literally overnight. We wanted to workwith a flexible team that was not-precious and keen to get stuck in tothe task. Punch's efforts to date have been focussed around quick winsand planning for some great exposure in each location. We're delightedto have been able to outsource this project and entrust it to the Punchteam." Read more

Alison Dilley, Chez Gérard Brand Manager, Paramount Restaurant Group

Adify

"Having considered a number of options, we feel that PunchCommunications is by the far the best candidate to take our servicebeyond the US and help us launch in the UK as the first stage of ourpan-European roll-out. Punch offers us a personal and unique servicethat was matched by no other agency. We are extremely pleased with theinitial few weeks of the campaign and are looking forward to a strong,ongoing relationship." Read more

Robert Proctor, Head of Business Development Europe

YouMeO

"Punch had a considerable effect on pplparty - the coveragethat we achieved in the campaign provided a real platform forour business. The support which we received from the Punch team hasbeen invaluable and we continue to recommend the team to several ofour own investors and business partners." Read more

Calum Brannan, founder

Sportingo

"The Punch Communications team really impressed us with their creativity, enthusiasm and contacts. Since starting work together they have proven to be extremely flexible and adaptable, generating new ideas and devising strategies for the future which encompass ourshifting plans. I already feel comfortable in the knowledge we made the right decision. " Read more

Ze'ev Rozov, CEO

Webroot

"Punch has been a consistent element of our business for many years and we have developed an extremely strong working relationship where we now think of Punch as a key ingredient of our business. The PR activity has played a pivotal role in our organic expansion to date as a result of the considerable brand awareness that we have generated and the lead generation activity continues to deliver a direct return on our marketing investment. " Read more

Neil Hammerton, VP EMEA

Only Organic

"In a short space of time Punch was able to assist us in generating a tangible burst of interest amongst potential customers. Subsequently we have taken on sufficient customers to have added several members of staff and an additional vehicle to meet demand. As a small business where every penny counts we were delighted with Punch's flexibility regarding budget and terms, although we certainly didn't feel compromised on the level of service that we received. " Read more

Dominic Shadbolt, MD

SplitTheAtom

"Punch delivered on its' initial promise of being able to generate press coverage that would raise awareness of our new business amongst the people that we really wanted to get noticed by. With articles such as a full-length feature in .net magazine, we certainly achieved exposure and awareness, which in turn resulted in sales. Although we worked with Punch for a short period, the effect has been extremely beneficial for our business. " Read more

Ant Smith

Alladale Wilderness Lodge

"Punch was recommended to us by a third party as specialists in the area of pay-per-click marketing. They were able to create a keyword campaign that delivers us a high level of clicks for a lower outlay than we thought possible - and I'm delighted to say that the campaign began generating genuine sales leads which more than covered our outlay within the first days of going live. Operating from a particularly remote part of the Scottish Highlands, Punch has enabled us to adopt a real presence in the luxury tourist market. We are delighted with Punch's service and the attention to detail. Compared with alternative marketing initiatives we have explored, pay-per-click really seems to be cost effective. We plan to explore other communication marketing aids with Punch in the near future. " Read more

Hugh Fullerton-Smith

Batsford Construction

"Punch immediately brought both positivity and enthusiasm to our business, seizing control of our website launch and driving the project forward to launch within a matter of weeks by acting as intermediary between ourselves and our designers. The newsletter and media campaign are both exciting concepts for our business as they are delivering us a highly favourable platform in which to do business. " Read more

Ed Clarkson, MD

New York Properties

"Punch worked with us to create a campaign that would generate both immediate impact but which would also leave a legacy that would continue to generate leads into the medium and longer term - which we've certainly achieved with the pay-per-click campaign. Despite being a small business, we now consider Punch as an integral part of our team. " Read more

Serge Aoussou, MD

ICRA

"Punch provides solid strategic marketing counsel for ICRA, ensuring that we bring top quality marketing expertise to the table when talking to our members - such as AOL Europe, Bell Canada, BT Openworld, the GSM Association, IA Japan, MadeSafe, Microsoft, PAGi, T-Online and Verizon - on a global stage. " Read more

Stephen Balkam, CEO

Metranet Communications

"Punch provides us with the means to approach the media with confidence. Despite being a start up with a developing profile, Punch has enabled us to generate highly targeted and effective media coverage around our key corporate messages. The team understands very well what approach is likely to yield the best media results - in terms of the most appropriate journalists to speak with and the angle that is likely to deliver the widest impact. " Read more

Roger Horlock, Founding Director

GTrek

"From the outset Punch has shown commitment to providing a first class service to GTrek. Being new to PR, Punch didn't swamp us with meaningless jargon and instead guided and advised us through the processes. It's still early days for GTrek, but the results have begun to show gaining GTrek coverage in 4x4 magazine that looked very impressive and I know that with Punch's work ethic there is more to come " Read more

John Bird, Co-Founder

Creating Better Homes

"When we launched the World's first home improvements virtual exhibition, Punch did a great job for us. From start to finish, their advice, assistance, contacts and professionalism were first class. In addition to delivering a successful PR campaign with measurable results, their knowledge of the Internet consumer helped us significantly improve our virtual exhibition. Punch can certainly add us to their list of very satisfied customers. " Read more

Group Vice President

CTEK

"Although a late addition to the pitch process, the Punch team stood out as it was clear that they were prepared to go the extra mile for our business. Although the campaign is just beginning, we have already developed an excellent working relationship and the team are clearly extremely well equipped to execute the plan that has evolved out of the pitch process. I look forward to a long and mutually beneficial working relationship together. " Read more

Peter White, Sales & Marketing Manager, UK & Ireland

Manta Finance

"Punch works extremely well as an outsourced marketing department, taking the strain away from my team, which is ideal as it allows us to focus on running our business during a period of rapid growth. The brand awareness that we have generated through the campaign has undoubtedly given us a terrific platform from which to do business, supporting our other initiatives such as networking and raising our profile significantly amongst the minds of our target customers. From working with us on the floor at exhibitions to providing creative input during staff meetings, Punch is prepared to get stuck in, which ultimately ensures that they have a better understanding of our business as a result. Overall Punch gave us terrific confidence that our marketing function was squared away and under control. " Read more

Steve Haskew, MD

Fitness Footwear

"The Punch team is extremely friendly and always brimming with positive enthusiasm - you couldn't work with a nicer bunch of people. As we have now worked together for a few months the results are definitely beginning to show through, which confirms that they are good at their job too. " Read more

Luke Barlow, Managing Director

Martek

"Punch has worked extremely hard from us since day one. Being a highly results-oriented business, it's vital that we feed back good numbers to our senior executive team in addition to delivering positive coverage. Punch has understood this from the outset and worked with us to ensure that the end result has been positive in every sense. " Read more

Vanessa Muff, Marketing Manager

Better Writing: Better Business

"The Punch team was an invaluable resource to us as the project developed, working far more broadly across the business than we had expected a PR agency to. Whilst the press coverage achieved to date has been excellent, their support at networking events, setting up speaking opportunities and in supporting us through the development process has been vital to the launch. " Read more

MD

Bowmer & Kirkland

"As a Group comprising 25 companies and employing over 1,800 staff, it was absolutely essential that we selected the best possible candidate to effectively represent and promote our brand across the target market. Having considered a number of options, we are convinced that Punch Communications is that candidate and we are extremely pleased with the initial strategy and planning meetings we have held so far. We look forward to a strong, ongoing relationship that will really drive the B&K brand forward into 2009. " Read more

John Betterton, Director

Boxwish

"The enthusiasm of the Punch team towards Boxwish was only equaled to mine. Having never used a PR Company before I was initially a little skeptical, but they talked me through every stage without the usual jargon and the results were evident literally within the first couple of weeks. The whole team comes highly recommended. " Read more

Tim Aikin, Managing Director

Reality Digital

"The Punch team had the relevant digital media experience to understand an otherwise complicated subject without delay. With this, the campaign was able to move forward immediately and we were able get in relevant media publications with weeks. Punch has, from the very start, proved that they were the right people to launch Reality Digital into the UK. " Read more

Rob Proctor, Head of EMEA

Goallover

"We have had a great start to the Goallover PR campaign with Punch. With an important event taking place just three weeks after the team came on board we were against the clock to ensure everything was organised. The team at Punch didn't disappoint with a number of press meetings and coverage from the word go. Since then the campaign has gone from strength to strength and we would recommend Punch to anyone looking for an effective and committed PR agency. " Read more

Robin Caller, Director & Founder

Qype

"Just to let you know what a fantastic job I think you're doing. Working with you has been a breath of fresh air and your commitment and passion for Qype (and for the online space) has been awesome. Your connections, ability to deliver on what you have promised and willingness to go the extra mile stands us in great stead. " Read more

Andrew Hunter, UK Country Manager

Karacha.com

"Punch has an enthusiastic team that really goes the extra mile for its clients. The team has already generated some fantastic national coverage for Karacha as well as raising our profile within the education press. I have high hopes for the Karacha brand in 2009 and with Punch on board I am confident that the reputation of my business is in safe hands. " Read more

Adam Ewart, Managing Director

Ratedpeople.com

"We believe Punch Communications provides us with the right expertise and follow through to execute our PR strategy in the Web 2.0 environment. They understand how to combine classic PR with online PR and their proactive attitude is paired with a high degree of accountability. We are looking forward to working with them taking Ratedpeople.com forward. " Read more

Ottokar Rosenberger, Marketing & Sales Director

Clinton Cards

"In a matter of days the Punch team seized this opportunity and immediately began to deliver us results. As a test bed for future initiatives we feel that the PR went extremely well, both exceeding our expectations and encouraging us to look at additional future opportunities for working together. " Read more

Brett Smith, Commercial Director - Buying