“Jo has made all the difference for Refugees at Home. When the Ukrainian invasion meant we suddenly needed to respond to enquiries from almost every outlet across broadcast and print media, she stepped up instantly and coped with huge media demands.

As the story calmed, Jo has developed our communications systems and strategy, both internal and public-facing. We aren’t sure what we would have done without her, but it wouldn’t have been nearly as good!”

“Both Lucie and Jo are very approachable, friendly and organised in their delivery. Simplifying our reach and goals right from the start was really helpful. The oversight that Parkin and Whitman provided was excellent, and their ability to shape the language and communication was invaluable. Similarly, breaking down the steps to launching the project was very useful. The documents that were provided were spot on and enabled us to have a marketing strategy to use throughout.

We very much enjoyed working with Jo and Lucie and the positivity they showed throughout.”

“Parkin Whitman were a pleasure to work with: thorough and detailed in researching the views of our clients; creative and original in their design suggestions; patient and flexible to the different opinions of our management team; and then organised and structured in managing the designers to deliver to time. Jo and Lucie are a really unique and complementary combination!”

“Parkin Whitman are great to work with. Friendly, professional and accommodating. They really listened to our organisation’s needs, helped us refine the brief, and oversaw the development of our new website and branding to an incredibly high standard. Jo went far beyond what we expected and has been very happy to help long after the project was finished. I’d definitely recommend them.”

“Having worked with Jo on one comms strategy I called her the moment I needed another one. Each time she has turned my semi-formulated, preliminary thoughts into a professional comms strategy in a matter of days. She does it by excellent listening, searching questions and application of her professional skills, always with close attention to the customer’s needs. She then delivers to a very high standard and within deadlines, with rapid and constructive response to all queries.”

“Lucie is extremely talented. She possesses the rare skill of understanding the unique relationship every company has with its ‘public’ and the creativity to nurture and enhance it for measurable benefit.  Be it marketing, mission, identity or the broad brush strokes of promotion, her considerable experience can provide a company with a significant asset. Well researched and connected; calm, professional and utterly reliable, you could quickly find yourself wondering how you coped before meeting her. To cap this, she is also fun, and a joy to work with!”

“Jo is a highly professional marketing and communications practitioner – and nice with it! I would recommend her to any organisation looking for creativity, reliability and strategic counsel.”

“Lucie is a highly valued member of the extended marketing team at CBS. She has excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and a deep understanding of how to bring real commercial value to her communications approach in a number of different media, from print, to events, and online. Lucie brings a real can-do and professional approach to all her work and always delivers excellent results.”

“As a communications and pr specialist Jo’s advice has been invaluable in maintaining our strategic direction. Her attention to detail ensures that budgets are managed effectively and the programme delivers against its agreed objectives, and she is a great team member, contributing with innovative suggestions and practical solutions. Jo demonstrates enormous commitment and applies the highest standards to all that she undertakes.”