We are audience experts.
Whatever your digital audience development needs – Alma is here to help. We have decades of experience between us developing and engaging with a diverse range of audiences.
Our services broadly break down into 3 categories: Media + Digital, Strategic Communication & Training. If you’re looking for something that isn’t on the list, talk to us about how we may be able to help!
Digital media growth
Alma’s digital media growth consultancy services include key topics such as:
- audience growth
- SEO
- social media
- analytics
- audience engagement strategies
Launching digital media brands/projects
We have a proven track record for accelerating the launch of new brands to grow engaged audiences rapidly and help you hit the growth curve you need to hit.
Digital transformation of newsrooms
We know newsrooms. Let us help transform your digital newsroom with a focus on:
- audience data analysis
- newsroom structures
Re-energising existing digital media brands/projects
Need to kick-start a dormant or struggling brand? We can help with ensuring you get back on the right track with the digital metrics and engagement you’re looking to achieve.
Senior Strategic Support
We can work with your leadership team to provide the communications advice & service your business needs most. At Alma, we also love to work with your in-house team to audit, mentor, and upskill.
Stakeholder Engagement
We are collaborators at heart and know how invaluable partnerships and effective stakeholder engagement can be. We can fill the gap, act as a trusted friend and ambassador, and help facilitate those relationships to meet your objectives.
Comms Check Up
This 360° check up provides you with a light audit of your current communications activities/service (in-house or otherwise) and list of recommendations.
Communications Services by Alma
We provide comprehensive internal and external communications services, often acting as an extension of your in-house team to add capacity and capability when you need it most.
Popular examples include:
- crisis communications
- internal communications
- campaign managment
- destination marketing
- profile raising
Journalism & Media
With more than 20 years’ experience across some of the biggest media brands in national and regional publishing, we can provide extensive journalism training and support for upskilling your newsrooms or teams.
We’re also able to work with partners to create bespoke journalism and media training packages.
Social Media
With substantial social media experience between us, we offer training tailored to your business needs on a range of topics:
- Social Media Basics
- How to navigate a social firestorm (and prevent one next time!)
- Keeping it local: how to get a message out and deal with information which has an importance locally and to communities
- Social media mapping: how to use your channels effectively
Communications / PR
Alma offers a range of communications-based training and workshops, on topics such as:
- Objective-led communications
- Public speaking
- How to work effectively with politicians
- Building mutually beneficial networks – internally and externally
- Setting the tone for your organisation
- Thinking on your feet – build confidence in making the right decision, quickly.
- Raising the bar – building trust and understanding with leadership
- Power of Place: partner collaboration
- Brand management/audit
- (Re)Set your corporate values
Let’s work together.
What people say about us.
We have worked with some great people on some great projects. This is what they have to say about working with us.
★★★★★
Luke has been very attentive while working with us on our campaign, always happy to adapt as needed, and nothing has been too much trouble.
He has brought fresh marketing ideas to the table for us and advised on how to put those ideas into practice which has been helpful. We’re grateful for the work he has done.
Sarah May Webster
★★★★★
Shirah is a dedicated, resilient, and highly skilled professional in the field of communications.
She has a unique ability to craft and execute communication strategies that not only meet but exceed expectations. It was a privilege to work alongside her, and I highly recommend her for any communication or strategic role.
Martin Gallagher
Construction Specialist
★★★★★
Ed’s boundless energy, unwavering focus and a winning way with the teams he leads means that, no matter how challenging the mountain he is asked to climb, you can bank on him to succeed.
…Ed will use his exceptional skills to the benefit of every organisation he works with.
Neil Benson
Media Consultant