property industry

Word of mouth can be brilliant, but it can also sometimes bite

At Calvermont we spend a great deal of our time advising our clients on how best to engage with audiences. Whether it be community, media, partners or stakeholders - every. single. word. is. important. 

 

Our conversations and the way we talk about something shape our relationships, our understanding and our emotive response. The more someone knows, the less they are likely to get wrong. The less someone knows, the more they are likely to fill the void with misinformation. ‘Chinese whispers’ are real and sometimes they can bite.

 

Whilst a misinformed group or individual can become your biggest challenger, those informed can become your most powerful supporters. And this is where we at Calvermont have our sweet spot. 

 

We help our clients devise and place messaging across media and groups to boost recognition, reputation and support. We can do this even when there is a need for anonymity, as there was on a project recently…

 

…Due to the sensitivity of a protected site our client opted to remain private, but still wanted to reassure interested and invested parties. We stepped in on their behalf to ensure all information heard was accurate, placing ourselves as interim point of contact and achieving positive feature coverage and community support for the important site news.

 

That said, usually our clients are happy to front activity - which in most situations is our recommendation - to build personality and trust. In this scenario we regularly provide media training and lead community engagement activities to ensure our clients put their best foot forward in any interview situation, as well as everyday conversations too.

 

Get in touch for any messaging, crisis or PR management support at studio@calvermont.com

A record press coverage day for Calvermont

Can you believe it’s nearly Christmas? October flew by here at Calvermont, and as well as experiencing the colder weather, we also experienced a record coverage day following the Chancellor's Autumn Budget announcement.

Our client Cluttons, a strategic property consultancy based in London, Oxford and Manchester, has experts across all real estate services, who watched the Budget with anticipation, waiting to provide their verdict on anything real estate-related.

Partners Raoul Veevers, Darren Zitren, Ryan Jones, Mike Hampton–Riddington, John Gravett and Ian Paton all had some insightful comments forecasting the impact of the budget on business rates, climate change, planning and connectivity.

It was a very hectic but successful day, with Cluttons’ comments being featured widely across national, business and property publications. Comments featured in The Evening Standard, the Daily Mail (three times!), Property Week, Yahoo, and sustainability title Edie, amongst many more. Safe to say, Cluttons were extremely happy with the coverage which had a combined reach of over 80million.

At the same time as the budget mayhem, we also placed a key appointment piece for our client Lateral Investment Management across the key property trades, making it an all-round success, and negotiated some corporate profile opportunities for the Government Property Agency.

We celebrated with a glass of wine (or three) in our local - The Barn!