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Ending Malaria

Persuading any government to commit over a billion pounds to a cause is never easy.

Saving Theatre Lighting

The European Commission’s Ecodesign legislation is focused on reducing the negative environmental impacts from various products.

5 August 2019

Boris Johnson’s gamble, Jo Swinson’s opportunity?

Boris Johnson has defined the success of his premiership by ...

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About us

We only hire people with in-house experience, because we believe that the best advice and support comes from people who have done your job and understand the unique pressures and demands you face.

We believe that
People. Create. Change.

People create change when they think, feel, or do something differently; we create strategies to persuade them they should.

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7 August 2019

Mistaken identity: where should public affairs fit in business?

When I started my career in Parliament nearly fifteen years ...

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Our 5 Cs

There are a number of reasons that Corporate teams need consultancy support – one or more things they need to complement their current team. We call these our 5 C’s.

Capability

Creativity

Contacts

Capacity

Credibility

New capabilities take time to build in-house. The breadth of experience in our team helps you build and develop yours....

Objectivity is hard when you’re immersed in an issue. Our experience and world-class thinking helps you to overcome even...

You probably already have a great network, but new roles and new issues mean we need to help you make new friends. In th...

Everyone in Blakeney has worked in-house, so we’re able to hit the ground running, boosting your team when you need it m...

Sometimes a consultant is able to deliver messages to a senior team that an in-house team can’t – that’s a valuable way ...

Kickstarting a Revolution in Heat

OVO is the UK’s leading energy challenger brand, with a strong reputation for customer service, and ‘clean’ energy.

Transforming a Global Business

Blakeney was hired by the incoming Chief Executive to assess the reputational risks and issues, as well as the capability in the internal team to address them.

Meet our team

Gabe Winn

Managing Director

Key Experience:

Gabe founded Blakeney to bring a management consultancy mindset to strategic communications, support...

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Claire Cuff

Director

Key Experience:

Claire is a political expert, and has worked in the UK parliament, some of the world’s best-known ag...

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Mark Detre

Director

Key Experience:

Mark has over ten years' international communications experience across corporate communications and...

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Lisa Ahmad

Associate Director

Key Experience:

Lisa has worked on numerous high-profile issues as part of in-house teams in government and at EDF E...

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James Hawkins

Associate Director

Key Experience:

James began his career in private banking at Investec before following his passion for politics, tak...

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Douglas Trainer

Consultant

Key Experience:

Douglas’ political career began at University, where he was elected President of the National Union ...

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Jonathan Edwards

Consultant

Key Experience:

Jonathan has spent his career with leading communications consultancies in the UK and US, following ...

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Rory Grenham

Executive

Key Experience:

Rory graduated with a first-class Modern History with Economics degree from The University of Manche...

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Ending Malaria

Saving Theatre Lighting

Kickstarting a Revolution in Heat

Transforming a Global Business

We believe that
People. Create. Change.

People create change when they think, feel, or do something differently; we create strategies to persuade them they should.

Find out more

Our 5 Cs

There are a number of reasons that Corporate teams need consultancy support – one or more things they need to complement their current team. We call these our 5 C’s.

Capability

Creativity

Contacts

Capacity

Credibility

New capabilities take time to build in-house. The breadth of experience in our team helps you build and develop yours.

Objectivity is hard when you’re immersed in an issue. Our experience and world-class thinking helps you to overcome even the toughest of comms challenges.

You probably already have a great network, but new roles and new issues mean we need to help you make new friends. In the meantime, we’ll introduce you to some of ours.

Everyone in Blakeney has worked in-house, so we’re able to hit the ground running, boosting your team when you need it most.

Sometimes a consultant is able to deliver messages to a senior team that an in-house team can’t – that’s a valuable way to get sign off from an Exec or Board.