beKnown is a collective of
communications, connections and
creativity experts.
We’re a close-knit team of grown-ups,
where old-school principles meet
modern thinking.
What
As divisions between once clear-cut disciplines, practices and industries blur, and pioneering start-ups go head to head with legacy giants, a well-communicated business proposition was never more important.
This is where we at beKnown can help. From traditional media relations to social media management, and from executive communications to white paper creation, we work globally with creative agencies, innovative enterprises, disruptive startups and dynamic individuals to create distinction and build reputation.
How
We help clients to stand out, to position themselves in a contemporary manner and to communicate a powerful narrative that helps them emerge from a sea of sameness.
Who
Trudi Harris-Dubon
At the hub of the beKnown collective is Trudi, a board-level communications advisor with extensive international experience, focused at the nexus of corporate communications and digital marketing. She previously headed up communications in-house for two of the world’s biggest advertising and PR networks. Trudi’s post-graduate academic background mixed with no-nonsense PR expertise enables her to rapidly synthesize complex concepts, shape them into attention-grabbing PR ideas and ultimately to earn interest from a clients’ stakeholders and influencers.
Saima Shaikh
Saima is a digital/social media marketing and communications professional with nine years’ experience creating and managing an online presence for companies and brands. Over the course of her career, she has managed social and digital content for clients in the corporate communications, financial services, technology and consumer marketing spaces. Saima holds a post-graduate degree in Marketing Management from the University of Mumbai.
Howard Bowden
Howard is a former national newspaper journalist with two decades’ award-winning experience in London PR agency land, working with some of the world’s biggest brands. Having held various Head of News roles, he specialises in every aspect of media relations, like creating client stories that generate maximum branded coverage, mapping out media strategies that resonate across both traditional and social media, and media training clients ranging from Starbucks, Coca-Cola and Disney to MPs, celebrities and several of London’s top PR agencies.
Jonathan Lenz
Jonathan has over 12 years’ experience across B2B and tech communications campaigns. A real media hound, he has extensive media relations experience across press including adtech, marketing and customer experience. Jonathan has the ability to identify what constitutes a story, giving journalists what they need, and helping brands develop their own narrative that translates to real brand awareness. He is passionate about how brands in the digital era are using technology to get ahead and engage with their consumers.
Gabby Lott
Gabby started her career in production, before launching Contagious with Paul Kemp Robertson. She then moved on to edit The Reel and then to New York to run PR for StrawberryFrog and JWT NYC. Having run her own PR business for a period, Gabby then relaunched LBBOnline as an online magazine, returning back to the agency world with MediaCom, Havas Creative Group and iProspect, where she learned the power of data and its ability to propel creativity.
Contact
Drop us a line to find out more
trudi@beknown.global