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About Me
agencies and ambitious brands.
I partner with CEOs, founders and leadership teams to shape compelling narratives that build
influence, attract talent and support commercial growth.
I’ve led communications for some of the industry’s leading agencies, including Ogilvy, Hill &
Knowlton and Iris Worldwide, as well as ambitious independents.
Today, I combine big-agency rigour with a personalised boutique approach, partnering with
agencies and brands on both retained and project-based briefs.
Working with leading agencies and B2B brands
Global reach
Cannes Lions Award winner
"Poppy transformed Collider’s profile from very little visibility to real momentum. Within a month of being appointed, she secured a double-page feature in the Evening Standard and significantly raised Collider’s presence in the trade press, smartly leveraging our assets, insights and IP into impactful coverage. As well as being highly effective, she is great to work with - positive, collaborative and a real team player."
Anton Jerges, CEO, We are Collider
Ed Brooke, Executive Partner, Leith
"We had the great pleasure of working with Poppy to help improve our profile. She's strategically strong and creatively excellent, helping us to come up with a series of initiatives that really dialled up our reputation. Not afraid to be firm and strong when managing multiple stakeholders but all delivered with high levels of Poppy's positivity and energy made the whole experience a winning one".
"I worked with Poppy for more than two years as Hill & Knowlton and Cannes worked together on a variety of fronts. Professional, hard-working and passionate about what she does, Poppy has the experience, the track record, the creativity and the nouse. If I were you I'd snap her up!"
Philip Thomas, Chair, Cannes Lions
Graham Dodridge, Founder and Chair, Silver Agency & Gyro
“Connected, focused and effective; Poppy took the time to understand us and our business and power up our PR. This put us in the news and on the map. A positive joy to work with, I thoroughly recommend you call Poppy to help you take your business to the next level.”
“Smart, well-connected, and always professional, Poppy is a pleasure to work with. She is tenacious and committed to delivering high quality work, whilst being easy to collaborate with, and never precious. I really value her insightful comments and her straight-talking approach and hope to work with her again in future.”
Charlotte Bunyan, Head of Strategy & Innovation, We are Collider
Gemma Batterby, Managing Director & Co-founder, Free turn
“I worked with Poppy at Ogilvy UK where she led and managed external communications across the group of agencies. Her expertise, leadership and pro-active approach to PR, meant we enjoyed excellent coverage across key industry and non-industry titles and associated accolades including Agency of the Year. I would grab the opportunity to work with her again!”
“Poppy is hugely experienced, professional and knowledgeable. She has both agency and in-house experience and works brilliantly with clients and senior agency colleagues alike. I'd work with her again in a heartbeat.”
Jane Douglas, EVP, EMEA Communications and Marketing, Weber Shandwick
Martinne Geller, Director of Communications, Reckitt
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Poppy on PR, and in particular, developing an engagement agenda for Cannes Lions. Poppy's depth of experience is immediately clear. She not only understands the landscape of Cannes but knew how to make it work for us – from identifying the events we should participate in, to advising how to avoid the noise and helping to manage and juggle busy schedules.
What sets her apart is her combination of insight and strong relationships. She’s well-connected, with a network that spans across the industry, and she knows how to open the right doors at the right time. Even away from the festival, Poppy helped us secure valuable media coverage from the marketing trade to the financial press.
On top of all that, she’s a pleasure to work with, smart, reliable, and always a step ahead."
