Next Fifteen Communications Group plc is the holding company for a Group of worldwide PR consultancies. The Group consists of five independent subsidiary PR brands that operate as autonomous businesses. It also has two research businesses and an investment in a policy communications business.
Bite, founded in 1995, is a 180-strong communications consultancy with offices in London, New York, San Francisco, Stockholm, Beijing and Hong Kong. With a mission to deliver fearless and boundless communications campaigns to its range of B2B and B2C clients, Bite has built its business on developing creative, results-orientated campaigns for market-leading blue chip brands as well as fast-growing start-up brands. Its client list includes Apple, AMD, Cisco, Facebook, Samsung and Sun Microsystems.
Inferno was formed in May 2003 and in a very short space of time has grown from three founders to an agency of 30+ people. In 2006 the agency was named the UK’s Fastest Growing Agency by PR Week, was shortlisted for the PRCA Frontline Awards and was a Finalist in the CIPR Awards for Excellence, in the Media Relations category. In 2007 Inferno was shortlisted for the Sabre Awards for Best Technology Campaign. Inferno represents leading client’s such as Microsoft, Capgemini, Palm and Computer Associates.
Inferno has already successfully established its own identity, based on its own clients and the excellent staff it attracts, to create a new and exciting PR brand that works to bring simplicity to a client’s often complex communications, through creativity, understanding and results.
Text 100 specialises in public relations for companies using technology for competitive advantage. It drives successful regional and global public relations campaigns for clients around the world. Text 100 has built its reputation on an intimate knowledge of the technology industry, a relentless focus on quality, flawless execution and a passion for new ideas and innovation.
From 27 offices in all commercial centres, more than 550 professionals offer a full portfolio of global PR services that are accentuated by established local knowledge and expertise.
Next Fifteen purchased a 25% stake in Lexis Public Relations in 2005 and has since increased its ownership to 76%. Lexis is a full-service agency with consumer, corporate/B2B, healthcare, sport and youth divisions providing in-depth expertise, supported by dedicated planning, creative, digital marketing, sponsorship and design specialists. Lexis delivers award-winning work for some of the UK’s best-known brands including Coca-Cola, Dove, Nokia, MySpace, Norwich Union and the Barclays Premiership.
Next Fifteen owns a 40% stake in the policy communications business 463 Communications. It is a purposely small, focused and senior-level communications consultancy. It helps clients develop communications campaigns that establish business, technology and public policy leadership.
OutCast Communications is one of the most respected technology PR firms operating in North America. OutCast aims to provide unparalleled public relations services to the best and brightest technology companies. With offices in San Francisco and New York, OutCast’s clients include major technology businesses such as Dell, Enterprise Products Group, Yahoo!, VMware and salesforce.com as well as emerging technology companies such as Blinkx and social media businesses such as Facebook.
Formed in 1992 and becoming a subsidiary of Text 100 in 2003, Context Analytics Corporation is a strategic communications research company that provides qualitative and quantitative market analysis services - including media, analyst, forward-looking, competitive and primary research - to companies in various industries.
Redshift Research was established as a subsidiary of the Group in May 2007. It is a full-service market research consultancy which conducts both B2B and consumer research. It has a strong record in the consumer technology and IT sectors, particularly in support of PR research.