I really enjoyed working with Ann. She was clearly able to turn her hand
to a wide range of communication activities ranging from the development of
a communication strategy for a whole multi-faceted programme through to the
day to day delivery of tactical messaging to inform a diverse set of
stakeholders.

Ann managed a series of events for us, coordinating the delivery of 10
regional conferences for around 80 delegates each, culminating in the
delivery of a two-day congress at which 250 attended.

Ann also managed the development and delivery of some 'short' films which
very cleverly provided real insight into some extremely complex information
into easy access material.

Ann is a true professional. She works to very high standards and is not
content until a job is done as well as possible.

I highly recommend Ann to you for a wide range of communication tasks -
you will certainly get good value for money.

Meredith Vivian - Head, Mental Health Care Pathways, Department of Health

Ann Grain was the client contact for RS Live when we worked on a national conference for the Department of Health.
 
We have worked for client contacts who are also consultants in the past and often it is a difficult relationship.  There can be a number of reasons for this including, on occasion, conflict of interest.
 
Working with Ann was a completely different experience.  What could have been a very stressful relationship was anything but and was a very rewarding project for the whole RS Live team.
 
Ann was supportive, outwardly calm, but resolute in her dealings with both the client and ourselves and the conference was a huge success as a result.  We would be very happy to work with her again on a similar project.

Hilary Thorpe - RS Live

I worked alongside Ann Grain on a broadcast report for the Department of Health on Personality Disorder which was viewed at the NICE Conference 2009.  It was a challenging assignment because of the sensitivity of the subject matter and the need to translate this into something that was visually engaging within tight time constraints.  Ann's awareness and understanding of this, and her recognition of the need to keep the focus on key issues, helped inform her client -- and proved invaluable in producing a film that had a strong narrative arc and a coherent story message.  I also appreciated her advice, honesty, flexibility and good-humour throughout the whole production process.

Nick Thatcher - ITN

Prior to opening a new clinic treating asthma and other respiratory conditions in Surrey I approached Ann at jag press & publicity to ask if she thought she could generate a bit of interest locally for me.  No sooner had I asked than some probing questions came my way.
 
As always, Ann seized the project with her usual enthusiasm and professionalism and my story was out there in the relevant  media circles exactly on cue.  Some good press coverage was achieved and as a result enquiries have come in to the clinic and appointments made.   

How often do we hear the cry: "why can you never get a job done unless you do it yourself?".  With jag press and publicity the exact opposite is the case. jag picks it up and runs with it and delivers excellent results - I couldn't recommend this company more highly to anyone seeking efficient PR.

Gillian La Haye - Asthma Bowen Clinic

jag press & publicity was commissioned to support the launch a new therapy from Australia into the UK, with its founder Ross Emmett coming over to teach within five months. As the Emmett UK co-coordinator I turned to Ann Grain as I knew from her reputation that she could be relied upon to take an accurate brief and pin-point the exact press contacts - I was looking to reach practitioners and members of the public.  
 
Articles were placed in mainstream healthcare consumer journals and professional magazines and the publicity drew the audiences required. The imagination brought to the task was excellent and months down the line journalists continue to contact me. If it’s proactive press coverage and publicity you are seeking look no further.  

1 Garden Court approached Ann Grain to help us place an announcement in the legal press.  

With no prior knowledge of the legal sector Ann worked with barristers to write and place a story in all our key target publications, including The Times Legal section – and we received further editorial coverage as a result of her initial contact.  Chambers was delighted and impressed.

We have since used Ann as a touchstone for handling unwanted media attention and for assessing the newsworthiness of potential announcements.  We regard her sound counsel and experience as invaluable.

Ann is a very thorough and talented professional who gets excellent results.  Her skills in developing relationships with journalists, her ability to identify angles and stories that get good coverage together with her first class writing skills makes a winning combination. 

Ann Robinson - Director General of the BRC

Ann’s experience and skills in internal and external communications made her an invaluable appointment for NHS Direct.

Julie Treanor - Director of Corporate Affairs & Communications at NHS Direct

Ann is a true professional who sees communication as a vehicle for the whole organisation to both feed into and act as the public face of its internal vision. She understands problems easily and communicates cleverly, tactfully to her audience. An asset to any business.

Bob Menlove - NHS Direct Service Manager