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Mark Bergen @mhbergen.bsky.social Bloomberg hack, yank in London, NBA sicko
author of "Like, Comment, Subscribe" bit.ly/3EUxVE5
hmu: mbergen10@bloomberg.net
Martin Coulter @martincoulter.bsky.social News editor at Sifted, covering startups and tech | martin@sifted.eu | Sign up to our newsletters sifted.eu/newsletters
Freya Pratty @freyapratty.bsky.social Senior Reporter and Investigations Lead at the FT's Sifted.
๐ Tips: freya@sifted.eu / fpw100@protonmail.com / Signal: +447742651828
Charlotte Dimond @lottied.bsky.social Chartered PR. Director at Sidekick PR. Associate Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University. PhD student at Leeds Beckett University (Public trust and misinformation)
Josh Wheeler @joshtwheeler.bsky.social The Heidi Range of Public Relations.
Was @Joshtwhee1er on that awful app 
Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social Leading Kent agency specialising in PR, public affairs, crisis comms and marketing. Organisers of the Kent Press & Broadcast Awards #KPBA
@mattridsdale.bsky.social @mattridsdale.bsky.social 
David Alexander @dwa.calacus.com Founder of @CalacusPR consultancy & CIPR Chartered & Fellow. Former sports journalist. Proud father & husband. Avid fan of Arsenal (@ArsenalAddict) PSB & Italy
Chris Norton @chrisnortonpr.bsky.social Host of the World's Number 1 Marketing Mistakes Pod ๐ http://link.podtrac.com/EMM and Founder of Prohibition PR, PRCA Grand Prix Award Winner 2023. Lecturer on Integrated PR, PR Stunts and LFC fan.
Talks about #Crisis, #socialmedia, #PRstunts #FuckUps
Aron Evans @aronevans.bsky.social 
Becca Caddy @beccacaddy.bsky.social ๐ง Decoding your brain on tech
๐ฎ How the future feels
๐ 15yrs+ tech journalist
โ๏ธ The Future Hunter โ
Tee Clayts @teeclayts.bsky.social Communication Management PhD and lots of Yorkshire Tea
Drew Benvie @drew.battenhall.com Social media commentator, CEO of @battenhall.com and public speaker. Featured on BBC telly, radio and in other places.
Wrote the Wikipedia page on social media, did a TED talk on it, and shout at various sports. Proud father & husband & dog dad. LDN
Hamish Thompson @hamishthompson.bsky.social Tastronaut, gold rush bank restorer, State of Invisibility exhibition organiser, publicist, writer, gardener, podcaster: that sort of thing.
@richakay.bsky.social @richakay.bsky.social 
Nick Walker @nickwalker.bsky.social Aw, here it goesโฆ
Alex Wilson @adjwilson.bsky.social London agency strategy person. Bearded non-league football hipster. Previously ไธๆตท ๏ผๅไบฌ.
Matt Muir @mattmuir.bsky.social Huge pupils, tiny value
webcurios.co.uk
Josh Glendinning @joshglendinning.bsky.social Shameful dilettante. Terrible at posting
James Whatley @whatleydude.com Snr Global Brand Strategist @ the LEGO Group (opinions own, etc). Mainly working on LEGO Games, Ninjago, and Technic. It's fun. Occasional sender of fivethingsonfriday.com. I got โค๏ธ for writing, gaming, and figuring stuff out. He/Him.
Sharon O'Dea @sharonodea.com Consulting, writing and speaking on comms, collaboration & future of work. Cofounder, Lithos Partners. Author, Digital Communications at Work. Gym bore. Gets about a bit.
Neville Hobson @nevillehobson.xyz Communicator, blogger, podcaster | Social web: @neville@nevillehobson.io | Work: virtual, hybrid | Life: Somerset, UK | Connections: https://linktr.ee/nevillehobson
Paul Fabretti @paulfabretti.bsky.social ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ in ๐บ๐ธ. Dad, husband, dreamer. Communications at @microsoft. Communications tutor, board advisor @UW @UWContinuum. #mcfc #lufc โฝ๏ธ ๐ด๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐
Michelle Goodall @michellegoodall.co.uk Community Strategy, Community Led Growth, Social Impact, #Marketing and #Comms Consultant, Speaker, Trainer. Co-author of Community Based Marketing. 25+ years of #community building. Fractional #CMO. Commoner.
www.michellegoodall.co.uk 
Phil Szomszor @phil.brightside.digital Co-founder of LinkedIn strategy & training business, plus:
โฝ๏ธ U10s football coach
๐ถ double doodle owner
๐น๏ธ retro gaming podcast host
๐ extreme ironing founder
Jen @jennifertetteh.bsky.social PR. Daria stan. #DontCallMeSassy. Kelewele & cheeseboards. Young Metro trusts me.
โ... These people are children of Rihanna born in the fires of chaos...โ
Amanda Coleman @amandacomms.bsky.social Crisis communication consultant, business owner and author of three books on crisis, issues and reputation management. Find me at www.amandacolemancomms.co.uk
Bob Pickard @pr.bobpickard.com Principal, Leadership Communication Inc. Public relations for newsmakers. 30+ year comms career @ ๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ต๐จ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ท๐ธ๐ฌ Served as CEO of Burson in Asia and North Asia of Edelman. Former MDB global comms chief. PRC state media says I perform โpurely sensational hype.โ
Dan Slee @danslee.bsky.social Comms, PR, cricket and Stoke City. Takes slightly wonky pictures. 
Stuart Bruce @stuartbruce.biz The PR Futurist | AI and technology for PR, comms, reputation, crisis and corporate affairs | Measurement and evaluation | Data and analytics
Leanne Hughes @leahughes.bsky.social Strat comms pro in Edinburgh. Help public sector with digital media buying for โso whatโ reporting. Inclusive/accessible comms nerd. CommsCamp Scot lead.
Mum. Springer owner. red lip lover๐
Ben Lowndes @blowndes.bsky.social Husband. Dad to two teens (girl and boy). Agency founder. Chartered PR. Lives in Somerset. Proudly Pembs. 
Arun Sudhaman @arunsudhaman.bsky.social Journalist & PR industry analyst
LWSTD.FM founding DJ & Underbelly MC
underbellymusic.bandcamp.com
https://www.mixcloud.com/waxxmatic/
South ๐ฎ๐ณ , born ๐ณ๐ฌ, raised ๐ญ๐ฐ
Ex PRovoke Media, Haymarket, Guardian, SCMP
Andrew Thomas @althomas.bsky.social Iโm the publisher of Communicate magazine and Transform magazine. If my posts are work-related theyโll be about corporate communications or brand strategy and design. If theyโre out of hours theyโll be about music or food.
Richard Bagnall @richardbagnall.bsky.social Co-founder CommsClarity, a strategic comms planning research & evaluation consultancy. Past AMEC chair, Don Bartholomew award, CIPR President's medal, PRovoke individual Sabre, GCS Evaluation Council. Ex CARMA, PRIME, Gorkana & Metrica. FCIPR, FPRCA, FAMEC
David Gallagher @tbonegallagher.bsky.social Texan abroad.
https://linktr.ee/TBoneGallagher
Andrew Bruce Smith @andismit.bsky.social AI PR & comms technologist.Chair of CIPR AI in PR panel. CIPR & PRCA trainer. Co author of Share This & Share This Too: Social Media Handbooks.
Q @asimq.bsky.social Digital PR and Marketing @ Axicom
Christian Cerisola @christiancerisola.bsky.social Independent PR / DPR consultant. Bit of footy (QPR), bit of golf (bang average), bit of running (lumbering), bit of this, bit of that. From the south. In the north.
Mark Stuart @marks.bsky.social Brand communications, PR, content and marketing | Director @battenhall | Film fan, word nerd, tech enthusiast, FPL obsessive. 
Sara Collinge @saracollinge.bsky.social PR. Creative Director. Came for the bragging rights, staying to see what happens. 
Hannah Freeman @hannahfreeman.bsky.social Client services director @ Plain Speaking PR
Doing good? Weโll help spread the word.
#PRforgood
plainspeakingpr.co.uk
Jonny Rosemont @jonnyrosemont.com PR. Family Man. Football club owner (AFC Wimbledon). 
Kate Hartley @katehartley.bsky.social Crisis communications, PR, co-founder, Polpeo. Author, Communicate in a Crisis. Co-host of โWhat Just Happenedโ Polpeo podcast
Alistair Beech @alistairbeech.bsky.social Communications professional at The University of Manchester - @manchester.ac.uk
Looking to learn and connect with UoM colleagues and PR/digital Comms pros.
Shayoni Lynn @shayonislynn.bsky.social CEO @ lynn.global #BehaviouralScience & fighting #Misinformation. Chair, Co-founder Asian Communications Network. PowerBook; Most Influential Women in UK PR; Top 10 Agency Leaders outside London; Mark Mellor; #innovator25 EMEA; Global 15; IoD #DOTYA
Tim Weber @doctim.bsky.social Managing Director & EMEA Head of Editorial @ Edelman. Ex-biz & tech editor BBC News online. Occasional geek. PhD on nuclear weapons strategy (yes, really!). 1st computer: Atari ST 1040. I didn't leave Twitter, X left me aka @tim_weber
Max Tatton-Brown @maxtb.com Really very VERY good takes.
๐ 15 years Product Market Strategy in startups & VCs: GoCardless, Pleo, Unbabel, Creandum ++.
Claude Coder: https://tradespurple.com
๐ค 2023/24: new AI startup automating tedious work.
https://productmarketorbit.com
Jess Maccio @jessmaccio.bsky.social Freelance Digital PR Consultant
PR contact for Twickets.live, Winedrops.com & Kaleidoscope.com
www.jessicamaccio.com
Rebecca Roberts @rebeccaroberts.bsky.social Marketing and comms, specialising in youth audiences. Sport, higher Ed, youth and other chatter. Host of The Hear It Podcast and founder of Thread & Fable
https://www.threadandfable.com/
Aimee Aiken @aimeeaiken.bsky.social Marketing & Communications professional. Cheerleading my way through life.
(Insert career highlight here) I have a feeling the best is yet to come...
Ann-Marie @achoogirl.bsky.social Communicator
Co-Founder www.true-comms.com
ThePRCavalry @theprcavalry.bsky.social Freelance PR matchmaking.
Think of us like booking dot com for clients who want to hire exactly the right PR freelancer
www.prcavalry.com
Dan Griffiths @dangriffiths.bsky.social Founder at Dot Star Media, a journalist enquiry service - https://dotstar.media
Sarah Ion @sarahion.bsky.social Chartered Marketer and part of the team @cipr.co.uk. EDI Champion. Mum. Working Cocker Spaniel Owner. Digital marketing. Running. Adventures.
Graham Stokoe @gstokoe.bsky.social Communications professional. Coffee and craft beer geek. NUFC fan. Hiking. Photographing things.
Lee Benecke @leebenecke.bsky.social Strategy Director at Manifest Group.
Co-founder of SocialNorth.
Northern boy. Dad. Music man. Bookworm.
Benrmatthews @benrmatthews.bsky.social Co-Founder of Empower Agency: https://empower.agency
Write a little bit every now and then: https://benrmatthews.com
Peppa Sheridan MCIPR @peppasheridan.bsky.social Dedicated PR pro with 25+ years' industry experience. Founded Peptalk in 2006 focusing on B2B & B2C PR incl. tech, data, property, legal, environment, flooding & healthcare. East Anglia.
Laura Sutherland @laurasuth.bsky.social PR and communication advisor, mentor, speaker, podcaster, entrepreneur, dog mum and eternal optimist 
Louise Page @louisepage.bsky.social See what this one has in storeโฆ Hello there, welcome! Expect a casserole of nonsense about parenting, Spurs & margaritas.
Mark Wainwright @markwainwright.bsky.social Digital director at Headland. Author of Only Third Party on Substack. Husband, dad, lefty guitarist and baker. I write about the intersection of culture, social media, planning and creative. 
Martin Ballantine @martinpiracy.bsky.social Consumer/trade PR & copywriting. Head Bloke, Piracy Corporation. Happiest in the arms of Challenger Brands. Based in sunny St. Leonards-on-Sea. Also, Greek Orthodox Bishop of Tunbridge Wells (Google it). Bit sweary. 
Lou Watson @ideascout.bsky.social Chief Idea Scout. Reader, listener, connector, creator. Following news, insights on strategic comms, consumer behaviour (as linked to persuadability and motivation), democracy, war studies and mis/disinformation.
Fiana Garza Tulip @fianatulip.bsky.social ๐ PR Strategist
๐ Climate-driven, human-focused
๐ง Ask me about the power of narrative (or the Oxford comma)
๐ Advocate for meaningful change, one story at a time
Jeremy P @jspepper.bsky.social @jspepper on most things. Playing around in Comms. 
Stephen Lepitak @stephenlepitak.bsky.social Write for a living and do a bunch of other media related stuff too.
European Bureau Chief for Adweek by day/Not Batman by night.
James Cuff @jamescuff.bsky.social Cyd-gyflwyno @welshmusicpod co-host | Rheithiwr @welshmusicprize juror | Cyfarwyddwr creadigol @TheFolkGrp creative director | Dysgwr | Fy marn i Views mine
Gisele Navarro @ichbingisele.bsky.social ๐ฆ๐ท in ๐ฌ๐ง Bass player, space lover, proud mum, air quality nerd and content creator ๐ค Managing Editor of housefresh.com + CEO of neomam.com
Danny Ashton @dannyashton.com Founder and chief testing nerd for HouseFresh 
Kelvin Newman @kelvinnewman.bsky.social I run brightonSEO & Hero Conf - Europe's & USโs biggest search marketing, paid search and social media advertising conference, exhibition, trade show & training event.
Lily Ray ๐ @lilyray.nyc SEO by day, DJ by night 
Jon Wilcox ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @jonwilcox.bsky.social Ex-games & tech journo turned 14+ year PR veteran Now: Renaissance PR | ยผ Joy-con Drifters | Pug dad | Cymro yn Lloegr | Views are mine | Letterboxd ๐ฅ https://boxd.it/WCZj | He/Him
Daisy de Plume @daisy-de-plume.bsky.social NYC native living in London, via 15 years in Paris. Former: Founder of a successful
museum treasure hunt company | Vanity Fair editorial | EMEA Corporate Comms. Current: mother to 2 culturally confused boys & starting next venture. Dedicated Dem
Erica Vonderwall (she/her) @ericavonderwall.bsky.social Freelance Digital PR for hire.
Also: Dog Mum. ADHD Oversharer. Seaside Dweller. Dopamine Dealer. Vinted Addict. Book Hoarder.
erica@colourfulcomms.com
www.colourfulcomms.com
Matt Seabridge @ilikeyoumatt.bsky.social Freelance Digital PR - https://www.digitalprtips.com/ ๐
Here to help improve your Digital PR strategy ๐ก
Digital PR | Data | SEO ๐ค
matt@digitalprtips.com ๐ง
Bruce McLachlan @brucemclachlan.bsky.social Int Comms Director, professional Radiohead bore and long suffering Sunderland fan. Was in Sunderland Till I Die for three seconds. IFS. Glastonbury 1998-2025. Co-founder of @feverpr (RIP). Personal account, views my own
Kirsty-Elise @kirstyelise.com Freelance Digital PR โข ex Rise at Seven & Evolved Search โข x3 dog mom โข found at home reading a book โข trying to share one happy news story a day (she/her)
Chloe Louise Maxwell | Digital PR Specialist @clolou.bsky.social 26 | Cat Mum | Digital PR Specialist @ Gambling.com
Abi Aldridge @abialdridge.com โจ Cut through the noise. Comms that actually work
๐งก For charities & growing brands
๐ฟ Good comms without the burnout
๐ Sign up to my monthly newsletter
abialdridge.com/sign-up-to-my-newsletter
Sophie Hartley @sophiehartley.bsky.social Head of PR at TBD, a legal marketing agency. I love to read, hike and drink coffee, but not all at the same time. 
Emma Hurley @emmahd.bsky.social AD for PR, social and crisis comms.
Known as ALittleWine in other spaces.
Wine lover. Bengal owner.
Steph @stephsamps.bsky.social ๐บ๐ธ/๐ฎ๐น in ๐ฌ๐ง. New Yorker in London. Traveller. Student. Reader. Gatherer. Communicator. Culture-lover. Reluctantly political. Fan of wine, cats, gelato & pizza.
Sarah @snadif.bsky.social Director of Strategix Comms
Here for a movement, not a moment
Sarah Morgan @sarahbn1.bsky.social #PR genie - how can BN1 comms help you today๐คณ
#ContentStrategy
#MediaRelations
#ProductNews
#BizDev
๐ท Border dweller ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
#Herefordshire ๐
Katy Howell @katyhowell.bsky.social CEO, partner, mother, knitter, gardener, painter, potter. Oh, and busy growing the social media agency I launched in 2004 www.immediatefuture.co.uk
Jo O'Reilly @jomarieoreilly.bsky.social Digital PR. Millennial. World Traveller. Essex Girl in the North West.
Andy Blair @andyblairuk.bsky.social Higher Eduction Marketing, Communications and External Relations Director in UK, former musician, Newcastle United fan and Dad #nufc
Rich Wilson @richwilson26.bsky.social Digital PR Specialist based in East Yorks. #rufc, #ChiefsKingdom, racing, occasional weekend Guinness.
Mark Rofe @iamrofe.bsky.social Former billboard heart-throb (http://datingmark.co.uk) turned http://Christmastrees.co.uk seller.
I teach people Digital PR with my http://DigitalPRNewsletter.com & http://DigitalPRCourse.com
Live in Barcelona ๐ช๐ธ Spurs fan
Steph Finch @pigbythesea.bsky.social PR Director at Propellernet
Lucy Zilberkweit @lucyzilb.bsky.social Freelance PR specialising in Documentary and Current Affairs lucy@zilberkweitpr.com
Recent work: Spacey Unmasked, Shoot to Kill: Terror on the Tube, One Day in October, Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods, The Zelensky Story.
Hasan Patel @hasanpatel.bsky.social Strategic Comms, ex BBC and Al Jazeera journalist | Interests in comms, current affairs, cricket, running, and MUFC | Own views
Tom Chivers @tomchiversetc.bsky.social Cunning as a fox and twice as foxy ๐ฆ
Candace Kuss @candacekuss.bsky.social Youโre my blue sky. Youโre my sunny day
James Crawford @jamescrawford.bsky.social PR God. Ha!
Manchester | London | Worldwide
www.PRAgencyOne.co.uk
Angharad Planells @angharadplanells.bsky.social Comms specialist | Head of PR @ apt | MP comms | Mum ๐ง๐ผ๐ถ | #MentorMum | Management Today 35 under 35 honouree ๐| 'The Leslie Knope of commsโ ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ฉท