Getting it right first time with the media has never been more important, with the growth of digital television, electronic news media and business journalism.

Everyone’s biggest fear when confronted with journalists clutching their tape-recorders is that they could ask you absolutely anything. In fact, there are only ever two reasons to face the media - if you are in Success Story mode or Crisis Management mode.

We provide you with a set of tools which empower you in dealing with both situations - and a lot more besides.

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Every organisation has different requirements and circumstances. Talk to us (we really are friendly, as the name suggests) and lets see if there is any way we can help.

 

 

Media Training: Getting the message you want into the media

 

 

Crisis Management: Handling a media crisis well is critical to your reputation

 

 

Public Relations: Proactively enhance and protect your image

 

 

Presentation Skills: Build confidence and improve your speaking skills

 

 

Management Skills: From foundation to team building and beyond

 

 

Leadership Skills: Get the best from everyone in your organisation

 

 

Sales Skills: Sell more effectively and increase profitabilty

 

 

Meet the Fabulous Team at Media Friendly

 

 

Media Friendly is one of Britain’s most respected Communications and Training companies and was founded in 1998 by Andrew Carapiet and Moya Fillmore.

Andrew is a former BBC TV Producer and Radio Correspondent for national news programmes, while Moya is a former Healthcare Communications and Marketing Executive.

With this combination of Public Sector and Private Sector experience, Media Friendly has one of the most impressive client portfolios in the country. The company has gone from strength to strength and expanded over the years.

As a former BBC Health and Political Correspondent, Andrew, together with other BBC colleagues, have been running Media Friendly training courses for the NHS, Local Government and Housing Associations for many years.

While establishing a stronghold in the Public Sector, we have also expanded into the private sector, where our BBC expertise is in great demand within Financial Services, Pharmaceutical, IT, Construction and Consumer organisations.

Our list of satisfied clients includes over 100 NHS Hospital Trusts, PCTs and Strategic Health Authorities, as well as over 50 councils, ranging from County Councils, Unitaries, District and Boroughs to London Boroughs.

We are used by The United Nations, The Home Office, The Department of Health and The Welsh National Assembly, as well as Barclays Bank, Bank of Scotland, Glaxo, Roche Pharmaceuticals and Novartis.

A cornerstone of our corporate philosophy is flexibility. We do what works best for you. We design courses which you actually want, rather than what we think you need.

So, although we have a standard list of courses, each one is always tailored specifically to suit the needs of every new client. If none of our listed courses suits you, we will design a bespoke course to your specifications and liaise with you to creatively design something new to match your expectations.

We run both open and bespoke courses at our beautiful Cedar House headquarters in Marlow, but are also happy to conduct training at client premises or facilities near them.

While training and consultancy are our mainstay activities, we have been providing bespoke PR services to some of our clients for many years. Find out more about Public Relations and Social PR by clicking on the relevant sections.

We were one of the first Communications Agencies to expand into Social Marketing and Social Media. Find out more about Social Marketing by clicking on the relevant section.

We work to suit your schedule, so we offer single-day training courses, half-days, large or small groups, one-to-one sessions, or weekend and evening programmes.

We can react quickly, start early or work late, if that is what our clients want.