Testimonials

PARTNERS      

Sergey Bubka, IOC member 

Calacus has supported my charity initiatives around the world, providing media relations consultancy and event management support. Calacus has done an excellent job managing all aspects of the project and provided first class media coverage in a variety of international markets. I have been delighted with the advice and contribution Calacus has made to my charity work.  

 

Roger Kelly, Chief Press Officer, Laureus Sports Awards 

David Alexander has been working as a member of the on-site media team at the Laureus World Sports Awards for some years now. He has given us invaluable support, managed a variety of media events and exhibited a sound understanding of the media. Whether it is tackling press releases, running international media conferences or looking after our VIPs, he has never let us down. 

 

Hugh Andrée, Founder, ForceSelect

Calacus has provided an excellent level of coverage and support in a challenging environment. Their professional approach make them a pleasure to work with and they have had a significant impact on the growth of our business.   

       Pete Reed, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games gold medallist 

I’ve been working with Calacus since I came back from the Olympics in Summer 2008 to help me cope with media interest after my team’s success in Beijing. Calacus understand the media and have provided first class support for me with my communications strategy and media relations.  

   

René Proske, Managing Director, PROSKE group

Calacus possesses a wealth of knowledge of the UK sports media and understands the global sport business community. For PROSKE sports, it is important to use public relations and strategic sports business and media relations across a variety of markets, countries, languages and cultures. As a global hospitality services provider, our goal is to further strengthen our competence in the sports business and we believe that Calacus can help communicate our state of the art hospitality services to the corporate market and sponsors of the global sport market community.       

Caroline Jacobs, Project Manager, Ricability

We are delighted with the PR/media service we receive from Calacus. David Alexander is friendly, efficient, creative and very hard working. He has achieved a huge increase in print, online and radio coverage for our work on the UK Digital TV switchover for the Department of Business. In addition, the excellent media training he provided for the team has proved invaluable and is regularly put into practice during the numerous radio interviews he has successfully secured.     

Keith Williams, Director, International Sport Experience

I would like to express our thanks to Calacus PR for providing communications support for Sportworld and the British Sport Museum. In particular our plans to locate our world class visitor attraction celebrating Britain’s sporting heritage at a landmark site in central London. The quality of your public relations advice as well as the securing of high profile endorsers from the world of sport has helped raise the public profile of Sportworld. We very much look forward to working with you and building on this foundation in the future.   

Laura Abrar, Public Relations Manager, Zipcar   

Calacus provided timely, tailored, broad and in-depth quality media training to a range of novice and media-savvy executives at very competitive rates. David drew on a wealth of journalistic and senior client PR expertise to communicate dynamic insights and fresh content regarding the now fast-paced and multi-faceted global media environment. And all delivered in a manner which made everyone at ease and enthusiastic about dealing with any future media opportunities. A great experience. We'll be sure to use Calacus again! 

      

Sunny Kim, Head of Media, Organizing Committee for the 13th IAAF WCH, Daegu 2011 

David Alexander was an invaluable asset to the IAAF World Championships in Athletics-Daegu 2011 Bidding Committee. His work with international media as well as his expertise in campaigning was a great value to our organization. With his clear and effective communication the Bidding Committee was able to convey its international message without error. Mr. Alexander’s work was key to the success of the 2011 Daegu Bidding Committee.       

Jules Payne, Chief Executive, HEART UK

Calacus has provided us with invaluable support and have been instrumental in us achieving a great increase in media coverage. The team are a joy to work with and are very professional.  Calacus supported us during our awareness week, National Cholesterol Week and are helping us deliver against our objective to become THE place for the media to turn to with questions about cholesterol. Which ultimately raises our profile with the general public.     

 

David Carlier, Co-Founder, Nissan Outdoor Games  

We have worked with Calacus on the UK media support for the Nissan Outdoor Games. Despite the challenge of selling in the pan-European story to UK media on a tight schedule, Calacus managed to get a wide range of coverage from both trade and general interest titles. We really appreciated their ability to react quickly and were delighted with the support and results Calacus delivered and hope to continue working with them in future.     

             

Donald Kerr, Director, Bees United   

David was given extremely short notice of our need for professional help to publicise the takeover of Brentford FC by Bees United, the Supporters' Trust, and yet achieved outstanding coverage for us in all the key media. He immediately identified the elements of the event which would attract the most attention and achieve the greatest impact and we were immensely grateful for his advice and the personal attention he afforded us throughout the process. It was a momentous time for us but it might have passed unnoticed by others if David had not stepped in and steered us through it. As it was, our members basked in the media spotlight and the whole issue of supporter owned clubs was given fresh impetus.       

Nigel Rushman, Chairman, Rushmans 

Calacus has a great understanding of the sports business industry and an ability to work to tight deadlines. Working seamlessly with our team, Calacus achieved high quality media coverage using its impressive range of media contacts.    

Paul Renton, Founder, Reservatee  

Calacus are proving to to be an invaluable ally as our business goes from strength to strength. With superb contacts and the ability to craft our story to a wide range of different audiences, Calacus have helped us to become a market leader for online golf booking services. 

 

Roberta Goldstein, Head of Marketing and Communications, The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability

Calacus provided us with excellent media training. The team have a clear understanding of the media. In just one day, we saw the transformation in people’s confidence and ability to deliver print and broadcast interviews. 

MEDIA  

 

Phil Sheehan, Senior Producer, BBC World Sport 

I've enjoyed working with David Alexander over the past seven years. He has facilitated a number of big exclusives ranging from international athletics to global football stories. He understands what makes a story and how to tell it to worldwide audience.       

Ruth Mortimer, Editor, Marketing Week

David Alexander understands editorial demands - thanks to his journalistic background - which makes a big difference when working with his clients. He understands what makes a good story and is able to suggest good feature ideas that fit with the publication's ethos. I have always found him to have excellent contacts and he puts in the extra mile in chasing his clients for comment.       

  

John Cross, Senior Sports Correspondent, The Daily Mirror

David Alexander is well known and well respected throughout the media and therefore has strong relationships with all of the right people in newspapers, TV, radio and in internet journalism. He is efficient, a great communicator and extremely good at his job. As a result, Calacus as a whole is regarded and can be trusted as an outstanding agency. 

   

Matt Scott, Sports News Correspondent, The Guardian 

As a former Guardian journalist himself, David has a broad skill set developed within newspapers and in the client-facing environment of public relations. This is invaluable in successful PR, and it ensures David knows how to present his clients' stories in a way that will maximise the coverage they receive.

 

Aidan Magee, Sports Correspondent, News of the World

I have always had good experiences working with Calacus. They seem to understand what the media is interested in without making a story seem like an advertorial that I couldn't use. I always know that I will get the straight facts, presented in an interesting manner and without the fluff that one sometimes encounters with PRs.   

    

Tim Herbert, Features Editor, National Geographic Kids Magazine

Calacus knows exactly what makes a good story and therefore what National Geographic Kids magazine needs. They have great contacts and pitch stories perfectly, so we can write a balanced piece that works for us and their clients.       

  

Sarah Shephard, Senior Writer, Sport Magazine 

Calacus has proven to be a reliable agency, delivering what is promised. Having been a journalist himself, David is aware of the pressures and works exceptionally hard to ensure everyone's needs are met.