PR for startup Companies
SO WHO IN THE WORLD ARE YOU?
Together, let’s start to discover your authentic story.
Begin to understand the bigger picture behind your journey and, therefore, the bigger opportunities that lie open to you.
GET READY TO TAKE OFF
We understand that market awareness and credibility are crucial for early-stage startups to attract users and further investment.
We specialise in securing top tier media for early-stage startups to begin the process of reputation building and help you develop a founder narrative attractive to your target demographic.
BUILD AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION
As a truly international PR agency, we can assist you to build your reputation locally or globally.
Across North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia, ClearStory has become an expert in solving the unique challenges experienced by first-time founders and early-stage startups.
Let us help you build your international reputation and take your first steps into your key markets.
International PR Services
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Narrative Creation
Editorial Planning
Reporting
Media
Training
Awareness
Media Monitoring
Media & Industry Intelligence
From emerging trends to competitor media analysis, we can provide you with key industry insights to ensure you don’t miss emerging opportunities.
Awareness
We specialise in generating a consistent media presence within your key markets to help enhance your company’s reputation and drive awareness. We understand that, particularly in the age of digital PR, generating scalable momentum is vital to your success and overall business strategy. As your partner, we help you maximise your brand reputation and prestige, all the while building and maintaining loyalty.
Reputational Risk
On occasion, there can be reputational risk management issues that can threaten your brand. We provide a reputational risk management service aimed at resolving issues from crisis handling and analysis to defensive Q&A’s and media handling for foreseeable and unforeseeable scenarios
Strategic Advisory
We work with your senior management team to develop your communications goals and execute quickly to maximise impact in a fast-moving environment.
Speaking Opportunities
Through our global events division, we can help you grow your presence within key markets by advising you on suitable speaking opportunities.
Reporting
We provide you with a range of reporting options to maximise the impact and insights from your campaign.
Stakeholder Engagement
We will work with you to identify key stakeholders and
influencers in your target markets and helping you build lasting commercial relationships.
Event Promotion
ClearStory works with international scale (15k+ attendees) tech conferences to source media attendees and generate media interest. We can bring our experience to your organised events.
Narrative Creation
ClearStory will develop and produce a narrative document in partnership with your team. We take the following steps in producing the narrative document:
– Information and content gathering
– CEO/Founder interview to identify human interest angles and mission/vision/purpose
– Writing of narrative
– Development of company boilerplate.
Editorial Planning
We work with you to gather and plan your key announcements including any upcoming events such as fundraising, partnerships, milestones, expansion plans, and speaking appearances targeted at relevant markets.
Media monitoring
We provide a full media monitoring service including radio, tv, print, and digital worldwide.
Media Training
ClearStory International’s expert team of journalists and communicators can help you navigate through media interviews with clarity and confidence through tailored one on one training sessions where needed. Continuous growth and helping to develop our clients as experts within their fields is a key priority for us, so global media recognise you as leaders within a specific industry.
Case Studies
Dimitri Kouchnirenko – Founder, Incomlend
“They have solid links and understanding of the international and local media landscape, while being able to craft adapted strategies and messages for our business.”
Highlights Included
Company: Incomlend
Market: Emerging
Industry: Fintech
Country: Singapore
Service Provided: Funding annoucements
Pat O’Connor – Founder
“ClearStory helped us gain targeted coverage with audiences in Ireland and the UK. They secured high profile coverage with BBC World News TV, BBC World Service Radio and a host of newspapers.”
Highlights Included
Company: VRAI
Market: Emerging
Industry: VR
Country: Ireland
Service Provided: Funding annoucements
Susan Comyn – Marketing Manager
“Their understanding of the tech landscape was really reassuring. I felt we were going to get the best opportunities and exposure for our business. The perfect agency for a start-up.”
Highlights Included
Company: Occupop
Market: Startup
Industry: HRtech
Country: Ireland
Service Provided: Thought Leadership
Shane Craddock – CEO, Consulting
“ClearStory provide a super communications service that is metric and results driven – their work has helped me to expand my own brand’s reach and impact.”
Highlights Included
Company: Shane Cradock
Market: Startup
Industry: Consulting
Country: Ireland
Service Provided: Thought Leadership
Alan Holland – Alan Holland, CEO
“Immensely helpful and valuable. Attracted coverage of a Series A funding announcement across many countries. ClearStory coordinated planning and announcements impeccably.”
Highlights Included
Company: Keelvar
Market: Expanding
Industry: Artificial Intelligence
Country: Ireland
Service Provided: Funding annoucements
Art Shectman – Innovation Accelerant
“The only PR firm we’ve found who totally nailed the understanding of our differentiators and the right kinds of placements. Massively outsized results compared to other PR firms.”
Highlights Included
Company: Elephant Ventures
Market: Emerging
Industry: Digital Transformation
Country: United States
Service Provided: Launch
Media Coverage Case Studies Booklet
If you’re ready, we’re ready to listen.
We’re ready to engage with and understand your excitement as you stride towards the next, important step.
Across North America, EMEA and Southeast Asia, our unique PR approach recognises the growing needs of emerging companies in building brand awareness, establishing credibility, educating the marketplace and company positioning, in new territories.
Let’s deliver an authentic, compelling narrative that influences listeners, inspiring them to adopt the same vision as you.