www.pressrelations.co.uk and www.socialmediarelations.co.uk are independently owned and operated, but full-time participants in All About Brands www.aabplc.com, the UK and international brand development and marketing organisation.

While the four key staff in www.pressrelations.co.uk have background in journalism, public relations, press relations and media relations on an operational footing – so we know how to create or manage a message regardless of delivery channel - the technical resource behind our social media expertise is www.idealinterface.co.uk, acknowledged internet pioneers, and part of the www.aabplc.com family.

Iain Macauley 

Is a former journalist to national newspaper level. After switching from newspapers into PR in the mid-1980s he progressed through a number of high-capability PR consultancies before taking a succession of full or partial equity stakes in a number of PR agencies. In May 2003 he went back to basics as a frontline PR consultant.


Megan Codling

Has worked in agency-side PR for ten years and has held senior positions providing PR and communications consultancy for some of the world’s largest and fastest growing companies, as well as smaller owner-managed businesses. She has a strong pedigree in blue chip brand PR at both strategic communications level and in day-to-day press relations. Clients have included UK and European subsidiaries of large Silicon Valley-based enterprise IT vendors, airlines, insurance companies, pub companies and educational institutions.

Caroline Hitchen

Caroline Hitchen has 9 years of PR experience. In her previous role she was PR Director at a Citigate SMARTS' Manchester office. Prior to Citigate, Caroline worked for Chime Communications Plc (insight Marketing) where she
worked on accounts including PeopleSoft, QuadraNet, Gedas and OverNet Data. Caroline started her PR career working in London for Weber Shandwick for clients including SAS Institute and J.D. Edwards.

Caroline has a varied portfolio of client experience ranging from consumer accounts such as Ladbrokes and Panda Soft Drinks through to business to business accounts including Your Communications and PeopleSoft.

Chris Fowler

Entered the world of PR and media relations in the early nineties. Before working with Press Relations, Chris’ experience included over 10 years with Ketchum and Burson-Marsteller, leading on a range of media driven activities including product launches, media positioning, corporate profiling, speakerships and thought leadership programmes.

Chris’ client portfolio comprises the main industries working with clients of all shapes and sizes, including: The British Hernia Centre, Accenture, ACNielsen, Alcatel, Ariston, CEMEX, Dolphin Energy, Unexim Bank and SAP.