Derek Harris Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

United Kingdom

I'm Derek Harris, a UK-based freelance PR consultant / PR agency to B2B software firms. Hire my services and I'll work as an extension to your marketing team to deliver press and analyst coverage that builds awareness and credibility for your company. I'm also a skilled writer of PR materials (such as press releases, articles and case studies) as well as of white papers and web content. I work directly with clients and also partner with US PR agencies supporting their clients expand into the UK.My PR and content writing experience covers the following IT sectors: Cybersecurity, ERP, CRM, HR software, software development, low-code / no-code platforms, marketing automation, database management, data quality, data analytics and telecoms billing.How can I help you? Do get in touch via LinkedIn - or call me on +44 (0) 7867 525722.Some of my previous clients (and their kind recommendations) are listed below. (For reasons of commercial sensitivity, I've not listed current clients).

Building a UK press relations program for this US/Israeli rapid growth cybersecurity startup. Winning press coverage across IT, cybersecurity and business media.✔️ Design and deploy a UK PR program✔️ Define stories and pitch to media✔️ Media outreach / relationship building ✔️ Win interviews and great media coverage!✔️ Collaborate with Mitiga's PR agency

Writing marketing content such as web pages, white papers, case studies, articles, blog posts. Wrote the entire web content for a new Mendix business unit.

London, England, United Kingdom

Provider of corporate-level PR services to build awareness and credibility for Forterro, owner of multiple European ERP software brands.✔️ Design and deploy a UK PR program✔️ Define stories and pitch to media✔️ Media outreach / relationship building ✔️ Win interviews and great media coverage!✔️ Build the media profile of Forterro's CEO Dean Forbes

Building a UK press relations program for this US/Israeli rapid growth cybersecurity startup. Winning press coverage across IT, cybersecurity and business media. Acquired by Akamai.

When The Access Group acquired my client CoreHR, I was retained to perform PR consultancy services for their HR software business, Access People. Designed media campaigns, won media coverage for the businesses, wrote all media-relations content.

United Kingdom

Launched and ran the media relations programme for this Anglo/Irish HR software provider, helping its new CEO build market recognition and credibility as he transformed the business. Acquired by The Access Group.

United Kingdom

Building a UK PR program and winning strong press coverage for this global provider of a cloud-based rapid application development platform. Media outreach as well as writing PR & marketing content such as press releases, articles, case studies, web pages and email marketing content. Acquired by Siemens.

United Kingdom

Built a PR programme and won extensive press coverage helping build brand awareness, credibility and sales in the UK. The company's software platform helps firms locate, manage and secure open source code within enterprise applications and containers in order to improve cyber-security, ensure licence compliance and reduce business risk. Acquired by Synopsis.Black Duck Software was acquired by Synopsys Inc.

Designed and delivered a UK PR programme for this global provider of corporate travel and expense (T&E) management software solutions. Following a one year assignment, KDS was acquired by American Express Global Business Travel.

Built a PR program across EMEA media for this global provider of telco revenue & customer management solutions.

Cybersecurity solutions firm. A short project to launch this new venture. Acquired by FireEye.

Vendor of enterprise-scale data quality management software

Marketing automation/campaign management software vendor. Acquired by Adobe

Business process guidance solutions firm

IT consultancy and solution provider including to the insurance and banking sectors

PR services to Primavera Systems, a vendor of project management software. Acquired by Oracle

Freelance PR consultant to Pertmaster, a vendor of project risk management software. Acquired by Primavera, later acquired by Oracle.

Vendor of geographical mapping data visualisation software. Acquired by ESRI

A provider of work-based eLearning solutions

Supplier to Digital Fuel. Acquired by VMware.

Supplier to OSM (cybersecurity). Acquired by HelpSystems

Supplier to Avellino. Acquired by Harte Hanks for its Trillium Software business

Supplier to Formscape. Acquired by Bottomline Technologies

London, United Kingdom

Director of the IT-PR practice. Responsible for business acquisition, PR process development, account direction and the recruiting, building and coaching of PR teams. Some of the client accounts I directed are listed below:

Supplier to OS Integration, acquired by Conchango.

Supplier to Intec, acquired by CSG International

Employed by Automated Library Systems Ltd, acquired by MondoIn.

Consultant to Sony European Computer Services, Frankfurt, Germany. Wrote their European marcomms collateral for a warehouse management software product and ran telemarketing programme.

Frankfurt, Germany

Employed by Gatton Consulting Group (acquired by Volt Europe). Launched and grew their IT consulting practice in Germany, Italy and Ireland. Managed 15 IT consultants.

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Ba Hons Business Studies, Marketing, Law, Economics, German