Bristol-based digital publishing pioneer Sift Media and award-winning events and communications agency Brandon Hill Communications, also based in the city, have signed a strategic partnership, forming an alliance to create integrated marketing programmes.
Under the tie-up Brandon Hill will deliver a range of Sift Media’s high-profile events including The Pitch, Business Cloud Summit, the Practice Excellence Awards and the Software Satisfaction Awards.
Sift Media managing director Tom Dunkerley said: “Combining our resources presents an outstanding capability for engaging with professional communities online, through live events and tailored communications programmes.”
Brandon Hill managing director Ian Muir added: “For many years I have respected the remarkable success that Sift Media has achieved in building online business communities.
“Sift Media is one of the largest B2B digital publishers in the UK, reaching a loyal audience of well over half-a-million registered organisations. The company owns and delivers some of the UK’s market leading online information channels used by SME and corporate businesses, including UKBusinessForums.co.uk and AccountingWEB.co.uk
“Sift Media has also built groundbreaking online communities and award programmes comprising senior financial, ICT and public sector decision takers. This partnership significantly strengthens our capabilities.”
Pictured: The Brandon Hill and Sift Media team at the recent Practice Excellence Awards. From the left Mai Wan, Emma Henry, Meg Pope, Annie Jarman and Victoria Stonex
