Case Studies

For over 75 years, Mercer has helped clients across the globe, offering trusted advice and solutions to reshape retirement and investment outcomes. Working with clients in over 130 countries, Mercer have a purpose to make a difference in people’s lives by providing actionable insights and progressive solutions.Having worked with us in the past, Mercer called into VMA GR...

​Thames Water are the UK’s biggest water and sewerage company for London and the Thames Valley. Servicing around 15 million customers across these regions, the work they do is massively impactful in ensuring their customers day to day lives run smoothly. Having worked with VMA GROUP in the past, Thames Water called upon us to seek out an Employee Communications Executiv...

​ABRSM (The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) is the UK’s largest music education body and the world's leading provider of music exams, holding over 650,000 assessments in over 90 countries every year. As a registered charity, they work with organisations across the globe by providing donations, scholarships and sponsorship, with an overall mission to ‘nurture ...

​OpenDialog is a Conversational AI software company that was founded in 2017. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI), the software allows humans to interact with computers and machines using natural language, making it easier for customers to implement highly sophisticated conversational experiences, unlike with other traditional chat bots.It’s no secret that the AI market i...

Flight Centre are a leading UK holiday and flights specialist, with exclusive travel offers and hassle-free holiday planning. With some of the best Travel Consultants in the business, the company offers great deals to ensure a wonderful holiday is planned, no matter the occasion. Since opening their first store in the UK in 1995 the company has continued to expand, creating ...

Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) is a not-for-profit, member-based research organisation, which has delivered support and good practice guidance to the construction, built environment and infrastructure sectors for over 60 years. CIRIA works with industry leaders to encourage and support innovation and performance improvement through coll...

GKN Automotive is the global leader in drive systems and a multinational manufacturer of driveline components, all-wheel-drive and eDrive systems for the automotive industry. Having pioneered electric drive systems, GKN are now the future of transportation and the trusted partner for most of the world's automotive companies. GKN employs around 27,500 people across 20 countri...

Keen to expand on the individuality of thought and bring in new team members with a different point of view, Benedict Brogan, Group Public Affairs Director and the senior team at Lloyds Banking Group discussed their hopes of hiring differently with Lucy Cairncross, Executive Director at VMA GROUP. Lucy could clearly see that the team at Lloyds Banking Group were keen to affe...

Doctor Care Anywhere PLC is a UK-based telehealth company that is committed to delivering the best possible patient experience and clinical care through digitally enabled, joined up, evidence based pathways on its proprietary platform. The company listed on the ASX in December 2020 and VMA GROUP were appointed that month to begin the search for a Brand & Communications Direc...

L.E.K. Consulting is a global management consulting firm that uses deep industry expertise and rigorous analysis to help business leaders achieve practical results with real impact. They are uncompromising in their approach to helping clients make better decisions, deliver improved business performance, and create greater shareholder returns. L.E.K. Consulting were looking f...

CloudSense is a commerce and subscriber management platform, built for high-volume and complex ongoing services. Trusted by communications, media, and utility businesses worldwide to fulfil the entire customer journey on Salesforce, CloudSense has grown at a remarkable rate, employing more than 350 people across Europe, the US and Asia Pacific.CloudSense were looking for an ...

​​The University of East London are three years into their 10 year strategy – Vision 2028. The university is embarking on an ambitious Connected Campus capital works programme, which will see it reimagine and repurpose its campuses so that they are fit for an ever-changing and careers-led world. With this in mind, the Head of Communications partnered with VMA GROUP to suppor...

Entain plc is one of the world’s largest sports-betting and gaming groups, operating both online and on the high street. Head quartered in the UK and operating in more than 20 countries, the Group employs a workforce of more than 24,000, in 20 offices across five continents. Entain recently rebranded to reflect their ambition to be the world-leader in sports betting and gami...

Smart Energy GB is a government backed organisation tasked with informing Great Britain about the benefits of the smart meter rollout. Their national campaign aims to help everyone in Great Britain understand smart meters, the national rollout and how to use their new meters to be cleaner and greener with their energy use.​​Smart Energy GB were looking to grow their central ...

Fourtold is an award-winning communications consultancy providing their clients with the smart, integrated communications needed to succeed in a fast-moving and demanding world. Supporting clients around the world from offices in Oxford, Brussels and Boston, Fourtold utilize their knowledge, experience and connections in some of the most challenging and complex sectors. They...

Coca-Cola European Partners plc is a British multinational bottling company dedicated to the marketing, production, and distribution of Coca-Cola products and other drinks such as Capri-Sun, Monster and Relentless.Having worked with VMA GROUP before, Coca Cola European Partners briefed our specialist interim communications recruitment team to recruit for this position. The i...

Inline Policy is a public affairs consultancy that provides in-depth policy and regulatory analysis to innovative businesses. Their policy experts, based in both Brussels and London, work across a wide range of sectors with the belief that technological innovation can be a force for good. They also provide reputation building and advocacy campaigns for their clients and infl...

Founded in 1836, Legal & General is a leading multinational financial services company headquartered in London. Its products and services include investment management, lifetime mortgages, pensions, annuities, and life assurance. Legal & General is one of Europe’s largest asset management groups, with over £1 trillion in assets. As a result of a trusted relationship with VMA...

Ernst & Young (EY), is a multinational professional services network headquartered in  London. As one of the “Big 4” consultancies, EY is one of the largest professional services organisations in the world. VMA GROUP’s permanent communications recruitment team partnered with EY to find a highly strategic Associate Director. The position will provide direct support to the Dir...

Lansons is a strategic reputation management consultancy that acts as a trusted advisor to organisations globally. Lansons work on high profile and complex change and employee engagement programmes and has worked with clients such as Invesco, Givaudan, Investec, Upfield, St James Place and the Isle of Man. Their specialisms include customer, financial, policy, employee, and ...