Lansons Communications

Lansons Communications, 24a St John Street, London, EC1M 4AY

Lansons Communications is a PR and lobbying firm based in London.

Lansons Public Affairs is the lobbying arm of Lansons Communications. It was created in 2005, acquired the established Jackson Consultancy, and now claims to be "one of the most experienced and largest political consultancies in the financial services sector".

Services

Services offered by Lansons Public Affairs include:

• Strategic advice and minute to minute counsel on how to use opportunities, identify policy gaps and minimise threats
• Discreet media management to influence the policy environment
• Influencing the policy agenda to create media profile and develop the debate
• Collateral development to fashion your bullets to the best effect
• Working with think tanks to help position your policy area and develop a 'neutral voice' in your space
• Placing of speakers at strategic events including All Party Groups, and relevant conferences

People

• Tony Langham, CEO
• Ben Abbotts, Head of Public Affairs.
• Ralph Jackson
• Martin Koder
• Richard Hobbs (lobbyist)- Director. Described as 'one of the UK’s best known FSA and regulatory experts' joined in January 2010 after 7 years as Managing Director Regulatory Consulting at Beachcroft. Previously worked as a consultant for the Financial Services Authority.
• Chris Bose
• Simon Alderson
• Olivia Shaw
• Mark Penton - previously a director at Beachcroft
• Rimmi Shah
• James Gray

(Jon Cronin - Lansons Live head of content. He joined Lansons in November 2011, after nine years at the BBC, most recently as former deputy editor of the BBC business news website.

Former employees

• Mark Adams

Clients

Isle of Man

In Sept 2008, Lansons landed the PR account to promote the Isle of Man as an international centre for business and finance - one of its biggest client wins to date. The three-year contract is believed to be worth in excess of £250,000 a year in fees. The agency will be charged with enhancing the island’s economic reputation and raising its profile throughout the world. Much of the work will be concentrated on the UK, but it will also include a focus on such diverse parts of the world as Washington and Asia. Part of the brief is to differentiate the Isle of Man positively from other European financial centres, such as Jersey. The account will be led by chief executive Tony Langham. Head of public affairs Ben Abbotts, head of Lansons Live Christian Mahne, and associate director Lyndsay Haywood are also on the 16-person team.

Representing shareholders

Lansons also set up a lobbying group on behalf of client The Share Centre who wanted nominee account holders to have the same rights as normal shareholders. Lansons formed an umbrella group called The Shareholders’ Alliance, organised a protest group, and tabled an amendment to the Company Law Reform Bill, which was voted in.

Listed clients

Lobbying clients as of 31 August 2011 ConnectPlus | Conserve the Chilterns and Countryside | Debt Managers Standards Association (DEMSA)| Employers Forum on Age | Employers Forum on Belief | Finance & Leasing Authority | Financial Services Authority | Friends Life | Home Instead | Hutchinson Ports | JP Morgan | MBNA | Owen James | Paypal | Peto | RBS Insurance | Royal London | Save our Savers | Scottish Life | Solar Capital | Isle of Man Government

Lobbying clients listed in 2009: Financial Services Compensation Scheme | Standard Life | Royal London | Scottish Life | HBOS | Pearl Irwin Mitchell | Employers Forum on Age | PayPal | London & Quadrant Housing Trust | GMAC-RFC | Lincoln Financial Group | MarketGuard Insurance | Isle of Man Government | Citi UK Consumer | Compucredit | RBS Insurance

Affiliated to

Lansons is part of Public Relations Organisation International, the global network of independent PR agencies, and will work with those partners in key locations.

Resources

• Lansons Communications, PRCA Yearbook

Contacts

24a St John Street, London, EC1M 4AY
http://www.lansons.com