This is a small Cardiff branch of the global public affairs consultancy Grayling. Though there are…read moreno more than five members in the team, they are experts in the field of welsh politics, and are held in high regard throughout the UK. Their office is ideally situated in the 2 Caspian Point building in the heart of Cardiff Bay, thus guaranteeing that close links are kept between themselves and the Senedd (The National Assembly of Wales building). This additionally ensures that team members can attend assembly committees, and First Ministers' questions on behalf of their clients at ease. Finally I would just like to add that through my own experiences with Grayling, I've found the Cardiff team to be incredibly friendly and very easy to get on with (very important qualities).

The Cardiff office of this PR and marketing company is the headquarters and hub of the whole…read moreFreshwater network, which includes branches across the country - in Glasgow, Sheffield, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol, London and Southampton. Boasting one of the largest PR agency teams in Wales, Freshwater's clients range from SMEs with just a handful of staff right through to well-known organisations and household brands. Their team in Cardiff aims to offer clients the best of both worlds: the ability to communicate their message to a national audience - but without losing sight of the Welsh culture, language, government and commercial environment. Their results have been recognised at industry awards - winning for both their campaigns and for the staff who deliver them - including five at the CIPR Cymru PRide Awards 2008. Some of their recent PR campaigns in Wales include Lloyds TSB Insurance, General Teaching Council for Wales, and the European Tour Ryder Cup Board (preparing for the 2010 tour).

We've used Bristol Leaflet Delivery a few times to distribute our leaflets in the Bristol area…read more(mainly around our UK Storage site in Bedminster). We've found them to be reliable and flexible. Mike is very knowledgeable about the local area and this has saved us money in the past by targeting the right areas for our business. They even offer GPS traking so you know where your leaflets have been delivered.

It can be important to make a good impression. A memorable one. Think slobbish Y-fronts wearing…read moreSpike in the film Notting Hill. Think again. Martin Hopkins Partnership could have rebranded Spike, and they can help you create the right impression too. In business since 1985, this design company concentrates on providing 'quality, creativity, reliablity, combined with a sound marketing approach.' Services they offer include corporate identity, website design, annual reports, promotional and marketing literature, exhibition and packaging, brochures, catalogues, magazines and advertising. They also provide a service for any creative problem from direct marketing, packaging, exhibitions and a little bit of everything in between. Their design is photo-led and they also offer photo shoots and packages to clients. They deal with a wide variety of clients in the industrial, commercial, public and leisure sectors.

Studio sda is a UK design consultancy whose studio is based in Cardiff. There they 'breathe life'…read moreinto new and existing brands. The agency was set up in 1990 and specialises in the creation and development of powerful brands through the effective application of product design, graphic design and packaging design. They have won awards for their design consultancy and have over 25 years experience in brand development. Their clients include: Samuel Heath, Cole & Mason, Paton Calvert, Kenwood, Sony, Tesco, Welsh Pantry, Ty Tanglwyst, Trederwen Springs, and Performance Health Products. It is worth making an appointment just to browse the uber cool interior décor of their office space, spiral staircase and all.

Neil at Lucky Leaf Media created us an outstanding and flashy website. As we are a new business we…read morewere on a tight budget and Lucky Leaf Media worked with us from start to finish to create a site that worked for us. I would highly recommend Lucky Leaf Media, their prices are very competitive. They included a small e-commerce site for us at no additional cost at help setup a payment gateway to enable online payments. We like how they include a CMS so we can simply edit our own content if required.

Sadly, this business is no more. It closed down a while ago, so like so many other small…read more businesses in recent years.

As soon as you arrive at the website of this public relations company you know they're aiming to be…read morea bit more fun and funky than some of their more traditional peers. Love or hate the in-your-face website design, it's nonetheless eye-catching and far removed from the corporate look and feel of most Cardiff-based PR agencies. However, just like their rivals they work with clients who want to enter new markets, raise funds, launch new products, or simply raise their profile, offering PR consultancy and media relations campaigns, business communications, consumer communications, marketing, design, and new media services such as blogs, podcasts, webcasts and viral marketing. I found it hard to discover what experience they have, though - or which clients they have worked with, and the results they have achieved for them. There's lots of talk about what they can do for clients, but when I've chosen PR agencies to work with in the past it's been their portfolio and results that have persuaded me to work with them - rather than persuasive website copy.