Stephen Davies

Stephen is an online communications consultant based out of the UK. He has worked on a number of online PR and social media campaigns for national and multinational companies and currently consults with a broad scope of clients ranging from a B2B FTSE 100 to a number of well-known consumer brands.

Stephen regularly consults with PR and marketing agencies around the UK and abroad and has gained experience in a number of emerging markets including eastern Europe, Russia and the Middle East. He currently acts as a consultant with Action Global Communications, the only global PR network to focus specifically in the emerging markets.

Previously he worked for the world’s largest independent PR firm, Edelman, in London and was the UK point of the European Online Team. While working at online distribution company, RealWire, he helped introduce Europe’s first Social Media News Release (SMNR) platform – a new kind of press release tailored for the online world. He subsequently helped implement SMNRs on behalf of a number of FTSE100 and Fortune 500 companies.

His professional blog – www.stedavies.com - has been recognised by industry professionals around the world and was named ‘Europe’s number one PR blog’ according to the rankings given by US publication, Adage. Stephen also is an official blogger for leading UK PR trade magazine, PR Week.

In 2009 he was added to the PR Week Power Book – which claims to include the top 1% most “powerful and inspirational” UK PR people.

He is a frequent speaker on the conference circuit and has spoken at events around the UK, mainland Europe, Russia and the UAE.