Professional Services PR That Builds Authority, Trust and Visibility

Journalist-led PR for consultancies, advisers, agencies and expertise-led businesses.

Professional services are built on expertise.

Potential clients are not simply buying a service. They are deciding whether they trust your judgement, experience, knowledge and ability to solve a problem that matters to them.

That makes the people and expertise behind your business some of your strongest PR assets.

Fair Public Relations is a founder-led, journalist-led boutique PR agency helping professional services businesses turn specialist knowledge, founder expertise, industry insight, data, opinions and business stories into credible earned media coverage.

We work with suitable consultancies, advisers, agencies, legal and finance-related experts, business service providers and other expertise-led organisations.

Depending on your business and the story, we may pitch a mixture of national and consumer media, business publications and relevant specialist or trade titles.

The goal is to help more people find your business, understand what you know, trust your expertise and recognise your name before they make an enquiry.

Several Ways to Build Professional Services Visibility

Professional services PR is rarely about one single announcement.

For many businesses, the strongest campaigns use several different PR routes at the same time.

Depending on your expertise, goals and media potential, your Standard PR campaign may include:

Sharing Expertise

Positioning a founder, partner, director, consultant, adviser or other specialist as a credible source journalists can quote and interview.

This could involve:

  • explaining an industry change

  • offering practical advice

  • responding to new legislation

  • commenting on business trends

  • identifying common mistakes

  • explaining complicated subjects clearly

For professional services businesses, this is often one of the strongest routes into the media.

Thought Leadership

Helping your business become associated with useful ideas.

Good thought leadership is not about producing generic commentary designed to make someone sound important.

It is about identifying the subjects where your business genuinely has something informed, useful or distinctive to say.

That could include:

  • challenging misconceptions

  • reacting to current news

  • sharing predictions

  • discussing changes in customer behaviour

  • helping journalists understand specialist issues

  • challenging an established industry assumption

  • discussing where your sector is heading

  • explaining what clients repeatedly misunderstand

  • identifying a changing business trend

  • providing an informed opinion on policy or regulation

  • making a credible prediction

  • using your experience to explain why businesses make certain mistakes

We help turn those perspectives into angles journalists can actually use.

Founder and Leadership Visibility

For many professional services businesses, the people are the brand.

Prospective clients may want to understand who they would actually be working with before they enquire.

We can help founders, partners, directors and senior specialists build visibility through:

  • expert commentary

  • interviews

  • business features

  • founder stories

  • leadership commentary

  • entrepreneurship coverage

  • opinion-led opportunities

  • podcast opportunities where appropriate

  • reactive media commentary

This can be particularly useful for founder-led firms and businesses competing against larger organisations with stronger brand recognition.

Business News

Professional services businesses also generate genuine news.

Potential opportunities might include:

  • expansion

  • partnerships

  • acquisitions

  • new offices

  • international growth

  • appointments

  • funding

Not every announcement will be newsworthy.

We assess whether there is a wider editorial story before deciding how to approach it.

Data and Research

Many professional services firms have access to useful information.

You might have:

  • customer research

  • client surveys

  • industry benchmarking

  • internal data

  • market analysis

  • business sentiment research

  • trend information

  • proprietary reports

  • anonymised customer patterns

Where the data reveals something genuinely useful or interesting, we can help turn it into a media story.

Founder and Business Stories

Sometimes the strongest PR opportunity is the story behind the business itself.

A founder may have left a successful career to start something new.

The business may have been created following a personal experience.

A consultancy may have grown from one person into a larger team.

Someone may have built a company after spotting a problem they experienced repeatedly in their industry.

A business may have survived a major setback or taken an unconventional approach to growth.

Where there is a strong human angle, we can explore founder-led and real-life storytelling alongside expert PR.

Interviews and Podcasts

Where appropriate, we may also explore interviews and podcast opportunities.

These can work particularly well for consultants, advisers and founders with:

  • specialist knowledge

  • clear opinions

  • interesting career histories

  • distinctive business perspectives

  • useful advice

  • strong founder stories

We do not position Standard PR as a guaranteed podcast booking service.

Podcast and interview outreach can form part of a broader campaign where there is a good fit.

  • original research

  • significant client or business milestones

  • new initiatives

  • mergers

  • major campaigns

  • changes in business direction

What Is Professional Services PR?

Professional Services PR is the process of turning your knowledge, people, experience, data, opinions and business stories into credible media opportunities.

It is particularly relevant to businesses where expertise is central to the buying decision.

That might include a consultancy, law firm, accounting business, advisory firm, agency, specialist business service or other expertise-led company.

Instead of simply telling journalists what your company sells, we look at what the people inside the business know.

A journalist might need:

  • an employment lawyer to explain a workplace issue

  • an accountant to discuss a business finance question

  • a consultant to explain why companies are struggling with a particular challenge

  • a marketing expert to discuss changing consumer behaviour

  • an adviser to comment on a new regulation

  • an agency founder to explain a wider business trend

  • a specialist to interpret new research

  • a business owner to provide a practical perspective on entrepreneurship

The service itself may not be the story.

Your expertise can be.

Professional Services PR Is Different From Consumer Service PR

This distinction matters.

We do not generally promote B2B professional services for editorial service inclusion.

If you run a consultancy, accountancy practice, law firm, agency or advisory business, we would not normally approach journalists asking them to include your firm in a roundup of the best providers.

That type of direct service inclusion is much more common in consumer PR.

For professional services clients, we are much more likely to build campaigns around:

  • expertise

  • thought leadership

  • commentary

  • industry trends

  • founder visibility

  • leadership insight

  • useful advice

  • original research

  • data

  • business news

  • founder stories

  • reactive opportunities

The business receives exposure because its people and knowledge add value to the media story.

Consumer, Business and Trade Media

Professional Services PR does not mean your company has to appear exclusively in specialist business publications.

Depending on the expertise and story, we may pitch:

  • national newspapers

  • consumer publications

  • mainstream online media

  • business titles

  • entrepreneurship publications

  • finance media

  • workplace publications

  • marketing media

  • property publications

  • legal publications

  • accounting and finance titles

  • specialist trade publications

  • regional media

  • podcasts

  • relevant digital publications

An employment specialist could contribute to a national article about workplace rights.

An accountant might discuss common financial mistakes made by small businesses.

A marketing consultant could explain a consumer trend.

A legal expert may help a journalist understand a complex issue in plain English.

A business adviser could contribute to an entrepreneurship feature.

A professional services founder might be relevant to an article about building a company.

We look for the media opportunities that genuinely fit rather than restricting a campaign to one type of publication.

Why PR Matters for Professional Services Businesses

Professional services can be difficult to evaluate before purchase.

A website can explain your services.

It can describe your experience.

It can publish testimonials.

It can say that your people are experts.

But those claims still come from the business itself.

Potential clients often look for external reassurance.

Before making an enquiry, they may:

  • Google your company

  • search your founder or partner's name

  • look at LinkedIn

  • compare you with competitors

  • search for independent references

  • review your credentials

  • look for evidence of your expertise

  • read articles you have contributed to

  • look for media logos or third-party recognition

PR can contribute to that credibility.

If journalists repeatedly use your people as expert sources, it creates independent evidence that your knowledge has value outside your own marketing.

That can make a professional services firm feel more established, recognisable and credible.

PR for Expertise-Led Sales

Professional services often involve a longer or more considered sales process.

Someone may not see one article and immediately become a client.

That does not make the coverage commercially irrelevant.

PR can support the stages around the sale.

A prospect may discover your founder through an article.

Someone who has already heard of the company may search your name and encounter multiple media references.

A referral may feel more confident after seeing that your specialists have been quoted by credible publications.

A sales prospect may recognise your company because they have encountered your commentary previously.

A potential partner may understand your expertise more clearly.

Media visibility can help create familiarity before the sales conversation begins.

For expertise-led businesses, that familiarity and trust can be particularly valuable.

Professional Services PR for Founders and Partners

Professional services businesses often depend heavily on individual reputations.

The founder, partner or senior adviser may be one of the biggest reasons a client chooses the firm.

We can help turn that expertise into a stronger public profile.

Potential spokespeople might include:

  • advisers

  • agency leaders

  • specialist consultants

  • technical experts

  • practice leaders

  • other credible subject-matter experts

  • founders

  • managing partners

  • directors

  • senior consultants

  • lawyers

  • accountants

The most senior person is not automatically the best spokesperson.

We are looking for people with:

  • relevant knowledge

  • genuine experience

  • clear opinions

  • useful insight

  • credibility

  • an ability to explain their subject clearly

  • the willingness to respond when media opportunities arise

Sometimes one person becomes the primary expert.

For larger firms, several specialists may contribute across different subjects.

Your Expertise, Packaged for the Media

Where appropriate, professional services clients may be added to our Expert Directory.

This gives journalists a clear overview of who can speak on behalf of the organisation and which subjects they can credibly discuss.

An expert profile may include:

  • name

  • role

  • company

  • professional background

  • qualifications

  • credentials

  • areas of expertise

  • sectors

  • specialist topics

  • thought leadership themes

  • key opinions

  • location

  • website

  • LinkedIn profile

  • media room

  • availability for journalist requests

The Expert Directory is not a replacement for active pitching.

It complements it by making your expertise easier for journalists to understand, search and use.

  • communications businesses

  • business coaches

  • leadership consultants

  • property professionals

  • specialist recruiters

  • HR consultancies

  • training businesses

  • business service providers

  • specialist agencies

  • independent consultants

  • founder-led professional services firms

  • other expertise-led B2B businesses

  • consultancies

  • advisory businesses

  • professional advisers

  • law firms

  • lawyers and legal experts

  • accountants

  • accountancy firms

  • tax specialists where appropriate

  • business consultants

  • management consultants

  • marketing agencies

  • digital agencies

Who Professional Services PR Is For

Our approach can work particularly well for businesses where expertise, reputation and trust are central to the buying decision.

This may include:

You do not need to be a large corporate firm.

You do need to have credible knowledge, people, stories or perspectives journalists can use.

Professional Services PR in Action

  • Business and legal media visibility through expert commentary

    Buckworths
    Legal and professional services business

    The campaign used specialist legal and business expertise to generate media opportunities around entrepreneurship, regulation, business and wider professional issues.

    Coverage appeared across publications including Startups, Compliance Week, Law360, The i Paper, IT Pro and Daily Mirror.

  • 22 published articles through business and marketing expertise

    Bacon Marketing
    Marketing and business expertise

    The campaign used founder insight, marketing expertise and business commentary to build visibility across national and business media.

    Coverage appeared across publications including The Guardian, Forbes, Euronews, Press Gazette, Startups, Verdict and TechRound.

  • Man smiling and holding containers of green sprouted plants above a large bed of similar sprouted greens.

    Digital, business and professional expertise in the media

    e-innovate
    Digital and professional services business

    We used expertise around digital business, marketing and technology to secure coverage across publications including Creative Bloq, Digiday, IT Pro, The Grocer, CMSWire and Business Leader.

  • Black and white professional portrait of a man with a beard and neatly combed hair, wearing a suit jacket and a collared shirt, smiling at the camera.

    National media visibility through founder and expert PR

    Jessica Crane
    Business coach and entrepreneur

    A nine-month campaign combined expert commentary, business insight and personal storytelling to build visibility across national, business, finance and lifestyle publications.

  • pricing

  • productivity

  • artificial intelligence

  • professional reputation

  • succession planning

  • business risk

  • consumer rights where relevant

  • business trends

  • new legislation

  • changing customer expectations

  • mistakes founders make

  • common misconceptions within your profession

  • predictions about your industry

  • practical advice for businesses or consumers

  • common mistakes businesses make

Topics Journalists May Want From Professional Services Experts

Professional services businesses can contribute to a wide variety of media subjects.

Potential angles will depend on your actual area of expertise, but they might include:

  • changes in regulation

  • employment issues

  • tax or accounting trends where appropriate

  • business growth

  • entrepreneurship

  • leadership

  • customer behaviour

  • marketing

  • workplace trends

  • management

  • legal issues

  • small business challenges

  • business finance

  • recruitment

The key is relevance.

We do not try to make every client an expert on everything.

We identify the subjects where your knowledge is strongest and most useful to journalists.

How We Turn Professional Expertise Into PR

We start by understanding what makes the business credible.

What do your people genuinely know?

What problems do your clients repeatedly encounter?

What does your founder believe?

Which issues do you explain every day to customers?

What changes are happening within your profession?

Where do you disagree with conventional wisdom?

What are your clients worried about?

What mistakes do you see repeatedly?

What data or research do you have?

What does your company want to become known for?

Every Standard PR campaign includes journalist-led strategic thinking, angle development, media positioning and a Founder & Authority Positioning Session.

Depending on the campaign, this can include:

  • identifying your strongest spokespeople

  • defining areas of expertise

  • developing authority themes

  • creating media-ready expert profiles

  • shaping specialist knowledge into accessible commentary

  • responding to journalist requests

  • monitoring relevant news

  • developing proactive story ideas

  • creating advice-led media angles

  • developing research and data stories

  • pitching founder commentary

  • promoting genuine business news

  • developing founder stories

  • pitching interviews

  • exploring podcast opportunities where suitable

  • following up with journalists

  • monitoring coverage

  • strengthening positioning over time

We handle the strategy, writing, pitching and follow-up.

You provide the expertise, context, information and approvals that make the campaign credible.

Thought Leadership for Professional Services Firms

Thought leadership can be particularly valuable in professional services because expertise is often what clients are buying.

But calling something thought leadership does not automatically make it interesting.

Strong thought leadership usually has a clear idea at its centre.

For example:

Why businesses misunderstand a particular regulation.

Why a common industry practice no longer works.

What your clients are increasingly worried about.

Where your profession is heading.

Which business trends are being exaggerated.

What founders repeatedly get wrong.

How technology is changing your industry.

What new research means in practice.

Why a widely held assumption needs challenging.

What you expect to change over the next year.

We help turn that expertise into journalist-friendly commentary rather than generic marketing content.

The aim is to help your people become associated with useful ideas.

Good Professional Services PR Is Useful, Not Promotional

Journalists generally do not want a sales pitch.

They want information that improves the article they are working on.

A lawyer might explain what new legislation means.

An accountant could highlight a common small business mistake.

A consultant may explain why companies are struggling with a particular challenge.

A marketing specialist might interpret a change in consumer behaviour.

A business adviser could provide practical guidance to founders.

The value to the journalist comes from the expertise.

The value to your business comes from being associated with that expertise.

That is why some of the strongest professional services PR does not directly promote the service at all.

Responsible Expert Positioning

Some professional services involve regulated, technical or sensitive subjects.

That makes accurate positioning especially important.

We do not encourage clients to comment outside their genuine area of expertise.

Where relevant, we also need to be careful around:

  • professional qualifications

  • regulatory boundaries

  • financial claims

  • legal commentary

  • confidential client information

  • professional responsibilities

  • predictions presented as certainty

  • statements that could mislead audiences

Credibility is more important than appearing in every possible article.

We would rather decline an opportunity than position someone irresponsibly.

Professional Services PR for SEO and Search Visibility

Professional services clients are often researched online before someone enquires.

PR and SEO are different disciplines, but earned media can complement your wider search strategy.

Coverage may help:

  • create additional references to your brand

  • strengthen branded search results

  • associate your experts with relevant subjects

  • create editorial backlinks where publications choose to link

  • create independent third-party proof

  • give prospects credible information to find

  • expand the digital footprint around your founders

  • demonstrate expertise beyond your own website

Not every publication will include a backlink.

We cannot guarantee rankings.

We do not control how publications link to contributors.

However, a strong body of credible earned media can contribute to the wider authority and discoverability around a professional services business.

Why Professional Services PR Can Take Longer

Professional Services PR is often B2B PR.

That can mean longer lead times.

There may be fewer journalists covering a specialist professional subject.

Business and trade publications can work to longer editorial schedules.

Specialist articles may require more detailed input.

A journalist may commission commentary weeks before the finished article is published.

Very narrow professional niches can also have a smaller pool of relevant media opportunities.

This means there can be a longer period between pitching and seeing published coverage.

That does not necessarily mean the campaign is inactive.

During that period, we may be:

  • developing ideas

  • monitoring news

  • preparing commentary

  • responding to journalist requests

  • pitching journalists

  • following up

  • discussing future opportunities

  • waiting for commissioned articles to publish

Some opportunities move quickly.

Others take significantly longer.

We believe clients should understand that from the beginning.

Optional Advertorial, Sponsored and Contributor Opportunities

Business, professional and specialist trade publications may also offer paid advertorial, sponsored content, contributor opportunities or other commercial partnerships.

These are not included within Standard PR and they are not required to work with us.

Our core service focuses on earned media.

However, for businesses with an additional marketing budget, carefully selected commercial opportunities can sometimes complement the wider marketing strategy.

These may include:

  • sponsored thought leadership

  • advertorial

  • paid contributor articles

  • commercial interviews

  • sponsored reports

  • industry features

  • specialist publication partnerships

Where we become aware of something we think may be useful, we can flag the opportunity to you.

We can also help you assess whether we think it is worth considering.

Any media payment is made directly to the publication or commercial provider. The media fee does not go to Fair Public Relations.

You decide whether you want to proceed.

If you do, we can support the messaging or content side where appropriate.

An additional media budget is completely optional.

You can decline every paid opportunity and continue with your earned PR campaign.

For some professional services firms, selected commercial opportunities can complement earned PR alongside SEO, LinkedIn, events, advertising, content and other marketing activity.

We will always make it clear whether an opportunity is earned or paid.

Earned Coverage and Paid Coverage Are Different

We believe that distinction should always be transparent.

Earned media is published because a journalist or editor believes your expertise, data, story or commentary adds value.

Paid media exists because the business has purchased a commercial opportunity.

Both can have a role in a wider marketing strategy.

They are not the same thing.

We do not present sponsored or advertorial content as earned PR.

  • authority in your specialist area

  • speaker profiles

  • media logos and proof points

  • branded search presence

  • editorial backlinks where publications choose to link

  • SEO

  • AI and search visibility

  • stronger LinkedIn content

  • a wider digital footprint

  • brand visibility

  • founder visibility

  • partner visibility

  • executive positioning

  • professional credibility

  • thought leadership

  • trust before enquiries

  • referrals

  • partnership conversations

What Professional Services PR Can Support

Professional Services PR can help support:

PR also gives you assets you can reuse across your wider marketing.

A media quote can be shared on LinkedIn.

Coverage logos can strengthen your website.

An article may be useful during a sales conversation.

An interview can support a speaker profile.

A prospect may discover independent proof of your expertise while researching you.

A partner may understand your authority more clearly.

That is where earned media can become particularly useful for professional services businesses.

What Professional Services PR Can and Cannot Do

PR can help build visibility, credibility and authority over time.

It can help your people become recognised for subjects they genuinely understand.

It can help strengthen the digital footprint surrounding the business.

It can create useful third-party evidence.

But PR cannot guarantee:

  • a specific publication

  • a fixed number of articles every month

  • that every pitch receives a response

  • service roundup inclusion

  • that every article contains a backlink

  • Google rankings

  • AI citations

  • website traffic

  • enquiries

  • leads

  • new clients

  • revenue

  • partnerships

  • a particular commercial outcome

PR is earned media.

Journalists and editors make independent decisions about what they publish.

We can control the strategy, ideas, writing, pitching, follow-up and communication.

We cannot control editorial decisions.

  • expertise is a major part of what your clients buy

  • your business has credible specialists

  • your founder or leadership team can contribute

  • your clients research you before making contact

  • you want to build authority over time

  • you have useful opinions or insight

  • you have original data or research

Is Professional Services PR Right for You?

Our approach could be a strong fit if:

  • you want to become known for particular subjects

  • you are open to thought leadership

  • you can respond to journalist opportunities

  • you understand that B2B PR can take time

  • you want media coverage that supports your wider marketing

  • you are comfortable with a mixture of consumer, national, business and trade media where relevant

It may not be the right fit if:

  • your main objective is direct service inclusion

  • you want guaranteed coverage

  • you require a specific publication

  • you only care about backlinks

  • you expect instant results

  • you want completely hands-off PR

  • nobody within the business can contribute expertise

  • you need investor relations

  • you require lobbying or public affairs

  • you require highly specialist corporate communications

  • you expect PR to guarantee new clients or revenue

If we do not think our approach is suitable for your business, we will tell you.

Why Fair Public Relations for Professional Services?

Fair Public Relations was established in August 2015 to provide experienced, journalist-led boutique PR without the inflated retainers and impersonal structures associated with many traditional agencies.

We help founders, experts, small businesses and growing companies turn what they know, do and stand for into meaningful earned media coverage.

Fair Public Relations is led by Founder Jordan Baker, a former UK national journalist with more than a decade of PR experience.

Jordan’s career has included working with internationally recognised brands, organisations and public figures, including Amazon, Jameson Whiskey, Dolce & Gabbana, the UK House of Commons, Joan Collins and Britney Spears.

Fair PR supports clients across the UK, US and Canada.

Clients work with a dedicated PR team, headed by Jordan and supported by experienced PR professionals, writers and former journalists.

We help:

  • shape your positioning

  • identify authority themes

  • define your strongest spokespeople

  • develop media angles

  • draft expert commentary

  • pitch journalists

  • respond to journalist requests

  • develop stories

  • monitor opportunities

  • follow up

  • track coverage

  • strengthen positioning over time

Clients also have a WhatsApp group with the team and access to a client portal where they can follow campaign activity, pitching, coverage and updates.

We are honest about what we think will work.

We will tell you when an idea needs strengthening.

We will explain where we believe the strongest opportunity sits.

And if we do not think our model is appropriate for your business, we will tell you.ill Have Questions? We’ve Got You

Personal, Relationship-Led PR

Professional services businesses are not interchangeable.

A law firm needs different positioning from a marketing consultancy.

An accountant has different expertise from an HR adviser.

A founder-led agency has a different story from an established professional practice.

A management consultant may need a different media strategy from a property adviser.

We take time to understand:

  • your business

  • your services

  • your customers

  • your founders

  • your partners

  • your specialists

  • your credentials

  • your goals

  • your industry

  • your expertise

  • your opinions

  • your commercial positioning

  • the subjects you want to become known for

  • the subjects you should avoid

That understanding helps us create a campaign that reflects what is genuinely distinctive about your business.

Our technology and internal systems help us stay organised and responsive, but the strategy, relationships, writing and final PR work remain human-led.

AI supports the process. Humans do the PR.

Standard PR

Professional Services PR is delivered through Standard PR.

£797, US$997 or CAD$1,497 per month.

Standard PR starts with a three-month initial commitment.

After that, it continues month to month with one full billing-cycle notice.

Depending on your goals and media potential, your campaign may include:

  • expert commentary

  • thought leadership

  • founder visibility

  • partner and executive positioning

  • business news

  • data-led PR

  • research-led stories

  • reactive journalist opportunities

  • proactive media pitching

  • interviews

  • podcast opportunities where suitable

  • founder stories

  • ongoing media positioning

Coverage is earned and cannot be guaranteed.

Optional commercial media opportunities are separate from Standard PR and any media fee is paid directly to the relevant publication or provider.

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You can read our full FAQs for more information on how we work, reporting, approvals, AI, media contacts and what to expect from earned coverage.

Ready to Build Your Professional Profile?

If your business is built around credible people, useful knowledge, specialist expertise, original data or a strong point of view, Professional Services PR can help turn those assets into wider visibility.

We can help position founders, partners and specialists, develop thought leadership, respond to relevant news, identify business stories and pitch opportunities across national, consumer, business and trade media.

We will also be clear about the limitations.

We do not generally promote B2B professional services for editorial service inclusion.

We cannot guarantee articles, backlinks, rankings, AI citations, enquiries or sales.

Some specialist business publications have longer editorial lead times, meaning professional services campaigns can sometimes take longer to translate into published coverage.

Optional paid media opportunities may complement a wider marketing strategy, but they are not required and any media fee is paid directly to the relevant publication or provider.

Professional Services PR is delivered through Standard PR.

Get in touch and tell us about your business, expertise and goals. We will let you know where we think the strongest PR opportunities are and whether Fair is the right fit.