Testimonials

Marcin Bukowski

Beyond Imagination Photography

“I wanted to take a moment to extend my heartfelt thanks for organizing such a fantastic event, Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials this year. The event was truly exceptional, and it was evident that a tremendous amount of hard work and dedication went into every detail.

Your flexibility and understanding made a significant difference in our ability to fulfill our customers’ needs, and I truly appreciate it.

Once again, thank you to you and the entire Coate PR team for your outstanding efforts. I look forward to working together again in the future!”

Branca Gebbie

The Golden Paste Company

“We are incredibly impressed with the outstanding job done by the team in managing the PR and marketing for The Golden Paste Company. Their efforts in securing media coverage in top equestrian and pet publications have significantly elevated our brand visibility. Their social media ad management has been exceptional, consistently delivering high-quality content that resonates with our audience to deliver a good ROI.

They genuinely have become an extension of the team as they live and breathe all things turmeric with us! Additionally, their coordination of photo shoots has provided us with stunning visuals for our advertising campaigns. We are grateful for their dedication, creativity, guidance and hard work in helping us to connect with our target audience. Thank you for being such an invaluable partner in our journey!”

Helen West

Bicton Arena

“The team at Coate PR are a pleasure to work with. Their proactive and responsive way of working has blended seamlessly with how we work here at Bicton Arena. They are true professionals at their trade, whether it is crisis communications or a feel-good piece, they have exceeded our expectations at every turn.

Coate PR are unique in their comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the equestrian industry. They leverage their public relations expertise to effectively engage with our audience, continually elevating our brand’s public image, and ensuring customers are aware of it, and most crucially trust it.

Working with Coate PR doesn’t feel like working with an agency, but feels more like working with your own colleagues without losing their professionality!”

 

Hattie I’Anson

British Horse Feeds & The Golden Paste Company

“The team at Coate PR are an absolute delight to work with. They act in a professional manner but with a personal touch. Each time they meet the brief with excellent creativity and results. Working with an agency that understands the business was important to us and Coate PR have nailed this, we feel they are less like an agency and more like an extension of our team.”

Richard Hease

Chairman at Stable Events

“Bringing April and her team on board to work alongside our portfolio of events has brought unrivalled knowledge, connections and creativity to our PR and marketing campaigns for The Game Fair and Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials.”
Captain Mark Phillips

Festival Of British Eventing

“April Coate and her team at Coate PR ran a very efficient Media Centre at the Festival of British Eventing and came up with new and innovative ways to promote The Festival.”

Heather Morgan

Head of Marketing, Blenheim Palace

“I had the pleasure of collaborating with April and her marketing team at Coate PR during this year’s Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials. I am writing to let you know how much I appreciate the exceptional work done by her team. Their meticulous attention to detail and organisational skills gave us a strong sense of confidence throughout the collaboration.
We maintained regular meetings to discuss various aspects of the event and devise strategies for optimising our joint marketing efforts. We harnessed our combined data resources and executed early-bird and last-minute promotional offers and a well-coordinated social media campaign. This approach resulted in a notably successful event, marked by increased ticket sales. Furthermore, the team demonstrated proficiency in managing social media coverage and efficiently handling any issues during the event. Their organised approach was a source of great reassurance for our operations team. In the aftermath of the event, we held a follow-up meeting to ensure that our future marketing strategies would benefit from the valuable lessons learned during this collaboration.
In conclusion, working with April and her team was a highly positive experience, and I look forward to the possibility of future collaborations.”
Blaise Scott-Morris BVSc MScM MRCVS

Equine Marketing and Technical Manager, MSD, Animal Health

“Since starting to work with Coate PR, we have not only found them to be knowledgeable and professional but to always bring fresh, imaginative ideas and strategies to help us achieve our goals. They have become a really valuable part of my team!”
Kate Green

Deputy Editor, Country Life

“I have worked with the Coate PR team for many, many years and they have not only a long legacy in successfully promoting horse trials, with great contacts and huge professionalism, but they have lots of fresh ideas for the sport as well. Everyone enjoys working in a Coate PR press office because it’s always friendly and fun, calm, efficient, knowledgeable and beautifully done and they understand team work with the organising office.”
Pippa Roome

Editor, Horse & Hound

“I have enjoyed working in the press offices run by Coate PR at events – the team are able to anticipate the needs of journalists before things come up and are happy to help whenever I’ve had questions or requests. They also work hard to keep the press office tidy and clean and to supply drinks and snacks, which is always appreciated!”
Katrina Midgley

Event Director, Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials

“It has been a real pleasure working with you this past year. You and the team made a real impact for us in our first year of the running the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials. The teams innovative ideas and commercial approach to the event exceeded expectations.  The expertise and professionalism of the team makes for a safe pair of hands in all situations during the whole event process.  We look forward to working with you for many years more.”

Paul Nicholls

14 Times National Hunt Champion Trainer, Ditcheat

“The team at Ditcheat has worked with Coate PR for several years through our association with Dodson & Horrell, Harry Cobden and Ditcheat Thoroughbreds. The team are very professional and manage affairs with flair and enthusiasm.”
Harry Cobden

Top National Hunt Jockey

“As a jockey I am racing pretty much every day of the week, so I often receive a number of media requests so it’s always important to make sure you are authentic and positive. Coate PR manage my media enquiries and brand ambassador roles so I know that planned activities are well thought through and a brief is sent to me in advance which is helpful as I can prepare myself.”
Liz Benwell

Editor, Equestrian Trade News (ETN)

“It’s a pleasure to work with Coate PR. The team provides clear, well written copy, always delivered to deadline.”
Tim Wilkinson

Freelancer Photographer

“I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside the Coate PR team at several high level sports events as an accredited Photographer in the Media Centre’s they’ve been managing (most recently Bicton 5* International Horse Trials). I’ve also found the team dedicated, professional team, with ‘a nothings too much trouble’ attitude, and their friendly smiles as you walk into the media centre is always welcoming in what can be an intense, high pressure environment. The Team is passionate about what they do, they’re knowledgeable, organised and can adapt to the situation. If they can keep control of bunch of demanding Equine Photographers they can pretty
much do anything! A great Team to work with and looking forward to working alongside them again.”
Hannah Cole

Photographer

“It was a pleasure to work with the Coate PR Press Office team at Bicton this year. April and Charlotte provided a fantastic service, keeping everyone informed of the programme of events, keeping all colleagues updated and provided an excellent productive and creative working environment to ensure we all met our deadlines.”

Nico Morgan

Photographer

“When Coate PR are managing the press office at an event where I am working I know that everything is going to run smoothly. I know that as journalists we will have all the resources we need and that information will be passed on to us as soon as it is available. Nobody runs a press office like Coate PR.”
Rhiannon Davies

@ridingwithrhi

“Coate PR are wonderful to work with. They are professional and communicative, but warm and inviting. They truly understand the creator landscape and individual creator strengths and content approaches, meaning they can choose carefully with each client in mind. It’s a pleasure to work with them.”

Archie Cawthra

Editor-in-Chief, Cotswold Style

“Never does Coate PR fail to exceed expectations. They are behind some of our largest collaborations and are professional and communicative throughout the whole process. Coate PR’s work is personal which makes the work they do a lot more meaningful to the reader which is very rare to see with PR agencies nowadays. It is always a pleasure to work with them.”