PR & storytelling for business and founders

Because stories make the world go round…

When it comes to storytelling - emotion is the name of the game and that’s what we’re all about at The Now Agency.

Audiences and customers might not remember facts and figures - but they remember how you made them feel - that’s the power of story and that’s what makes them stick around.

Founded and led by journalist and writer Penny Harrison, Now brings you a no nonsense service rooted in the principles of storytelling.

Our flagship storytelling workshop is all about helping businesses and founders nail their story and tell it with heart.

Our range of PR services cover everything from helping you streamline your message, to getting you featured in the media and building lasting brand recognition.

Penny is a former national news and lifestyle journalist who has worked for some of the UK’s biggest media companies.

She has written for and edited national newspapers, global news sites and women’s magazines.

Her news sense and understanding of story and how to tell it with impact drives her passion for helping businesses nail their PR.

“Stories find the places in us that matter. They make us feel, help us change and urge us to act - that’s why your business story needs to hit your audiences right in the heart.”

Penny

YOur pr partner

Our PR service is specific to you.

We pride ourselves on being straight talking, often advising more on what you don’t need - than what you do. And we don’t charge silly prices for little return.

We get to know you, we spend time understanding your message and who needs to hear it, then we work with you to help raise your profile through meaningful media coverage and powerful storytelling.

We want your PR to have genuine purpose - it really matters to us.

Work With Us
Work With Us

our flagship story workshop

Bring your team together or sign up to do this one to one. We dig into the power of story, help you shape and define yours and understand how to tell it, consistently and with heart.

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the brainstorm story workshop

This one’s about analysing why your business storytelling isn’t connecting, digging out ways to hook your audience and coming up with a plan to help you grow.

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What they say…

  • I've worked with Penny on and off over many years but most recently she supported the small charity stories team I work in, doing intense story development for a very high level campaign. She was brilliant, unflappable, incredibly quick and the consummate compassionate interviewer. We would have been lost without her and her impeccable news sense! Hope to work with Penny again very soon and can't recommend her enough!

    Sarah Welsh, British Heart Foundation

  • Penny has a real gift for quickly understanding both the heart of a brand and the humans behind it. She has an incredible ability to draw out the gold and shape it into a powerful story that resonates with the right audience. Our clients loved working with Penny, and I did too.

    Luana Ribeira Founder and Managing Director, Dauntless PR

  • Penny is absolutely fantastic to work with and I recommend her without hesitation. She is a breath of fresh air and a very welcome antidote to those W1A-style PR agencies that talk jargon, charge the earth and deliver nothing.it is not just about the quality of Penny’s work. Penny “gets it” very quickly and then sets about finding ways to make a difference.

    Ben Slade. CEO

  • I am delighted with the quality of Penny’s work and as a team, we really enjoy and value her input.

    Sue Langley, charity CEO

  • Penny's story workshop has been one of the highlights of our year. we still refer to it when planning comms - massively recommend.

    J Hands, startup founder