Delivering communications and driving engagement across the maritime sector
Strategy.
Marketing.
Public Relations.
Digital Comms.
Stakeholder Development.
Our Sectors
"Watermark is the definitive maritime marketing communications and engagement agency, successfully helping businesses achieve global and sector reach"
Watermark Communications is a boutique public relations, marketing, and engagement agency headed by Hannah Kent Colls.
Based at the world-renown National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK, our knowledge is founded on decades of operating across numerous maritime and marine prime sectors and sub-sectors. This is also combined with out-of-sector experience ranging from start-ups to multinationals, providing our customers with unique solutions and positive outcomes.
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As one of our clients commented, "If Hannah thinks she can deliver value to your business, I would take it seriously." This is very true. At Watermark we only work with organisations where we strongly believe that we will deliver value.
Hannah
Lead & Overall Delivery
Jamie
Web Dev
Jess
Creative Design
Our Skillsets
At Watermark we focus on maximising our clients' potential and reach, primarily within the marine and maritime sector.
The Watermark team is passionate about communicating and engaging with stakeholders, to help deliver growth and value to your business through:
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​assessment and honing of marcom strategies and engagement plan
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launching and building brands
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engagement with new and existing prospects and stakeholders
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penetration into new markets
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curating engaging content to reach audiences across all channels
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pitching and creation of compelling media features and whitepapers
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driving thought leadership
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maximising presence at events
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spearheading lead generation and lead conversion
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devising and delivery of influential social and digital strategies
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production of creative design of collateral and digital channels' media
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leverage of our longstanding press, media and key influencer contacts​
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What We Do
Strategise
We provide a clear future vision, which reinforces your corporate values, and defines the methodology and attributes required to deliver the desired results.
Influence
We help to encourage influence, directly and via key opinion leaders (KOLs), third party endorsement, the media, and through recommendation.
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Amplify
We devise and distribute content and your message to raise awareness of your brand and solutions, build credibility, and boost potential revenue.
Engage
We drive engagement between you and your key audience, through illustrating the value drivers and how your offering will complement their business.
Reach
We help extend your organisation's reach, through embedding key messages with existing stakeholders, and attracting new audiences.
Hone
We constantly hone our work through assessment, reviewing and refining the message and offering, to ensure that it continues to match the audience.
Our Work
AEGIR NAUTICAL Branding - PR - Launch - WebDev
BLIND SAILING Public Relations - Onboard Support
WALKER MARINE DESIGN Marcoms - PR - Launch
MAINPRIZE Marketing - WebDev - PR
SEAGLAZE Strategy - Marcoms - PR - WebDev - Launch
AMC Strategy - PR - WebDev
AMC, WMD & ANGLOCO PR, press call
SEAWORK Event Comms & Press Office 2014-18
MEERCAT Strategy - Marcoms - PR - Events - WebDev
NEW & USED BOAT SALES to value of £2.6m
FIREAID ACADEMY BusDev - Marcoms - PR - Digital
MARITIME NETWORKING Event - PR
ABP & MEERCAT Networking Event - PR - Socials
HANNAH - SAILOR Often found at the pointed end...
ST GLASS Strategy - WebDev - Marketing - PR
RESEARCH PROJECT aquaculture - biodiversity
PETERS & MAY PR - Marketing - Engagement
MEERCAT Strategy - Marcoms - PR - Events - WebDev
MONACO BOAT SHOW Business Dev several clients
COMMERCIAL MARINE SEMINAR - Event - Networking
MAXI YACHTS Sales - Engagement
CEC Strategy - WebDev - Socials - PR
MARITIME PRODUCT LAUNCH Press Call - PR