AI Consultancy

The International Maritime Festival Company was founded in 1998 and against all odds, created the incredible success story that is the international festival. Everything from the initial conceptual idea to marketing the finished product has been overseen in minute detail by our team.

Our Chief Executive, Gerard Richardson has been with the company from the start and has developed unrivalled experience in the fields of event concepts, development of socio economic policies and marketing ideas.

Credited with generating nearly a million visitors to West Cumbria since 1998 through our events, we've also generated millions of pounds worth of free marketing for the area via media releases, newspaper and magazine articles and television airtime.

Our portfolio includes 5 major festivals to date (four maritime festivals up to and including 2005), a classical music concert to celebrate 150 years of local media publishing, several Tall Ship visits including the double visit of the world famous Endeavour. The latter also included planning the return trip to Australia and handling the publicity for the event. Gerard also brings his experience of liaising with tv production companies on everything from location advice to finding props and even fronting interviews!

Recently, we've given advice on socio economic policies for businesses, participated in the development of major development reports for West Cumbria and launched a business to business newsletter which is now available on line.

Whichever way you look at it, the festival company are an incredible success story and your organisation can now tap into that success and experience.

Results count and ours are there to be seen!

Thinking outside the box:  

Ever wished you had an extra team member to help thrash out some ideas but don't want to employ more staff? Well now you can. Thinking outside the box or lateral thinking whichever term you prefer is a skill in itself and the ability to do so is not limited to a skill set or trade.

Sometimes an outsider looking in, can help identify the solution to the most complex puzzles without ever learning the direct disciplines involved and one of our favourite mottos could have been written especially to highlight this: "there's no such thing as a problem, just a solution waiting to be found".

PR and Marketing consultancy with a difference:

What we offer is something completely different. We don't claim to be the experts in web design, nor do we physically produce brochures or leaflets but we can feed your imagination and help you to create a unique solution for your business or organisation.

For more details, please feel free to contact us and see if we can help your ideas soar.

Rates:  

For short term work such as assistance with ideas and attendance at strategy meetings our rates are:
£250 per half day
£500 per full day
£2000 per week based on 5 days

Longer term contracts are negotiable. Prices are exclusive of vat at 17.5%