“Jill Hawkins is a rare breed of PR consultant, in the 8 years that Jill and I have worked together she has never once faltered in her ability to deliver on her promises.

I have had the pleasure of working with Jill on a number of initiatives over the years and her dedication to her role and the task put to her is a testament to her skill, her drive and dedication to her trade, she has an incredible ability to look at a client’s PR opportunities and ensure maximum value from those opportunities to the benefit of both the publisher and the client.

In my opinion she is without question the best in her trade.”

Ian Irving, creative strategy director at Breed

“I have had the pleasure of working with Jill since 2009, and what can I say... she gets me, she gets my readers and she's open to ideas when that pitch just needs the slightest of tweaks. No article is too big and no article is too small and when I scream "help" she comes running in her riding boots! Ever helpful, ever happy and always honest, Jill's one of the angels on the ‘dark side’.”

Caroline Clift, editor, Stand Out

“I’ve known Jill personally for over 15 years which makes it all the more surprising that we have employed her in a professional capacity for a number of years now! Jill is a fantastic PR person – by which I mean that she loves to sit around chatting while drinking copious amounts of wine. She also has a remarkable talent for fancy dress.”

Simon Clayton, chief ideas officer, RefTech

“We appointed Jill Hawkins in 2014 to manage the PR for the Conference and Hospitality Show in Leeds. Jill had an immediate and powerful impact on our media presence. Her experience, contacts, and knowledge of the meetings industry has made her an invaluable part of the CHS team, so much so that I have expanded her remit to include other events and some personal PR for me too. I have no hesitation in recommending her services.”

Emma Cartmell, managing director, CHS Group UK

“Jill Hawkins is one of the true, small band of really knowledgeable PR leaders specialising in the UK meetings industry. I have valued Jill's insights, pro-active pitching and intellectual vigour since first meeting her on my first day in the business. She is a consistent champion of her clients, while possessing an incisive intuition for what the media require, and in what format. She makes the process of connecting the industry's various parts a holistic process, producing results all round. I have no hesitation in recommending Jill as one of the most effective PR performers around and hope to benefit from tapping into her knowledge and skills for many more years to come. The oil in aniseed is commonly used to ease griping: Jill's company Aniseed certainly has a track record of soothing journalistic pains, by adding flavour to company press releases and feature material, which are most often distilled into a powerful media liquor able to pack quite a punch.”

Paul Colston, managing editor, Mash Media (Conference News, CMW)

"I have known Jill for some years and have always been impressed by her in depth knowledge of the meetings industry. Jill has a strategic mind and is able to translate this to an operational reality. She provides key insights in a progressive and positive way and is accessible and a great team player. I was delighted when Jill was appointed as part of the team to support the Meetings Show UK."

Paul Kennedy, director and owner Kennedy Integrated Solutions and strategic business advisor at The Meetings Show

“I have nothing but praise for her professionalism, dedication and knowledge. We appointed Jill to work with us due to her in depth knowledge of the industry, and also her infectious enthusiasm for both PR and events and she was also able to deliver excellent ROI for The Centre through these excellent skills.”

Sue Etherington, head of international sales and industry Relations, The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

“Jill knows her stuff, is easy to work with and totally believes in a collaborative approach and acting as an extension of my team. These days everything has to be monitored and value demonstrated - this is where Jill comes in to her own. Not only does she spend time to agree and define objectives...she then consistently over delivers, ace!”

Francesca Heap, sponsorship manager, The Royal International Air Tattoo

“I have worked with Jill for more than ten years - first in my position as group editor at Haymarket Media Group and more recently as a freelancer. Jill is professional, quick to establish exactly what's needed and always hits a deadline. She is a popular figure on the events scene and her experience and expertise in all things, media, marketing and experiential make her a journalistic asset.”

Mike Fletcher, London & Partners contributing editor, freelance journalist, editor

“As journalists and copywriters, we find good PRs are like gold dust, providing a key link with the industry you're reporting on and a vital source of information and inspiration for the content we produce. They are also a great way of adding value to content by placing it in front of the right audiences at the right time. We have consistently found Jill to be a key source of PR gold!”

Ian Whiteling and Pete Roythorne, freelance journalists