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About City Road Communications

A London B2B PR agency owned by a media business. We know what makes media work because we build it.

  • 20+years’ experience each across our leadership team, in journalism, publishing and communications
  • 5 yearsaverage tenure of our team
  • 70%of our retained clients have worked with CRC for more than two years

Who we are

City Road Communications is a London B2B PR and strategic communications agency. We work with businesses in financial services, technology, property, hospitality and professional services, helping them lead the conversations that matter in their industries through clear positioning, strong content and media relations built on experience.

We know what makes media work, because we build it

CRC is part of Media Ventures International (MVI), which launched UKTN, the UK’s technology news publication, and PropertyWire, one of the most read B2B property news sites in the country. Our founders have built and sold media businesses over more than two decades, including Mortgage Introducer, the UK’s leading mortgage intermediary publication.

That gives us something most agencies do not have: a daily, working understanding of how editors commission, what journalists need, and what makes a story run. Our clients benefit from that understanding on every campaign. UKTN and PropertyWire remain editorially independent; CRC clients receive no preferential treatment.

How we work

  • Senior involvement. A director is involved in strategy and quality on every account.
  • Stable teams. The average tenure in our team is five years, and 70% of our retained clients have worked with us for more than two years.
  • Measured against objectives. We agree what success looks like before we start and report against it every month.
  • Transparent. You will never have to chase us for an update.

Our team

Our team combines former business and technology journalists with senior B2B communications specialists. Every client works with a director on strategy and quality, supported by an experienced account manager who runs delivery day to day.

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Recognition

CRC has been shortlisted at the Headline Money Awards two years running: for Small Agency of the Year in 2025 and PR Agency of the Year in 2026. We have also been shortlisted in the UK Agency Awards 2025 and the Financial Promoter Awards 2026. Our clients’ coverage has appeared in the Financial Times, The Telegraph, Forbes, Sky News, City AM, TechRadar and many more.

The City Road Communications team standing in front of the illuminated Headline Money Awards 2025 backdrop
The City Road Communications team at the Headline Money Awards 2025, where CRC was shortlisted for Small Agency of the Year.

Frequently asked questions

Who founded City Road Communications?

CRC was founded in 2017 by Marco Callegari and Ramesh Sharma, who have worked together in financial services and B2B publishing since 2005. They met at Charterhouse Communications, an AIM-listed financial publisher, and in 2008 founded The Publishing Group, which became MVI, the business behind UKTN, PropertyWire and City Road Communications. Day to day, client work is led by our directors, Dominic Pollard and Rachel Mitchell.

Where is City Road Communications based?

Our office is at 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX, a short walk from Old Street and Moorgate stations. We work with clients across the UK and internationally, from London fintechs to lenders in Guernsey and technology businesses in continental Europe.

What makes CRC different from other B2B PR agencies?

Three things. First, we are part of a media business that publishes its own titles, so we understand from the inside what editors need and what makes a story run. Second, a director is involved in strategy and quality on every account, supported by an experienced account manager. Third, we specialise in a small number of sectors, particularly financial services, technology and property, and combine media relations with research-led campaigns and AI visibility, so clients are found in the press and in AI-generated answers.

CRC is part of MVI, which owns UKTN and PropertyWire. Can clients buy coverage in those titles?

No. UKTN and PropertyWire are editorially independent, and their journalists decide what to cover on news value alone. CRC clients receive no preferential treatment, and we never promise coverage in any MVI title. What our publishing background does give clients is an inside understanding of how editors work and what makes a story worth covering, which we apply across the national and trade press.

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