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Motive

Motive

5.0(35 reviews)See reviews ↓·Nottingham

About the company

Motive PR was founded in 2008 and is based in Nottingham. The agency is run by directors Steve McComish and Liz Pearson; McComish is a former national news journalist who spent six years on staff at the Daily Mirror.

Motive works with consumer and B2B brands across the UK in food and drink, fashion, health, automotive, garden, travel, technology and financial services. Every client account is led by a director from day one. The agency has supported over 200 ambitious brands and has 18 years of PR experience. It has been winning industry awards since 2018.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Businesses that had previously struggled to gain online coverage describe how Motive delivered both digital and print mentions within the first weeks of a campaign, a pace that several accounts attribute to the team's grasp of how PR and search visibility interact. Clients returning after six years and others working alongside the agency for nearly a decade point to consistent results, from follow links on tier one domains to placements in publications they had long hoped to appear in.

Briefs are absorbed quickly and turned into stories that media outlets genuinely take up, with expert commentary published under clients' names. Steve is named by more than one customer as the person who makes the relationship work, credited with professionalism, patience and a willingness to explain the reasoning behind each placement rather than simply pursuing coverage. Value for money comes up often, as does the way campaigns are shaped around a brand's own audience instead of a generic template.

Teams handling their own online marketing appreciate an agency fluent in digital publishing as well as traditional press, and the flexibility shown when priorities shift mid-campaign is mentioned as a practical strength. The thread running through the feedback is measurable commercial gain, from traffic growth to endorsements, achieved through outreach that clients regard as strategic and dependable.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Kathryn Hague27 May 2026

Motive has been a true partner agency. They've driven results, challenged our thinking, and exceeded the results we wanted.

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Craig Andres27 May 2026

I contacted Motive after reading their website and being genuinely impressed by the work they had delivered and the results they achieved for their clients. Deciding to move forward with them has been one of the best decisions for my business. The team at Motive have secured placements in dream publications and provided me with opportunities to share expert insights that have since been published. Since the campaign began, I’ve already noticed an increase in enquiries and a steady rise in website traffic and it’s still early days. A huge thank you to Laighton, Emma, and Steve for their professionalism, support, and expertise throughout the process. Highly recommended.

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Lighting Legends6 February 2026

The team at Motive are professional and knowledgeable. We have been working together for several years and built a good working relationship. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this company for PR work.

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Noman Kenneth5 February 2026

At LeaseLoco, we’ve had a great experience working with Motive PR. From the outset, they quickly understood our brief and showed the depth of their experience, and shaped stories that genuinely resonated with media. The team delivered strong link volume from top-tier domains, driving meaningful KPIs. Their ability to secure high-authority placements made a clear difference to our digital performance. The team were also flexible and highly responsive, adapting quickly whenever priorities shifted and reacting fast when opportunities arose. Communication was clear, proactive, and collaborative throughout, which made the partnership easy and effective. Overall, Motive PR delivered exactly what we were looking for — high-impact PR, strong links, and a team that genuinely understands how PR works. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.

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Juliet Moran-Butcher3 February 2026

Steve and his team are lovely people who have a great understanding about how to make PR actually work and produce results - particularly for backward links.

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William Hogge8 July 2024

Motive PR were a great agency to work with and they delivered exactly what we were after. They immediately understood the brief and from the start demonstrated fantastic journalistic expertise crafting our story into a piece that journalists wanted to cover. I also particularly loved their quality over quantity approach to the task. Many agencies focus on wowing the client with the number of pieces of coverage they secure, but quantity doesn't necessarily equate to customer acquisition. Motive PR understood that we were after mass reach audio visual coverage, with a limited budget and they delivered that with a fantastic national BBC feature.

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Katie Gawley2 February 2024

Motive has a hardworking and enthusiastic team, passionate about their content and innovative ideas - at the cutting edge of digital PR.

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Contact
+441159706933www.motivepr.co.ukpoplars court, 10, Lenton Ln., Nottingham NG7 2RR
Working hours
Monday09:00–17:30
Tuesday09:00–17:30
Wednesday09:00–17:30
Thursday09:00–17:30
Friday09:00–17:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
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