EAST VILLAGE.

EAST VILLAGE. is an advertising and PR agency based in Birmingham, founded in 2013 by Tara Attfield-Tomes. It works with female founders and leaders across every stage of growth, on both a retained and project basis, across multiple sectors. The agency operates EV. Speakers, a female-only speaking agency. Its in-house team handles strategy, storytelling, account management, and execution. An Advisory Board provides senior-level intelligence across AI, media, podcasting, and personal brand.

The agency also works with expert freelancers including GEO experts, ghostwriters, photographers, and podcast producers. EAST VILLAGE. has worked with the Living Well Group for over five years, and secured features in Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, and the Independent for MyBliss within six months. It provides press coverage and product launches, personal brand and speaking stages. Tara Attfield-Tomes is also founder of The 51% Club, EAST VILLAGE.'s sister organisation, which has 2,000+ members across five city hubs.

Press coverage for smaller brands is the specialism that runs through the feedback on this Birmingham agency, with national placements cited as the tangible result. Work secured in titles such as the Independent, Cosmopolitan and Men's Health is attributed to campaigns that delivered within a handful of months rather than years. Olivia Furniss is singled out for quickly absorbing a brand and producing releases that journalists picked up, and Holly is credited with being professional and swift to respond.

A recurring theme is the strength of the agency's media relationships, which clients link to coverage of a scale not usually expected by a business of modest size. The team is described as warm, friendly and capable, with one account recalling that they listened closely, took on the vision and pursued agreed goals without let-up. Communications were handled so efficiently that the client felt assured and in command across a substantial memorial project. Creative thinking and outcomes beyond initial hopes feature alongside the sense that delivery is paired with genuine warmth.