Fast Forward

Devlin Brown is a communicator and strategist. Having started his career in the creative arts, he built a successful and diverse career in tier one media publications, including various section editor roles, digital editor roles, sub editing and writing. When he made the decision to switch to PR it was anchored in his very strong writing ability and keen understanding of media decisions around what constitutes newsworthy content - a superpower of sorts... if his job was to delete PR pitches he certainly knew how to build pitches and content that editors want to receive. 

However, it was when he started cutting his teeth in the PR world that his strategic mindset came to the fore. Devlin's impact stretches well beyond content and PR and he is often enlisted to brainstorming and business strategy sessions for his fresh perspective and creativity. His unrelenting orientation is to immerse himself into a business and its objectives so that all counsel and services drive meaningful business value - across the marketing and brand messaging spectrum.

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What do business leaders say?
 

"Devlin and Fast Forward have been instrumental in raising the awareness of our new, growing, local brand in the renewable/ circular economy. Well versed and amazingly adaptable, able to see the links in other industries and utilise them to tell our compelling story. Always on time and always professional." - Lance Dickerson, REVOV co-founder and MD.

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"Since partnering with Fast Forward Communications, WeThinkCode_ has seen exponential growth in the visibility of our brand and the market's understanding of what exactly we do. As a non-profit software academy that is determined to drive inclusion in South Africa's tech sector, our ambitions are always monumentally larger than the size of our organisation would suggest. The Fast Forward team doesn't just get this, they strive to make sure we achieve those goals. They engage with a perfect blend of heart and hard core strategy. They listen intently to our goals and then apply their wealth of experience to sharpen that message and amplify it. Thanks to this partnership, our brand is visible to the right people as they are now able to engage with us on the ideal platforms and see us involved in relevant discourse about how our organisation is effective and impactful. I cannot overstate how much of a game changer our partnership with Fast Forward has been. I strongly recommend them to anyone who is pedantic about how their message is framed and is ambitious about how far it goes." - Nyari Samushonga

"Our company has partnered with Devlin for many years enjoying the mutual benefits of a true partnership. Devlin is a superb writer, strategist, motivator, creative thinker and all round really fun guy to have on your team. He makes work effortlessly professional with all the mentorship and guidance firmly entrenched in his processes. He always goes the extra mile for clients and articulates their thoughts into well formulated content, every time! Its a pleasure to work with true professionals in this industry. Thank you Devlin." - Judith Middleton, CEO of Duo Marketing + Communications

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