Sonim Technologies appoints Magenta

Sonim Technologies, maker of the world’s toughest phones, has appointed Magenta Associates to support the business with its public relations in the UK. Magenta will work with Sonim on a number of projects including traditional PR, events support and market research to target the more than five million workers in industries in the UK where reliability, ruggedness, total cost of ownership of communications devices together with security, safety and efficiency in their working environment are paramount.

Sonim is the provider of ultra-rugged, water-submersible mobile phones designed specifically for workers in challenging outdoor and industrial environments. Sonim’s industry-leading three-year comprehensive warranty has redefined customer expectations of rugged technology. The company provides a suite of high-performance workforce management solutions  that keep workers safe and enhance their productivity, including push-to-talk, lone worker safety services and NFC proof-of-activity services. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California and offers its products in over 50 countries.

“Sonim is pleased to be working with Magenta Associates, a specialist agency which has strong links within the facilities management sector, to enhance our marketing and PR strategy in the UK,” said Vince Galvin, Sonim’s new VP Sales Northern Europe.

Cathy Hayward, managing director of Magenta Associates added: “I am excited to be working with Sonim on such a wide-ranging brief and look forward to working with the business to increase its profile within the facilities management marketplace in the UK.”

 

 

About Cathy

Cathy is an experienced communications expert with an in-depth knowledge of the facilities management and support services industries. She launched FM World, the award-winning magazine for the British Institute of Facilities Management, in April 2004 and edited the title for seven years, latterly also as publishing director, until founding Magenta Associates in spring 2011. After leaving university in the mid-1990s, Cathy worked for FM service provider Europa before embarking on a journalistic career editing Charity Finance as well as working on business titles such as Financial Management, Supply Management and Unions Today. She has also written for numerous magazines as a freelance journalist including Marketing Week, Soccer Analyst and the IOD’s Director magazine. She holds a Masters degree in journalism, is studying for the CIPR’s post-graduate diploma in public relations and is a member of both the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and the British Institute of Facilities Management. In her professional capacity she was involved in the conference programme for World Workplace 2008, the global event for the International Facility Management Association, is a judge for the BIFM Awards and a committee member of the BIFM London region, where she was voted regional committee member of the year in 2012. She was also named as one of FMX magazine’s 40 under forty, a recognition programme for emerging talent and high achievement in the facilities management industry.
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