Testimonials
“We engaged First Tier Media (FTM) after SA Water decided to build a desalination plant in the precious aquaculture zone of Boston Bay in South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.
FTM helped us build a formidable coalition, ground campaign, and ran a really strong media and ad campaign that saw a 23% swing in the seat of Flinders and the Liberal Party firm up its opposition to the development. FTM’s strategic advice and hard work was critical to achieving that result.
– Mark Andrews, Chair of Hands off Boston Bay Coalition
Anna developed and manages the unique professional development program, Strength to Strength together with Emily Umbers. Through her reflective approach and her strength in relationship building, The team took the idea to create an accessible and impactful program that embodies the Foundation’s approach to social cohesion.
As a member of the Foundation’s Grants Committee Anna provides valuable insight into community development praxis and assists in guiding the Foundation’s granting approaches.
– Dr Sonja Hood, CEO Scanlon Foundation
“As the CEO of the peak body for non-govt disability service providers, National Disability Services, I worked regularly with David around developing strong PR stories, media preparation for interviews, and to handle potential crisis media situations coming out of the Disability Royal Commission. David managed significant amounts of coverage for NDS and his assistance on media preparation was invaluable. I highly commend him as a media professional.”
– David Moody, former CEO of National Disability Services
Working with Anna and First Tier Media has been incredibly rewarding for Environment Victoria and the Murray Darling Conservation Alliance. She brings fresh strategies, deep knowledge of the philanthropic sector and a passion for impact. Most of all, she delivers results. With Anna’s support we have made new, meaningful connections with donors and taken an already successful major gift program to the next level. I heartily recommend working with Anna and the team
– Jono La Nauze, Chair Murray Darling Conservation Alliance/ CEO Environment Victoria
The African Australian Advocacy Centre (AAAC) extends our deepest gratitude to Tier First Media for their exceptional media support in amplifying our advocacy work. FTM’s unwavering commitment to sharing our stories and highlighting the African Australians’ experience has been instrumental in advancing our mission.
We acknowledge FTM as a critical partner in our work. Their dedication to community-centred journalism and ability to create impactful narratives has significantly contributed to growing public awareness and understanding of issues faced by the African Australia community.
We highly recommend FTM for its outstanding work and look forward to continued collaboration in driving meaningful change. Thank you once again for your invaluable support and for helping us push the boundaries of advocacy through the power of media.
– Noel Zihabamwe, CEO, African Australian Advocacy Centre
"I recently had the pleasure of working with David from First Tier media in relation to our work in Afghanistan. David was extremely professional, responsive, communicative, and had a huge amount of expertise to share. On top of this, he was incredibly patient and took the time to provide feedback and ongoing support as needed. I can't recommend David and First Tier highly enough."
– Evan Jones, Asia Displacement Solutions Platform (ADSP)