Our services

With particular expertise in the energy sector, we know that engaging stakeholders and sharing information on technical project delivery can be a challenge.

Corporate Communications

dmdc is led by Diana Muriel, communications professional with more than 30 years’ experience in media and corporate communications.
dmdc is led by Diana Muriel, a communications professional with more than 30 years’ experience in media and corporate communications.

We provide a range of internal and external communications services including strategic communications development, campaign delivery, social media engagement, stakeholder management and communications impact measurement.

  • Communications strategy development – in workshops or individually – to meet the needs of  your project, campaign or more widely across the organisation
  • Stakeholder mapping and management through campaign delivery from the C-suite to targeted local communities
  • Professional writing including speechwriting, leadership blogs, specialist or technical reports and newsletters

Creative design, film and animation

Diana with members of the Centrica/Spirit Energy team at Morecambe Hub.
Diana with members of the Centrica/Spirit Energy team at Morecambe Hub.

Whether you are looking for a detailed animation to describe a technical project, or a film that informs and inspires, dmdc can work with you to create compelling visual stories across a range of media channels.

  • Visual storytelling from creating infographics to animations and film, including scriptwriting, through to post-production delivery
  • Brand identity development, refining and updating existing corporate visual identities or working with your team to develop new material

Reputation Management

As a former CNN International correspondent Diana has a unique insight into how to work with the media, particularly through a crisis.

Engaging with a rapidly changing and highly demanding world can be a challenge – especially when something goes wrong.

With two decades’ experience of managing crisis and emergency response in the energy sector, dmdc is there to help you navigate these challenges with a range of services, and a wealth of experience in national and international media to draw on.

  • Reputation management at local, national and international scale
  • Crisis and emergency response communications, with particular expertise in the energy industry
  • Communications impact measurement using a wide range of techniques and tools including online surveys, focus groups, direct request feedback and hit rate data.

Media Training and Public Engagement

Diana was panel host at EnQuest’s successful Supply Chain Forum in Shetland, February 2024.

Diana was panel host at EnQuest’s successful Supply Chain Forum in Shetland, February 2024

Understanding how the media works, and what journalists are looking for in an interview is part of our DNA at dmdc.

We can support you and your team in your preparation and presentation, helping you avoid the pitfalls and deliver your viewpoint, credibly and concisely, through our day or half-day courses for up to four members of your team.

Speaking to large public audiences is more than just about the words. dmdc can support your public engagements with the right storytelling techniques as well as coaching in presentation skills.

  • Media training for print, radio and on camera interviews
  • Mainstream and social media engagement
  • Coaching presentation skills, both shaping the story flow and providing a range of practical public performance skills

Get in touch

We’re based in North East Scotland and provide support to clients around the world.