AKA Communications

What AKA Communications does

AKA Communications is a London-headquartered, private communications agency founded in 2019 that serves clients in the hospitality, nightlife, travel, and wellbeing sectors, including restaurants, bars, and consumer food and drink brands. The firm positions itself as a progressive, full-service agency that operates on both local and global scales, with physical offices in London, Dubai, and New York and stated reach across seven or more major countries spanning Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific including Japan.

The agency's core offering is communications and storytelling services, with no proprietary technology platform disclosed. In 2024, it extended its product surface through Reiwa Publishing, a managed entity offering a Corporate Publishing Plan that enables businesses to produce and distribute books documenting their values, culture, and case studies via print-on-demand, Amazon, and e-book channels. The agency has assisted in launching over 40 titles through this arm.

The business model is services-led, with pricing not publicly disclosed and a sales motion built on organic presence through Instagram and LinkedIn and direct outreach. The firm operates with a small team of 11–50 staff and has no disclosed funding, investors, or parent company.

Name

AKA Communications

Legal name

AKA Communications

Website

https://akacomms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AKA Communications is a London-based private communications agency founded in 2019 that provides PR and storytelling services to clients in hospitality, nightlife, food and drink, travel, and wellbeing, with offices in London, Dubai, and New York.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Relations and Communications Services

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (541820), Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Brand Campaign & Integrated Communications Agencies (MPAAAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital PR & Social Media Communications (MPAAADAJ), Social Media & Community Management (BPAFAAAE)

Keywords

• Communications agency
• Hospitality PR
• Brand storytelling
• Food and drink marketing
• Travel communications

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

AKA Communications is a full-service communications agency that delivers PR, brand storytelling, and strategic communications for clients in the hospitality, nightlife, restaurants, bars, consumer food and drink, travel, and wellbeing sectors. Through its managed entity Reiwa Publishing, the agency also offers a Corporate Publishing Plan that helps brands create and distribute books via print-on-demand, Amazon sales, and e-book channels.

Product overview

AKA Communications operates as a progressive full-service communications agency focused on hospitality, nightlife, travel, and wellbeing industries, serving clients ranging from restaurants and bars to consumer food and drink brands. The company offers communications agency services and, through its managed entity Reiwa Publishing, provides a Corporate Publishing Plan that enables businesses to create and distribute books documenting company narratives, values, and stories via print-on-demand and digital channels including Amazon and e-book platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Publishing Plan A service that helps businesses create books documenting their values, culture, product development stories, and case studies for use in recruitment, sales, and PR. Includes print-on-demand capabilities, ISBN acquisition, Amazon sales, and e-book creation.
• Full-Service Communications and PR

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Frank PR: UK consumer and lifestyle PR agency with strong food, drink, and hospitality credentials. Comparable to AKA in being a mid-size boutique serving consumer brand storytelling in similar verticals.
• Hope&Glory: London-based consumer and corporate PR agency serving brands in food, drink, travel, and lifestyle. Directly comparable in size, vertical mix, and integrated communications model to AKA.
• W Communications: UK-based integrated PR and communications agency with strong consumer, lifestyle, food, and travel practice. Comparable as a multi-market boutique serving similar brand storytelling mandates.
• Taylor Herring: Award-winning UK consumer and culture PR agency with crossover into food, drink, and travel brands. Comparable as a creative, story-led London boutique competing for similar consumer and lifestyle retainers.
• Manifest London: London-based PR and communications agency with consumer and lifestyle brand focus. Comparable as a boutique competitor pitching for similar hospitality, food, and travel accounts in the UK market.
• Beattie Communications: UK-based integrated communications group with consumer and lifestyle practices, including food and hospitality. Comparable in size, geographic base, and full-service communications model to AKA.
• Seven Dials PR: London-based boutique PR agency specializing in food, drink, and hospitality — directly comparable to AKA's primary vertical focus. Both serve restaurants, bars, and consumer food/drink brands with storytelling-led communications.

Broad incumbents

• FleishmanHillard: Global communications agency with deep consumer, food, and lifestyle practice. Comparable in serving similar brand clients across multiple geographies, though with materially greater resources and integrated offerings.
• M&C Saatchi Public Relations: Global PR and communications arm of the M&C Saatchi network with consumer, food, and travel practices. Comparable as a competitor for similar briefs, but offers wider network resources and cross-discipline integration that AKA cannot match.
• Edelman: Global top-tier PR firm with a major consumer, food, and travel practice. Comparable in serving the same brand decision-makers, but at vastly larger scale with proprietary tools (Edelman Trust Barometer) that AKA cannot replicate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/akacommunications
• Instagraminstagram.com/akacomms
• Xx.com/aka_comms
• Facebookfacebook.com/AKAComms

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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