The company has been in existence for about five years and, during this timeframe, has expanded the size of the internal team as well as its business interests and client base.

The agency looks after communications for the likes of Spier, PPC’s Imaginarium Awards and Carrol Boyes, as well as a range of designer lifestyle brands.

The agency now employs 15 people, has a larger network of allied suppliers and a list of clients, many having utilised the company’s services since its inception in 2013.

"Now that the company has successfully moved beyond the start-up phase, it comes armed with a solid and consistent sense of its strengths. We feel it is time to consolidate all of this team experience and collective IP under a new banner," says Lauren Shantall, director of Scout PR & Social Media.

Shantall adds, "Because we’re always looking ahead for our clients, we’ve realised it’s high time for us to future-proof our own business." 

"We’ve reached the stage of our business journey where we recognise that it is better to operate under an umbrella that is not solely invested in the identity of just one of us," says Shantall. 

Scout PR & Social Media has managed the PR for the annual Design Indaba, as well as the social media for Investec Cape Town Art Fair, both of which took place in February.

In May, the agency welcomed a platform for collectable design, Southern Guild, as a new client.

For more information, visit www.scoutpr.co.za. You can also follow Scout PR & Social Media on Facebook, Twitter or on Instagram.