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Punch Records — amplifying Community Routes

Punch Records — amplifying Community Routes

123M

Combined audience, Community Routes 2025

67

Pieces of coverage in 2025

4.17M

Combined audience, 2026 so far

Overview

Launching Punch Records' Community Routes youth education programme, giving 50+ young people from Birmingham's disadvantaged and overlooked communities the chance to build creative skills across music, TV/film, production and more.

The objective

  • Launch and grow the Community Routes programme
  • Reach 50+ young people from overlooked communities
  • Champion skills in music, TV/film and production

The approach

  • Targeted local, regional and national PR
  • Built momentum around applications and launch moments
  • Sustained comms around legacy, spin-offs and commissions
  • Storytelling built on case studies and real successes

Key takeaway

By turning real stories into real coverage, FU Media is helping Punch Records open doors for the next generation of Birmingham's creative talent.

Working with Kevin and the team at FU Media has been a dream. They've helped raise our work's profile, reaching audiences of over 125 million people, but what stands out most is how deeply they care about who we are trying to reach and why. They feel like an extension of our team.

Bradley Morrison

Head of Marketing & Communications, Punch Records

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  • National Space Centre logo
  • Discover Charnwood logo
  • Visit Leicester logo
  • Jewry Wall Museum logo
  • Leicester City Council logo
  • BID Leicester logo
  • Leicester Pride logo
  • Glastonbudget logo
  • 2Funky Arts logo
  • Black Talent Awards logo
  • Best Bar None logo
  • Birmingham Law Society logo
  • Highfields Centre logo
  • Leyland — The Decorating Experts logo
  • Little Hearts Matter logo
  • Mirch Masala logo
  • Mowbray logo
  • The Spark Arts for Children logo
  • Loughborough Town Hall logo
  • Opal22 logo
  • Punch logo
  • Turtle Bay logo
  • Voluntary Action LeicesterShire logo

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