about
Elevate Communications is an independent communications consultancy based in Auckland, New Zealand.
It was founded by Kate Drury, a seasoned marketing professional with over 18 years' experience in the fields of advertising, design and marketing communications.
Kate Drury, Director.
Kate is a versatile communicator with broad experience encompassing advertising, design and marketing roles in a range of businesses; from small agencies to large multinationals in London, Melbourne and Auckland.
Kate's vision for Elevate Communications is to make professional, effective brand and marketing communications available to all businesses, from sole traders to large corporates.
Before founding Elevate Communications, Kate worked as an Account Manager, Project Manager and Interactive Producer in UK and NZ design and advertising agencies. After a stint of wholesale marketing and managing design services in the textile industry, Kate then joined BP Oil New Zealand as Retail Marketing Manager. Kate led the Auckland team creating successful brand communications for Wild Bean Café and BP’s other retail brands before continuing her BP career as Fuels Marketing Communications Manager for BP Australia. Kate managed the team in charge of creating and implementing the full suite of brand and communication strategies for BP's fuels including BP Ultimate, Opal fuel, biofuels and premium diesel for mining and transportation.
Kate has a Bachelors degree in Advertising and Marketing from Lancaster University (UK).
testimonials
New Zealand Commercial Fuels Manager
BP Oil NZ Limited
"I have worked with Kate in a marketing capacity and fully recommend her skills and delivery of a high quality marketing programmes, well thought out and professionally executed."
Sally Feinson
Retail Marketing Manager
Z Energy NZ
"I worked with Kate for a number of years and found her to be an excellent marketer who is able to develop sound strategies and is equally capable of managing tactical campaigns within budget and on time."
B2B Marketing Manager
McMillan Shakespeare Group
Having worked with Kate, she is a great marketer with a demonstrated ability to develop and deliver marketing strategy. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Kate for her marketing capability
Owner
Axcia Limited
"When I started my business I approached Kate to assist with our company branding as well as setting up our website. She took the bull by the horns and the results were amazing, demonstrated by the amount of great feedback received from a number of our clients. I would wholeheartedly recommend Kate and the work that she does, so much so that I am employing her again."
Scot Graham
Senior Category Manager
BP Oil NZ Ltd
"I had the pleasure in working with Kate Drury at BP Oil New Zealand for three years. Kate was the Marketing Manager for the retail business within BP and in that time Kate was instrumental in driving awareness of the Wild Bean Cafe brand and offer plus of course driving and executing numerous successful projects, campaigns, and promotions (both above the line and below the line). Kate has a great passion for marketing and that combined with her strategic thinking, dedication, hard work and sense of humour make her an extremely valuable marketer."
Chief Operating Officer
Burger Fuel Worldwide Ltd
"Kate helped raise the awareness of the new Wild Bean Cafe brand with various brand campaigns and live activation at major events. Her bubbly and lively personality came through these campaigns in the form of humour and music that is still used today. Kate helped improve promotional execution for BP Retail and this resulted in many subsequent years of industry awards. She also helped design the loyalty platform. I haven't worked with Kate for a while but wouldn't hesitate to recommend her."