
Impress Media founder John Harris
Established by John Harris in May 1991, Impress Media currently represents trailblazing Australian companies including battery manufacturer Redflow Limited, car-to-car communications pioneer Cohda Wireless, wireless communications firm MIMP, Melbourne-based ERP specialist Evolution Business Systems (EBS) and nanotechnology materials innovator Nano-Nouvelle.
Impress Media also provides PR services throughout Australia and New Zealand for global cybersecurity specialist Centrify.
Technology entrepreneur and Executive Chairman of Redflow Simon Hackett has used Impress Media for PR since the year 2000, when he decided to build Internode into a national broadband company. “I’ve worked with John on media relations for 16 years, and will continue to do so, because he is simply brilliant at what he does,” said Simon

Redflow Executive Chairman Simon Hackett
“Through the majority of the life of Internode, working with Impress Media allowed Internode to build and develop an authentic voice for our endeavours, so that whenever we had some news to impart, the technology media was consistently willing to listen, and was consistently prepared to give us more than our fair share of space and time with which to tell our story.
“It’s been an excellent working relationship that I’ve now carried on into my subsequent business endeavours including Redflow / ZCell, where that nearly two decades of established credibility for our collective work together is resulting - again - in our obtaining excellent coverage for our messages from journalists who are consistently willing to listen.
“In terms of media relations, it really doesn’t get better than that.”

Ally Zwahlen
“Whether he’s developing interesting local stories, interpreting global announcements for ANZ distribution or arranging interviews with Australian journalists, John communicates Centrify’s value in a smart, efficient and effective way.”

Paul Gray
Paul Woods
John Harris said he still enjoyed helping smart companies get their message out, even after 25 years. “While the tech industry has changed enormously in that time, I really enjoy telling the stories of interesting companies,” he said.
“I’ve met fascinating people and made wonderful friends among clients and journalists during the past two and a half decades. I also get to overhaul the business every few years, as clients change and technology evolves, so it’s rarely dull.
“Apart from opening a nice bottle of red, the only thing we’re doing to commemorate our 25th birthday is to launch a new website this week, so please let me know if it anything is missing.”
To learn more about Impress Media PR services, call John Harris on +61 8 8431 4000 or email john@impress.com.au.
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