1996: Patrick Peal breaks loose from Group Lotus after five years heading up the communications department. He freelances with Band & Brown Communications in London, and quickly hatches a plan with Nick Band to establish an office closer to his home in Norfolk
1997: Band & Brown Communications in the east of England opens for business – in a shed in Patrick’s garden
2000: Donna Chessum (neé Barker) leaves her post as corporate brand manager at Norwich Union to join Patrick as co-director, and the agency moves into new offices in Norwich
2004: Five-strong and bursting out of its old offices, the agency moves to The Grange on the northern perimeter of Norwich
2006: The agency wins Team of the Year for the second year in a row at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) East Anglia PRide Awards
2008: The agency celebrates ten successful years in business and re-brands as Tribe to reflect its individual culture and independent streak. Tribe wins Team of the Year once more at the CIPR East Anglia PRide Awards
2009: Tribe comprises 11 staff and an elephant, Aimee Mimosa. We are proud to have been finalists in the EDP Business Awards for Staff Care / Staff Development for the last three years
2009: We launch TribeTV, a cost effective video production service to produce and distribute video content online. Online communications become integral to the PR plans for many of our clients
2010: Tribe Training becomes another new service to help clients communicate more effectively. Workshops and 1-2-1 training sessions cover the PR basics to crisis communications and using social media
2011: Tribe wins the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Outstanding Consultancy of the Year (East Anglia) - for the fifth time in seven years
2012: Tribe achieves the gold standard of service for the PR industry – the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) Consultancy Management Standard. The internationally recognised Consultancy Management Standard (CMS) is the industry’s quality certification system for public relations firms. The Standard is an assurance to clients that Tribe adheres to strict quality standards in management, communication and service delivery