Mr Jon Cope

Mr Jon Cope


Jon’s experience in PR and journalism spans more than 20 years, with experience in the consumer, health and fashion sectors, both in senior agency and in-house roles and as a freelance journalist. Most recently, Jon’s freelance practice has focused on content creation for global healthcare and consumer/lifestyle brands. His current research concentrates on the use of visual materials in promotional communication. Jon's books include Creativity in PR and Communications (Kogan Page, 2025); Communicating Fashion Brands (Routledge, 2020); Fashion Promotion in Practice (Bloomsbury, 2016). He holds an MA in Critical Global Politics from Exeter University. 


Cope, J; Mayell, S (2025) Creativity in PR and Communications. Kogan Page.

Cope, J; Huggard, E (eds) (2020) Communicating Fashion Brands, Routledge.

Cope, J; Wells, M (2018) Picturing statistical narratives: a century of data visualisation from the healthcare public relations perspective. In Visual and Spatial Public Relations: Strategic Communication Beyond Text. Routledge.

Cope, J; Maloney, D (2016) Fashion Promotion in Practice. Bloomsbury Publishing

Cope, J; Steffen, A. (2011) International Public Relations: an experiment on a virtual model of learning. Proceedings of the 14th International Public Relations Research Conference.

Cope, J (2010) When is a NIMBY not a NIMBY? The case of the St Dennis Incinerator Group. Cornish Studies 18, pp 58 - 70.


  • Communication and Media Research Institute

Sustainable Development Goals
In brief

Skills / expertise

Public relations, Creativity, Branding, Fashion and Consumer behaviour

Supervision interests

Public relations and Creativity