From sun dials to websites – good comms has always been about knowing your audience.
by Julie Odams
Read morethe day i (almost) went viral during silly season
We all know, really, that social media was designed for food tweets and pictures of animals, right?
by Will Mapplebeck
Read morebig screen vs mobile screen in the battle that never was
Why are people so eager to believe traditional media can win back ground from digital – and what lessons can it teach us about spending comms budgets wisely?
by John-Paul Danon
Read morechanging the conversation about internal communications
In the world of internal communications, we seem to spend a lot of our time re-hashing the same issues. We’ve been round the houses with issues like professionalisation, gaining senior staff buy-in, and measurement, seemingly stuck in a rut of talking about the same issues in the same way. So, how could we move this forwards?
by Jenni Kampf
Read more3 things I learned this week – volume 10
On my consultancy and training travels around the UK I get to learn so much from other people. Plus, there are comms lessons all around us if we look closely enough. And so, I thought I would begin sharing these lessons more regularly via the somewhat obvious blog post title of ’Things I learned this week’ 😊
I hope you enjoy volume 10
by Darren Caveney
Read morejust answer the damn question. and why we need to do better
I know I’m far from being alone in being incredibly frustrated with the growing epidemic of our politicians refusing to answer fair questions. But is there a bit of blood on our hands here?
by Darren Caveney
Read more5 key tips to creating a campaign your sector will love
Got a new campaign to create and feeling the need to shake things up in order to make a bigger impact? Read on…
by Sara Hazzard
Read morehey, communicators: how is your customer services game?
A content customer can soon be disappointed or, worse still, lost if we fail at customer services and wreck your best comms efforts.
by Andrew Walker
Read more3 things I learned this week – volume 09
On my consultancy and training travels around the UK I get to learn so much from other people. Plus, there are comms lessons all around us if we look closely enough. And so, I thought I would begin sharing these lessons more regularly via the somewhat obvious blog post title of ’Things I learned this week’ 😊
I hope you enjoy volume 09
by Darren Caveney
Read morebe more Shelby: 6 comms lessons from peaky blinders
Surely the best British TV drama of the past five years, Peaky Blinders has provided an unlikely boost to Birmingham’s place-marketing efforts and the show offers plenty of other comms lessons too.
by Alex Mills
Read moreintroducing the #futurecomms self-assessment tool: improving your communications
How are you and your team performing? Well, hopefully. But how do you know? Here’s a brand new resource to help you find out and support you in further improving your communications.
by David Holdstock
Read moreflat-sharing: how flat-earthers got their comms wrong
Recently, my daily commute got me thinking about what awareness raising campaigns have in common with claiming the earth is flat.
Confused? Allow me to explain.
by Ruth Fry
Read more3 things I learned this week – volume 08
On my consultancy and training travels around the UK I get to learn so much from other people. Plus, there are comms lessons all around us if we look closely enough. And so, I thought I would begin sharing these lessons more regularly via the somewhat obvious blog post title of ’Things I learned this week’ 😊
I hope you enjoy volume 08
by Darren Caveney
Read morethe need to communicate about mental health
The awareness of mental ill health issues amongst communicators continues to gather pace but are enough organisations really taking it seriously and making steps to support people?
by Jade Parker
Read more3 things I learned this week – volume 07
On my consultancy and training travels around the UK I get to learn so much from other people. Plus, there are comms lessons all around us if we look closely enough. And so, I thought I would begin sharing these lessons more regularly via the somewhat obvious blog post title of ’Things I learned this week’ 😊
I hope you enjoy volume 07
by Darren Caveney
Read morehit or miss? my learning from a digital masterclass
It’s a rare treat to get out of the office to an event, especially when it’s free to attend. But there has to be a benefit and some learning. Fortunately, there was for one communicator attending this week’s Digital Masterclass in London.
by Rosie Preston-Cook
Read moreyou’re a manager but you’re not superhuman
My recent post about supporting managers who are going through difficult times prompted one communications manager to share their thoughts. They have put it far better than I could have and it’s an important read. Darren
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Read morei survived a year as a comms freelancer. here’s what i learned
Well. I made it. I survived an entire year as a freelance comms consultant. Here are seven things I’ve learned along the way.
by Ben Capper
Read more3 things I learned this week – volume 06
On my consultancy and training travels around the UK I get to learn so much from other people. Plus, there are comms lessons all around us if we look closely enough. And so, I thought I would begin sharing these lessons more regularly via the somewhat obvious blog post title of ’Things I learned this week’ 😊
I hope you enjoy volume 06
by Darren Caveney
Read morecase study: welsh water – a hidden comms gem
The water industry is a fascinating one, providing vital services to us all and boasting some of the finest engineering brains and teams dedicated to protecting the environment. Communicating this work is rich in opportunity, as this new case study shows…
by Victoria Ford
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