The 6th annual UnAwards close on Wednesday 30 October. So you still have time to enter, get yourself shortlisted. You really, really should enter.
by Darren Caveney
Read morecomms top trumps
Hands up if you remember the kids card game Top Trumps (get your hands on Google if you don't). Well, a chance encounter on Twitter led to a potential creative twist on the traditional CV for Daniel Cattanach.
by Daniel Cattanach
Read moreevery mind matters – every story helps
Asking questions. Checking in with friends and colleagues. Listening. We comms people should be really good at this stuff in relation to health and wellbeing in our industry. The truth is we haven’t always been up to scratch. But I sense we’re getting better, in no small part because of brave people who have stood up and told their stories.
by Leanne Ehren
Read morethe unawards: they’re not just for christmas
With three weeks to go until the submission deadline, there’s a great way for all entries – not just the winners – to provide ongoing inspiration long after the December ceremony.
by John-Paul Danon.
Read morefrom comms officer to deputy ceo – my story
I’ve always believed that the skill set and qualities needed to be a really effective CEX/CEO and a great Director/Head of Comms are actually very similar. Yet so few senior comms people end up in the very top jobs, So it’s great to see one of our own do just that…
by Laura Skaife-Knight
Read more3 things I learned this week – volume 13
On my consultancy and training travels around the UK I get to learn so much from other people. And so, I thought I would begin sharing some of it more regularly via the somewhat obvious blog post title of ’Things I learned this week’ 😊
I hope you like volume 13
by Darren Caveney
Read more3 things I learned this week – volume 12
On my consultancy and training travels around the UK I get to learn so much from other people. And so, I thought I would begin sharing some of it more regularly via the somewhat obvious blog post title of ’Things I learned this week’ 😊
I hope you like volume 12
by Darren Caveney
Read morewhy the lord mayor of birmingham opened a comedian’s kitchen
Social media can still be a force for good. And opportunities to engage on social can come from the most surprising places. So when the taxi of opportunity comes along make sure that you jump in…
by Emma Brady
Read morenominate someone brilliant in the unwwards19
We know that a common complaint from comms professionals is a lack of recognition for their work. The UnAwards19 is your chance to change that. In a big way.
by Darren Caveney
Read morethe unawards19 are open
The 6th annual UnAwards launch TODAY. They're the most accessible industry awards around. Now is not a time to quietly sit back and hope your boss recognises and appreciates your efforts. So try and get yourself shortlisted for an UnAward to really put your work on the organisational map.
by Darren Caveney
Read moregoing full hippy. and why that’s a good thing
You know that feeling when you experience something truly special and the benefits go on and on and on? And inspire you to be better?
by Darren Caveney
Read moreconvincing your critics - strategic communications and the value of senior buy-in
Strategy, strategy, strategy. We talk about this a lot in the industry so how do we do it, how do we get buy-in and how do we truly embed one? Here’s a new case study to give the inside track on how.
by Lucy Denton
Read moreassume i’m too stupid to understand: what chernobyl taught us about comms
I’ve always said that there are comms lessons all around us. And even in a TV show.
by Alex Kellett
Read moretaking a swipe at comms, again. but can we do more?
Priti Patel was the latest politician to give comms a kicking this week, over a modestly paid social media role with Dorset Police. The usual ‘non job’ stuff we’ve seen for years. Sigh. But is there still more that we can do to prove our worth?
by an anonymous guest blogger
Read more3 things I learned this week – volume 11
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 11
by Darren Caveney
Read moredid someone say – whisper it - clip art?
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
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