NHS comms colleagues have had an incredibly tough few months. And it’s not over yet.
by Jane Appleton
Read moreis guilt good for our mental health?
A deep and thoughtful post about guilt and mental health to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week 2020.
by Shavaun Glen
Read moreparlez-vous covid?
there is nothing about this that is “common sense”
emergency stop: a chance to reflect during mental health awareness week
We already knew that mental health was an issue in the communications and PR industry before COVID-19. Heaven knows where we’re at with it now. So the opportunity for some time-out to reflect during Mental Health Awareness Week is incredibly timely.
by Darren Caveney
Read morewanting to be right
The launch of the Government’s new ‘Stay Alert’ slogan prompted a huge debate across the communications industry. Some liked it, some didn’t. Whatever your personal view, it’s healthy for our industry to have honest debate and different perspectives shared.
by Shavaun Glen
Read morethe streets aren’t empty, they’re full of stella: messaging madness is risking the health of our nation
Well I’ll never forget VE Day 75. But for all the wrong reasons. It, and the new government messaging which followed, is a communications car crash.
by Darren Caveney
Read morecelebrating ve day
Celebrating VE Day is a reminder that we can save the generation who secured a future for us
by Alison Clark-Dick
Read morewhy communications doesn’t always get the professional respect it deserves – part 1
Anyone can do comms, right? Why communications doesn’t always get the professional respect it deserves, and what to do about it.
by Anna Caig
Read morehomework: my values
Values. We all have them, whether you have thought them through or they just sit in your unconscious. One comms team have been working theirs out.
by Andrew Kirby
Read moredropped – the latest episode of the talking comms pod. you’ll love it
If you’ve already run through your entire Netflix watch list fear not – the new Talking Comms Pod is out.
by Darren Caveney
Read more7 things i’ve learned about me and my team during lockdown
Well lockdown has certainly been a time for us to reflect and make adjustments in our lives. One comms head shares her own largest lessons…
by Louisa Dean
Read more3 things I learned this week – volume 19
Well the days all feel the same right now. But they still throw up some pretty important learning…
by Darren Caveney
Read morethe landscape of lockdown
why communications is an essential service
As communicators, we’ve always known that communications is an essential service to the effective running of an organisation. But not everyone else has always shared that view. Maybe the times they are a changing…
by Amanda Nash
Read more3 things I learned this week – volume 18
Well the days all feel the same right now. But they still throw up some pretty important learning…
by Darren Caveney
Read morea moment to last a lifetime
It’s the type of crisis you hope to never have to deal with as a comms professional and the Manchester Arena attack continues to have a lasting impact on all involved.
by Amanda Coleman
Read morebranding home truths in a lockdown
Now, more than ever, it’s vital to have a smart communications and marketing strategy. Here’s one approach to consider.
by Kathy Kyle Bonomini
Read morewhat is happening to you?
The thing that I’ve realised most deeply through this lockdown experience is that we believe that everyone is experiencing it in the same way.
by Shavaun Glen
Read moreit’s all gone a bit ron pickering – 3 essential tips for getting through covid-19
Has there ever been a tougher time to work in communications? One comms manager likens it to an iconic children’s TV show…
by Shaun Gibbons
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