The 2018 Global Digital report, by Hootsuite and We Are Social, has revealed that the internet now has 4 billion users. That’s more than half of the population of the entire planet. This presents a fascinating opportunity for communications professionals, with perhaps almost their entire target audience now online. So how can you make the… Read More How to make the most of 4 billion internet users
The 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer has hit the headlines, with figures showing trust in the media has fallen below 50% in 22 of the 28 countries surveyed. What’s more: “A remarkable 63% of the 33,000 respondents to Edelman’s 18th annual global survey said they no longer knew how to tell good journalism from rumour or… Read More Credibility, clarity and trust: my views on the Edelman Trust Barometer
January 2018 marks my one year in my role at KOR Communications. July 2018 will be two years since I graduated. Now I know I’ve not been around long, but I’d like to think I’ve learnt a thing or two over the past two years. I recently completed the PRCA/PR Week PR and Communications Census and some… Read More Public relations in 2018
Last week, I attended a presentation by Kenneth Woods, Principal Conductor of the English Symphony Orchestra. His topic: Leadership without words. Now, to someone like me – hoping to progress in my career, to lead a team and be someone that junior staff look up to in the future – it was a real lesson… Read More Leadership without words: Lessons from an Orchestral Conductor
Crisis communications, the part of any PR practitioner’s role that they hope they never have to do. But, inevitably, it is going to happen. And whilst bad crisis management fuels the problems further, if handled well, a crisis could be the making of your company. So, what counts as a crisis? A negative comment on… Read More Crisis communications can make you or break you
You’ve more than likely heard the debate in the news this week with the public supporting a ban on unpaid work experience that lasts more than four weeks. It’s a controversial subject as, in some cases, it’s not necessarily black and white; it’s all about finding a balance. Work experience has been essential in getting… Read More Unpaid internships: Striking the balance
This year, I was thrilled to have been shortlisted for the annual Reginald Watts Prize for Insight, run by the PRCA. The annual prize commemorates the thought leadership, writing, and forethought of former PRCA Chairman, CIPR President, and UK CEO of Burson Marsteller, Reginald Watts. The prize challenged PR practitioners aged 25 or under to submit… Read More PRCA Reginald Watts Prize for Insight
