Social media algorithms can be the arch-enemy of the hardworking PR professional, with updates making it harder and harder to get content seen. However, they can also be one of your greatest tools, ensuring that good quality content is seen by target audiences. I’ve done some research into how the algorithms for Twitter, Facebook and… Read More What you need to know about social media algorithms
Whether an individual or a business, blogging is one of the best ways to showcase your expertise, share your thoughts and news, and get yourself heard. But creating, organising and sharing great content can take time. Here are my top tools for making the whole process easier: Content creation Canva Looking for an easy way… Read More 7 of the best tools for bloggers
I’m lucky enough to have never overtly faced discrimination or inequality because of my gender. I’ve never been denied an opportunity or told ‘you can’t’. Perhaps I’m one of few who can say that. And this speaks volumes in two ways. Firstly, that the women who have fought for equality over the past centuries have… Read More I #PressForProgress on International Women’s Day
“Communications objectives must be rigorously aligned to business objectives”. That was one of the key take aways from this year’s PRmoment.com PR Analytics event. Speakers from a wide range of industries took to the stage to discuss perhaps one of the industry’s more controversial topics: how do we measure PR effectively? Quality over quantity “The quantity of… Read More ‘Ending the data deficit’ – PR Analytics
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
Celebrity’s responsibility to use their status to stand up for important causes on social media was a key topic of conversation at the very first Influence Live event. Actor Ralf Little spoke candidly with CIPR president Sarah Hall about the social media minefield for celebrities with opinions, and whether hundreds of thousands of followers automatically… Read More The minefield of social media – Influence Live
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
