Seven takeaways from the CIPR Conference 2018

December 10, 2018

The 2018 CIPR National Conference addressed the topics of ‘Accountable Leadership and Social Purpose’. Exploring responsible leadership, social purpose and how brands must work harder in today’s society to maintain legitimacy, the conference brought together a host of outstanding headline speakers, workshop sessions and networking opportunities. Here are my seven key takeaways from the event. Your… Read More Seven takeaways from the CIPR Conference 2018

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PR students: Here’s how to get a job via social media

May 13, 2018

Twitter played a huge part in getting me my first job in the public relations industry. With dissertation hand in looming and end of year exam revision cramming underway, I thought I’d share some tips on how you can use social media to help to find you a job too. 1 – Follow people you… Read More PR students: Here’s how to get a job via social media

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7 of the best tools for bloggers

March 18, 2018

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

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Leadership without words: Lessons from an Orchestral Conductor

November 21, 2017

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

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Crisis communications can make you or break you

November 18, 2017

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

Public Relations and Communications

by Arianne Smart

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Leadership without words: Lessons from an Orchestral Conductor

Crisis communications can make you or break you