Win a day of my time as part of Volunteers’ Week 2015
To mark National Volunteers’ Week 2015, I’m giving away a day of editing or copywriting to a UK not-for-profit or charity. If you fall under this category and would like to put your company forward to benefit from a day of my time, carry on reading. National Volunteers Week #volunteersweek, runs from 1 to 7 […]
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Read the 2015 Internet Trends report
Vertical videos are on the rise and 39 per cent of the world’s population are now on the Internet. These are just some of the facts that can be found in the annual internet trends report from Mary Meeker. It’s a must-read for anyone interested in or studying the role of online communication. Mary is known as the […]
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How to get on in Communications: Be nice
Do you have enlightened self interest? I’d not thought about that question before until Zude PR’s David Sawyer approached me to contribute to an article he was writing called How to get on in Communications: Be nice. It’s hot off the press and, in his words, features 36 of the world’s leading communication experts sharing their top […]
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The world’s most significant brands?
What are your most significant brands? The ones you couldn’t live without and would miss if they disappeared tomorrow? I live in a house powered by technology. The Internet of Things is alive and well in the Miller household due to the geekiness of my husband and I. So for me, Apple plays a key […]
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What’s on this week
If you’re thinking about starting your own business or going freelance and would like to meet with other like-minded entrepreneurs, I have news of an event for you. This Friday, 5 June, The Smart Upstart club invites you to its launch at the Institute of Directors in London. This is just one of the opportunities coming […]
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Why women don’t speak at conferences
It takes balls to speak at industry conferences, but you don’t need balls to do so. Apart from that being the cheekiest intro I’ve ever written on my blog, it’s true. Where are all the women speakers at industry conferences? This question is gathering pace after the recent Online Influence Conference in Cardiff, Wales. IBM’s […]
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How Sage uses social media for internal comms
How can you connect a global workforce of 13,000 employees? What is it like to have the most socially active CEO in the FTSE100? How you can collectively celebrate innovative communication in a transparent way? This week I spotted Sage employees Tweeting enthusiastically about #sociableday. It was clear they were sharing what they were working […]
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What’s on this week
Want to study the role of psychology in PR, attend an advanced writing course or find a new job? These are just some of the options for the next 10 days. Here’s my regular look at what’s going on in the world of comms, so you can plan your diaries from 24 May to 3 […]
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Is Thomas Cook’s sunny heart now broken?
The reputation of family-friendly travel company Thomas Cook has plummeted due to the way it handled the appalling tragedy of two children’s deaths and the fact it took eight years for them to apologise. Christi Shepherd, 7, and her six-year-old brother Bobby died from carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty boiler while on a Thomas […]
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Your invitation to Internal Communications Europe
A brand new event has been created to unite communicators across Europe on all things internal communication related, and you’re invited. All Things IC is a proud media partner of the inaugral Internal Communications Europe conference, and I’ve got news of a special offer to save my blog readers money. It is being organised by PR Week, […]
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How to run an internal festival
When did you last hold a successful all-employee event? Be honest… was it engaging, stimulating and provoked lots of sparkling conversations, or did it feel scripted, dated and staid? A housing association here in the UK recently held an internal festival (pictured), to shake up its usual format and give employees a new experience. I worked in-house […]
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What’s on this week
Fancy joining thousands of intranet and digital workplace professionals from around the world for a free 24-hour virtual conference? Now you can, as this is just one of the events coming up in the next 10 days. It’s your chance to ask questions, get inspired and see live site tours by Adobe, Barclays, EY and IKEA. […]
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