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Every penny counts
In every communication department whether in-house or agency, public or private sector making every penny count has never been more critical. This is about more than just making savings or being careful with the finances. It is about showing the … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, communication, Crisis, cutbacks, cuts, financial crisis, social media, social networks
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Creative support – look and its free
These are really challenging times for all of us working in communication roles. No matter where you are the pressure on budgets is increasing and we are all trying to get something for nothing or as the saying goes ‘get … Continue reading
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Tagged #ConDemgovernment, #facebook, Audioboo, budget, communication, cutbacks, financial crisis, instagram, social media, social networks, storify, tweets, twitter
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Going for gold – the Olympic feeling
I was going to resist the temptation of writing a blog about the Olympics, but in the end I gave in and these are my observations. One of the most interesting things that I have seen since the Olympics started … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, challenge, communication, financial crisis, internal communication, London 2012, media, Olympics, social media
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But we don’t need a strategy….do we?
If you are going to set out to do something, whatever it is, then it makes sense to have a plan for what you are going to do. Having a plan is good. But to know why you are going … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, communication plan, financial crisis, plan, PR, public relations, recession, strategy
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My year in social media
As we are heading towards the end of 2011, it seems to be essential for everyone to undertake some form of review of the year. It is as predictable as the many Christmas songs that we can’t escape from the 30th November … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab spring, bloggers, communication, cutbacks, disorder, Eurozone, financial crisis, media, newspapers, PR, public relations, public sector, recession, riots, social media, social networks, tweeting, tweets, twitter
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Communicating through the cuts
With very quick and deep cuts being made to the public sector, the importance of communicating change has never been more critical. I have written before about the significant role that communications professionals have to play in the next few … Continue reading
London, social media and evaluation
The impact of social media on modern communication is becoming ever more evident. For me this was brought home again a few days ago when I spent a whole day in London all focused around discussions about Twitter. This would … Continue reading
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Tagged #facebook, #police, communication, cutbacks, cuts, evaluation, financial crisis, London, PR, public relations, recession, social media, social networks, twitter
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Communication must adapt as cuts bite
In the past few days a lot has been written about the potential impact of public sector cuts on the future of PR and communications working in those areas. It is clear that some form of communication support is going … Continue reading
What has happened to the Big Society?
Just a few months ago it was one of the most talked about things. It was making headlines, it featured regularly in postings on social media and everyone wanted a piece of it. All the interest was generated without any … Continue reading
Communication in a recession
Communication professionals need to get ahead of the financial crisis to develop a structure for the future. Continue reading
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