Monthly Archives: March 2018

Stop the boardroom debate

Posted on March 28, 2018 by amandacomms1

Once again the issue of PR as a strategic management function has been raised this time in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) State of the Profession 2018 report published today. The report says “Senior representation for the PR … Continue reading →

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To do their best

Posted on March 27, 2018 by amandacomms1

For anyone who knows what I do they will appreciate that today has been another challenging and difficult day. Ten months ago I and my team faced the most horrendous day of our lives closely followed by what has been … Continue reading →

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Click ‘I agree’

Posted on March 22, 2018 by amandacomms1

I have been watching the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica developments with interest. At he heart of this is the issue of data and who owns it, what is done with it and what does it all mean. For years people … Continue reading →

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Part of the story

Posted on March 20, 2018 by amandacomms1

It may have escaped your attention but today is International Day of Happiness and a chance for us to consider what makes us happy. That may sound like a really simple question: what makes you happy? It may be a … Continue reading →

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A question of ethics

Posted on March 15, 2018 by amandacomms1

I have had quite a bit of time to think in the past few days. Partly this is because I have spent a number of hours on train journeys and partly because I have been on holiday and a little … Continue reading →

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In honour of my Mum

Posted on March 11, 2018 by amandacomms1

It will not have escaped your attention that today is Mother’s Day. Hopefully we have all spares some time or thought about Mother’s everywhere. Even when they are no longer with us we carry our mums round in our hearts, … Continue reading →

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47 notes on life

Posted on March 9, 2018 by amandacomms1

I seem to be hurtling towards my 50th birthday and am still surprised by the fact that in my head I am still mid-20s but that isn’t what I see in the mirror. Today I reached the grand old age … Continue reading →

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The real story

Posted on March 6, 2018 by amandacomms1

Many people will have read the story about the former Sainsbury’s employee Mrs Salomon who was able to continue to work despite living with Alzheimer’s. She managed to do it only with the support of her employers who made reasonable … Continue reading →

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With a little help

Posted on March 3, 2018 by amandacomms1

The weather conditions have been the only real story in town this week. We saw people stuck in vehicles on motorways, people snowed into their homes and people struggling to get to their vital work. One thing stuck out throughout … Continue reading →

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Snow joke

Posted on March 1, 2018 by amandacomms1

For the majority of the week there has been only one topic of conversation – the weather or as the newspapers would term it extreme weather or snowmaggedon. It has dominated the media with reporters being stuck in windswept and … Continue reading →

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