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Tag Archives: budget
Creativity and not cash
I am very careful with money. At work I refuse to spend money and would rather find creative ways to get results. Some years ago, before the financial crisis, there was a significant amount of money that was available for … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, challenge, communication, financial crisis, innovation, PR, public relations, public sector, recession
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Does effective communication need big money?
The past 36 hours have shown how the world of communication is a vast thing that means different things to different people. At the same time as I was talking to people about how to make an impact with your … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, communication, finances, media, PR, public relations, social media
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Reflecting on my predictions for 2014
Almost a year ago I posted eight predictions for communication in 2014 and now as we near the end of the year I thought it was worth reflecting on whether they were accurate or not. It was 1 January 2014 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, budget, challenge, communication, financial crisis, predictions, social media, social networks
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To vote or not to vote
No one could have failed to notice that today is election day. There are polling stations dotted around our streets and communities, there have been leaflets through the door, and it has been mentioned by every news channel. I had … Continue reading
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Tagged #bigsociety, BEDM, budget, communication, cutbacks, cuts, elections, financial crisis, public sector, voting
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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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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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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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Positivity: the sign of a good leader.
Communicating during a time of financial pressure when staff are facing uncertainty is not an easy task. For one thing there is always criticism about how much money is being spent on both internal and external communication, and for another … Continue reading
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Is PR in 2012 just about digital?
Public relations has been undergoing a transformation linked to a number of things that have been taking place in recent years. First, there has been the world financial crisis affecting companies and businesses struggling to deal with shrinking economies. This … Continue reading
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Are we tweeting yet?
There were a few real Eureka moments for me that happened in the past week. For an organisation that is often risk averse and quite conservative in how it approaches things, they are ‘getting’ social media. On two separate occasions … Continue reading
