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Tag Archives: innovation
Wide awake for creativity
I heard recently about some research that stated people needed to have a short nap in the afternoons to be at their best all day. The researcher said that it should be a nap of between five and 20 minutes … Continue reading
Can we be more connected?
I am becoming increasingly desperate to own Google Glass. I keep hearing about the developments and apps that are becoming available and it makes me want them even more. As the year started I mentioned the prediction that wearable technology … Continue reading
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Tagged bluetooth, communication, innovation, social media, social networks, technology
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Festive campaigns – engaging or a waste of time?
We are rapidly hurtling towards Christmas now and it is a time when all the big brands are on a full on offensive to corner the market. This means we are facing a minute by minute barrage of festive advertising … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign, Christmas, communication, festive, GMP, Greater Manchester Police, innovation, social media, social networks, twitter
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Agent for change, champion of new technologies….no longer just the communicator
Communication professionals are now being asked to do much more than just deliver effective public relations or reputation management. With the changing environment, it is clear that a successful communicator has to be about much more. Boundaries are being torn … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, innovation, internal communication, PR, public relations, recession, social media, social networks
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Talk a good job
I had a great opportunity last week to talk about communication, social media and policing in two very different situations. The first chance was speaking to students at Rochdale Sixth Form College at a careers day both about working in … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, GMP, Greater Manchester Police, innovation, PR, public relations, social media, social networks, twitter
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2012: a year of crisis, social media and integrity
As we head into the last few days of 2012, I decided to review what the year looked like for me through my blog posts during the 12 months. There were three clear themes that have emerged for me throughout … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, Crisis, GMP, Greater Manchester Police, honesty, innovation, journalists, local newspapers, media, newspapers, policing, PR, public sector, social media, social networks
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Does recognition really matter?
I was involved in an interesting Twitter discussion tonight considering communication and social media. As the conversation, under the hashtag #commschat, developed the discussion moved to whether awards were important or not. There were a range of views but it … Continue reading
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Living events through social media
Social media is now more mainstream and part of our daily lives. People are now finding ways to use it to enhance aspects of what they do everyday. It is now a way that we can share elements of our … Continue reading
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Tagged #facebook, communication, event, event management, innovation, Kelsall Hill, media, retweet, social media, social networks, twitter
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Resilience is the key
We are continually told these are difficult and challenging times that we are currently living through. Redundancy and unemployment are increasing and we are all living with uncertainty. Every week there seems to be a new hurdle to overcome both … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, challenge, communication, innovation, redundancy
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The blizzard of creativity and innovation
As the white stuff is settling on the ground and making driving conditions difficult it started me thinking about some of the issues I had faced during the week. Strange as it may seem the snow reminded me of communication … Continue reading
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Tagged blizzard, communication, creativity, innovation, PR, public relations, Snow
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