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How to present via Zoom
Presenting via a video camera over the internet is an entirely different skill to presenting at a physical event. We’re all learning as we go.
Class of 2020 UK PR agency entrepreneurs on growth footing
The story of PR agency start-ups in the UK market is an uplifting one of innovation and new business models.
Upbeat report spotlights excellence in organisational communication during COVID-19
The GCS COVID-19 Communications Industry Report tells the story of a profession demonstrating agility, innovation and resilience.
A new term for professional communicators
The next four months are likely to be as chaotic as the last eight. Here are some of the issues that need to be front of mind as we head towards 2021.
Growing out of lockdown: how to scale an agency
COVID-19 is an opportunity for assertive agencies to scale and grow. Lean into the recovery with confidence. Good luck.
Personal lockdown lessons
As the lockdown is relaxed psychologist Simon Proudlock makes a personal inventory and suggests that we all should do the same.
The talent crisis to come: flexibility and inequality
No two lockdown experiences have been the same. Now employers must pick up the pieces.
Lockdown creative industry awards 2020
There's no need for industry awards for at least 12 months. I've written up the winners across all categories.
Releasing lockdown
Strong leadership and strategic planning is needed to remodel organisations.
5 tips for running virtual events at scale
Conferences and events don’t transfer easily to the web but the PRCA, Provoke Media and the Virtual PR Summit have thought hard about how to create successful virtual events.
PR will re-emerge from COVID-19 leaner, smarter and better connected
Koray Camgoz, PRCA head of communications and marketing, shares an uplifting vision of collaboration and community as the PR industry heads towards recovery from COVID-19.
How COVID-19 will impact PR practice and skills
COVID-19 is accelerating the modernisation of PR practice and skills. That’s daunting but it’s also incredibly exciting for individuals and organisations willing to invest in the future.
Lockdown letter: brainstorming second order COVID-19 effects
As lockdown is released it will create a wave of second order effects. We’ve an opportunity to create a better future.
Brand conversations during COVID-19
COVID-19 has led to a massive upheaval in how organisations communicate. Here are some of my favourite marketing and PR examples from my network.
Lockdown letter: Zoom fatigue, checking in with Maslow and future plans
Day 46 in lockdown. This is my sixth letter. It’s become a form of weekly therapy.
Lockdown letter: Communities respond to an inequitable crisis
The crisis is having a devastating impact on financial capital but has led to a huge rise in social capital.
The journey from lockdown
We need to figure out how to live with the COVID-19 virus in order to release the global lockdown. Only then can we look at what comes next.
Lockdown letter: humanising business and media
In celebration of the humanising effect that the crisis is having on business and media. Thank you to the influencers and journalists that are helping us along the way.
Newsprint in pain as COVID-19 bites, so what’s next?
The COVID-19 crisis has hastened the structural changes already underway in newsprint media. It’s time to start thinking about what might come next.
The crisis gets personal
Domestic disputes, worklife chaos, hyper connectivity fatigue and planning for Q4 2020 and 2021.