What journalists bring to PR
Many journalists cross over to the ‘dark side’ of PR. As with any other career transformation, some succeed and some don’t. As someone who considers two years in the IT trade pressroom as my most…
Many journalists cross over to the ‘dark side’ of PR. As with any other career transformation, some succeed and some don’t. As someone who considers two years in the IT trade pressroom as my most…
Nine in ten B2B marketers (91%) use content marketing, so do around 86% of B2C marketers*. Recent studies also show that search drives more site referral traffic than social media. With this in mind, it’s…
In the second of three discussions on Influencer Relations, I sat down with fellow independent consultants, Ste Davies and Scott Guthrie, to discuss best practice for PR professionals looking to work with influencers. We cover:…
A lot of PR prediction posts for 2018 will focus on the sexy world of Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). While these are all valid, there is another established medium…
I’ve been reading how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to replace PR jobs. I believe quite the reverse is true. Automating low-skilled, repetitive tasks will free many to do more meaningful, thoughtful PR. You can…
A brilliant interview with clothes retailer AllSaints reveals a major brand consciously aiming for mid-tier bloggers, proving that ‘influence’ is not all about size. Anyone who’s worked in PR will be familiar with the tiered…
As studies point to a decline in engagement rates, the focus should not be about the quantity of content marketing output; it should always be on quality. Engagement rates are on the wane, according to…
It’s time to ditch corporate speak once and for all. In the era of eight-second attention spans we need to get to the point. Fast. Here’s how. Writing for the Web is an art in…