Talk, listen, understand. Not always in that order.
You’ve had your carrots
Some AVE stick is long overdue.
Giveaways: know your audience
The never-before seen perfect conference gift I couldn’t find the budget for.
Crisis? What crisis?
Why you should always have an answer ready – even if it’s for something you can’t solve.
Propaganda, spin and post-truth: a century of deceit
A lie by any other name is still as rancid, still as sour. Why the obsession with giving old things new names?
Lobbying and APPGs
Alison White’s inquiry highlights problems with the government’s lobbyist register – and with the CIPR-managed one as well.
A crisis of faith
You’re never too old to learn something new – and I learned a lot during 2016.
Public Relations. What’s in a name?
PR, marketing, communications: are we getting too hung up on terminology?
Personal and professional ethics
A response to a post on Influence.
Triathlon runner
Huge fun yesterday. I’d volunteered my services to help out in the media operation at the World Triathlon stage taking place for the first time in Leeds yesterday. Didn’t anticipate having to cross the course when 6,000 runners were on the course.
Wasn’t expecting to be on coach transfer duty. Which meant I wasn’t expecting to be on the start pontoon at Roundhay Park…
