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PRINTABLE CHART: A quick guide to answering people who use social media to talk to your organisation

When going on holiday and handing over a social media account or talking to a new member of staff, I

Do you get the comms butterflies of dread?

Being a creative comms person is not the easy option. You create something a little different that you think is

A PR and comms stress epidemic: survey results 2019

I am seriously concerned about the stress faced by the hundreds of comms and PR professionals took part in a

Comms and PR stress, and the workload dilemma

Stress is often seen as part of the job of being a communications, PR and marketing professional. But I don’t

Punctuation: five fun facts

It’s National Punctuation Day! So I thought I’d share five more-interesting-than-it-sounds trivia about punctuation. Because I KNOW you comms creatives

Replace your inner critic with an inner fan club

How much do you let your inner critic hold you back? Maybe it’s a comms and marketing thing, but we

Could you work with your brother or sister? Introducing my new business manager, Lel

Hey! I have taken on my first permanent member of staff, and guess what? She’s my big sister! Introducing Lel

Great comms takes courage

For a few reasons, creative, engaging social media doesn’t just take skills and creativity – it takes guts.

12 Podcasts for comms, PR and marketing pros

I want to share some podcasts to inspire comms, PR and marketing pros, because it’s often hard for us to

Social Media Marketing Awards: I won!

On Monday, I won Freelance Social Media Marketer Of The Year at the Social Media Marketing Awards! I’m super chuffed,

Social media for a royal wedding – behind the scenes

These days during huge news events, we are all scrolling through social media to find out the latest updates and

Philippa Davies: Comms Creative Q&A

For my second Comms Creative newsletter Q&A, we have the most creative person I know. She’s a badass friend of mine

Creating a communications strategy – advice from a comms specialist

The first time I was asked to get creating a communications strategy, I was super intimidated by the task. It

My advice for a career in communications

I’m sharing some advice for a career in communications as part of the second #CommsCreative challenge: to blog useful tips for

The creative communications strategy

We can make a real difference to the impact of our comms by working to a creative communications strategy. The

How to get more engagement on your Facebook page

Yes, I want to know how to get loads more engagement on my Facebook page! Enter your name and email

Communications strategy, snakes and ladders style

Ever have that feeling when you see something so nifty, and simple that you wish you’d thought of it? That

Sarah Hall: a #CommsCreative Q&A

How can your dog make your comms more creative? Can you be inspired by whisky? Do you bring your inner-child

The Comms Creative: fancy some inbox inspiration?

Have you signed up to the The Comms Creative newsletter? Sign up now! Every month, I send an email newsletter with

Ten tips for comms pros from the NHS Communications Conference 2018

It’s amazing how invigorating it can be to get out of the office to learn and network with other communications

2018 survey: Comms in the UK housing sector

Busy UK housing communications professionals rarely get time to meet other comms teams to compare teams and work experiences. So

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