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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

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

Have you ever wondered why nobody seems to like or share your brand’s Facebook posts? Do you want to know

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

7 easy ways you can get involved with the #BenefitToSociety campaign

I’ve been working with a fantastic team on a campaign called Benefit To Society, which aims to challenge negative stereotypes

What should be in your communications kit?

The modern communicator is asked to turn their hand to lots of techniques, and if you want to be prepared

Dealing with negative social media comments – dos and don’ts

The subject of dealing with negative social media comments crops up in almost every communications training session I run, so

The top 10 of UK public sector tweets of 2017

Yes, public sector tweets can be exciting and interesting! In the public sector, we often have small, or no, budgets

Public engagement: crap apps, Lego, conversation and politicians

Public engagement is something all public services do, and many do badly. This is an opinion piece on crap apps,

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