by Hel Reynolds | Jul 12, 2021 | Comms Cartoons, Comms life, creativity, PR, Productivity, Social Media
If you’ve been through the comms approval process a few times, you’ll know: the pain is real.Getting through layers of people to edit and sign-off a piece of content – whether it’s a video, a design, a press release or other copy – it...
by Hel Reynolds | Nov 23, 2020 | Comms Cartoons, Comms life, PR, Social Media
I made up a word: “commsplanation’. Have you ever been commsplained? It’s where someone who is less qualified than you, or less experienced, explains something to you. They get hold of the tiniest amount of knowledge, and suddenly they’re...
by Hel Reynolds | Dec 31, 2019 | creativity, PR, Social media strategy, strategy
As a creative PR and comms trainer, I’m often asked, ‘What is the future of PR and communications?’ It’s a fun and daunting topic to explore. Will tech advances change the industry completely? Will robots steal our jobs? How can we change to future-proof our careers...
by Hel Reynolds | Sep 4, 2018 | Blog post, creativity, Facebook, PR, Productivity, Social Media
I’m sharing some advice for a career in communications as part of the second #CommsCreative challenge: to blog useful tips for other communicators (read more about the challenge here). I’m now old enough to have enough bags of experience to fill all of...
by Hel Reynolds | Aug 20, 2018 | Blog post, creativity, Innovation, PR
Ever have that feeling when you see something so nifty, and simple that you wish you’d thought of it? That was me when I saw this very creative communications strategy template from Sarah Yates, Broxtowe Borough Council’s brilliant Corporate Communications...
by Hel Reynolds | Jun 13, 2018 | Blog post, Innovation, PR, Productivity, Social Media, Twitter
It’s amazing how invigorating it can be to get out of the office to learn and network with other communications professionals. Yesterday I loved hosting the NHS Confederation’s Communications Conference 2018, and I’m so grateful to share some...
