by Hel Reynolds | Feb 12, 2021 | Content of the week, creativity, Social Media
I expect you have seen the Weetabix and beans tweet this week, and all the brand reactions to it. And maybe you’ve guessed it: content of the week goes to all the fabulous comms pros from all sorts of brands who got stuck in with a little bit of cheeky humour...
by Hel Reynolds | Jan 21, 2021 | Content of the week, Social Media
We admire cool stuff from brands of all sorts. We’ve noticed: local government has been nailing it lately! So content of the week goes to THREE different local authorities doing COVID comms. But it’s not your ordinary safe stuff, this week, we can look at...
by Hel Reynolds | Jan 20, 2021 | creativity, Social Media
Empathy is one of the core elements to getting your social media content and tone of voice spot on. First off, knowing who your audience is: (it’s not everyone!) – then getting their attention by demonstrating that you know just how they feel. When you...
by Hel Reynolds | Dec 10, 2020 | Content of the week, creativity, Social Media
Winner of content of the week is a Christmas message video: Our Social Media Academy members, Manchester Council, have knocked this out of the park. The Christmas message video is sweet and touching and beautifully animated. What I love most is the text that...
by Hel Reynolds | Dec 4, 2020 | Content of the week, Social Media
This week we’re celebrating a cheeky and fun Facebook post from South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue (SYFR)! If it seems familiar, but you can’t put your finger on it, it’s a parody of the Burger King tweet that went viral a few weeks ago. The Burger...
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...
