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Delighted to be one of the #PRWeekJudges this year
It is award season and I am delighted this year to have been invited to join the judging panel for the PRWeek Awards 2014. I am proud of the work our industry does and to have any input into rewarding...
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PR Week 2014 Shortlist – my experience as a judge
This week PR Week announced their shortlist for the 2014 awards, which I am delighted to say Berkeley PR has been listed in the best technology category. The previous week I had been involved in...
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Want to work for Berkeley PR? We drink a lot of coffee and are bloody...
Yesterday Berkeley PR got confirmation that it has been named as a finalist in the Thames Valley Business awards for the best place to work category. Yay us. But it is also good timing as we are...
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Crisis Comms by Branson
On Saturday morning while relaxing in Cornwall I bought a paper and sat down to read it with a coffee. Like most people I was saddened to see on the front cover of The Times the story about the Virgin...
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I will only work in a corner office with a view and a couch
This time last year I moved from sitting in our open plan office to my own private office at Berkeley PR towers. I did this because I routinely work on sensitive documents and have confidential...
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Should I hire a HR manager?
A couple of weeks ago I was interviewed as part of the entry process for the Thames Valley best company to work for award. Last year we were highly commended. This year I want to win it! The judge sat...
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What makes a leader?
I love this quote attributed to John Quincy Adams (although contested): If your actions inspire others to dream more, do more and become more, you are a leader. To be honest, I don’t care who said it....
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Part-time parents have no place in PR
What a load of rubbish but you would be surprised at how few PR agencies don’t embrace part time parents. Our industry has a culture of long hours and in particular, parents struggle with having to...
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Are PR professionals the comedians of the communication world?
Calling someone a rock star is often seen as a positive, especially in the tech world. You often read that X is the rock star of Y industry, but is this actually a good thing? Last week I went with my...
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How do you become a Superbrand?
Following the launch of the Superbrand 2015 results people up and down the country have been discussing who is and more telling, who isn’t, on the list. Chatting about this with my CEO over a coffee...
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