As your business grows and scales, your business functions begin to mature and what may previously have been done by a sales & marketing expert may evolve into a fully-fledged sales force as well as a dedicated marketing function. However, the trajectory of this...
Opinion Articles
Why every business should care about sustainability
Those of us who care about the environment have been left in disbelief at the Government’s watering down of its commitments to sustainability. Rishi Sunak announced last week that the deadline for stopping the sale of petrol and diesel cars, as well as that for...
Using Midjourney AI Images Commercially – What You Need to Know
Midjourney is an amazing AI tool to create images, that bring your PR, content and comms to life, but if you want to use it commercially, then you need to understand the pros and cons. Midjourney is quickly becoming one of the most popular AI tools for generating...
SEO & PR – How to use SEO and PR together for maximum effect
How should you integrate your SEO and PR for maximum impact? We look at how they intersect, themed content creation and beautiful backlinks.
Using AI Tools in PR – 3 mistakes to avoid
In B2B communications, as in most other industries, the integration of cutting-edge technologies has become essential for crafting compelling narratives and maintaining a brand's reputation. Among these innovations, AI tools like Bard and ChatGPT have emerged as...
A PR freelancer’s experience of working with EC-PR
Gina Hollands has worked in the PR industry for 20 years. In December 2022, she left a senior position in a PR agency to go freelance. EC-PR was one of her first clients. Here she shares what it was like to join the EC-PR team as a PR freelancer.What was your...
How should you use AI in crisis management?
Crisis management is a critical function for companies, whether they’ve invested in an in-house public relations (PR) team or a PR agency. In 2023 many are wondering if crises could be averted with the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI)...
10 Mistakes to Ensure your PR Campaign Fails
Some behaviours foster greatness while others smother potential. In this blog we take a light hearted look at some behaviours that will accelerate the failure of your public relations team. We've been very fortunate enough to have very rarely come across these...
The Sussexes: an abject lesson in the value of brand and reputation management
The Sussexes have lost their Podcast and Spotify contracts - the reasons given are around the quality and quantity of their content. They are apparently lazy and unproductive: “f*cking grifters” I believe was the expression used by a Spotify Exec. I’ve expressed...
How PR agencies manage business reputation
The power of perception. Reputation is all about perception. Reputation is how you are perceived in the minds of others. It results from what you say, what you do and what is said about you.What affects business reputation? Words and behaviour. Words - your message,...
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