10 Tips to Boost Your Personal SEO
There has been an awful lot written about personal brand and how people should be aware of their digital footprint, especially students and those starting out in their careers. I hear these terms bandied around More...
Wanted: Your Opinions
One of my former lecturers at Leeds Met, Professor Ralph Tench recently contacted me to see if I could enlist the help of my fellow industry colleagues for a major piece of PR research he is involved with. As someone More...
Vacancies at Grayling
I received an email during the week from fellow Leeds Met Public Relations alumni and Divisional Director at Grayling, Justin McKeown giving me a heads up on a couple of exciting Client Executive positions available More...
Get the Champagne!
Wow! Yesterday I won a social media award for the Best Practitioner/Researcher blog at the European Public Relations Education and Research Association Spring Symposium or #ess2010 for short. This year’s conference More...
Vacancies at Edelman
Anecdotally, I know that there are some PR graduates who read this blog, so I thought it would be a good idea to post the current vacancies at Edelman which may appeal to anyone starting out in the industry or those More...
Ethics: the Cornerstone of PR
Over the last couple of weeks the topic of ethics in the PR industry has once again come to prominence; however I’ve only just managed to jot down my thoughts and have my two pennyworth. The catalyst for the debate More...
Internships available at Shine
Calling all aspiring PR people: I received an email the other day from my industry colleague, Samantha Harris at Shine Communications regarding their 2010 internship scheme. Shine have recently announced they have More...
Exciting Times
I received some great news this week – Social Web Thing has been shortlisted for a Social Media Award by the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA). The nomination is for Best Practitioner/Researcher More...
Looking Forward
I think I should start this post with an apology. So here goes: ‘Sorry’. I apologise as this blog is somewhat self-indulgent and contains my personal reflections rather than the usual focus on PR industry issues More...
Q&A with Fishburn Hedges Graduate
This post is the fourth Q&A in a series looking at PR graduate jobs, employability and other hints on getting into the industry. I’m thrilled that Oliver Money who is on the Fishburn Hedges graduate scheme More...
Practical Issues in Social Media [PRESENTATION]
Last week (Wednesday 20 January 2010) I gave a presentation to a group of NHS Graduate Trainee Communicators as part of my role at the Centre for Public Relations Studies, Leeds Business School. I presented alongside More...
