Category archive: Personal development
Is there such a thing as advanced?
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Liam Fitzpatrick questions whether advanced internal communications actually exists.
Tags: liam+fitzpatrick, professional+development
Categories: Internal communications, Marketing, Personal development, Public relations
A sound bit of branding theory
Thursday, June 14th, 2007 at 11:11 pm
James Hammond is a man with some interesting theories on branding. I went along to hear what he had to say.
Tags: brand+halo, brand+strategy, Branding, james+hammond, Marketing, Personal development
Categories: Branding, Marketing, Personal development
Starting the CIPR diploma today
Monday, June 4th, 2007 at 6:00 am
I figured it was about time I got myself a PR qualification, so today’s my first day studying for the CIPR Diploma in Public Relations.
Tags: Careers, chartered+institute+of+public+relations, CIPR, CIPR Diploma, CIPR+Diploma, Personal development, Public relations
Categories: CIPR Diploma, Careers, Personal development, Public relations
Do good presenters need Powerpoint?
Thursday, April 26th, 2007 at 6:30 am
That beloved business tool, Microsoft Powerpoint, was the topic of much discussion in the office yesterday.
Tags: Personal development
Categories: Personal development
Job hunting and social networking sites
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Personal branding is more important than ever before when you’re hunting for a job, and social networking sites have an important role to play.
Tags: Blogging, Careers, ecademy, linkedin, Personal development, recruitment, selectminds, Social media
Categories: Blogging, Careers, Personal development, Social media
Reviewing “Life’s a Pitch”
Friday, March 9th, 2007 at 7:50 am
I’ve been reading Life’s a Pitch, a new book by Stephen Bayley and Roger Mavity about how we can pitch more effectively every day of our lives.
Tags: bantam, book+review, Business development, ellee+seymour, lifes+a+pitch, Marketing, outside+line, Personal development, personal+effectiveness, pitching, Public relations, public+relations, Reviews, richard+bailey, roger+mavity, stephen+bayley, stuart+bruce
Categories: Business development, Marketing, Personal development, Public relations, Reviews
Thoughts on developing your people
Thursday, February 15th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
Anna Farmery at the Engaging Brand blog has a nice post about what you can do to develop your team members. She has some good and easily actionable tips for helping develop the skills of your team. I’ve added a few of my own too.
Tags: anna+farmery, managing+the+team, Personal development, personal+branding, personal+development, the+engaging+brand
Categories: Personal development
Essential skills for listening
Friday, February 9th, 2007 at 7:20 am
Be able to listen, and actively show you’re listening, is a really valuable skill in business. It can help you develop relationships more effectively with colleagues, managers, clients and suppliers.
Tags: leo+bottary, listening+skills, personal+development, professional+development
Categories: Personal development
Feedback on CIPR social media guidelines
Monday, January 8th, 2007 at 7:13 am
Late last year the UK’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), of which I’m a member, published its discussion paper on social media. I’ve finally had a chance to respond with my thoughts.
Tags: Blogging, chartered+institute+of+public+relations, CIPR, Personal development, Podcasting, Public relations, Social media, social+media
Categories: Blogging, Personal development, Podcasting, Public relations, Social media
Delivering the New PR - London
Saturday, November 11th, 2006 at 12:10 am
Just arrived back from Delivering the New PR in London today - an excellent conference on using social media tools in public relations.
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Categories: Blogging, Marketing, Personal development, Podcasting, Public relations, RSS, Social media
How to be a great PR consultant
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 at 2:50 pm
Stephen Davies has kicked off a discussion about what it takes to become a great PR consultant. He’s published five tips for starters, and Heather Yaxley has added her thoughts too.
Tags: consultancy, consultant, personal+branding, PR+consultant, public+relations
Categories: Business development, Personal development, Public relations
I’m going to Delivering the New PR
Friday, October 6th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
I’m pleased to say that I’m going to be going to the Delivering the New PR conference in London on Friday, 10 November 2006.
Tags: Blogging, personal+development, Podcasting, public+relations, social+media, video+podcasting
Categories: Blogging, Personal development, Podcasting, Public relations, Social media, Video podcasting
Clarity is a good thing
Saturday, September 30th, 2006 at 9:21 am
After a particularly manic week on all fronts, it’s good to take a few minutes out and reflect on what’s behind some of the bizarre goings-on at work.
Tags: Marketing, personal+development, public+relations
Categories: Marketing, Personal development, Public relations
Being a new generation marketer
Sunday, September 10th, 2006 at 7:13 am
Troy White has a good post about the wide range of tools that are now available to marketers.
Tags: Careers, Marketing, personal+development, social+media
Categories: Careers, Marketing, Personal development, Social media
Managing your personal brand
Thursday, August 24th, 2006 at 7:07 am
A post today on Duct Tape Marketing reminded me of a conversation I had with a colleague a few days ago about personal branding. We were talking about why I had a website and why I took the time to create it and blog regularly on it.
Tags: business+development, Careers, Marketing, personal+development, public+relations, social+media
Categories: Business development, Careers, Marketing, Personal development, Public relations, Social media
A great resource for managers
Tuesday, August 8th, 2006 at 5:55 am
I’ve just finished listening to my first podcast from www.manager-tools.com. The site features literally hundreds of podcasts on management-related topics.
Tags: Careers, personal+development
Categories: Careers, Personal development
Marketing yourself better
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006 at 5:36 am
I’ve recently been involved with the recruitment of a number of marketing roles, and have been amazed how badly marketers market themselves.
Tags: Careers, Marketing, personal+development
Categories: Careers, Marketing, Personal development
Marketers need digital experience to get on
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006 at 8:58 pm
Full mix experience in marketing used to mean knowing what you’re doing both above and below the line. Yet now, to be a full mix marketer you need to know how to manage and execute digital campaigns properly.
Tags: Marketing, personal+development, public+relations
Categories: Marketing, Personal development, Public relations
Is public sector marketing good for your CV?
Sunday, January 15th, 2006 at 6:27 pm
When I moved to a marketing and PR job in the public sector, colleagues at the time were surprised. The experience I’ve gained so far has been invaluable, and I’d go so far as to say I think every marketing or PR professional would benefit from spending some time working in the public sector.
Tags: Careers, Marketing, personal+development
Categories: Careers, Marketing, Personal development
Chartered Marketer status
Thursday, July 1st, 2004 at 6:11 pm
I now hold Chartered Marketer status from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).
Tags: Careers, Marketing, News, personal+development
Categories: Careers, Marketing, News, Personal development
On the move
Monday, February 2nd, 2004 at 6:09 pm
I have today started my new interim role as Account Director as Enterprise IG.
Tags: Careers, News, personal+development
Categories: Careers, News, Personal development
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