Simon Wakeman - marketing, public relations and digital communications

Fancy a job by the sea in Kent?

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007 at 11:24 pm

Over at Tinderhouse we’re looking for an experienced web developer or designer to join the team.

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

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

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

Myths about PR in the public sector?

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006 at 7:55 am

Sam Oakley has recently started a new PR blog and has blogged about public sector PR myths.

Tags: Careers, public+relations
Categories: Careers, Public relations

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

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