Simon Wakeman - marketing, public relations and digital communications

Looking for UK local government communicators

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 at 5:00 pm

I’m looking for UK local government communicators to help with my CIPR Diploma research project.

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Categories: CIPR Diploma, Podcasting, Public relations, Public sector, Social media, Twitter, Video podcasting

Launching Behind the Spin online

Monday, April 7th, 2008 at 8:13 pm

Last week I launched the new website for public relations magazine Behind the Spin.

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Categories: CIPR Diploma, Public relations, Web development

CIPR Diploma - Planning Assignment

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 at 11:08 pm

The results for the CIPR Diploma planning assignment are out and I’m mighty relieved.

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Categories: CIPR Diploma, Public relations

Choosing a public relations dissertation topic

Monday, February 11th, 2008 at 10:10 pm

I’ve reached the final hurdle in my CIPR Diploma studies - researching and writing the 6000 word personal project.

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Categories: CIPR Diploma, Public relations

I am still here, honest

Thursday, September 20th, 2007 at 10:22 pm

I’ve not had the time to blog anything like as often as I’d wished to over the past month and a half, but now I’m back.

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Categories: CIPR Diploma, News, Web development

Looking back at the CIPR Northern Conference

Friday, June 22nd, 2007 at 2:50 pm

I presented at the CIPR’s Northern Conference in Newcastle yesterday and enjoyed the opportunity to find out about PR in the north-east.

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Categories: Events, Podcasting, Public relations, Public sector, Reviews

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.

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Categories: CIPR Diploma, Careers, Personal development, Public relations

CIPR Northern Conference

Monday, May 28th, 2007 at 8:20 pm

Next month I’ll be running a workshop session at Northern Conference in Newcastle looking at podcasting in the public sector.

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Categories: Events, Podcasting, Public relations, Public sector, Social media

What’s the difference between marketing and public relations?

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007 at 10:36 pm

At a workshop session yesterday I was asked what was the difference between marketing and public relations.

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Categories: Marketing, Public relations

Public relations versus search marketing - the future of PR in an online world

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007 at 9:32 pm

The latest white paper from Daryl Willcox makes interesting reading for public relations professionals.

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Categories: Marketing, Public relations, Statistics, research and analysis, Web strategy

CIPR social media guidelines agreed

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007 at 8:11 pm

Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) president Lionel Zetter reports a busy day of meetings last Wednesday in his latest blog post on PR Voice. He also confirms that the CIPR Council has agreed the new social media guidelines for members.

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Categories: Blogging, Public relations, Regulations and laws

CIPR social media guidelines

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 at 5:55 am

With the deadline for responses fast approaching there’s a trickle of PR bloggers responding to the social media consultation from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR).

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Categories: Blogging, Podcasting, Public relations, Regulations and laws, Social media, Video podcasting

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.

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Categories: Blogging, Personal development, Podcasting, Public relations, Social media

CIPR - social media consultation

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006 at 9:27 pm

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has just published its consultation document on social media.

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Categories: Blogging, Podcasting, Public relations, RSS, Social media

CIPR consults on social media

Thursday, November 16th, 2006 at 8:18 pm

CIPR president Tony Bradley has blogged about the strengthening up the institute’s ability to deal with members who flout the rules, as well as mentioning the CIPR’s social media consultation document.

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Categories: Public relations

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I blog about marketing, PR and communications, with a focus on new media and how technology can help organisations communicate more effectively.

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