Simon Wakeman - marketing, public relations and digital communications

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

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