BLACK+DECKER™ has introduced digital brand newsrooms and multimedia public relations platforms across 16 of its markets in Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand. The global manufacturer of consumer power tools and home improvement solutions has partnered with the world’s leading digital brand newsroom provider, Mynewsdesk.
Merry Christmas dear readers! Rather than our usual top of the PR pops post we're doing a quick round up of our favourite Christmas campaigns. What are your favourite Christmas campaigns?
Former FT journalist and contemporary contributor of Silicon Valley Watcher blog Tom Foremski and Mynewsdesk's Adam Cranfield are discussing media trends and brand publishing. More and more brands are behaving like media companies, publishing content to engender engagement and affinity. What's next for the communications industry?
Recently the Harvard Business Review released their Top 100 CEO list. The findings of that research study, and in particular the way it was put together, tell me that after the CFO the top communicator at any company is the CEO’s most important team member.
What is the future of communications? What is hybrid PR like? Deirdre Breakenridge (adjunct professor in marketing & PR, New York University) shared her insights at #FutureComms14 event in London in June 2014.
Social and digital technology is playing an increasing role in the ability of brands to reach consumers. Betony Kelly (BIS), Dan Whatmough (Ketchum), Tom Foremski (Silicon Valley Watcher) and Juhani Levola (Deski) shared their thoughts on technologies of PR, in the Futurecomms14 panel hosted by Neville Hobson.
Are you on top of communications trends? We put together a guide on the communications trends and inspiring PR practices we learned at our event, #FutureComms14, which was held in London in June.
FutureComms14 brought together over 200 marcomms professionals and some of the world’s leading speakers and practitioners to discuss the latest industry trends and communications challenges of the future. In this video Peter Ingman, CEO of Mynewsdesk, tells what is takes to become a pioneer.
Over the last year we've been working hard on our Social Innovation Programme and now we're finally ready to officially launch it in time for Christmas. Up to one and fifty hundred charities in six countries will benefit from a 1 million euro initiative to make their communications activities more efficient and impactful.
Up to one hundred charities in six countries will benefit from a 1 million euro initiative to make their communications activities more efficient and impactful.
Museum of London's deputy head of comms Andrew Marcus tells how they have used Youtube successfully in engaging with their audience. Andrew will share how the comms team at this high profile visitor attraction are using YouTube as the key channel for their consumer and corporate PR campaigns. He held his presentation at FutureComms14 event, in London in June.
As the communications industry evolves, so do the professional skills required in order to stay relevant. What do we need to learn to be successful in the future? Watch what Gabrielle Laine-Peters (chair), Stuart Bruce, Vikki Morgan (TMW), Laura Bates (Heritage Lottery Fund) and Nicola Dodd (Cancer Research) has to say.
