30 Oct 2009
| by Alex Aiken, director of comms at Westminster City Council
comms. So far they have developed a dozen 'primary' and 'secondary'
indicators. If implemented this could set public service comms back 20
years. One of the main indicators the audit agencies have identified is the
number of press releases issued. There is a stunning naivety in
attempting to judge comms ...
17 Dec 2010
| by Jon McLeod, public affairs & corp comms chairman, Weber
Shandwick
without sound comms planning and
execution. Most tellingly, it is web and digital platforms ...
to, and act upon, good advice before it is
too late. That means the comms dimension needs ...
04 Sep 2009
| by Alex Aiken, director of comms at Westminster City Council
be the overarching theme of our comms,
which means pushing these stories and being vigilant for potential silly ...
conducting SOS (sending-out-stuff) comms, or
just focusing on grand strategy. The narrative needs to tell ...
12 Jun 2009
| by Alex Aiken, director of comms at Westminster City Council
recently over the past ten years. Comms activity takes time to shape perceptions and detoxifying a brand ...
07 Aug 2009
| by Alex Aiken, a director of comms at Westminster City Council
'Youth' is a perennial challenge for public servants who seem unclear whether to demonise or champion young people. But the rise of digital PR demands they are better targeted as potential advocates for the goals of government.
10 Oct 2008
| by Alex Aiken, a director of comms at Westminster City Council
The worsening economic downturn brought about by the global credit crunch means that it is time for decisive leadership from local government. Every area of the country is feeling the effects, and belts are already being tightened as family budgets come under pressure.
15 Aug 2008
| by Alex Aiken, a director of comms at Westminster City Council
Congratulations are due to the students basking in their A-level achievements today, but those communicating the education agenda need to do some serious remedial work.
28 Jan 2005
| by Bernadette Eddisford, now PR and comms officer at Domino's Pizza
Jo Leah, managing director of Weber Shandwick North, on the 'intoxicating' Bernadette Eddisford.
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23 Oct 2009
| by Matt Cartmell
Birmingham City Council comms director Debra Davis has blamed her own colleagues for taking three...A consultation document written by Davis criticised the comms department
for lacking strategic ...
for measuring the
effectiveness of comms and that plans were made based on 'hunches'
rather than research. Davis' paper will lead the way for a major overhaul of comms and public
affairs. Asked why it had ...