By Richard Cook, In the first week of the year, Andrew Edgecliffe Johnson in the FT, asked: Should Business Put Purpose before Profit? (Jan 3 ,2019). He states that there is “a new model for capitalism based on the watchwords of purpose, inclusion and sustainability”. So, should the new year resolution of business leaders in …
By Gemma Storey, When The Times introduced its paywall in 2010, it lost 66% of its internet readership. As of 2018, it had 255,000 digital subscribers. Should other media outlets follow suit? It seems like every other week a news site throws up a paywall around its previously free-to-view content. Of course, while it may feel …
The next edition of Influence is out on February 14th, romantic, I know. That will mark three years since the very first edition and the magazine has come a long way since then. Our goal was always to produce a magazine that tackled serious issues, looked to the future of the business and demonstrated what …
Influence Live is back and is coming February 2019! We are delighted to announce our first speaker: Formerly the UK’s youngest-ever ambassador, Jules Chappell OBE has spent her career working in the highest echelons of foreign affairs. During 15 years at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Chappell worked to strenghten the UK’s relationships around the world …
By Niki Wheeler, Director, Launch, Apparently most New Year’s Resolutions are broken by mid-January. Well, it’s now the 14th, how are you doing? In the comms business, it is important for us to maximise the opportunity that New Year New You season brings now and throughout 2019. Back after the holidays and fitness classes are packed …
By Alex Lewington, PR & Digital Recruitment Consultant, Reuben Sinclair, A new year often marks the time for reflection, particularly on your career and happiness within your current job. We’ve put together a ‘career MOT’ to help you assess whether it’s time to make a change, however big or small. 1: Keep on learning One of the …
By Kerry Sheehan, Chart.PR, AIinPR Vice Chair, Artificial Intelligence will further empower PRs, communicators and marketers during 2019, enabling us to work smarter faster. AI really is an intelligent assistant to us and not a threat to jobs. However, we do need smart PRs to diversify and do good things with data, machine learning and AI …
