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What the communications industry can learn from freestyle hip-hop
blogs What the communications industry can learn from freestyle hip-hop
Copywriting - 5th June 2023
What the communications industry can learn from freestyle hip-hop

Don’t be alarmed, but when I’m not writing white papers or articles for trade media publications, I’ll often be found jotting down hip-hop lyrics.As my day job became busier, I ...

blogs How do you find your tone of voice on social media?
Social Media - 20th June 2022
How do you find your tone of voice on social media?

What is tone of voice and what does it have to do with social media?Tone of voice is a core part of the branding process. It identifies the language, tempo ...

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Communications Strategy - 18th January 2018
c-suite marketing: why long-form content remains key

The ‘c-suite’ are the top executives in an organisation – the chief executive officer, chief financial officer and their ilk – and it’s a considerable marketing and PR challenge to ...

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Copywriting - 12th May 2015
Less is more: why ‘bite-size’ PR is the way forward

Attention spans are shorter now than 10 years ago, so choose your tactics wisely. Companies need to employ creativity to generate ‘newsworthy news’, prioritise brevity, and stay alert for breaking ...

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Copywriting - 5th May 2015
Rifle, not blunderbuss: why tailored pitches beat press releases

Companies should stop striving for the maximum volume of press coverage across multiple outlets, many of which are short on readers. Instead, they should devote more time to the outlets ...

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Copywriting - 11th November 2011
“The cat is out of the bag”: those strange sayings finally explained!

The written word is our stock-in-trade at 80:20, but the meaning of many common phrases is anything but clear. Have you ever wondered why we “pass the buck”, “eat humble ...