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Communication Strategy That Works — 178 episodes

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Ep 177. The New Attention Economy: How 2026 Algorithms Decide What Gets Seen

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Ep 176. Book Review: Made to Stick - Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

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Ep 175. Better Together: Why Collaboration Is a Growth Strategy

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Ep 174. What Could Built Environment Firms Learn from Consumer Brands About the Art of Humble Communication When it Comes to Sustainability?

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Ep 173. Book Review: Sustainable Marketing by Michelle Carvill - 5 Key Takeaways

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Ep 172. Deep Dive with Helen Neal: Beyond the Hype - Communicating Sustainability with Substance, with Helen Neal

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Ep 171. How to Create a Mindful Workspace for Peak Productivity

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Ep 170. February Productivity Stack 2025: The Best Tech & Non-Tech Tools & Strategies for Work-Life Balance

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Ep 169. Book Review: How to Stop Overthinking by Chase Hill

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Ep 168. Your 2025 Communication Strategy Blueprint: Winning in the Modern Communication Landscape

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Ep 167. Five Top Tips to Thrive in 2025 - Without Losing Your Mind!

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Ep 166. Launch Your Voice in 2025: Why I Created the "Start and Launch Your Audio Podcast Coached Programme"

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Ep 165. Placemaking Communications: Turning Developments into Thriving Communities

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Ep 164. Unlocking the Power of Word-of-Mouth: Lessons from Jonah Berger's 'Contagious'

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Ep 163. Capturing Community: How Film is Transforming Storytelling in New Housing Developments

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Ep 162. Building Buzz on a Budget: How Startups Can Harness PR for Growth

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Ep 161. The Importance of Mental Well-Being in PR: Navigating the Challenges of Difficult Situations

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Ep 160. The Importance of Issues Management: A Reflection on My Conversation with Amanda

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Ep 159. Deep Dive with Amanda Coleman: The Calm Before the Storm: Preparing for Communications Crises

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EP 158. Transforming Internal Chaos to Calm: reflections from a guest podcast with Jenni Field

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Ep ​​157. 5 Ways Data Can Revolutionise Your Communication Strategy

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Ep 156. Unlocking the Power of SEO: Benefits and Best Practices for Businesses

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Ep 155. How to Write Effective Briefs as a Non-Expert and Why It Matters

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Ep 154. Confronting Imposter Syndrome: My Reflections on Growth in Podcasting and Coaching

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Ep 153. 'Deep Dive' with Jo Twiselton: Unpacking Coaching, Mentoring, and Self-Help

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Ep 152. Rerun: How brand advocacy could help manage reputation impact in your business

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Ep 151. Rerun: People do business with people, not brands

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Ep 150. Deep Dive on Building Relationships That Matter

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Ep 149. Unlocking Success: Skilling Up in and refreshing your skills

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Ep 148. 4 Ways to Implement AI into your Workflow

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Ep 147. Deep Dive with Ben Lee: Embedding AI into your team

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Ep 146. Unlocking the Power of Data: The Key to Amplifying Your Communication Efforts

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Ep 145. Harnessing SEO: The Unseen Pivot in PR Success Measurement

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Ep 144. Deep Dive with Adam Driver - Demystifying SEO

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Ep 143. Developing a Creative Mindset: Strategies for Boosting Innovation and Originality

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Ep 142. Creativity, Environment, and Procrastination: Unlocking the Secrets of Creative Strategy

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Ep 141. How to 'unboring' your comms 'Deep Dive' with Helen Reynolds

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Ep 140. The Importance of Customer Feedback in Brand Reputation Management

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Ep139. Brand reputation, Gen Z, and honesty in communication

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Ep 138. 'Deep Dive' with Steve Leigh: using research to improve your brand reputation

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Ep 137. How AI is Changing the Game in PR and Comms

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Ep 136. Deep Dive with Jo Twiselton - Strategic Communication & People-Focussed Change

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Ep 135. Autumn comms hacks; how to make the most of your time

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Ep 134. The Power of Public Relations: 5 Tips to Impact 'Know, Like, Trust' with customers

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Ep 133. A/B Testing for Behaviour Change Campaigns: A Comprehensive Guide

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Ep132. Turning Customer Problems Into Campaign Ideas

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Ep 131. Empathy and Integrity: Keys to Successful Communication

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Ep 130. Why now is the time to use audio content as part of your strategy

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Ep 129. The Power of Values-Based Content Creation: Importance, Target Audience, and Top 5 Trends

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Ep 128. RERUN! How not to fail at comms: A simple measurement framework

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Ep 127. 'Deep Dive' - How Campaigns Can Improve Your Strategy

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Ep 126. How to start a podcast - a 10 point checklist

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Ep 125. RERUN! Why we need to set strategic goals

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Ep 124. Getting into your (work) flow with your comms planning

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Ep 123. Making it count; are you getting value from your event strategy?

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Ep 122. RERUN! Ten Tips to nail you first or next speaking opportunity

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Ep 121. Prove it! 4 Ways to use Demographic Data in your PR Campaign

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Ep 120. My ten steps to a short but effective crisis plan

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Ep 119. Are your case studies talked about? How to create the right ones that fly

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Ep 118. Are you doing your homework? 5 ways to improve your PR strategy using competitor analysis

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Ep 117. Insight: 3 things stopping you from starting a podcast

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Ep 116. Spring Clean Your Comms: A holistic look at your next comms plan

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Ep 115. 'Deep Dive' with Andy Barr: All things Digital PR

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Ep 114. Should you Outsource or Upskill your Comms?

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Ep 113. Public Relations & Automation; Opportunities and Challenges ahead

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Ep 112. Talking to stakeholders about sustainability

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Ep 111. Deep Dive with Shayoni Lynn, Part Two: Misinformation, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theory

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Ep 110. Deep Dive with Shayoni Lynn, Part One: Behavioural Science and PR

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Ep 109. RERUN! Time to set Strategic Goals?

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Ep 108. 12 Tips of Christmas: Part Two

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Ep 107. 12 Tips of Christmas: Part One

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Ep 106 - End of year review: What's worked and what's not?

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Ep 105. Top Ten Tools for efficiency and time saving

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Ep 104. Skills & Themes for your 2023 Comms Strategy

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Ep 103. How resilient is your comms plan? Business continuity, issues and reputation

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Ep 102. Are you being efficient with what you have?

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Ep.101. Comms That Works 101 - Two years of the podcast

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Ep 100. Odd couples: PR and Culture

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Ep 99. Does an economic downturn mean scale back or build up to you?

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Ep 98. RERUN. Hey marketers! 5 tips on using PR to build trust in your B2B product or service

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Ep 97. New CEO? What's your plan for the first 100 days?

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Ep 96. Why flexible working and productivity are essential for comms jobs

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Ep 95. PR and the quest for truth and transparency

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Ep 94. How brand advocacy could help manage reputation impact in your business

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EP 93. Why we need reflection time in order to be productive

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Ep 92. Storytime - why storytelling is relevant and how to use it

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Ep 91. How to get your comms mojo back post-summer

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Ep 90. Hive mind the comms (skills) gap in your strategy with a skills audit

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Ep 89. Summer Hacks Series (part two) Act with purpose - how to reflect on your comms success

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Ep 88. Summer Hacks Series (part two) How do you know if the comms is working?

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Ep 87. Summer Hacks Series (part two) Getting your message out there.

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Summer Hacks Series (part one) Cutting through the noise with messages that resonate.

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Summer Hacks Series (part one) How well do you really know your customers?

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Summer Hacks Series (part one) Why you need a purpose and goals

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Ep 83. Is social media a waste of time for B2B?

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Ep 82. Why we need networks and connections as part of our comms

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Ep 81. How not to fail at comms: A simple measurement framework

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80 - Case study: Using a white paper to build brand credibility in a new market

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Ep 79. Taking a slice of 'owned' content from the PESO pie

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Ep 78. The big myth about PR and comms pros

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Ep 77. Why personality and tone is important for your content

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Ep 76. Using demographic data and insights for your PR campaigns

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Ep 75. RERUN! How do you talk about going green?

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Ep 74. Why now is the right time to use audio in your communication mix

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Ep 73. Message mixups: do you know who's buying or benefitting?

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Ep 72. Why you need stakeholders and advocacy to be an integral part of your PR strategy

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EP 71. Seven ways to use the media in your B2B PR strategy

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EP 70. RE RUN! How PR can help your business

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Ep 69. Using live events and webinars as your content strategy

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Ep 68. ESG reporting and managing reputation issues

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Ep 67. How to squeeze the most value from trade shows

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Ep 66. Using Newsjacking successfully

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Ep 65. IWD Special: Changing behaviour and influencing choice

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Ep. 64 Three ways to use business books in your strategy

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Ep 63. People-led PR; Building personal credibility and brand ambassadors

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Ep 62. RE-RUN! Why investing in long-form content is a good strategy

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Ep 61 - Hey marketers! 5 tips on using PR to build trust in your B2B product or service

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Ep 60. Storytelling in B2B - How boring is your 'About' page?

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Ep 59. Why do we need to set strategic goals?

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Ep. 58 What are the essential comms skills needed in 2022 and beyond?

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Ep 57. 'Deep Dive' on all things social media with Helen Reynolds

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Ep. 56 ReRun! New Year: time to do a communication audit?

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Ep. 55 'Festive Hacks' series - 3 content types to try in 2022

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Ep. 54 'Festive Hacks Series' 3 things you should know about your social media

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Ep. 53 'Festive hacks' series: review, reflect and reform your comms for 2022

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Ep 52. What's your focus for B2B content in 2022?

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Ep 51. Strategic Internal Communications: How to go from chaos to calm

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Ep 50. 5 (not 50) Tips to improve your B2B comms impact

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Ep. 49 Size isn't everything: how to get big results from your PR plan

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Ep. 48 How do you communicate environmental claims?

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Ep 47. how to talk to investors

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Ep 46. 5 tips on working with B2B 'influencers'

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Ep 45. What's changed for your comms strategy post-pandemic?

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Ep 44. Work Life balance and productivity hacks

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Ep 43. Six steps to help manage potential reputation issues

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Ep 42. Content no longer king? Less is now more.

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Ep 41. Why customer service is your biggest PR tool

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Ep 40. How adaptable is your plan?

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Ep 39. RE-RUN! 10 tips on how to make the most of speaking oportunities

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Ep 38. Summer 'hacks' series: Using audio and voice effectively

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Ep 37. Summer 'hacks' series: saving time with social media

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Ep 36. 'summer hacks' series: Building B2B relationships

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Ep. 35 Summer Hacks Series! Repurposing your content

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Ep 34. How to create the right PR plan for you

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Ep 33. How AI and automation can help you with productivity

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Ep 32. Why effective communication isn't a happy accident

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Ep 31. Four reasons to do a communication audit

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Ep 30. How accessible is our comms?

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Ep 029. Making the most of in-person events as part of your strategy

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Ep 28. How to connect your brand and sales message

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Ep 27. Telling your story, when you work in a technical industry

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EP 26. Busting the myths of PR and 'spin'

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Ep 025. Using a podcast as part of your communication strategy

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Ep 24. Do you have a purpose? What it is and why you need one for your business

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Ep 23. Why investing in the right content once is a good strategy

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Ep 22. People do business with people, not brands

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Ep 21. Four tips on briefing your PR consultant to get the best results

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Ep 20. Why you should be doing competitor research right now

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Ep 19. Every picture tells a story: using images effectively in your media strategy

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Ep 18. 'Deep Dive': How to take your event online, reach your audience and create an impact

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Ep 17. Building trust and credibility in your brand using topic experts

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Ep 16. Common communication strategy mistakes and how to avoid them

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Ep 15. Using PR as a cog in your sales wheel to help customers know, like and trust you

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Ep 14. 3 tips on how to have impact with your comms right now, and save you time

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Ep 013. How to create a crisis plan and why you need one for your startup or growing business.

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Ep 12. BONUS 'Deep Dive' So you're thinking of starting a podcast? How to start the right podcast with Lynsay Gould

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Ep. 11 It's not all about winning: how to use awards to grow your business profile

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Ep. 10 Ten tips on how to make the most of speaking opportunities

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Ep 09. BONUS lockdown special: What do tomatoes and productivity have in common?

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Ep. 08 Is there anybody out there? How to find your audience reach them

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Ep. 07 How to avoid crisis and protect your growing business from reputation impact

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Ep. 06 What's your story? How to create messages with impact

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EP.05 How and when to use Public Relations in your business

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Ep. 04 How do you know if the comms is working? how to track your activity and measure success

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Ep 02. Are you a goal digger? Why you need to set communication goals

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Ep 03. How to build your very own brand fans

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Ep 01. My seven simple steps to creating communication activities with impact

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