Tips, news and views
We’re an opinionated bunch and this is where you find out a little more about our thoughts, our interests and our areas of expertise. In the spirit of ‘engagement’, please do read on and if you love it, share it!
Tips for networking with confidence
Networking is one of those marmite business tools. Some people love it, some absolutely hate it. Some have got by in business without ever stepping foot in or being present at a networking event. Others swear by it having brought endless new business leads back to the office. As with [...]
Time for True Starts
With January coming to an end and months begin to lose their national significance, it’s interesting to consider if resolutions survive once the January motivation is gone. Although it’s deemed one of the bleakest months, even housing what is considered the saddest day of the year – Blue Monday – [...]
How to nurture the experts of the future
“What made you want to work in PR?” “How long do you work for each day?” “How do you make work fun?” This “blue” Monday was anything but at Victoria Primary School in Keighley where three separate year groups gathered to listen to me talking about my career. It made [...]
The end of an extraordinary era
“That was a quick year,” a close friend said to me as I prepared my speech to hand over the presidency of Bradford Chamber of Commerce this week. It’s been two years. Two years! Perhaps the sheer number of changes – changes which have made this world unrecognisable from July [...]
The Importance of PR in manufacturing
Manufacturing companies play an imperative role in the success of the country. But despite being the backbone of the UK’s economy, manufacturers often undervalue how significant a role they play and how interested people are in how they are doing. This communication adds value to the business by communicating with [...]
Choosing to challenge on International Women’s Day
The theme of International Women’s Day 2021 is #ChooseToChallenge, a call-to-action raise awareness against bias, celebrating women's achievements, and taking action for equality. Our MD Suzanne Watson is President of Bradford Chamber of Commerce, Governor at Bradford Grammar School, Trustee of the National Eczema Society and a Bradford Community & [...]
LinkedIn Stories and Twitter Fleets – should you or shouldn’t you?
Unless you’ve been living under a social media rock for the last couple of months, you’ll have spotted some new – albeit familiar – additions to LinkedIn and Twitter. Both platforms recently introduced stories (or, Fleets on Twitter) to their mobile apps enabling users to share short videos or images [...]
Three ways to communicate effectively in a period of uncertainty
With ‘lockdown’ being announced as Collins Dictionary’s word of the year earlier this week, it’s safe to say 2020 is a year we won’t forget. (That, and all of the banana bread of course.) But amongst all of the worry and lack of clarity surrounding us, it’s prime time to [...]
The emoji… Barrier or banter in modern communication?
Today marks World Emoji Day, an event on our calendars which 10 years ago would’ve seemed absurd. If we needed more proof of the unstoppable pace of our world, we need only look to the field of online communication. We’ve moved from email dependency to a culture where business can [...]
Bradford Chamber of Commerce President – one year on
The adage ‘what a difference a year makes’ has never been more fitting. Alongside welcoming new and returning members to the Chamber of Commerce network, today’s Bradford Chamber annual elections marks 12 months since I became President last July. I won’t wax lyrical about ‘unprecedented times’ or the eye watering [...]
The Changing Face of the Internet
It’s no surprise that one of the major side-effects of our lockdown period has been the dramatic increase in online activity. Where once social media was painted as a cause of mental health problems, increased feelings of dissatisfaction with our lives and a platform for relentless, anonymous abuse, it now [...]
Living in a virtual reality
Over the course of the past few weeks, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve said or heard, “It just doesn’t feel real”. The escalation of the coronavirus crisis threw everyone’s lives into disarray as we grappled to cope with a threat which moved a lot faster than [...]