Becky and I will share knowledge gained from thirty years’ media experience in a series of breakfast briefings for PR professionals this summer. The first two sessions will be: Pitch Perfect Want to know how to make journalists eager keen to cover your clients’ news or project? It’s all about pitching it right. This course
Launching Women Into The Media Spotlight
It’s rare to feel filled with inspiration and buzzing with a sense of opportunity after a media launch, but that’s what happened to Karen and I after we went to the HerSay party on Monday night. Held at Bloomberg’s impressive central London offices, over wine and sushi we met an incredible range of expert women
Combining Charity with PR: The Global Party
Becky and I celebrated the launch of the Global Party with a rather fabulous cruise on the Thames from the Savoy this week. Enjoying a glass of champagne while sailing past landmarks such as the Shard and the London Eye, we talked to inspiring people aiming to help raise millions for children’s charities worldwide. The Global
The 5 Mistakes PRs Make In Emails
As a journalist, your inbox gets flooded daily with missives from PRs and communications teams. You need to be kept abreast of the latest developments, so welcoming this information is part of your job. As a PR, sending press releases out is an essential part of your work, too – it’s how you communicate the
How to blog with passion
I have been shortlisted for two awards in the prestigious Brilliance in Blogging awards run by BritMums, the UK’s largest collective of lifestyle bloggers. My nominations for the categories Inspire and Commentary came a few weeks after I made the final of the Swan UK blogging awards. I first started blogging last August, a week after