by Nafisa Shafiq, Intern at Northern Lights PR Another week of the internship has passed and this week the session that has interested me most was based on networking. I’ve not had any ‘real’ experience of networking, and Victoria Tomlinson’s do’s and don’ts have all been useful. In general, like many others I believed networking … Six tips on networking from the industry experts!
OK, these tips may not exactly transform your business but they are very good. And I’m following one of the tips myself which is to do better blog headlines. I’ve spent the day in Durham at the CIPR’s northern conference. It’s not often you are able to say that every speaker was good, engaging and … Six amazing social media tips to transform your business
René Carayol was the inspiration at this year’s Yorkshire International Business Convention (YIBC). The headlines were all about Brian Blessed – and you have to admire the fact that this famous actor climbed Mounts Everest and Ararat in his 60s and 70s. But I felt like the little boy with the Emperor’s clothes – was … The recession is kind to good businesses – and cruel to the poor ones. What can you do in a recession to be great?
I have an ongoing love-hate relationship with accountants and accountancy firms that stretches back over 10 years. I’ve worked in software companies with products we marketed to accountants – Hyperion Solutions, Coda Group and IRIS Software – so of course I loved accountants in those days. As a freelance consultant, I’ve had to search the … We need to add value to our website – Quick! Let’s add a news feed…
BT has today been portrayed as a spy because they are ‘listening in’ to conversations about them on the internet.
According to the Mail, ‘BT is using software, Debatescape which trawls social networking sites for keywords to identify anyone making negative comments about the company. Angry customers are then contacted by email suggesting ways BT can help to solve the problem.’
With Facebook receiving increased criticism for putting users’ privacy at risk, could new kid on the block Foursquare steal the social networking crown? Foursquare allows friends to track each other when they are out and about and is predicted to be the next big thing in social networking. It is already hugely popular in cities … Foursquare: check in and check out of Facebook?
One of David Cameron’s first moves as prime minister was to ban Blackberrys and mobile phones from Cabinet meetings Luke McKinney in his Mobile Phone Blog says ‘The new ban should serve as an example to every office meeting in the country – you may think you’re just checking your mail, but every time you … Blackberrys don’t communicate
The BBC has this morning reported, “The Foreign Office has apologised for a ‘foolish’ document which suggested the Pope’s visit to the UK could be marked by the launch of ‘Benedict’ condoms.” It turns out this was the result of a brainstorm in the Foreign Office as to what the ideal papal visit would look … The Foreign Office blunder – who allowed a culture of joke emails?
