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Edelman and Stroke Association announced as speakers for Mynewsdesk event
Blog posts • Sep 03, 2018 09:51 BST
We’re super excited to announce that Toby Gunton, General Manager at Edelman and Anil Ranchod, Deputy PR Director at Stroke Association, have been confirmed as speakers for our event on the evening of Wednesday 3 October.
16 Practical Tips on Preparing for & Handling a Crisis [Guest Blog]
Blog posts • Jan 16, 2017 10:04 GMT
The first thing to do when preparing for a crisis that might hit you is to decide what that crisis might look like. We normally define a crisis as being something that materially impacts your reputation, sales, value or share price. It will probably start in the real world, but news of it will spread online and over social media at a speed you can’t control. Polpeo share their top tips.
Digital PR Bootcamp | 26th January 2017
Blog posts • Dec 13, 2016 17:00 GMT
Digital PR Bootcamp is a whole day of PR and comms inspiration, tools, tactics and workshops to ensure you’re getting the most out of your communications and PR efforts.
Forget AVEs & Be Brave: Key Takeouts From Confronting Charity PR Challenges with Stroke Association
Blog posts • Oct 17, 2016 16:38 BST
On September the 29th Mynewsdesk alongside The Stroke Association hosted a breakfast with PR professionals in the Charity industry. One of our longtime clients, Anil Ranchod, spoke about the challenges that his team at Stroke Association face when it comes to communications as well as the impact Mynewsdesk has had on their processes.
PR is About Telling a Good Story Well [FutureComms16 Highlights]
Blog posts • Jun 17, 2016 15:17 BST
The overarching theme, which seemed to resonate, was that communication is all about telling a good story well. All of us in the profession are simply storytellers, or should strive to be – that is one timeless factor. Let me explain...
#FC16 | Paul Sutton On Lost Wedding Rings & The Unpredictable Future Of Comms
Blog posts • Jun 08, 2016 16:34 BST
Paul Sutton, an independent Social & Digital Media Consultant and Head of Social at Popcorn PR, gives us a glimpse into what to expect from his talk at FutureComms16 on 15th June...
#FC16 | Travelzoo's Louise Hodges On Audience Engagements
Blog posts • Jun 01, 2016 12:13 BST
Travelzoo's European Head of Comms, Louise Hodges talks to us ahead of FutureComms16. Here's what she had to say about her talk and the state of PR and comms...
#FC16 | Sharon Flaherty On The Misunderstandings Of Influencers In Comms
Blog posts • May 31, 2016 09:20 BST
At FutureComms16 on 15th June, Sharon Flaherty, the Founder of BrandContent and former Head of PR and Social at MoneySuperMarket.com will be lifting the lid on how vloggers and bloggers want to work with brands.
#FC16 | Marina Ferrer On Shaping Identities, Storytelling & The Future Of Comms
Blog posts • May 27, 2016 10:34 BST
Marina Ferrer, a PR student at the University of Leeds who's currently interning at Apple, will be sitting on our FutureComms16 panel - #YoungPR | The Traditional vs The Reality of PR. The aim of the panel is to explore what is being taught at university vs the reality of the PR industry and whether, indeed, if PR is a skill which can be taught. Marina shares her views on what PR means to her.
#100Million Reach Challenge in London: Behind The Scenes
Blog posts • May 26, 2016 13:14 BST
The 100 Million Reach Challenge is now up and running (or cycling, rather!), with PR agency Edelman Deportivo in London last week to begin filming footage for Hövding’s challenge. James Bull and Kate Parker of Mynewsdesk UK went down to meet the crew in Shoreditch and see behind the scenes!
Join The Webinar: What Do Journalists Think Of PR?
Blog posts • May 26, 2016 08:43 BST
Don't miss out on this exciting discussion on the press and PR relationship in 2016. Join our 35-minute webinar where Christina Anderson, freelance journalist for the New York Times, and Johanna Snickars, Communications Lead at Microsoft, will talk about the PR and media connection.
"Comms is changing...but don’t believe the hype" - Rica Squires | #FC16
Blog posts • May 24, 2016 13:51 BST
With over twenty years in marketing communications across companies including Visa and Shazam, when it comes to PR, Rica Squires knows a thing or two! A confirmed speaker for FutureComms16, Visa's Technology PR Manager shares her thoughts ahead of the event...
FutureComms16: Tackling Digital Challenges, Diversity & Influencer Relations
Blog posts • May 06, 2016 07:56 BST
The future of comms isn't decided by one CMO and it wasn't planned in yet ANOTHER meeting spent slurping-up coffee and flicking through flip-charts. No. The future of comms is ever evolving, and who's making it happen? It's you.
Bootcamp #7: Google Analytics - BONUS SESSION
Blog posts • Oct 14, 2015 16:35 BST
We have completed our first bootcamp series; six sessions jam-packed with content creativity, newsroom best practice and knowledge overload. We hope you have enjoyed it and cannot wait until we have another round...BUT WAIT...THERE IS MORE!!!
Bootcamp #5: Digital assets and social sharing
Blog posts • Sep 16, 2015 08:30 BST
It's that time again to join us for our 5th bootcamp session! We've already covered newsroom basics, KPIs, SEO, content and distribution. I mean, you're basically PR and comms whizzes by this point. Let's crank it up a notch by learning some newsroom hacks, social sharing tips, and asset building techniques.
Bootcamp Session #4: Content and Distribution
Blog posts • Sep 03, 2015 14:33 BST
Well hello there newsroom all-stars! We’ve run three bootcamps so far on “Back to Basics”, “Setting KPIs”, and “Supercharging your SEO”...but now here comes some of the bread and butter “Creating Content and Distributing It”. In this session we’re going to be tackling the battles many customers face…
Bootcamp Session #3: Supercharge your SEO!
Blog posts • Aug 19, 2015 08:30 BST
So far we’ve held two bootcamp sessions, “Back to Basics”, and Setting KPIs”, both of which have received really good feedback! So thank you for being a part of this series and making the time to listen to us harp on about newsroom best practise, and test out our cheese jokes on you.
Bootcamp #2: Setting KPIs
Blog posts • Jul 31, 2015 13:46 BST
Following on from our first bootcamp session, Back to Basics, our second session aims to help you better understand the newsroom analytics and identify the metrics which are of most importance to you and your business.
Bootcamp Series 1: Newsroom Recap - Back to Basics
Blog posts • Jul 16, 2015 16:26 BST
So we are starting this thing called MND Bootcamp - a 6 part series of sessions, each covering various topics and aspects of our newsroom. You’re welcome to take all six 2-hour sessions for £195 - and we’ll throw in the first session for free.
#FC15 | Zoe Clapp - How #Chocobatch Went Viral
Blog posts • Jul 09, 2015 17:30 BST
Communications Director of UKTV, Zoë Clapp shares her insights and learnings from the brand's recent viral campaign, #Chocobatch, at this year's FutureComms event.