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My evil plans for 2013 and stuff

There are mixed views on making new year resolutions so I chose to do it differently. Rather than begin my aims for the year at the start of the month I left it until the 12th January. We’re now...

Jan 12, 2013 Like

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Movember: the story of how ridiculous facial hair became a success

Really good ideas are infectious and sometimes it can be something as simple as an alcohol-fuelled bet to generate the best ideas. You’ll not be oblivious to how November has transformed from a...

Nov 27, 2012 Like

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Battle of the Christmas Adverts

It’s that time of the year again! As the leaves began to brown, out came the fairy lights and tinsel, Christmas had arrived. One of my favourite things about this season is the Christmas advert,...

Nov 25, 2012 Like

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3 things the Great South Run taught me

2) Practice makes perfect It’s hardly a breakthrough but entirely true. My training consisted of a couple of meek jogs and my daily cycle. This practice left my cardio fitness high but my running...

Oct 30, 2012 Like

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Great South Run

I am by my own admission no runner. I much prefer spending my time cycling on my bike, and even then I wouldn’t choose to enter a race or organised cycle. As such I am left asking myself, why on...

Oct 7, 2012 Like

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Great South Run

I am by my own admission no runner. I much prefer spending my time cycling on my bike, and even then I wouldn’t choose to enter a race or organised cycle. As such I am left asking myself, why on...

Oct 7, 2012 Like

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Efficiency exercise: what do we actually need?

There’s been a lot of packing up and moving happening in my life recently. I’ve just moved to my forth house in 12 months, and I’m also preparing to move desks at work. All this moving inevitably...

Oct 7, 2012 Like

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PR Students: How do you stay informed?

newspapers (Tehrān) (Photo credit: birdfarm) The successful PR student is curious, passionate and persuasive. They have a natural instinct for understanding the motivations and interests of their...

Sep 20, 2012 Like

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Summer 2012

This video sums up some of the excitement we’ve felt this summer. It has been one of the most energising summers in memory. A summer of celebration, achievement and pride. Can we top summer 2012?...

Sep 16, 2012 Like

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What have I missed?

I’ve been suffering from something of a digital drought. A combination of limited internet access and my phone’s quick demise has left me struggling to keep up to date online. For example, I have...

Sep 15, 2012 Like

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Social Medialympics

Social media joined the Olympics this year. We may not have seen a Tweeting competition; however we did see the Games shared over social networking faster than the news sites could...

Aug 13, 2012 Like

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Social media: not just for the young

Getty Images via @daylifeThe speed and ferocity with which social media has adopted itself into the business world was quite shocking. Many organisations did not expect it, many organisations are...

Aug 12, 2012 Like

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My morning commute (image via mbswindon)It’s funny how quickly 6 weeks will fly by, barely allowing you a moment to catch your breath. At least that is how I have felt over the past month. It seems...

Aug 9, 2012 Like

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PR placement wish list

This is where I live now (annescountrygallery.co.uk) Around the country many of my fellow PR students will be tottering off nervously, excitedly, even confidently into offices to begin their...

Jul 8, 2012 Like

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Looking beyond the Olympics

There is a certain upcoming event in London later this month. It is an event many years in the making. It is an event which has seen 70,000 people give up their time to volunteer. And it is an...

Jul 8, 2012 Like

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My interview tips

The other week I made an admission about liking writing CVs, well here is another weird one, I also like interviews. When you think about them they are a bizarre event, two parties saying why they...

Jun 21, 2012 Like

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Making a dog’s dinner of blogger relations

What happens when you get blogger relations completely wrong? You may find yourself trending on Twitter. At least that was the case for Argyll and Bute Council when they asked 9 year old blogger...

Jun 16, 2012 Like

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Why now is the perfect time to care about politics

“Show me a young Conservative and I’ll show you someone with no heart. Show me an old Liberal and I’ll show you someone with no brains.” I have met my fair share of people who declare that they...

Jun 4, 2012 Like

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What does your CV look like?

I have an admission to make, I love CVs. This may be considered strange, but I really like them. I like writing my own, helping others write them, and during my period in recruitment I enjoyed...

Jun 2, 2012 Like

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An entirely British occasion

The Royal Family are never far from British culture and lifestyle, however in the last couple of years they seem to have grabbed more attention than normal. The highly anticipated wedding of our...

May 31, 2012 Like

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Three avoidable student situations

Student Life (Photo credit: Wikipedia) University has become an accepted rite of passage into adulthood, three years of independent living, self-motivated learning and enriching opportunities....

May 14, 2012 Like

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Hello summer

A summery picture Recently I have found myself a little bit quiet on this blog and Twitter, even Facebook has taken a hit in the final weeks of university. Instead of scanning the web, my nose has...

May 8, 2012 Like

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Research project

Fancy helping me out? If you Ikea’s biggest fan, or have merely only heard of them, this questionnaire is for you! It would be very helpful if you could take five minutes to fill it in!

Apr 25, 2012 Like

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What is the future of the CV?

Image via CrunchBase The CV is dead, or is it? Apparently 54% of employers believe the CV will be replaced by social networking, so I wanted to ask, how would this work. An easy place to start is...

Apr 23, 2012 Like

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Three online tools to make your life easier

Isn’t the internet clever? Perhaps not, but clever people out there have used the internet to create clever little tools to make our lives so much easier. As a friendly, giving person I have shared...

Apr 20, 2012 Like

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Are you following me?

I love to blog. However, there are times of year when I have to neglect this hobby of mine, such as exam season. Do not worry, I am still around, and while I am not in the library you will probably...

Apr 20, 2012 Like

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Life without Facebook

Facebook Notifications Feed (Photo credit: dannysullivan) I’ll Facebook you. When a brand name migrates into a verb you realise that it has made its impact. Very few would argue that Facebook has...

Apr 12, 2012 Like

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Smart Car drives Twitter

I saw this video on The Next Web. It demonstrates a fun and clever use of Twitter as a tool for promotion. Have you seen any other great and interesting uses of Twitter? Related articles Google:...

Apr 11, 2012 Like

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What is $1 billion?

If 1,000,000,000 people gave you $1 you would now be a billionaire. Where would you find these people? Well, if you speak to the whole population of the United State, Brazil, Japan, Russia, Mexico,...

Apr 10, 2012 Like

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How important is Maths in PR?

Image via Matt Banks My Public Relations course contains a lot of great modules, but one thing that I feel it has lacked so far is the development of maths skills. This may sound like a slightly...

Mar 27, 2012 Like

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My evil plans for 2013 and stuff

Movember: the story of how ridiculous facial hair became a success

Battle of the Christmas Adverts

3 things the Great South Run taught me

Great South Run

Great South Run

Efficiency exercise: what do we actually need?

PR Students: How do you stay informed?

Summer 2012

What have I missed?

Social Medialympics

Social media: not just for the young

Where am I?

PR placement wish list

Looking beyond the Olympics

My interview tips

Making a dog’s dinner of blogger relations

Why now is the perfect time to care about politics

What does your CV look like?

An entirely British occasion

Three avoidable student situations

Hello summer

Research project

What is the future of the CV?

Three online tools to make your life easier

Are you following me?

Life without Facebook

Smart Car drives Twitter

What is $1 billion?

How important is Maths in PR?

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