Stephen Waddington

JULY 16, 2021

The COVID-19 Communications Advisory Panel report sets out critical skills for practitioners as society learns to live with COVID-19. I worked as part of a team of professional marketing and communications associations on behalf of the Government Communication Service at the outset of the crisis.

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Publicity Government Crisis Employee 199

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 8, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized how businesses operate. As AI continues to advance and permeate various industries, marketers and communicators must adapt their strategies to leverage its power effectively. The online realm continuously evolves.

Communications 52

Communications Marketing Analytics Resources 52

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Tip of the month: “Take someone in finance to lunch and learn how you make money ” This is just one of the amazing tips from the Queen of metrics Katie Paine in this interview on PR News. She always explains clearly how to demonstrate organisational impact from your PR work. It’s a daunting first task in PR.

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Tools Publicity Measurement SEO 136

Sword and the Script

MAY 14, 2019

Recently, I’ve begun looking more closely at PR technology , companies. This is an effort to illustrate some of the interesting innovations occurring within the PR vendor community – and provide an agnostic source of information on tools and technologies I believe PR professionals should have on their radar.

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Case Study Software Data Web 118

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2017

The way I see it there are two key challenges with measurement in marketing – and both are human. The second problem is that the things marketing wants to definitively measure tend to be asymmetric and intangible. As units of measure, metrics are intended to be indications – stepping stones of some larger direction.

Social Media 60

Social Media Crisis Marketing Media 60

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This is my annual long-read essay on the future of the PR business. Dr Jon White is a reflective PR practitioner and scholarly provocateur. He published a paper called PR 2020 on behalf of the CIPR in 2011 that examined the future of PR. PR is a social science. It’s a work in progress. Let me know what I’ve missed.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Over the past year at PR 20/20, we’ve spent time reflecting on our core audience—who they truly are and how we can inspire them. We call these people change agents. In the words of a colleague , a change agent is “a visionary who looks beyond, brings vision to life, and successfully champions ideas forward.”.

Content Marketing 61

Content Marketing Marketing eBook Nonprofit 61