My top 5 summer communications reads

It’s that time of year when you’re either on the beach, in the garden or at the very least enjoying a quieter commute. Hopefully you have a bit of space to ponder and catch up with a great book. Here are the top 5 books which have changed the way I think about charity...

Charity Comms’ book on communications strategies

    You might have heard that Charity Comms have just published a book on charity communications strategies. It’s a super useful end to end guide to planning, creating and implementing your communications. I’d recommend it to anyone working in this field....

Before you start your social media strategy, read this

Lots of people have been asking me recently how they can get started with their social media strategies. In particular, people want a template or off the shelf action plan. There aren’t any quick fixes here and as with any good strategy it takes hard work, but it is...

7 secrets of great charity consultancy projects

I’ve been pretty busy since setting up as a marketing and digital communications consultant this summer. I’m lucky enough to have worked on some brilliant projects and you can find out more about how I can help here. With that in mind, I’d like to share what I think...

How innovative is your innovation?

Cancer Research recently announced plans to launch a mobile phone game, GeneGame. Anyone who has a smartphone will be able to download the game, which takes 5 minutes and involves analysing gene data. It is part of Cancer Research’s ‘Citizen Science’ initiative, which...