Over a quarter of all blog content is compensated for in some way, with some bloggers charging over £1,000 per post. The number of full-time bloggers – for whom blogging is their main source of ...

This week’s Political Updates covers moves and changes at all levels of government.    UK Government Sarah Newton MP has resigned as Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions (more info). Paul Masterson MP ...

If you’re up on brand engagement or extremely-ambitious children building businesses on social media, you’ll have seen Alex Jacquot’s successful schmoozing of Qantas boss Alan Joyce this week. Alex, the Sydney-based 10-year-old ‘CEO’ of ‘start-up ...

The CIPR has issued new Brexit guidance to help PRs prepare for Brexit. The guide delivers information relevant to the profession on matters such as data protection, copyright law and travel. It also highlights the ...

Mental health is finally starting to get the attention it needs in society. As our Issue Spotlight: Workplace Mental Health revealed, it’s high on the Government’s agenda and has drawn in a range of stakeholders ...

For this year’s International Women’s Day, our female colleagues completed an anonymous survey about IWD and working as a woman in the industry. The first post is here. In this post, we look at what ...

For this year’s International Women’s Day, our female colleagues completed an anonymous survey about IWD and working as a woman in this industry. In this first post, they talk about International Women’s Day and what ...

This is a guest post from Heather Baker, Founder and CEO at TopLine Comms. Reassessing the gender pay gap on International Women’s Day Today marks the 108th International Women’s Day. It serves as a collective ...

This is a guest post from Katy Bloomfield, Comms Director at TopLine Comms. Monzo is arguably the UK’s biggest fintech success story to date. Just look around any London underground station and you’ll see hordes ...

The UK is set to leave the EU on 29 March – that’s only 25 days away. Our next webinar will explore what these final weeks have in store for the comms industry and what’s ...

Top PR bloggers and Metia colleagues, Stephen Waddington and Marcel Klebba, have joined forces to help students get ahead in their careers through blogging and creating communities. We spoke to them to find out what ...

According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC), many magazines saw a decline in circulation for the second half of last year. For women’s magazines, Red and Bella grew the most, by 7% and 6% ...

Forward planning lets you make the most of your time – but how well are you planning ahead?  Whether you want to fill your calendar with the best events and awards, understand the benefits of ...

Forward features are a great way to plan your campaigns and content throughout the year. Outlets across the media landscape use forward features to request PR materials and content, so they can provide a simple ...

London influencer marketing agency Connects is providing an unadulterated look into the stories of top influencers in its new video and podcast series #VerifiedViews. Aiming to provide a unique view of what it’s like to ...

The Economist has launched a daily 20-minute global current affairs podcast called ‘The Intelligence’. The new show has been created by host Jason Palmer, co-editor of Economist Espresso, alongside a team of eight newly hired ...

Matt Hancock has announced the creation of NHSX, a new digital transformation body within the health service. The unit will bring together multiple agencies across the health sector, including NHS Digital, the Department of Health ...

As part of its 50th-year celebrations, the PRCA has launched its first ever podcast: PRcast. PRcast has been created as a way to share insight into the PR and communications industry, with bite-sized news stories ...

Research from Google Trends, in partnership with Schema and Axios, has found that the average ‘big’ news story lasts for around seven days before the public moves on to the next crisis. The study, based ...

‘Influencers’ are receiving a huge amount of bad press at the moment. From the CMA’s new rules around disclosure to the Fyre Festival documentaries and Panorama’s ‘Million Pound Selfie Sell Off’, a picture is being ...