The media industry is constantly changing – to prepare for the future, PR and comms will need to change alongside it. How is the UK media looking to the future? Here are key takeaways from ...

The headlines across national newspapers and news broadcasts have been dominated in recent months by the cost-of-living crisis, numerous strikes in different sectors, the Russia/Ukraine war and the fallout from Prince Harry’s book ‘Spare’. However, ...

This is a guest post from Niamh Boylan, junior PR account manager at Hatch. There is an industry term that has been known to divide opinion amongst PR and social professionals: awareness days. While some ...

This is a guest post by Ariatu PR founder Ronke Lawal, who specialises in PR and communications for clients in a range of B2C industries; including lifestyle, consumer goods and the creative enterprise sector, with ...

A large number of ethnic and minority professionals working in the communications industry are regularly made to feel uncomfortable at work due to their background, according to research from the Taylor Bennett Foundation (TBF) and ...

Vuelio parent company Access Intelligence has been recognised as one of Europe’s fastest growing companies in the FT 1000, a yearly ranking by the Financial Times and German data platform Statista. The FT 1000, now ...

A reputational crisis is on the horizon for your brand or client – what do you do next? Should you set up a press conference to get ahead of any criticism heading your way, or ...

Web3, ChatGPT and all-things AI-assisted and generated are big news in the communications and creative industries right now, and the Citizen Relations team has been paying attention to changing needs in the sector: ‘The volume ...

Does the world really still need International Women’s Day? For all those asking this question, the answer is very much ‘yes’. Gender inequality continues to thrive in 2023 – especially when it intersects with racism, ...

‘I never set out with the desire to be in the industry,’ says media, PR and events expert Claire Powell, founder of The CAN Group. ‘I started working with an events company, undertaking their marketing, ...

This is a guest post from Alice James, a strategic and creative freelance digital PR, specialising in reactive approaches. What is newsjacking? Newsjacking is often described as a brand marketing tactic where a brand responds ...

‘It is the long-term threats that we need to be most concerned about – every day, we are feeling the corrosive impacts of misinformation, but its effect on society and democracy will only fully show ...

This is a guest post from Hatch Group’s senior account manager Emily Boswell. At the start of a new year brands, marketeers and other industry professionals all start to look towards what lies ahead. At ...

Misinformation, disinformation and fake news is highly contagious and harmful, especially in the field of health. Effective PR and communications can help fight the spread and protect the public from its impacts. Our latest white ...

Everyone in the UK has been impacted in some way by the cost-of-living crisis that has rumbled on for nearly a year now. From energy bills to mortgage payments to the interest rate; it has ...

Cryptocurrency – despite all of the excited/trepidatious reporting about it in the media, and the celebrities who saw opportunity and quickly got involved – is still very early in its development as a finance option. ...

This is a guest post from Alex Halls, account director at Hatch. Food waste is a huge issue in the UK, with an estimated 10.2 million tonnes of food ending up in the bin every ...

Supply chain issues, the cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating fuel and energy prices – the logistics sector is facing its share of challenges this year. Helping to keep the sector informed of what is on the road ...

This is a guest post from Mary Poliakova, PR consultant and co-founder of Drofa Comms. PR and media professionals know the power of social media, with 93% of public relations professionals following journalists on social ...

In April 2022, John Glen, then Economic Secretary to the Treasury, made a big commitment to make the UK a global hub for crypto business. On the same day, HM Treasury published its response to ...