communications strategy

How to overcome your social media challenges in the housing industry

The challenges of social media in housing comms

by Harriett Bolton|24 November 202328 November 2023|Blog

Last week, I attended the Comms Creatives Strategise Your Social Media - the online conference for housing comms pros. I’ve been enjoying my Social Media Expert course with Comms Creatives, however it was great to listen to a range of...

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Three social media tips for housing comms pros

by Harriett Bolton|24 October 202328 November 2023|Blog

I’ve really enjoyed the Comms Creative Social Media Expert course so far. It’s been a great opportunity for me to gain a better understand of social media under the influence of the knowledgeable Helen Reynolds. I’m eager to be able...

Top tips for a successful CIPR Chartership Assessment Day

by Guest|18 August 202218 August 2022|Blog

I failed my first driving test on minors. I was a good driver, the examiner assured me as I tried to control my shaking jelly knees, but I was just too nervous to pass. Twenty years later, I sat...

Why purpose is everything

by Guest|02 July 202008 March 2021|Blog

Speaking during #digitalhousingweek, Anita Khan, executive director of customer services at See Media client settle, summed up why purpose is everything. In her presentation, she explained how focusing on their organisation's social purpose made it possible for the settle team...

Mission Vision Values for PR strategy | Housing communications | Housing strategic consultancy

When mission, vision and values add value

by Guest|22 January 202008 March 2021|Blog

Despite being a professional peddler of words, I agree with everything Alison Inman said about housing organisations' mission, vision and values in her recent Inside Housing column, 'Let's ditch the navel-gazing and stick to the basics'. In the piece, Alison...

Social experiment | See Media | Housing PR

The social experiment

by Sara-Anne Mills-Bricknell|30 October 201908 March 2021|Blog

I can’t remember a time when social media didn’t exist. So it’s often surreal when I speak to a marketing or comms manager about their organisation's social strategy and hear they simply don’t have one. Having worked in PR for...