Last week’s People Power event at St James’ Park in Newcastle was an excellent regional training and skills exhibition, which included the opportunity to hear from a variety of talented speakers throughout the day. My favourite seminar came from the second most capped rugby player in England and the Captain of the 2014 Women’s Six …
Ed Sheeran wasn’t the only main event at St James Park last week – I also had the privilege of being invited to speak at the People Power Event held on Wednesday 6 June. And if the name hasn’t even registered with you, let’s start at the beginning. You missed a regional training and skills …
CIPR Foundation Award in Public Relations: What I learnt on day one! The average consumer is exposed to around 10,000 advertisements and brand messages every single day. It does, however, take the average person between 7 and 20 times of being exposed to the same piece of content, before they take action on it. With …
7 Top Tips for Best Practice when Writing Digital Content 70% of a customer’s buying decision has already been made online before they have even contacted a company for the first time, meaning that what you post on social media and your website can be crucial for your business. Joanne Dolezal shared with us her …
Train people well enough so they can leave. Treat them well enough so they don’t want to. – Richard Branson Employers are finding it increasingly hard to retain the talent that they already have in their business, particularly at senior management level. To resolve this, it is crucial for companies to both continue delivering regular …
Marketing is one of the most multi-skilled occupations there is. nesma has now worked with students and organisations for over 8 years to help them develop their marketing and communication skills. Additional skills are becoming more valued by employers, and there are lots of ways to develop new skills or build on your old ones. …
nesma has launched a selection of 3-hour Microsoft Office workshops, to help improve your digital skills in a fast-paced environment. These courses will demonstrate how to increase productivity while using Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. You will learn how to increase efficiency, improve communication, automate everyday tasks, streamline processes, enhance collaboration, increase quality and save time. Mon …
Influencer relations is a hot topic right now in the communications world. How would you rate your approach? Is it ethical and effective? To help you get it right Anne-Marie Lacey and Deb Sharratt have devised a brand new series of workshops in which they will share their top tips. Join them for either one …
Microsoft Office is the most important software program used in workplaces across the globe. nesma has launched a new suite of courses to help you use this software to your advantage! More than 1.2 billion people from 140 countries use it in 107 different languages. The software allows businesses to carry out a huge variety of …
The Northern Conference is to be held in Durham on Tuesday 15 May. The CIM Northern Conference is now in its eighth year and offers exceptional learning and networking opportunities. This years’ theme is ‘Marketing horizons’, and will be looking at current marketing best practice and what is around the corner. There will be two keynotes, …