Have you ever attended a brand workshop where you were told that brands are like people? Yet, whilst most businesses are deliberate about building their organisational or product brands, entrepreneurs and executives fall short in building their personal brands. In 2025, this is a non-negotiable. Personal branding has enormous benefits, one of which is that […]
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Oct
Oct
Like a speaking engagement, moderating a panel discussion is a way to build your personal brand and increase your visibility as a business owner, executive or public relations practitioner. However effectively moderating a panel discussion requires some preparation. Here are the seven steps I followed in moderating the panel discussions at the Mindsplace Awakening Summit […]
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Jul
Jul
This seems like a question for the beginning of the year, but 16 July is World PR Day, WPRD, so what better time to ask? The 2024 theme for WPRD is “The Future of Public Relations in a Changing World” and we cannot look into the future without looking at the past. So, my response […]
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Jun
Jun
Today’s post is about dumbing it down and keeping it simple stupid (K.I.S.S) because there is still a low understanding of what public relations is. We’re going back to basics and getting familiar with some of the most popular public relations terms associated with the profession. Article We are tempted to say that A is […]
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May
May
People make mistakes and accidents happen, so crises are inevitable in business. Where there is a crisis, there will be negative publicity. We do not subscribe to the notion that “All publicity is good publicity,” but believe you can turn negative publicity positive through a strategic process. Here are five tips to help you manage and transform a challenging […]
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Apr
Apr
Since discovering the PESO Model™ Framework six years ago, I have advocated for its use. The original framework resulted from careful observation of PR industry trends and, in a sense, predicted the industry’s trajectory. Through the years, we have seen the increased relevance of this framework as the power of social media unfolded and some […]
Today is International Women’s Day and we are celebrating it with the theme, Inspire Inclusion. The day marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity and this year’s theme aims to ensure that the needs, interests, and aspirations of women and girls are rightly valued and included. Businesses can use public relations (PR) to inspire inclusion […]
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Jan
Jan
This time last year, Public Relations (PR) practitioners world-over panicked. Why? They heard or read that ChatGPT would take their jobs. But after months of exploring the use of ChatGPT and studying the subject of generative artificial intelligence (AI), most PR pros realised that they had been using AI if they had used Grammarly to […]
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Nov
Nov
Imagine that your organisation has just empowered cocoa farmers in your community. This initiative will reduce your input cost by 50 per cent while enhancing the lives of the farmers in your local community. It will also reduce your carbon footprint by 30%. How does your organisation communicate these corporate social responsibility (CSR) results to […]
Imagine you pick up your mobile phone in the morning, and the first message you see is from your shareholder asking the question: How do we build a cult following for our brand? The question must have kept your investor awake all night, so you must quickly provide an answer. What will be your answer? […]