Biden uses Xi anecdote to set out his China doctrine
Photo credit: Gage Skidmore Biden’s first press conference has attracted attention for being late, for his use of memory prompts and for continued questions over border controls. But a section…
Purpose and personality – the new rules for VC events
As we move into preparation mode for this year’s investor meetings and capital market days, here’s what we’ve learnt in a year of helping our clients with their VC events: Succinctness. The expectation is now for shorter, sharper presentations,…
Communication lesson from Bezos
Photo credit: Steve Jurvetson News that Jeff Bezos has stepped down as CEO is a reminder that a respect for words and reading is fundamental to his leadership style. He…
The power of a pithy message
“All cheques, no balances.” If a BBC Today programme presenter quotes your core message verbatim before your interview even begins, you are doing something right. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55973463 Shadow cabinet minister Rachel Reeves’s…
Leaders can build on the BLM momentum
“I’m really grateful for those who did kneel along with me,” said Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, showing his support for Black Lives Matter. “I think it’s a powerful message,…
Honesty, clarity and evidence – expectations to rise as media tracks progress on racial equality
Avoiding comment on politics or social issues used to be an orthodoxy of corporate communication. But in the past two years, speaking up has ceased to be the risk it was. In…
Cummings falls for oldest media trick in the book
Tuesday’s headlines were written seconds into Dominic Cummings’ response to the first question at his Downing Street press conference. BBC political editor Laura Kuenessberg had just asked the government advisor…
Old media extends dominance on Twitter
https://youtu.be/Mh9kDPs41Bo Old Media has cemented its dominant position on Twitter, while finance firms have seen slower growth in followers over the past year according to our 2020 social media study.…
Finance firms’ LinkedIn followers surge 33%
https://youtu.be/UH7-W1J5lSg A surge of followers on LinkedIn over the past year has given leading banks a louder voice than some big-name media companies on the platform. The results of our 2020…
Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer MP on visit to Manchester and Oldham.
Keir Starmer: a time to be solid, not spectacular
Keir Starmer had no grand stage from which to make his acceptance speech after becoming British Labour party leader at the weekend. The speech itself was visually and rhetorically unspectacular and while Starmer’s…