http://www.emilycagle.co.uk/blog Emily Cagle Communications Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:20:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Working with creative types can be tough for your average business - how do you brief on something you don't really understand? In this guest post, cartoonist Colin Shelbourn looks at some of the comments that put strain on the client relationship. There are a number of ways NOT to commission ... http://www.emilycagle.co.uk/blog/2010/03/trust-me-im-a-cartoonist/ The Epic Centre in Lincoln, UK will play host to the launch of a new initiative, Innovation Advice and Guidance – Developing a robust future for business on Friday 12th March. The launch event takes place 10.30am – 2.15pm and is free to attend, with lunch and free parking for provided. It ... http://www.emilycagle.co.uk/blog/2010/03/secure-a-bright-future-for-your-business/ This year’s Make Your Mark with a Tenner competition got underway on Monday 1st March, with 30,000 students across the country aiming to turn a profit from a £10 loan over the next month by coming up with creative and enterprising business ideas. But, that’s not all – their business ideas ... http://www.emilycagle.co.uk/blog/2010/03/could-you-start-a-business-with-a-tenner/ Applications for The Pitch 2010 are now being accepted by Sift Media. The Dragons’ Den style competition is now in its third year, and this year is running as part of The Business Factory, an initiative to support entrepreneurs of small businesses. Current and budding entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch ... http://www.emilycagle.co.uk/blog/2010/03/return-of-the-pitch/ This is a guest post from Bryony Thomas, Chief Clear Thinker, Clear Thought Consulting Ltd. Most people initially think of public relations as a technique for generating awareness for their products or services. This is absolutely true, but if this is the only way that you’re using your public relations effort, ... http://www.emilycagle.co.uk/blog/2010/03/how-to-use-public-relations-to-support-every-stage-of-the-sales-funnel/ Last year, an initiative known as Twestival led to over 1,000 volunteers and 10,000 donors raising over 250,000 USD for charity:water. This resulted in more than 55 wells in Uganda, Ethiopia and India being created, benefiting over 17,000 people. Six months later, Twestival Local was held is 130 cities around the ... http://www.emilycagle.co.uk/blog/2010/03/forget-festivals-what-you-need-is-a-twestival/ Written by Adam Vincenzini and Emily Cagle Guest blogging is great. It’s great for the guest poster, great for the blog ‘host’ and most importantly, great for the audience. Why? The guest poster gets to expose his / her work to a new audience. The host gives his / her audience something new ... http://www.emilycagle.co.uk/blog/2010/03/the-launch-of-bemyguest-in-march-a-month-of-mutual-blogging/ This is a guest post by Gary Marshall, a designer and brand director with 17 years of industry experience dealing with international blue-chips and exciting SMEs. He helps to bring brands alive and increase their profit. Recently, PC World put out a e-shot which included an offer on Apple Macs. The ... http://www.emilycagle.co.uk/blog/2010/03/branding-position-yourself-at-the-front/ Is your organisation a model of PR excellence? If you stand out from the crowd with some fantastic PR achievements, get your entry in to the 25th annual CIPR Excellence Awards. There are more than two dozen categories available for entry this year, spread over three main areas: Campaign Awards Corporate and Business ... http://www.emilycagle.co.uk/blog/2010/02/award-winning-pr/ This is a guest post by James Ainsworth of Marketing Donut. The hype of social media is at times, a near spiritual fever. Understand this, NOT everybody is doing it. Don’t panic and don’t rush into it because of all the noise surrounding social media. Those who are prepared to incorporate ... http://www.emilycagle.co.uk/blog/2010/02/get-social-media-into-your-business/