Archive
Year: 2020
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Pride 2020 may not be visible but it’s not lost its voice
June 1, 2020
By Christina Peach – Account Director, Diversity & Culture in Brand Marketing & Consumer, FleishmanHillard London, Co-Chair OPEN Pride UK + Allies, Top 10 LGBT+ Future Leader 2020 – British LGBT Awards As Pride month kicks off our focus turns to the LGBT+ community and the constant human endeavour for LGBT+ rights. Under normal circumstances brands and communities all over the world would be gearing up to launch experiential campaigns and organising their presence at Pride...
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What lessons did we learn from the last global financial crisis?
June 1, 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on businesses worldwide is not to be underestimated. Many economies will be pushed to the brink. Over a decade ago, the financial crash of 2008 forced the world to face another pivotal moment. What lessons did we learn from the last global financial crisis and how will the communications recovery differ this time around? ‘After the Crisis: New Rules, Old Lessons’ asks experts from across FleishmanHillard Fishburn to share their thoughts on the communications challenges and opportunities corporate businesses face today, and how the recovery...
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Why ESG will still matter post Covid-19
May 13, 2020
By Ludo Baynham-Herd, Associate Director – Financial Services Amid the severity of the global pandemic and economic uncertainty that lies ahead, many have questioned whether the recent rise of “ESG” (environment, social and governance) factors will dissipate as business, investors and governments focus on getting the global economy and equity markets back on a firm footing. However, as we head into AGM season it appears ESG has remained firmly on the agenda with some of...
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Are you just plain boring?
May 6, 2020
Are you just plain boring? By Kev O'Sullivan, Executive Creative Director. “When will my life begin?” Mandy Moore laments via sing-a-long song in 2010’sTangled. If you haven’t seen it, now’s kinda the time. Based on the German fairy-talepro Rapunzel, by the Brothers Grimm no less, the protagonist knows a thing or two about being isolated – and while she didn’t have Microsoft Teams, Uber Eats or even a Bob Iger Masterclass subscription, she pulls out plenty of creative pursuits to tide her over: from...
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A new world order? The geopolitical fallout from Coronavirus
April 30, 2020
A New world order? The geopolitical fallout from Coronavirus. By Michael Hartt (Partner and Head of International Affairs) and Nick De Luca (Senior Partner) For 80 years, the complex web of multilateral institutions, governments and the private sector has led the effort to tackle the world’s pressing issues, from climate change to international trade to humanitarian crises. After more than a decade of diminished public confidence, COVID-19 means national government is back on top...
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The New rules of political engagement
April 30, 2020
The New rules of political engagement. By Sara Williams, Associate Director If I had to pick a phrase that best sums up the conversations I’ve been having with clients and colleagues since the crisis began it would be this: “Actually, this Technology works rather well” In a period characterised by uncertainty and negativity, it seems we can all agree that one positive constant has been how different digital platforms and tools have helped public affairs practitioners...
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WILL THE PANDEMIC PUT PAID TO PRINT? Why online-only might soon be the only option for some UK news titles.
April 30, 2020
WILL THE PANDEMIC PUT PAID TO PRINT? Why online-only might soon be the only option for some UK news titles. By Peter Meikle, Head of News He’d normally be busy editing the diary section for one of the UK’s biggest papers – but the pandemic put paid to all that. Now my furloughed journalist friend is just thankful he’s got an allotment and there are reruns of The Sweeney on the telly every afternoon...
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The upending of domestic politics: What next for the Conservative party and its policy agenda?
April 30, 2020
The upending of domestic politics: What next for the Conservative party and its policy agenda? By Tomos Davies, Director and former Conservative Special Adviser If we have learnt anything from this pandemic, it’s that the Coronavirus doesn’t discriminate against national borders or any individual - least of all our political leaders. And just as the pandemic has challenged long-held social conventions and societal norms, so too it has driven a horse and carriage through long-held political shibboleths and orthodoxies. A Conservative Prime Minister who won a...
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FleishmanHillard Fishburn receives PRWeek Best Places to Work Award
April 29, 2020
FleishmanHillard Fishburn has been revealed as the winner of PRWeek's Best Places to Work Awards - Large Agency! Beating stiff competition from the UK's biggest PR Agencies, the judges commended FHF on the "strength of its culture and for running some industry-leading programmes, including steps it is taking to attract diverse talent". How we are supporting each other through the pandemic moved the judges, as did the introduction of innovations like our Shadow Board. FHF's...
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Communicating in a crisis: Reflections from the front line
April 28, 2020
Communicating in a crisis: Reflections from the Front line By Liam McCloy, Director and Partner Almost 60 years ago JFK said, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” His words will resonate for many of the general public currently in lockdown, but for those running businesses the situation is more complex. Many companies who shut their doors to protect their workforce are still struggling in practice...