News & Opinions
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‘A conference season with more twists and turns than ‘Strictly…’ this year’
Party conferences held at the start of a new political cycle are usually marked with jubilant celebrations or cold-blooded recriminations depending on how you fared at the General Election. This year was no exception… but just not where it was...
October 4, 2024 · PA, Party Conference, Politics, Public Affairs, UK Politics
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To drive business performance, we must master cultural alchemy
https://fleishmanhillard.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2024/07/Cultural-Alchemy-Talent-Transformation.mp4 To drive business performance, we must master cultural alchemy Today’s business leaders are facing chronic disruption — inflation and cost pressures, AI and the digital revolution, geopolitical instability and societal issues. It’s taking a toll on business performance...
July 11, 2024 · Business culture, Change, Change communications, Communications, Cultural alchemy, Culture, Employee engagement, Employee experience, Internal communications, Leadership communications, Talent and Transformation, Thought leadership
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General Election Briefing – 4 essential things for organisations to consider
Whatever your views on the timing of the Prime Minister’s decision to call a UK General Election on 4th July, we are now in the throes of a campaign where many expect a Conservative defeat at the polls and the...
May 23, 2024 · PA, Politics, Public Affairs, Rishi Sunak, UK Politics
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Democracy in 2024: Influence in an election year
We hosted the first event of our FHFuture Series – Democracy in 2024: Influence in an Election year; Implications and Watchouts for Business. Among the speakers were journalists, influencers, youth and industry regulatory experts who each contributed unique and insightful...
May 2, 2024 · Authenticity, Consultancy, Culture, influencer, Public Affairs, Social
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Platinum CMS Award
We are delighted to have not only passed PRCA Communications Management Standard (CMS) assessment for the 20th year running, but to have been awarded to Platinum CMS holder! We are one of three agencies to have received this award...
March 13, 2024
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General Election Briefing – 4 essential things for organisations to consider
Whatever your views on the timing of the Prime Minister’s decision to call a UK General Election on 4th July, we are now in the throes of a campaign where many expect a Conservative defeat at the polls and the...
May 23, 2024 · PA, Politics, Public Affairs, Rishi Sunak, UK Politics
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Rishi’s Reshuffle: Suella’s Sacking and Cameron’s Comeback
After an underwhelming Party Conference season and a tense few days over former Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s unauthorised column in The Times, Monday’s reshuffle was a chance for the Conservative Party to turn around its fortunes ahead of the General...
November 15, 2023 · Conservative, David Cameron, Labour, Party Conference, Public Affairs, Reshuffle, Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman
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Sunak, Starmer and Sparkles: Who succeeded this Party Conference season?
A difference in atmospheres After much anticipation, party conference season for 2023 has now come to a close. With a smattering of policies and a touch of glitter, here is my take on what may well be the final...
October 12, 2023 · Labour, Labour Party Conference 2023, Party conference 2023, partyconference, partyconference2023, Public Affairs, publicaffairs
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Rishi’s Reset: On Track or De-Railed?
An overview of Conservative Party Conference 2023 The mood going into this year’s Conservative Party Conference was by no means buoyant and, sitting at a sizeable 20 points behind the Labour Party in the polls, Sunak would have hoped for...
October 5, 2023 · Conservative Party Conference 2023, CPC23, HS2, LPC23, Public Affairs
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Why you should stop asking “how can we win on the trans inclusion debate?”
Young people carry pride flags during gay pride on René-Lévesque Boulevard, Montréal, Canada. Lots of clients and contacts say something like “we won’t have an opinion on the trans inclusion debate because there is no way to win.” Normally followed...
September 29, 2023 · Crisis and Issues Management
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To drive business performance, we must master cultural alchemy
https://fleishmanhillard.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2024/07/Cultural-Alchemy-Talent-Transformation.mp4 To drive business performance, we must master cultural alchemy Today’s business leaders are facing chronic disruption — inflation and cost pressures, AI and the digital revolution, geopolitical instability and societal issues. It’s taking a toll on business performance...
July 11, 2024 · Business culture, Change, Change communications, Communications, Cultural alchemy, Culture, Employee engagement, Employee experience, Internal communications, Leadership communications, Talent and Transformation, Thought leadership
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Democracy in 2024: Influence in an election year
We hosted the first event of our FHFuture Series – Democracy in 2024: Influence in an Election year; Implications and Watchouts for Business. Among the speakers were journalists, influencers, youth and industry regulatory experts who each contributed unique and insightful...
May 2, 2024 · Authenticity, Consultancy, Culture, influencer, Public Affairs, Social
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Changing Communications Tack at Mobile World Congress
The last time I attended Mobile World Congress, it was before the iPhone had been launched in Europe. The world of telecoms – and PR – was very different. Pretty much every publication in the region sent a host of...
February 21, 2024 · Comms, MWC, MWC2024, mwc24, mwcbarcelona2024, Technology
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What we learned from our panel discussion on sustainability regulation and communications in 2024
It’s difficult to do justice in just one blog, to a one-hour conversation with four experts that covered the highs and lows of sustainability communications, but in the following words we certainly try! On Thursday 25th we hosted, Justine Grimley...
January 30, 2024 · Corporate, Sustainability
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Big pharma gets a big brand boost
Many pharmaceutical companies are choosing this moment to rebrand, and the results signal a welcome new creative direction for the industry. Until a year ago, pharma was the one of the last bastions of safe, characterless branding. The only thing...
November 20, 2023 · Brand activations, Branding, design, Pharma, Pharmaceuticals, rebranding