Best Govenment Podcasts (2024)

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Jaz Goven is empowering others to become the person they want to be 22:52

7h ago22:52

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Today my visitor isn’t even in the same country as me! I’m talking to Jaz Goven who is based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Jaz is a therapist who has created a programme to support people to make change- ‘Fast Track Technique, and she tells me all about how it works, and how it came about. Pre-Covid she regularly used to travel the world to give worksho…

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“I’ve pinned all my eggs in one basket!” 26:09

14d ago26:09

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Today’s guest is a someone I know really well, and loved interviewing and I found out lots of things I didn’t know – a 17-year-old teenager. We talk about what it’s like living with a parent who runs their own business and how it impacted on them. They share how at primary school, they did their own junior Dragon’s Den – along with other schools to…

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My Barbie was off building an empire & dominating the world! with Hannah Edwards 21:29

30d ago21:29

21:29

I’ve known today’s guest for about eight years – and she’s a very special person in my business as you’ll soon hear! Today I’m talking to Hannah Edwards of Empowered VA Services, my right-hand woman and someone without whom I couldn’t imagine running my business! Hannah shares how we met for a morning breakfast at McDonald’s, and how we got on stra…

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The Central Bank Project - Episode #2: The Men of The Federal Reserve 6:50

1M ago6:50

6:50

In this episode of The Central Bank Project, I briefly introduce the influential figures who convened on Jekyll Island in 1910 to lay the groundwork for the Federal Reserve System. This secretive meeting brought together some of the most powerful bankers and financiers of the time.By RJ

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Dave Attwood: From England rugby player to new business owner! 27:37

1M ago27:37

27:37

My guest today is a rugby union professional, known for playing Lock at Bath Premiership Rugby. He recently retired from the game at the age of 37 and shares with me his journey. Dave has played rugby since the age of 8, and has played professional rugby for Bath, Bristol, Gloucester, and France, for 20 years, and for well over 10 years with the in…

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Meet John...my new journo buddy from the USA 49:31

2M ago49:31

49:31

I met my guest today while in Las Vegas, last year, for a tech conference and from the off, we just got on. John who is also a journalist, is based in San Francisco, California where he is best known for writing for Entrepreneur.com, a huge site. Mainly his column is made up of stories about trends and tips and tricks to help people get their compa…

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Dani Seatter talks going green: small changes can make a big difference! 30:02

2M ago30:02

30:02

Today’s guest is the lovely Dani Seatter, who I met whilst networking in the Cotswolds. Dani runs a sustainable lifestyle brand called Eco-able, and, at the time of recording, she’s also a published children’s author of two books. Both were sustainably printed and have a sustainable message. As well as an online shop, Dani also has a physical retai…

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Meet Ben – making the most of work experience 22:46

3M ago22:46

22:46

My guest today has recently spent time with me for work experience, and he’s lived to tell the tale! Ben Redondo Beck is in his 3rd year at university, studying journalism. At school, he enjoyed English and media studies and like many of us, maths not so much. However, he kept going back to English. Initially he considered doing a law degree, but t…

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The Central Bank Project - Episode #1: The Federal Reserve System 19:19

3M ago19:19

19:19

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Central Bank Project! In this episode, an overview is provided of the Federal Reserve System, the United States' hybrid central banking system.By Randy

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Vanessa White shares her big dreams 40:07

3M ago40:07

40:07

My guest today is someone who has recently joined my circle of amazing women in business. Vanessa White is an accredited breakup and divorce coach based in Cirencester. She shares what being a breakup and divorce coach actually means, and how she supports people emotionally and practically on their journey through that difficult time. Vanessa start…

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Alastair Greener shares why you should "Be Yourself; Everyone else is already taken." 36:03

4M ago36:03

36:03

My guest today is a man of many careers, but in all, and most importantly – he is a communicator. All of the professions Alastair Greener has worked in have focused on being able to talk to people: - hospitality, sales, acting, presenting and performing, and teaching other people how to present well. I’ve known Alastair for some years, and as you’l…

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Journalist & radio presenter Sue Kinnear on why she loves ‘local’! 30:43

4M ago30:43

30:43

Today’s guest is a fellow journalist, Sue Kinnear who is the voice of afternoon bulletins for BBC Wiltshire and Gloucestershire and also an experienced radio producer and presenter. In her current role, she has to produce three minutes of news for her bulletins. This means she has to find, write and present bulletins every hour, between 2pm and 6pm…

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Do you feel safe in Wiltshire? 16:27

5M ago16:27

16:27

In today’s episode Fiona speaks to Mike Rees, who is standing as an independent candidate in the upcoming election of a new Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner. Mike stood as a candidate back in 2021 and came second to the person who secured that post representing the Conservative Party. With no political party support or apparatus, backed by v…

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Charting a Path for Change: Rodney Govens' Fight for Disenfranchised Arkansans 53:15

5M ago53:15

53:15

Meeting the Democratic nominee for U.S. House Rodney Govens at a local town hall, you cannot help but get drawn into his fervor for change within Arkansas's 1st Congressional District. His words are a rallying cry to all those who feel unheard in the face of education gaps, economic hurdles, and healthcare woes. This episode features a recent live …

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What Every Town Tells Rodney They Need Help With – Plus: Unbox Campaign Merch With Us! 20:28

5M ago20:28

20:28

In this conversation, Riding With Rodney co-hosts Steve Grappe, Congressional candidate Rodney Govens, and Kristal Kuykendall discuss recent visits to Marshall, Leslie, St. Joe, and Jonesboro, Arkansas, and they offer an open invitation to planned campaign events March 20, March 26 and March 28, 2024. Rodney details the problems he's hearing about …

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Meet digital marketing whizz Rob Curtis… 27:12

5M ago27:12

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Today’s guest is Rob Curtis who is a client and someone I’ve known for several years in Wiltshire’s small business community. He’s a digital marketing whizz now running his own company The Pursuit Agency however I knew him before that and supported him when he was about to ‘go it alone’. He’s also a bit like Tigger, from Winnie the Pooh, darting ar…

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It's Time We Figure Out How We Can Love Our Kids and Our Guns 22:46

6M ago22:46

22:46

Like what you hear? Rodney can win with YOUR help! Donate your digital "spare change" or make a one-time contribution at https://bit.ly/donate-rodney-govens or visit RodneyForCongress.org and click the "donate" button at the top. Episode 3 Description: Rodney Govens, Democratic nominee for U.S. House of Representatives (Arkansas-01), and podcast co…

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Zoe Hewitt shares how interior design doesn’t have to be bourgeois! 21:19

6M ago21:19

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My guest today, Zoe Hewitt, swapped her role as a set designer in film and tv to be an interior designer – because the skills are pretty much the same. There are obviously other reasons, which you’ll hear about. Zoe has known what she wanted to do since being a young child, and got useful careers advice from school – unlike many of us and especiall…

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Rodney Govens Believes Our Problems Can Be Fixed: Infrastructure, Immigration, School Cybersecurity 37:11

6M ago37:11

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With Rodney Govens, Democratic nominee for U.S. House for Arkansas’ 1st District; Kristal Kuykendall; and Steve Grappe. Topics: Why Rodney is running; How his work in telecom and as a CASA advocate informs his platform; Improving Arkansas’ infrastructure (broadband access, safe drinking water, and cybersecurity funding for public schools); The U.S.…

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NATHAN MILLER’S TAKE ON PR FROM LA! 39:21

6M ago39:21

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I was imagining my guest today talking to me from sunnier climes, only to be told that he was actually in a very cold LA! Nathan is the CEO of Miller Ink, a strategic communications agency with headquarters in LA, and offices in New York and San Francisco. He has spent the last 20 years in communications, working with a variety of large corporate c…

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What is Riding With Rodney? Where's He Going? 10:39

7M ago10:39

10:39

Congressional candidate Rodney Govens and Steve Grappe of Stand Up Arkansas and the Rural Caucus introduce Rodney's docu-podcast Riding With Rodney, a study of Arkansas’ 1st Congressional Dist. & its 31 counties. Rodney invites us to virtually “ride along” for his 2024 campaign. Also: The water-system outage happening in West Helena. Donate to Rodn…

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Rachel Willoughby shares how if you have a plan B, it means you don’t believe in plan A! 24:40

7M ago24:40

24:40

Today’s guest has been described as a serial entrepreneur – a title she hates! However, Rachel has been running different businesses over the last 20 odd years. Prior to Lockdown, she and her husband ran a software business, but thanks to the huge changes that took place, 50% of their clients left. Like many small businesses, they were left wonderi…

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Trish Lynch and how saying ‘yes’ can pay off! 39:57

7M ago39:57

39:57

I want to introduce you to Trish Lynch, a very experienced broadcaster, interviewer, presenter and moderator, who shares the amazing story of how she almost fell into this business. She went to a casting with a friend who was actually going for the job, and because no one turned up, they invited Trish to interview. She ended up with a video of her …

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Foodie Dave Nelson is Chewing the Fat 24:56

8M ago24:56

24:56

Today’s guest, is Dave Nelson of Truffle and Thyme, a catering business based in North Wiltshire. For many years Dave had worked in the catering and events industry in London, and latterly in the West Country, in a variety of operations and management roles. Then COVID hit, and had a drastic effect on the entire hospitality industry and Dave’s job …

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My PR Predictions for 2024 26:01

8M ago26:01

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My main aim in my professional life as a PR specialist and expert, is to help people and their business or organisation to become more visible. Looking ahead to 2024, in this episode, I predict the things that the media will be engaged with, and share how you can get your voice heard, talking about those themes. I look at more general ‘trends’ to b…

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From local newspapers to popular blogger! Natalie Brown talks... 30:15

8M ago30:15

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Today’s guest is Natalie Brown, the author of ‘Confessions of a Crummy Mummy – The Baby Years’. She is also a freelance journalist and parenting blogger. Natalie talks about how starting out her career working on local newspapers has set her up for the journey her career has taken her on. She shares with me how she ended up writing her book, after …

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From hoarding to living, Laura Dent talks extreme cleans 32:32

9M ago32:32

32:32

My guest today is client and friend, Laura Dent who talks with passion about her business, So Fresh & So Clean, based in Swindon. Along with her husband, Laura has run the cleaning company for the last twelve years. They offer commercial cleaning, and also specialist cleaning, biohazard, hoarding services, mental health cleans and after death clean…

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Faith Roswell and her mission to kick against stereotypes! 32:18

9M ago32:18

32:18

Faith Roswell, my guest for this podcast, wears many hats. She is a writer, former model, self-defence educator and journalist. We talk about how after studying English literature, sociology, art and critical thinking at university, she went on to become a full-time model, which she gave up to become a cage fighter, but COVID put a stop to that. Fa…

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How to be Interesting by David Gillespie 32:36

10M ago32:36

32:36

David Gillespie is an actor who has appeared on TV, radio and on stage, and he is also a corporate coach – he is all about communication. You may well know David as the curate, Duncan Boyd in EastEnders, a role he came back to after a gap of nearly 34 years. He also played Selby, one of the original crew members in Red Dwarf. A co-author of 5 books…

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Micro Moments for Social Media with Stefan Thomas 33:04

10M ago33:04

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Todays guest is Stefan Thomas, the author of ‘Business Networking for Dummies’. Not surprisingly, we talked a lot about networking, something we both do and find incredibly good for our businesses. Stefan sees networking as part of PR for your brand, and the most efficient way to increase and maintain your visibility. He has used networking so wel…

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Meeting a consumer champion & expert Jane Hawkes 22:38

11M ago22:38

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Today my visitor is Jane, better known as Lady Janey, who I met on one of my courses a few years ago. She shares what she learnt on that course and what she’s achieved since using that knowledge. A very busy lady, Jane is a consumer champion, who presents on radio, appears on TV, writes for publications, her own blog and national papers. She talks …

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With former Detective Superintendent Julie Mackay - real people are as important as DNA and evidence! 1:06:37

11M ago1:06:37

1:06:37

My guest today is former detective superintendent, Julie Mackay, who with my friend, broadcast journalist Robert Murphy, co-authored the best-selling true crime book, ‘To Hunt a Killer’. During our talk we manage to cover everything from stories of crime, the importance of intuition, changes in policing, cold cases, media and the police, to period …

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Conserving the Oceans – in conversation with Melissa Hobson 36:41

12M ago36:41

36:41

Today’s guest is a first in terms of what she does, which is quite niche. Melissa Hobson writes about the ocean; marine science, marine conservation and interesting studies about the sea and the creatures within. Journalist and writer Melissa has been published in The Guardian, National Geographic Online, New Scientist and many other scientific pub…

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Talking ‘old school’ with Marcus Grodentz 28:09

1y ago28:09

28:09

Today my guest and I have a fascinating talk about old school journalism and the differences between the past and present in the industry. And Marcus Grodentz has lots of knowledge to share, having started as a copy boy in a news agency in London, and now, having worked in the industry for several years, he has moved into a PR career, before later …

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Once you get your foot in the door – it’s in the door! with Olivia Foster 29:45

1y ago29:45

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Today’s guest is Olivia Foster who is a TV producer working for shows like This Morning, Who Dares Wins and many more. Before working in TV, Olivia was a journalist working for magazines such as Heat, Grazia and Marie Claire, which she loved. She talks about how she finds TV a far more dynamic medium to work in. She also explains what a producer ac…

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Assumptions, Inspiration and Ableism with Louise Hunt Skelley 32:11

1y ago32:11

32:11

Today I’m joined by my friend and client, Louise Hunt Skelley PLY. Louise has been working with me for a year, after retiring from a career as an elite athlete, as a former top 10 wheelchair tennis player. Since retiring and ready to take the next step in her career, she has fully embraced PR. She shares why she thinks the investment in PR is well …

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Our niche – people that need help because they’re busy - with Claire Brewerton 18:36

1y ago18:36

18:36

My guest today is Claire Brewerton, the owner of Virtual Business Centre, a telephone answering company based outside Malmesbury. However, the business works with clients from Scotland to Exeter and everywhere in between. Claire talks about how at the beginning of the business she did absolutely everything, answering phone calls 7 days a week, but …

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The Crazy World of Cartoons! with Morgan Gleave 21:32

1y ago21:32

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Today I’m talking to someone who I have been working with since 2021. Cartoonist Morgan Gleave is familiar to you though you might not know it – he created the cartoon that I use for my podcast! Many of us love cartoons, comics and animation, but how many of us use them for our business? Morgan has been drawing all of his life, and finally took the…

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THE VARIETY OF LIFE! with Niamh Spence 23:32

1y ago23:32

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Today I’m pleased to be introducing a PR journo-hybrid who works in a very similar way to me. Niamh is a freelance national journalist, covering celebrity entertainment, showbiz and television. She also works for quite a few national titles, such as The Mirror, Daily Star, Okay magazine, and lots more. Niamh talks about some of the celebrities she …

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Beware the use of happy ears! - with Carl Hewitt 38:48

1y ago38:48

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Today’s episode is with digital marketing entrepreneur Carl Hewitt, who reached out to me on LinkedIn. Carl is an enthusiastic young businessman, who is the CEO and co-founder of a paid media and web agency Hewitt Matthews, based in Portsmouth. Carl is one of several people I’ve interviewed who started out in business at an early age, and doesn’t c…

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Don’t Suffer in Silence 35:29

1+ y ago35:29

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This podcast is vital listening for anyone who is in a relationship where they are not treated with the respect they should be, and feel they are in danger. My two guests are, Jodie Fraser, and Nick Gazzard, who are going to talk about a trust, set up in the memory of Nick’s daughter, Hollie. Jodie Fraser works in the block management sector, and m…

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PREDICTIONS FOR A KING & QUEEN WITH TJ HIGGS 38:13

1+ y ago38:13

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Today’s guest is possibly the best known female, psychic medium in the UK, and I’m happy to say, also a client of mine – T J Higgs. TJ shares how, as a youngster, she thought everyone else was odd, rather than her, because since a very young age she has seen spirits, auras and could tell when people were lying, but was unable to explain to them, wh…

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It’s all about relationships and trust with Ben McGrail 47:27

1+ y ago47:27

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My visitor today is from the part of the country where I was born - Somerset. Ben McGrail is an ITV journalist, with a role as Somerset correspondent for ITV News, West Country. A lot of our discussion is about working within a region, rather than being national. Its easy to think that the pinnacle of a career is to work on a national ‘title’ or fo…

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What’s Employee Ownership – and how do you market it? with Chris Maslin 23:39

1+ y ago23:39

23:39

Today’s guest is Chris Maslin, an accountant and tax advisor who has sold his business to an Employee Ownership Trust – have you ever heard of such a trust? Chris tells me why Employee Ownership (EO) can be a good exit plan for business owners who deeply care about the future of their company and its employees when they step away. He also explains …

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READ THE PRESS with Sam Brick 29:19

1+ y ago29:19

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Today I’m talking to my friend and fellow journalist Samantha Brick. Sam is a Feature writer, who loves writing about people, and has lived in France since 2008 with her husband and their family of dogs. Sam tells me what it means to work as a feature writer. She loves to write about relationships, family issues and events, careers, whether we’re m…

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DO YOU HAVE ALIEN HANDS? with Barbara Leatham 34:49

1+ y ago34:49

34:49

Some of you will have routinely heard me talk about the importance of good photography to go with your PR, and today I’m talking to a photographer who I regularly work with - the wonderful Barbara Leatham. Barbara talks about how she has had her own photography business which is now in its 15th year, and how her previous training in marketing and g…

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Learn to be adaptable, because you can do anything! with Chris Hunt Skelley MBE PLY 32:56

1+ y ago32:56

32:56

Today I’m talking to a Paralympian Gold Medal winner, who was awarded an MBE last year – Chris Hunt Skelley MBE PLY. Chris, a Judo champion, is visually impaired and has a condition called Ocular Albinism, and although he was affected by the problem from a young age, he wasn’t diagnosed until he was 17. He talks about the harrowing experience of li…

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Understanding the story of a trans woman… 45:43

1+ y ago45:43

45:43

I met Katie Neeves early in 2022, and my interview with her came as a result of that meeting. There’s a lot of misinformation on being trans & I asked if she would share her story and her insights with me and my listeners – and to my delight, she said ‘yes’! Our conversation in this podcast ranges from Gender Dysmorphia to a discussion about loos a…

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HOW DO YOU GET YOUR PRODUCTS IN FRONT OF JOURNALISTS? 22:51

1+ y ago22:51

22:51

My guest today, Nicola Snell, does just that, with her business Press Loft. Nicola’s ethos is to make PR simple and to help get her clients products in front of journalists. She shares with me, just how Press Loft works for businesses that are product based. Nicola Snell has cleverly combined the idea of product PR and businesses being reactive to …

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PR Predictions for 2023 17:55

1+ y ago17:55

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Fiona, as a PR specialist and expert has one aim in her professional life - to help people and their businesses become more visible. She looks into the future, and offers her ten tips about the things that she predicts the media will be positive about and engaged with - and she shares how you can get your voice heard around those themes. Her three …

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