Bibliophile studying Public Relations
I wanted to write about this campaign because I thought it was such an ingenious idea and it's one of my favourite recent ones! The campaign started off by recognizing the issue that needed to be fixed - the fact that people were overloooking the need to rehome dogs and cats because they were too…
I've written on here in the past about companies who use a green facade to try and persuade prospective customers that they are doing everything they can for the planet, creating a PR front to make themselves look good - but it works on a personal level too. Performative activism is when a person refers…
Last Wednesday I went on a public relations university trip to London, we went to visit Splendid Communications and then visited the museum of brands. Ultimately I learnt a lot from the day, and it opened my eyes about the possibility of working in an agency. This was the first time I had visited an…
While I've only been studying PR for the last two years, we've recently entered into a new decade and it is interesting to see what moments are on the top of people's minds. For me, these are some of the biggest things that have happened with some thanks going to PR. #MeToo It was such…
I really love it when Christmas comes around, not just because I'm a massive fan of the time of year - but, I love looking at the campaigns that organisations come up with. I've listed below my top 3 Christmas campaigns / advertisements this year. Tesco This year Tesco have celebrated 100 years, and throughout…
I put off going into the world of studying PR because I though it was an extrovert's job and I identify more as an introvert. I remember my mum telling me one day that I would have to be more confident to go into that line of work, and while she was right in some…
I had a complete flashback to my Media A Level yesterday when I had a lecture on textual analysis. I don't think I've ever been so happy to see Roland Barthes be mentioned and immediately think about my old media teacher, who first introduced me to the world of media. I never thought about how…
Continue reading ➞ The semiotics of learning about Public Relations early
Earlier this week in a interview Emma Watson spoke about her true feelings around turning 30 and still being single, she opened up about how it took a long time to understand and be truly happy on her own, but that she refers to it as being "self-partnered". You could almost hear the backlash before…
Gaining work experience for me was a complete life changer, and I would never take back the opportunities I took because I can't stress enough how important they were to me. So I thought I would compile a quick list of my top reasons for taking the leap, just in case anyone was wondering about…
This week at University, I was most intrigued by a debate one of our modules had on whether public relations should be seen as a subset of marketing. Luckily, I was on the side of 'no it should not be seen that way', as that's where I stand outside of the in-class debate. Through learning…
