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Lorraine has an impressive 20 years’ experience in the PR industry the last 10 spent in recruitment! During this time, she’s had two kids, travelled to remote places and even qualified as a nail technician! Lorraine loves soaking up industry news like a vast sponge and using her network of contacts to make great things happen.
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Dec 17, 15 •
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‘Tis the season for gloomy introspection! Fa-la-la-la-la should you change your job? Well, we talk to people who are pondering this question all year round and there are ten key questions you should ask yourself to measure your misery or contentment. ...
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Jun 24, 15 •
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Judging by the chatter on social media we weren’t the only ones taken in by the ad for Persona Synthetics, which was actually a very clever campaign to launch the new Channel 4 drama series, Humans. The tv ad, fake eBay listing of a ‘synth’ (buy it...
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Feb 12, 15 •
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The results of the Workfish PR Salary Survey are in! Find out what London PRs are being paid and what they really think about their salary… 51% of PRs are ‘meh’ about their moolah ‘Enough’ is a very subjective word. In our recent...
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Dec 19, 14 •
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Ho ho ho! It’s CHRISTMAS! Consumer PRs did Christmas about six months ago so they’re probably totally over it by now, but we are feeling extremely festive here at Workfish so we’ve put together a list of the top gifts for London PRs to save you the...
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Oct 23, 14 •
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As a creative industry, PR is known for being pretty liberal and, if not exactly laid back, it’s certainly not as formal or process-driven as other professions. In PR job interviews however there are still rules that must be obeyed to avoid breaking...
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Sep 19, 14 •
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We’ve always had a steady flow of freelance jobs but the freelance market seems to be picking up, and quickly! So if you’re a talented PR freelancer looking for your next hot contract, give one of our team a call here or simply email your cv to us here...
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Sep 18, 14 •
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Offer a London PR person a company car and they’ll whack out their Oyster card and raise a quizzical eyebrow. Talk about unlimited holiday and they’ll put their endlessly buzzing phone on silent to learn more… Benefits have come a long way since the...
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Jul 23, 14 •
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In the hectic whirl of PR agency life, the rapid pace and multiple clients mean the pressure’s always on. If they get a spare moment, agency people often wonder about working client-side. Wouldn’t it be great to have a truly in-depth understanding of...
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Jun 12, 14 •
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The disruptive force of digital and social media has triggered a seismic shift in the communications landscape: declining circulations in most sectors of the printed media; sustained, rapid growth of the use, and influence, of social media; the proliferation...
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Jun 2, 14 •
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In case you hadn’t heard, women are failing to reach their leadership potential because they don’t promote their achievements and, whereas go-getting men will be seen as assertive, women behaving in the same way will be perceived as ‘bossy’. And women...
