Social media for business tips

September 7, 2020 One of my amazing mp|media solutions clients who have been in business for around 25 years is having an incredible response to one of the Facebook stories I put together for them. Their spring gardening social media post continues to engage more than a week after it was first published, has had almost 5000 impressions...
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Working from home series: Balance

June 5, 2020 Some reflections on where the world is right now with so many offices closing and staff working from home. I started in my home office for mp|media solutions 21 years ago when I was in my 20s, then I had a period where I moved into a real office to expand and find a better...
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Working from home series: Productivity

April 15, 2020 This week my conversations with clients getting used to working from home, many of them with children who are adjusting to schooling from home, have centred on productivity. Here are a few simple things I’ve learnt over the past 20 years that help keep me ‘productive’ in my home office: Set a routine and accept...
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Working from home series: Living in a virtual world

April 1, 2020 A lot of people think that I write books all day (actually most of you know by now that at the moment I’m NOT writing books all day given that I haven’t published a novel since 2017!) – what many don’t know is that I have owned my own media and marketing company for more...
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How to respond to public/media criticism

March 7, 2016 Whether you are a small business owner, a manager in a workplace or the chief executive officer of a government organisation – you need to make tough decisions that will not always be popular. If someone is highly critical of your decision and goes to the media, what can you do? When dealing with a...
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