BlogsandNews

This is where we share with you what we've been up to, and share some key insights with you from the world of public relations.

PR Apprentice insights

Exploring PR: Insights from My First Week as a PR Apprentice

In National Apprenticeship Week, Branagh PR's new PR Assistant reports on her first week in the role.

Interactive theatre workplace training

How interactive theatre is changing the face of workplace wellbeing training

It is a popular adage in the world of descriptive writing and, more widely, communications: Show, don’t tell. Letting someone take in information and make up their own mind.

Chartered PR practitioner

Becoming a Chartered PR practitioner

My professional body, the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, has run a campaign to encourage members to become Chartered. I’m all for it, and here’s why.

CIPR advisory council

Joining CIPR's advisory council

I was recently invited to join the advisory council to the Board of my professional body, the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). I want to see how I can do my bit to promote my profession.

Journalist interview tips

Why would a journalist want to interview you?

This is not a rude question. As an ex-journalist, I knew the interview was often my best chance to get the story. For the interviewee, they can be a positive experience also.

Student news editor

Meet our newest student news editor. Next stop, the BBC?

My name is Harriet and I have been interning at Branagh PR this summer. I have recently been selected as the News Editor of my student-run university newspaper at Royal Holloway University of London, called The Founder.

Contingent workforce

The rise of the contingent workforce: from caring employers to caring clients

The contingent workforce has truly come of age during Covid, said business publication Management Today after market research found as much as 20% of all UK employment is now temporary.