Tag: Marketing

Why PR should always be connected to a wider marketing ecosystem

PR is incredibly powerful but it's never at its best unless it's working as part of a wider strategy. The businesses that see real impact from their PR make sure that it...
reputation matters

How employer branding impacts recruitment 

In case it’s not obvious, reputation matters. A business’ internal and external image can have an impressive sway on its success. Yet, when we think of brand...

Quality over quantity on social media

When it comes to social media, there are a lot of brands and businesses we speak to that think the best way to see success is to post multiple times a day, every single...

But what do the stats actually mean? – Social Media Stats 101 

It’s all good and well keeping track of your social media analytics but if you don’t understand what each stat represents and what goal they are useful toward then...
beaches

Beaches Resorts turns to real families in authentic cross-platform campaign 

Beaches Resorts, part of Sandals Resorts International, is launching a cross-platform campaign to promote its Turks & Caicos resort featuring influencers instead of...

4 things businesses should know before writing an eBook

You may have noticed that we recently launched our eBook, Powerfully Practical PR. After a long time in the making, it's time to share our tips, tricks, and top...

Carnsight Communications launches ‘Powerfully Practical PR’ eBook empowering SMEs to PR themselves 

Carnsight Communications, a boutique PR firm based near Bath, is launching its new eBook, ‘Powerfully Practical PR’, on Amazon on February 1 2024.

Five reasons to enter your business into awards

You win some you lose some, but either way, there’s a lot to be said for entering awards beyond the obvious benefit of winning. From networking to the credibility that...

Three key differences between your B2B and B2C social media strategy

Whether you’re creating a social media strategy for B2B or B2C, the end goal remains the same, to grow your business to the best of its ability.
7 steps to PR yourself

Here are 7 steps to PR yourself 

We've translated our skills for promoting a business through PR to help those who want to promote themselves as individuals. If that sounds like you, then here’s a...

Can clients and agencies ever really work as “partners”?  

This question came out of a really interesting podcast with Tom Lewis - Agency ownership models are everything. It’s primarily about the advertising agency model and...

Why you need to repeat yourself in PR

“I feel like we’re saying the same thing over and over.” This is something we hear a lot from our clients. And it’s a valid concern. No one wants...

What does a social media executive role involve?

Are you curious about what a social media executive role involves? In today’s world, most of the population have some sort of social media presence. Social Media is a...

Should your business start a newsletter?

If you’re wondering if it’s time for your business to start a newsletter, this post is for you. You might be thinking ‘I’m nailing it with my social...

The Dos and Don’ts of Good Headshots

If you’ve read our post on why good photography is key in PR then you know a good photograph can make or break a media story. This is particularly true when...

Copywriting vs Content Writing

What’s the difference? Though content and copywriting may sound the same, they’re actually very different skills that must be learned and honed. Just like...

Our top tips on creating a successful newsletter 

A powerful tool enabling your business to get closer to your customers and build your brand whilst boosting sales, sending a newsletter can be a great idea. But how do...

How to write an SEO-friendly blogpost

What is SEO? SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. It’s used to promote organic traffic to your webpage via SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages). The...

How to make your product famous

Brand You Magazine Jessica Morgan, founder, Carnsight Communications Firstly, get ready to celebrate the coverage you achieve for your product. There’s no reason you,...

Our top 10 most popular blogs on PR and communications

We’re so close to publishing 100 blogs now (whoop!!) and we’d like to think that we’ve provided plenty of good PR advice and guidance in the process....

In Conversation With: Liz Whitson, Founder of MW London a strategic marketing consultancy.

This week we have another fabulous Q&A in our ‘In Conversation With…’ series. In this series, we have been able to provide our readers with some great...

Why customer reviews are vital and how to get them

Today we have a guest post by the wonderful Shona Chambers! Shona is a freelance marketing consultant with a career spanning over 20 years, working with both large and...

Advertising and PR: What’s the difference?

This article first appeared on Enterprise Nation, April 2021. “But isn’t PR just advertising?” We’ve been asked this question quite a bit over the years, and we...

In Conversation With: Duncan MacRae, Founder & Chief Editor, Marketing Gazette (PART 2)

Today we’re bringing you part two of our fantastic Q&A with Duncan MacRae, Founder and Chief Editor, Marketing Gazette. In part one, Duncan talked about how he...

In Conversation With: Edward Craig, Head of Content Labs, Haymarket Media Group

This week we have another fantastic Q&A in our ‘In Conversation With…’ series. This series has been so much fun to create and we are so excited to...

What a career in marketing taught me about good PR

It’s almost five years since Carnsight Communications opened its doors, over ten years since I switched to PR and almost twenty years since I started in marketing....