Turning Old into New
January 18, 2021
Channel 4's 'Escape to the Chateau' does this very well...
A big broadcast success in 2020 was Channel 4's ‘Escape to the Chateau’, attracting audiences of 3.4 million.
This television programme has been on our screens since 2016. It follows the adventures of Dick and Angel Strawbridge moving to France with their young children,...
Communicating in a Crisis
March 17, 2020
Providing support in times of need
We are not going to tell you about Covid-19 or it’s impact on business .... as you have already seen endless amounts of coverage and are no doubt experiencing the ripple effect of this issue.
We are not going to tell you about what you need to do .... as you ar...
Highbank Comms in the Business Bunker...
October 24, 2018
This week Clive was invited to join presenters Martin White and Laura Lawrence on to Kent's Business Bunker radio along with fellow guest Kevin Beck, listen here to a recording of the show and the importance of communications in business....
Bridging the Interim Communications Gap
October 16, 2018
Organisations may not need full-time communication professionals! This sounds a strange statement to make having operated in this area for all my working life and establishing Highbank Communications three years ago. So, let me expand.
VMA Group’s ‘Bridging t...
Gender Balance in Leadership
November 14, 2017
Hampton Alexander Review
The latest Hampton Alexander Review on gender equality within top management roles has just been published. It points to good progress having been made in the last 12 months to increase female representation on all FTSE Boards and leadership teams but acknowledges there is s...
Andy Johnson joins UK team of Spoken Word Communications
April 4, 2017
New appointment
Joining Clive and Elodie as Senior Associate Partners at Spoken Word Communications is Andy Johnson.
Andy has been tasked with providing media, crisis and presentation training services to industries including oil and gas, chemical and utility....
Employees lead the way on business trust
February 7, 2017
The Edelman TRUST BAROMETER™
The latest annual Edelman Trust Barometer finds global trust inequality is growing. It reveals worrying trends, with the largest ever drop in trust across governments, businesses, media and NGO's.
This annual survey, The Edelman TRUST BAROMETER™, is now in its 17th year...
TV viewing has radically changed...
October 10, 2016
...professional communicators pay heed
What is your favourite TV programme from over the last few decades?
I suspect this is difficult to answer as there have been literally thousands.
Do these TV titles spring to mind?
And would you answer with these?
The Thornbirds (1984)
World Cup semi-final - England ...
More than a pair of shoes...
August 31, 2016
I was recently on holiday and noticed a small child walking around the resort swimming pool, carrying a pair of adult shoes. Nothing unusual here except the shoes were an eye-popping, crocodile-skin design.
However, more remarkable was the fact that after just a few days,...
Achieving the margin of success
August 22, 2016
GB's cycling team shows us how
The recent medal haul in the 2016 Rio Olympics by the Great Britain cycling team prompted competitors to question how they achieved this - particularly as the GB team had delivered downbeat performances at other cycling events earlier in the year.
Iain Dyer, GB Cycling Hea...
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