Smells like team spirit

Internal communications has for a very long time felt like the poor relation to public relations. It was seen as a little less glamorous (if PR ever was), not quite as important as managing reputation and certainly less exciting than social engagement. It might be...

On the move ..

Gareth Willmer PEM has appointed Gareth Willmer as its Head of Marketing. He joined the Cambridge accountancy firm in December to lead its marketing, communications and business development team and drive firmwide marketing strategy, ensuring clients have an engaging...

Fifth Day: Promoting pro bono

Fifth Day is an advocacy initiative across the UK to promote and develop pro bono work by professional staff across law firms. Fifth Day was founded in 2022 by professional services communications expert Fred Banning. At the time, Fred explained: “In 2018, I applied...

Always learning

Most professional services firms have a rich variety of training and professional development options for their fee earners, but are they and should they be offering the same to their marketers and communications people? Writer and trainer James Lumley finds out what...