Opinion

While you might pay close attention to the kind of content you post and the image you portray on social media today, can you honestly say that you’ve always been so careful? Chances are, you have one or two cringeworthy posts of old you wouldn’t like to resurface today! There have been numerous examples of […]

When you think about what makes a community, it isn’t just the local post office and annual village fete that brings people together. For decades, the local newspaper has been a valued institution in Britain, giving communities a voice and raising issues confined to small groups of people. But it doesn’t take much to see […]

As I write this blog sat at my desk in Skout HQ, I’m wearing a purple roll-neck jumper, jeans and a nice comfy pair of trainers. Let’s imagine what this would have looked like 30 years ago; not only would my desk be without a PC, but my office attire wouldn’t be anything less formal […]

The demand for on demand TV has continued to rise over recent years. Netflix currently has over 139 million subscribers, Amazon Prime has more than 100 million users and the past couple of years has seen the likes of Apple, Disney and Sky launch their own streaming services. Now however, the UK is set to […]

This week has witnessed the sad news that two celebs had passed over to the great stage in the sky. First there was ‘Firestarter’ Keith Flint, frontman of The Prodigy, then actor Luke Perry of Beverley Hills 90210 fame. We were sorry to hear of their passing – particularly as both were seminal figures in […]

The facts on Instagram’s growth are staggering. When the network was bought by Facebook in 2012 – two years after launch – it had 30 million users but there was no advertising on it. Today there are said to be 1 billion monthly active users and 2 million monthly advertisers and the figures are rising. […]

If someone had told you a month ago that a new sausage roll would soon trigger a social media uproar, you probably wouldn’t have believed them. When Greggs announced its new vegan sausage roll, many showed their disapproval, and the social media team behind the bakery chain wasn’t shy to respond. When one Twitter follower […]

When I first started in PR, there was no such thing as ‘blogs’ or ‘infographics’ and the Internet was a relatively new thing, so there was no social media and video was reserved for VHS tapes. (If you’re too young to know what a VHS tape is, either ask your parents or here’s a link […]

Going face to face (or phone to phone) with a journalist can understandably seem a little daunting, especially if it’s your first time. Putting yourself out there and making yourself available for comment is a powerful way to promote your business, and once you’ve done one interview, it’s likely that more requests will follow, helping […]