It’s been nearly 10 years since I started Beck and Call PR and as like most self-employed people work tends to be full of peaks and...

What is it like working in PR? What do I do every day? People perceive PR to be a world of glamour and parties and whilst I have had my...

For small businesses, PR is an essential part of any successful marketing strategy. Investing in public relations can help to build brand...

Somebody asked me the other day what the best piece of advice I’ve ever been given is and I didn’t have to think twice “Being able to...

The clocks have changed, Spring as sprung and we’ve entered our second quarter, which is hopefully full of plans and a great opportunity...

What gets you through the working day? Myself and my husband are both self-employed and work from home a lot. We have to work In...

I’ve been in the PR industry for more than 20 years and one thing that has never changed is that the expectations from friends, family...

We are already nearly at the end of February so it’s time to start looking at what you should be telling the media bout and sharing on...

I talk a lot about the importance of sharing stories to help raise the profile of your business. I mentioned earlier this week on...

This week is National Storytelling week and whilst I am an avid reader I’m not here to tell you about my favourite story but to tell you...

This year Monday 16th January was Blue Monday which is apparently the most depressing day of the year or is it? Blue Monday started as a...

Autumn is here and whilst we come to terms with the death of our Queen, ponder the war in Ukraine and constantly face headlines telling...

Producing ideas is part of my job and although I have worked in PR for over 20 years ideas don’t always come straight away. Like...

September always feels like a fresh start to me. I think it goes back to my school days, new shoes, new pencil cases, new bag etc. Now I...

How has your year started are you sprinting ahead full of energy and bursting with ideas, or does it feel a bit like coming out of...

I had a potential client ask me the other week whether I offered a service where they could pay based on results and numbers of articles...

I was having one of those moments where I think about what I would like to do for a living if I wasn’t a PR consultant. Does anybody else...

Yesterday (October 19th) is Evaluate Your Life Day. The idea is that you use the day to take stock of where you are in life, where you...

As a small business owner, you can often find yourself juggling many balls from accounting to marketing. Add to the mix trying finding...

As a small business time and resources can be limited. We sometimes have to make decisions about where we are going to invest that time...