We have spent the summer helping The Directorbank Group to carry out research into What makes an Outstanding FD? This has been done in association with Grant Thornton. When you mention the word ‘finance director’, many will have that old image of an accountant in the Monty Python sketch trying to tame a lion.   Forget [...]

What a great book – but I wish I had read this ages ago!  Even though I am only halfway through Trust Agents by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith, I am already realising so many things we can tweak in our social media activities. The book starts slowly, especially if you are in PR.  It [...]

Last week I was a guest at the annual IOD Director of the Year awards dinner – my thanks to ABDN for their kind invitation and good company. I was interested in a theme of discussion at our table and among several people I met – can these sorts of awards dinners continue in their [...]

Guest interview with Lee Hicken, Hebe Media Hebe Media ran a very successful social media campaign for Marketing Leeds in Barcelona earlier this year.  We’re always on the lookout for good case studies for our clients, so Lee Hicken kindly agreed to be interviewed for our blog. Key points to note are Bloggers are now [...]