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Nic Conner

23 Jun

The day the internet broke – and Flagship helped fix it

You may have noticed, for an hour the other week, the internet was down. A simple tweet by the BBC Political Correspondent, Chris Mason “The http://gov.uk website is down, as is The Guardian and CNN”, alerted the team at Flagship to go to their battle stations, as this could have been the beginning of a…

Flagship Consulting

11 Mar

Just 5% of National Media Cybersecurity Commentary Made by Women

London, March 11, 2021. A new report into cybersecurity software providers’ presence in the UK press during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that just 5% of the 234 quotes from cyber spokespeople in the national media came from women. 11 of the 15 cybersecurity companies researched had zero female spokespeople quoted during the pandemic in 2020, highlighting…

Jo Kenworthy

18 Feb

The State of the Media in 2021 – what did you miss?

I recently joined one of the panel sessions at virtual #CommsCon21, an event run by Cision to help PR and comms professionals gain knowledge and inspiration on how to meet the challenges to come in the industry. ‘The State of the Media in 2021’ featured a great panel of speakers – from Tortoise Media, Daily…

Flagship Consulting

20 Jan

Inauguration Day and Internal Communications

Courtney Ellul from our partner agency, Peppercomm, explains how communicators and leaders can support employees through uncertain and stressful moments. These top ten tips, although taken from Peppercomm’s Inauguration Playbook, can benefit us all in the coming months as we navigate through the difficult times of the pandemic. Inauguration Day and Internal Communications Supporting employees…

Hannah Kerslake

17 Dec

Flagship’s 2021 Tech Trends

Those who wrote 2020 trends pieces this time last year may be dispirited to reflect on how many of those trends actually came into fruition. While the coronavirus pandemic may have slowed down some progression this year, there’s no denying that situations like this have accelerated innovation in the past. With that in mind, here are our top technology…

Flagship Consulting

28 Oct

Partners in the Press: Legal sector communications during COVID-19

Legal firms in the press – who were the winners and losers during the COVID-19 crisis? In the space of just six months, the COVID-19 crisis has completely transformed the communications landscape. In the legal sector, like all other industries, top UK firms have been battling for their share of voice during the lockdown, and there have…

Flagship Consulting

17 Sep

What have leaders learnt from the global pandemic?

2020 has been quite a year, and it’s no exaggeration to say that none of us are exactly where we expected to be back in January. Now, as we start to see signs of the crisis abating, it’s time to look back on what we’ve learnt from our months of living differently. In Leadership Perspectives:…