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DO… YOU… SPEAK… ENGLISH?

The British Council has published its Languages for the Future report, outlining the foreign languages that it deems fundamental for the UK to become a truly global nation post-Brexit. The report highlights some startling, yet perhaps unsurprising statistics about the UK’s linguistic capabilities. Less than one-third of surveyed 18-34 year olds in the country speak […]

Contrasting approaches to PR strategy

Is it better to play the long game with a consistent and substantive slow burn approach to communications or are you tempted with the headline-grabbing, full-on PR attack? In-house teams and PR agencies are likely to be tempted with the latter, but perhaps that depends on the culture and strategic horizon of the organisation as […]

SQN’s 7 tips for better online video content

Video is king – and the fastest growing area of online and social media. It should come as no surprise really considering Westerners have worshipped the medium ever since the first black and white television. The only difference now is that we’re all walking around with TV screens in our pockets and choosing what we […]

Broadcast sponsorship: Thinking outside the (TV) box

A five-year study, conducted by Channel 4, into the effectiveness of broadcast sponsorships has found that 89% of consumers saw brands that sponsor TV as more trustworthy than other forms of advertising. To some readers this may come as a surprise, but to us in the industry it reaffirms what we already know – that […]

Why ‘purpose’ has become key for b2c sponsorship

You’ve probably heard a lot about Gen Z, you may have even joked about them in your office. You probably know them best as the technology-reliant youths who struggle to stay in one job for more than 3 months. Well, it’s probably time to stop your joking, because if you’re a sponsor or a rights […]

What makes an award-winning sponsorship?

It’s unlikely that winning awards was top of your priority list when you embarked on a sponsorship. Of greater importance is delivering on the promise you made to the business to provide a return. The best way of achieving this is a well-planned, well-executed and measured programme, which as it happens, is also what it […]

Richard Branson launches his autobiography Finding My Virginity

Richard Branson finds the PR sweet spot

We often talk about integrated communications campaigns. Long gone are the days when companies or brands could focus promotion around a single press release. Nowadays, there are multiple touch points to reach target audiences, each requiring a different targeted approach. Today’s PR pros need multiple strings to their bows to deliver for their clients. Just […]

Shining a light on crisis communications

In the fast-paced world of motor racing, you are rarely far away from a scandal, rumour or crisis. How to deal swiftly and effectively with emerging issues or incidents exposes weaknesses in any communications team. The FIA World Endurance Championship, which has taken a bit of a battering in recent weeks, showed how to weather […]

Location, location, location

We aren’t afraid to do things differently here at SQN. We have long shied away from the temptation to move into the central London locations preferred by many of our peers. That has, at times, left us off the radar for companies looking for a ‘big London agency’, but it is a conscious decision that […]

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