Proud to be launching the comms industry's first '45 over 45' list with
@WIPRUK
Ageism is a massive problem in our sector. It's time to shine a light on it and celebrate the women over 45 shaping a brighter future for the industry.
via
@prweekuknews
This woman. She hired me at 7.5 months pregnant and made sure I was entitled to
@KetchumUK
‘s full maternity package.
Which was 7 months full pay btw.
She says I mention it too much.
I say it changed my life immeasurably for the better.
@RedRobertino
Husband and I decided to “share” the office in our new house. We thought it’s big enough and we could create some office-style energy.
By 9:36am on the first morning of this arrangement I can confirm it is a fucking terrible idea.
I know it sounds a bit like new age toss but has anyone been having a go at this cold water therapy in the shower thing?
I’ve been doing it every morning (admittedly only for a minute as I’m a wuss) and it’s game-changing.
I’m back*
@KetchumUK
- to a job I spent just 6 weeks in before mat leave.
Ketchum’s commitment to diversity & inclusion means there’s no eligibility window for its enhanced maternity package. So I was able to join at 7+ months pregnant. How amazing is that?!
*still at my house
Today,
@wileyceo
has gone on a rabid anti-semitic tirade. He’s used slang to infer Jewish people shld be shot, called us “slippery gits” & likened us to the KKK...and that’s just a snapshot.
I hope everyone stands alongside me in speaking out. I am not OK. This is not OK.
And the news is out! I’m so proud to be joining an agency that wasn’t afraid to offer me a huge role when I was hugely pregnant. I’ve had two children in the last two years & been able to say yes to the biggest job of my career
@KetchumPR
@RedRobertino
Today is
@KetchumUK
's inaugural 'No Meeting Day'.
We wanted to offer a day to combat Zoom fatigue, get niggly bits off to-do lists, & afford everyone time to do stuff they love.
5 hours in & it's made a huge difference to productivity (and happiness) levels.
A photographer just came round
to my house which is being used for a client shoot.
I said hello but my husband showed him to the room.
Photographer just called one of the team and said how lovely it was of
MY SON to show him around.
Feel fresher yes but also clears head, and sets you up for the day. If you do for few mins it’s proven to: increase endorphins, boost metabolism, improve circulation and fight off common illnesses.
WDYT? Toss or worth a try?
#coldwatertherapy
Drove past man sat on pavement rocking. He appeared v distressed. No one was stopping so I pulled over & shlepped baby out car.
Me (shouting from 2m behind): “Are you ok? Can I help you or call anyone?”
Him (turning around): “I’m fine love just been sent to fix this drain.”
Here’s where I sound like a right brown-noser...
This is
@RedRobertino
‘s fortnightly “ask the ceo” session where nothing is off limits. My boss just spent 51 mins navigating questions on everything from payrises to profits to coping in lockdown.
This is leadership.
The best thing about my job? Brave clients doing work that matters.
Today
@QuornFoods
the brand that’s spent 30+ yrs encouraging us to eat less meat, is asking us to buy meat. Why? Because supporting our hospitality industry & sparing food from the bin is the right thing to do.
I have a new hobby in stand up comedy and it is filling up my cup BIG TIME.
Thanks to fellow PR and snigger-inducer
@VixLeyton
for guiding me and getting me on the bill.
𝗠𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻: “I’ll take the kids. You go for a run and get some air.”
𝗠𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄: “Can you p*ss off for a walk and take the miniature twats with you?”
This is such a cool idea from a 25 y/o golf-mad entrepreneur in Copenhagen.
Whilst there are a few companies offering biodegradable golf tees, Greenup Golf goes one step further, making the tees from coffee waste so they also help ‘heal’ the turf and support grass growth.
Tonight I'll miss getting scantily clad, fake clapping when someone else wins my award, awkwardly dancing with someone I've worked with for 9 whole days, thinking the 2am Baileys won't curdle & accidentally leaving an award in the Add Lee/at the Grosvenor House
#PRWeekAwards2020
Today marks 3 years
@KetchumUK
This was me in the lift on week 1. 7 months pregnant & in the biz just 6 weeks before mat leave because Ketchum’s commitment to
#D
&I means there’s no eligibility window to qualify for our enhanced maternity package.
This is how it should be.
Honoured to be joining the Women in PR
@WIPRUK
committee and to work alongside so many talented and inspirational women.
We held our first meeting last night and I just know that together we are going to achieve great things for our industry.
First day ‘back’ after mat leave hasn’t got off to a flying start. I stepped out the shower then couldn’t remember if I washed my body or not so had to get back in.
#babybrain
Number 4?!!
I’m “shook” as the cool kids say and incredibly humbled.
Shout out to the incredible consumer brands team
@KetchumUK
who make my job a joy and my partner in crime
@17_Alicia
(who is by far the smarter one).
Thank you
@prweekuknews
- am actually crying a bit!
My first full year leading the Brand practice over
@KetchumUK
Several pretty hairy moments but overall it's been incredible & I'm so proud of the progress we've made.
Here's a little video we created to wrap up 2021 in terms of the work & say thank you to our amazing people.
We asked women in comms what their biggest concern was this year. Top of the list? Mental health and burnout.
We
@WIPRUK
didn’t want to just highlight the issue, we want to do something about it. So we’ve partnered with the amazing Head Office to do just that.
Just went to make coffee & saw as I walked past that my husband was in the toilet.
Which I took as a prime opportunity to scare the shit out of him.
Waited for door to open, leaped out & did one of my best ever “BOOs” and one of our poor builders jumped out his skin.
Landing traditional media coverage is still vital for our clients but harder than ever to land. Launching
@KetchumUK
's Media Relations Taskforce today with the best in the business.
Thanks
@prweekuknews
@John_Harring
for the write up!
Donald Trump's wax figure has been re-dressed into golf attire at Madame Tussauds, London, after Joe Biden was named the winner in the
#USElectionResults2020
It’s here!
@WIPRUK
's 45 over 45 list - a bold celebration of age & experience amongst women in comms.
When we learned 52% of women don’t imagine working in the same part of the industry when they are 50,
#WPR45over45
was born.
Thanks for the fab writeup
@SparklyPinchy
If we don't stand up for ourselves, how can we expect others to do so?
Thanks
@prweekuknews
for inviting us on to talk all things
#antisemitism
post
#Wiley
, the responsibility of social platforms to stop the scourge of hate speech & how to make a difference.
Society will never be able to break down stereotypes of women at home if the Government itself is not reflecting this in its comms and policy decisions.
Probably the most important opinion piece I’ve written for
@prweekuknews
I spoke to
@prweekuknews
about Wiley’s antisemitic tirade & why social media platforms must take action against hate speech.
Thank you
@ArvindHickman
for shining a light on this.
“Oh, there just wasn’t anyone" should never be the feedback regarding intersectional representation.
Introducing One London 25 - a list of incredible & diverse creators to inspire more campaigns which better reflect the communities in which we live.
So proud of the
@KetchumUK
team -
Shortlisted for four
@PRWeekAwardsUK
incl. large consultancy of the yr & for the brilliant work on Colgate. I judged this year & the competition was more fierce than ever 💪
Any brands virtue signalling today - beware!
@PayGapApp
are retweeting brands’
#InternationalWomensDay
posts alongside information on their gender pay gap.
YES New Zealand this is exactly how things should be! They’ve become the first country to legislate paid leave after miscarriage.
Now it’s time for the rest of the world to follow suit.
Kicking off 2023 ticking a professional goal off the list as I’ve always wanted to judge Best Places to Work.
Thanks
@prweekuknews
for inviting me
#PRWBPTW
ICYMI this is the morning after grime artist
#Wiley
has used his platform to unleash a tirade of anti-semitic abuse - including incitement to violence against Jewish people & holocaust denial. This hatred sadly doesn’t just hang in suspension but infiltrates impressionable minds.
Our inaugural
@WIPRUK
retreat.
Shaping the plans for 2022 with this incredible group of women.
Watch this space - it’s going to be another big year for driving change in our industry.
42% of females in the industry are telling us there aren’t enough career opportunities for older women to progress.
We need to start talking about and tackling
#ageism
in comms.
Thanks
@KateClarkPR
for writing this for
@WIPRUK
& to
@prweekuknews
@ProseFactory
for the platform
Back in 2016 I offered a job to a talented student whose uni coursework was mistaken for the official John Lewis ad. Today he finally joined
@Wcommlondon
after graduating. Welcome to the W family Nick!
Its a healthy Jewish tradition to have misgivings about certain customs but know you should do them anyway. And so, from 9am today, I'll be off here for 48 hours. Social media companies need to tackle hate speech on their platforms
#NoSafeSpaceForJewHate
W has launched WX - a social enterprise that provides training & employment opportunities to young people & aims to improve social mobility in the industry:
Hangover HQ
@KetchumUK
towers!
Buzzing to have been recognised but there is still so much work to be done to build a more inclusive and equitable industry.
We will keep pushing.
We
@WIPRUK
are proud to be partnering with
@PRCA_UK
on a campaign to better understand & crucially address sexual harassment in the
#pr
industry.
It starts with research & we really need your insights. Pls take 2 mins so we can drive change 👇🏼