Brilliant communications can put organisations at the heart of conversations that matter to them. But as well as talking within these conversations, we need to listen – to what’s being said about our organisations, issues and topics that are important to us.

Our lives have changed drastically, and we are not in control of what’s happening – but we can control ourselves and how we adapt to the situation.

When the Coronavirus Act received Royal Assent last month, it opened the door to new modern ways of working in the planning industry by removing the legal requirement for planning committees to meet in person.

The response to the COVID-19 outbreak has highlighted the importance of timely, well executed communications in the effort to keep the public informed.

Before COVID-19, housing and infrastructure were in the political spotlight more so than for years. Will Keir Starmer’s coronation as Labour leader help keep it so?

Businesses in the West of England face a challenge like no other as the national response to the COVID-19 outbreak has taken hold.

When I accepted an exciting new job opportunity at Social, I never could have imagined I would be starting it at the peak of a global pandemic and national crisis.

We’re all watching a lot of online video at the moment. But when you do so, how often do you notice the aspect ratio of what you’re watching?

Times are tough and we’re all trying to make sense of things. Those who act like good communications doesn’t matter at times like these are in for a shock.

Social’s Head of Major Projects Michael Vivona and Account Manager Freddie Palmer reflect on where the Labour Party goes next as Jeremy Corbyn prepares to depart.

Nobody who has been reading about politics on Twitter or Facebook in the last five years could say that technology has fulfilled its potential to bring people together. Wasn’t that what we had hoped back in the early days of social networking? It represented the chance to keep in touch with distant friends and family members as well as making new connections across the world, but instead descended to bickering, bullying and belligerence.

It’s no surprise that in these unusual times, we’re turning to streaming media for comfort while we’re behind closed doors. And it’s equally no surprise that one of the forms we’re turning to en masse is the humble podcast.