What will drive the recovery of our High Streets?
There won’t be an easy path to recovery for the UK’s High Streets following this tumultuous period. What is clear is that the post-Covid-19 period will result in ‘new beginnings’.
How being a Crisis Volunteer during a pandemic has changed my life
“Hi, my name is James and I’m here to help tonight. It sounds like you’re going through a lot at the moment, would you like to tell me more about it?”
Changing planning or planning for change?
According to the Sunday Times (£), radical, status-quo-hating Dominic Cummings is focusing some of his energies into reforming the planning system, rightfully keen for
What makes for a successful lockdown campaign?
With lots of creatives and directors locked indoors for weeks on end, agencies have had to re-think how they make effective advertising.
Goals on Film: What we’ve learned from the best sports documentaries
With precious little live sport to enjoy lately, it’s no surprise that sports documentaries have been capturing the public imagination. Here are some of our favourites.
How to Lose Friends and Alienate Fans – Mike Ashley’s PR failures
The Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley could have saved himself a lot of aggravation had he had a healthy, positive attitude towards media relations.
How communications can keep construction delays to a minimum
Explaining to communities how construction is continuing safely – in a way that is “Covid-19 Secure” – has become an extra challenge for site teams.
Online consultation shouldn’t leave anyone behind
As the planning process moves online, John Quinton Barber says fears that community engagement has disappeared and the public are being excluded need to be addressed
Mental Health Matters: #BeKind to Yourself
In these challenging times, we know that mental health matters now more than ever. As we mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2020, some of Team Social share the little things that have supported their mental wellbeing during lockdown.
Social appointed to deliver #BigCommunitySew campaign
Integrated agency Social has been appointed to lead a national campaign with the fashion designer and BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee judge, Patrick Grant, to encourage sewers to make face coverings for their community.
“Magnificent Seven” AMEC shortlistings for Social
With the news that Social has a magnificent 7 shortlistings in the international measurement awards, we reflect on some of the signs of the times for measurement and evaluation.
Zoom into planning
The Government has previously sought to restart the housing market by announcing a raft of further changes to support planning decision making. We are