Dealing with lockdown when you’re an extrovert
Lockdown poses some obvious problems for extroverts like me, who thrive on socialising in group settings. I’ve always preferred going ‘out out’ to staying ‘in in’. There’s nowhere I’d rather be than surrounded by friends, cocktail in hand, letting out my inner dancing queen. When lockdown was announced, the thought of ‘me time’ and ‘working […]
World Press Freedom Day: A reflection on media freedoms
World Press Freedom Day is an opportunity to recognise media across the world that are silenced by states. It is also a great reminder for those of us living in countries with press protections that we must continue to fight to maintain those liberties. In the last decade, over 554 journalists have been killed globally […]
Tackling the glass ceiling in PR
Tackling the glass ceiling in PR Ten years on since the passing of the revised Equality Act of 2010, gender disparity in the workplace is still an unfortunate reality. This effect is very evident in PR, an industry that despite being heavily populated by women – two-thirds (64%) of the overall workforce is female – is still dominated at board level by men. In a sector that prides itself on its progressivism, this is a troubling indictment: proof of the existence of an outdated glass ceiling that for too long has limited the potential of women both past and present. This is […]
We’ve been shortlisted for PR Week’s ‘Best Places to Work’ award!
We’re so proud of the whole team for our place on the PRWeek’s ‘Best Places to Work’ shortlist. It’s great to see so many B Corp certified agencies in being honoured. Well done to our friends at Don’t Cry Wolf, CC Group and Greenhouse PR for their nominations. Congratulations to the whole team here at […]
Adam Toms joins Milk & Honey as Head of Content
Milk & Honey bolsters its content capabilities – adding deep cross-sector experience with new writer and editor, Adam Toms. Now in its fourth year of business, Milk & Honey PR starts 2020 by deepening its writing bench with the recruitment of new Head of Content, Adam Toms. Toms joins Milk & Honey as it continues […]
How to put mental health front of mind
How to put mental health front of mind Feeling healthy and able to bring your whole self to work is important to us all, whether we struggle from a diagnosable condition or not. The always–on modern lifestyle we lead can present a number of problems when it comes to our state of mind. But there is also an economic cost. According to the Centre for Mental Health, the […]
How our people-first culture led to the launch of Milk & Honey Australia
Just over a week ago, we announced the launch of our Milk & Honey office in Sydney with the help of The Holmes Report. Since then, a lot of people have been interested to hear the reasons behind the decision. Our new Australian managing director, Caroline Addy, explains the story behind our people-first culture. If […]
Milk & Honey PR launches in Australia & New Zealand
Milk & Honey PR will celebrate its third anniversary in January with the launch of its first international office in Sydney, Australia. The company, which specialises in managing and nurturing reputations for ambitious growth companies, will be led by current Milk & Honey PR board director, Caroline Addy. Addy will work closely with managing partner and PR veteran of 25 years, Kirsty Leighton, as well as financial director, Laura Reijnders-Dorr. Prior to setting up Milk […]
Just a small town boy…
The prospect of relocating for a new job can be exciting and daunting. You’ll be raring to go, but you’ll also find yourself asking countless questions: what will the area be like? How are the people there? Will I enjoy the work? Not forgetting: Can I get a decent curry…? Naturally, I asked myself all these things as I made the decision to leave my northern homeland and fly to the hive for a new start in the […]
In house to agency – one bee’s journey
Never one to take the traditional route, I recently changed jobs in the opposite direction to most PRs I know. Here’s what I’ve learned so far from moving to a small PR agency after five years in house. It’s the team that makes it It’s been my experience that PR is a demanding and rewarding […]
