PR professionals have had a busy couple of weeks – though perhaps not quite as busy as the Chancellor. Hot on the tails of the dramatic collapse of SVB and rescue of its UK arm (a story that hit tech like an earthquake) came Jeremy Hunt’s long-awaited Spring Budget announcement on Wednesday 15th. So much…
After the interruptions of recent years, you might have thought that trade shows were dying off. If Mobile World Congress 2023 is anything to go by, in-person events are back. This year’s MWC welcomed a staggering 88,500+ attendees, from 202 countries and territories, there to hear from 2,400+ exhibitors and 1000+ speakers. Forgive the number…
February 20th is National Love Your Pet Day, a day for us to share our love with our furry friends of all forms – whether it be cats, dogs, birds. In honour of this day, I wanted to share a short blog about my love for dogs and live dog drawing events I run on…
Meet Ibby the latest to scoop the prestigious Winning Minds Award (alongside Katy) Ibby only joined us in August last year but has made a huge impression so far and we can’t wait to see what else she brings. Why did you pick a career in PR and Communications? I had previous ambitions to be…
Where do great ideas come from? Often, it’s hard to tell. They can burst into existence in a moment. Or they can come together slowly, flowing between teams of creatives and gathering steam with each new iteration. At Nelson Bostock, our lifeblood is finding original ways of telling our clients’ stories, getting them noticed, and…
Last month Katy scooped our monthly Winning Mind Award. The Winning Mind Award celebrates when people are living and breathing our agency’s values; Ambitious, Open, Proud, Honest and Creative. So we talk to our resident Texan on her career path, her perfect day and why she gifted someone a frog! Why did you pick a…
Following the release of the CMO Barometer report, UNLIMITED brought together a star-studded panel to discuss what will be key differentiators for businesses in 2023, how agency relationships will continue to evolve and the importance of creativity. More than 450 CMOs across eight European countries were interviewed about their key priorities as we head into…
By learning more about diverse works of art, history, and culture we believe our team can better stimulate their creativity and spark new ideas for our clients. NBU’s designer Hannah Ginno details her recent visit to the London Design Museum and thinks about how B2B companies can create more fulfilling event experiences. The Design…
We are delighted to announce some significant promotions that will supercharge UNLIMITED’s Communications Division into 2023. Led by Will Hart as Group MD, with Nelson Bostock and Fever alongside Health Unlimited led by MD Clare Peck, we are excited to share that: Jo Chappel, Fever PR’s multi-award-winning creative has been promoted to Executive Creative Director…
Having joined us a little over a month ago, Liam has only gone and scooped Nelson Bostock’s Winning Mind award for October. What an impressive start? Liam tells us how he swapped journalism for Comms and how Flaming Hot Monster Munch are life 😋. Why did you pick a career in PR and Communications? Writing…
It was great to meet with the D&I Book Club and discuss ‘The Vanishing Half’ by Brit Bennet. With Black History Month being a big focus for D&I Group in October, the NBU and Fever D&I Book Club 📚 got together last week to have some big brain chats about our recent read. This book…
Georgia is our latest winner of the Winning Mind Award! Our monthly award of who goes above and beyond. Newly promoted, dramatic, non- coffee drinking, Georgia has some wise words for us all… Why did you pick a career in PR and Communications? Having spent four years studying English at university I always knew I…
This October, NB took a break from driving PR and social for the hottest tech brands to step outside and give back to the local community. The team travelled to Wormwood Scrubs to support the charity organisation Groundworks and improve the habitats of the many animals living in the open space while being able to…
In recognition of this year’s Black History Month, we wanted to highlight The 10,000 Black Interns Foundation and how they have helped NBU connect with talent. Since 2022, 10,000 Black Intern’s purpose is to transform prospects for young Black people in the UK by securing students and graduates with paid internships across an array of…
As nearly every household in the UK scrutinises spending in the face of rising inflation and increasing cost of borrowing, within recent history there has never been a greater need for support, advice and tools to see us through – what will be – a prolonged reality. Overall, the cost of living is growing at…
Whether you love or loathe the platform, there’s no denying that LinkedIn has clout. Outside of TikTok, LinkedIn has the highest organic engagement of all platforms, averaging 3.1%. By comparison, Hootsuite says that Facebook’s average organic engagement rate is just 0.07%. (The average organic TikTok engagement rate averages at 18%) Furthermore, 70% of users say…