http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.highbankcommunications.com en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:56:28 +0100 Rocketspark http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/post/12898/turning-old-into-new/ A big broadcast success in 2020 was Channel 4's ‘Escape to the Chateau’, attracting audiences of 3.4 million. This television programme has been on our screens since 2016. It follows the adventures of Dick and Angel Strawbridge moving to France with their young children, Arthur and Dorothy, to renovate a 19th century chateau and adapt to life in a new country. The completion of Brexit has moved the UK, politically, away from Europe, so it is ironic that ‘Escape to the Chateau’ has create... Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:55:59 +0000 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/#post12898 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/post/10297/Communicating-in-a-Crisis/ We are not going to tell you about Covid-19 or it’s impact on business .... as you have already seen endless amounts of coverage and are no doubt experiencing the ripple effect of this issue.   We are not going to tell you about what you need to do .... as you are already having to implement business contingencies to remain productive.  HOWEVER... We are going to remind you that communications need to be at the heart of everything you do with your employees, customers, suppliers... Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:42:24 +0000 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/#post10297 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/post/6953/Highbank-Comms-in-the-Business-Bunker/ This week Clive was invited to join presenters Martin White and Laura Lawrence on to Kent's Business Bunker radio along with fellow guest Kevin Beck, listen here to a recording of the show and the importance of communications in business.... Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:30:01 +0100 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/#post6953 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/post/6888/Bridging-the-Interim-Communications-Gap/ Organisations may not need full-time communication professionals! This sounds a strange statement to make having operated in this area for all my working life and establishing Highbank Communications three years ago. So, let me expand.  VMA Group’s ‘Bridging the Gap’ report providing the latest insights into business leaders’ views on using interim communication professionals. Key findings from the report included topics such as change management and employee communicatio... Tue, 16 Oct 2018 12:48:03 +0100 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/#post6888 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/post/5024/Gender-Balance-in-Leadership/ The latest Hampton Alexander Review on gender equality within top management roles has just been published. It points to good progress having been made in the last 12 months to increase female representation on all FTSE Boards and leadership teams but acknowledges there is still some way to go.... Tue, 14 Nov 2017 11:42:14 +0000 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/#post5024 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/post/4144/Andy-Johnson-joins-UK-team-of-Spoken-Word-Communications/ Joining Clive and Elodie as Senior Associate Partners at Spoken Word Communications is Andy Johnson. Andy has been tasked with providing media, crisis and presentation training services to industries including oil and gas, chemical and utility.... Tue, 04 Apr 2017 08:57:57 +0100 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/#post4144 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/post/3773/Employees-lead-the-way-on-business-trust/ The latest annual Edelman Trust Barometer finds global trust inequality is growing. It reveals worrying trends, with the largest ever drop in trust across governments, businesses, media and NGO's. This annual survey, The Edelman TRUST BAROMETER™, is now in its 17th year and is an established and authoritative indicator of organisational trust and credibility. Produced by the global communications marketing firm, Edelman, more than 33,000 people were surveyed representing 15% of the populati... Tue, 07 Feb 2017 18:48:02 +0000 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/#post3773 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/post/3248/TV-viewing-has-radically-changed/ What is your favourite TV programme from over the last few decades? I suspect this is difficult to answer as there have been literally thousands. Do these TV titles spring to mind? And would you answer with these? The Thornbirds (1984) World Cup semi-final - England v Germany (1990) Eastenders - Episode: Who Shot Phil Butcher? (2001) These were among the most popular programmes ever to be broadcast in Great Britain. We know this as they led to some of the largest energy surges (or TV ... Mon, 10 Oct 2016 14:00:08 +0100 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/#post3248 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/post/3083/More-than-a-pair-of-shoes/ I was recently on holiday and noticed a small child walking around the resort swimming pool, carrying a pair of adult shoes. Nothing unusual here except the shoes were an eye-popping, crocodile-skin design. However, more remarkable was the fact that after just a few days, pretty much everyone in the resort could tell you who owned them! They belonged to a gentleman who looked like a cross between Shaggy from Scooby Doo and the lead singer of LMFAO, and wore heavy jewellery and eye-catching a... Wed, 31 Aug 2016 14:12:07 +0100 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/#post3083 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/post/3036/Achieving-the-margin-of-success/ The recent medal haul in the 2016 Rio Olympics by the Great Britain cycling team prompted competitors to question how they achieved this - particularly as the GB team had delivered downbeat performances at other cycling events earlier in the year. Iain Dyer, GB Cycling Head Coach, responded by saying the riders had peaked at the right time and cited his team's focus on assessing every detail of performance as pivotal to success: "We've got a really great team of people doing a fantastic job ... Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:43:19 +0100 http://www.highbankcommunications.com/blog/#post3036