Pandemic puts placements under threat
By Jeff McCarthy, Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing and Employability Lead, Manchester Metropolitan University During the MPA Board meeting last ...
When everything changes but one thing stays the same.
Lisa Morton, founder and CEO Two months ago today, the Roland Dransfield team watched the Government’s Coronavirus press conference at ...
Rethinking service delivery
by Mark Kelly I’ve been rethinking how I deliver what I do for clients. Hopefully some of my musings here ...
Fighting back: How Covid-19 is making brands and consumers take on fake news
By Roxanne Vure, Associate Director, MediaCom Manchester Chloroquine is a proven cure, children are immune, and the virus is spread ...
What does the future hold for freelancers?
Let’s face it, it’s been a pretty challenging few months for our industry. I’ve heard lots of people saying “It’s ...
“Happiness can be found in the darkest of places, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” Albus Dumbledore
by Sandy Lindsay MBE, chair of Tangerine Group Anyone who knows me will know I’m a complete geek for anything ...
Compassion, collaboration and creative thinking in a crisis
By Caroline Moran, board director of Clear. I have worked in the events industry for 16 years. In March 2020, ...
When crisis hit, it was time to get Podgy
By Phil Jones, founder of Podge Events As Podge celebrated its 25th anniversary recently I am often asked where the name Podge ...
Leading Yourself and Your Team in Challenging Times…
By Martin Murphy, Founder Elite Leadership Global Academy I’ve been asked a lot recently about how one should lead their ...
MPA Blog Share: ‘Next time, we do things differently’
by Tom Cheesewright, applied futurist. No-one saw this pandemic coming. We knew it was a possibility, but not this soon ...