Agency life blog

Commentary about everyday life at Westminster Advisers can be found below.

Appraisal Time (17th Aug 2010)

Dominic Church, Managing Director

Like all professional services firms, ours is a people business. Our success is grounded in the skills and expertise of our people and the ability they have…Read more

Public Relations: essential for a democracy (5th Jul 2010)

Alexandra Arikoglu, Senior Account Executive

I am currently studying for my CIPR diploma in Public Relations. Throughout the course we have looked at crisis planning, international communications and corporate social responsibility among others…Read more

Defining excellence (21st Jun 2010)

Marc Woolfson, Director

Last night's CIPR Excellence Awards ceremony brought home the extent of diverse activities that come under the umbrella of public relations. We were up fo…Read more

The Problems of Etiquette (11th Jun 2010)

Alexandra Arikoglu, Senior Account Executive

Call me old fashioned but when writing letters and emails, I use the addressee's formal title, especially if I do not know them. This is particularly true if I am writing, as a young…Read more

Political jargon - not everyone uses it (1st Jun 2010)

Victoria Parker, Account Executive

Politicians are often accused of being out of touch with 'the real world', but it is easy for anyone, from any walk of life…Read more

Cutting through the noise (27th May 2010)

Dominic Church, Managing Director

My local newsagent had run out of FTs today so I spent my tube journey in people watching. iPods are now standard, iPhones and Blackberries…Read more

I've got you under my skin (12th May 2010)

Gemma Parry, Senior Account Executive

Many businesses have big visions, whether it's for improving their services or delivering new ones. Organisations are often awash with creativity…Read more

Election insomnia (11th May 2010)

Victoria Parker, Account Executive

Like most others in public affairs, I am a bit of a 'politics geek'. A general election to us is like the World Cup or the Olympics to sports fans…Read more