Blogs

Meet Vanessa!​Having joined VMA GROUP in April, Vanessa Wilbur is our newest recruitment consultant in our London office. She has an extensive history of working in the recruitment industry having begun her career in her home country of Malaysia, working for a recruitment MSP, specialising in roles across functions for a European investment bank and global manufacturing fir...

Navigating the Middle EastOur Senior Recruitment Consultant, Jack Pascoe, joined VMA GROUP in 2022, having previously spent five and a half years working in Dubai. After taking a big step to move abroad at the age of 23, Jack worked in Dubai as a digital strategist, supporting a range of businesses with marketing strategies and revenue growth.Having worked in this global...

It’s that time again! Time to tell you all about our most recent Meet the Author event hosted and organized by VMA GROUP’s Crystle Pearce. With previous speakers including Lesley Allman, Jenni Field and Kim Page, on Thursday 18th May we heard from the co-author of Strategic Public Relations Leadership, Anne Gregory PhD. As Professor Emeritus of Corporate Communication at the...

​​On Tuesday 18th April, the Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC) gathered for their Don’t Mind the Gap event, designed to address the proverbial elephant in the room… career breaks and changes in direction!With an audience of internal comms talent and some of us joining from VMA GROUP, we heard stories and advice from several professionals who have experienced a ...

On Tuesday, 21st March 2023, VMAGROUP saw the return of the ‘Meet the Author’ series with the wonderful Kim A. Page, keynote speaker and author of The Right Kind of Loud. Read below to find out more! So, what is Meet the Author? Hosted and organised by VMAGROUP’s Crystle Pearce, the ‘Meet the Author’ event series is a warm and welcoming place for all communications profes...

​​​VMA GROUP launched its CEO report Changing Communications – the CEO experience of communications during Covid and beyond at its Advisory Board meetings in Manchester and London last week. Communications leaders from a diverse sector mix came together to discuss the findings and share their experiences of how Covid impacted their organisation across financial services, te...

​I’m Anna, a French and Spanish graduate and I’ve recently joined the Internal Communications recruitment and executive search team at VMAGROUP. Your first question might be ‘so, do you use your languages in your job?’. The quick and easy answer is ‘no, not yet’ because I work predominantly with UK-based clients and candidates - but I often come across great individuals w...

Doina Grubii joined VMAGROUP in 2021 as a Recruitment Consultant, specialising in Communications, Digital & Marketing, EMEA. Working on both permanent and interim placements, the importance of languages and international awareness is something she has particularly seen in the world of recruitment, no matter the sector.Speaking six languages, including English, Romanian, Rus...

​​A Team Blog Post by Ben Mitchell‘So, why’d you do it?’If I had a pound for every time I’ve faced that familiar refrain since calling time on a 20-year media career, well… I’d be writing this in Aruba by now. But I spent hundreds of hours of that very same career banging on about consistent, honest communications so it’s about time I did some of my own!In truth, to proper...

​The Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC) has recently refreshed its excellent ‘Profession Map’, a key document which summarises the essential role internal communicators play in organisations. It also elaborates on the fundamental knowledge and skills expected to fulfil the role of an IC Professional and be successful. As the IoIC state, ‘The Profession Map Framew...

​Internal Communications – Building and Upskilling IC Teams The Internal Communications recruitment market has been busy for the past few years, and it shows no signs of slowing any time soon. VMAGROUP’s CEO, Andrew Harvey, recently chaired a roundtable discussion between internal comms industry professionals, to explore the key skillsets and attributes which IC leaders are ...

​VMAGROUP's recruitment and executive search team hosted a fabulously festive drinks reception on Tuesday 6th December at Fortnum & Mason, for 45 attendees, including Directors and Head of Communications and Corporate Affairs. Following a very busy year, it was an excellent opportunity for everyone to come together and relax over a well-deserved glass of champagne!Following ...

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are essential components of any positive workplace. VMAGROUP truly believe that having a diverse and inclusive workplace helps foster creativity, innovation and collaboration. Our consultants have recently completed the APSCo Inclusive + training to ensure that we can help communications and marketing teams create an environment where peop...

VMAGROUP were delighted to attend the Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC) National Awards 2022 as sponsors of the event at The Brewery, London.After two years of lockdown and social distancing, it was refreshing to see a hall filled with almost 400 internal comms professionals.The 67th annual event started off with IoIC’s Chief Exec Jennifer Sproul saying, ‘After the ...

​Our Managing Director, Lucy Cairncross, represented VMAGROUP at the annual PR Week Awards. A night of celebration and appreciation for Communications and PR, the event aimed to showcase the huge amount of talent in the industry and its brightest stars.With a record number of entries this year, particularly evident was the growth of diversity and inclusion represented and di...

Tik Tok might be known for stunts, pranks and quirky dances, but the social media platform should not be dismissed as a youthful timewaster. Boasting an audience of 1 billion people, lending itself the social media app of the moment, one can see it has the potential to be the Communications epicenter of the future.The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, forcing us into a nati...

In June, the UK started a six-month pilot programme for a shorter work week. More than 3,300 employees in 70 companies across a wide range of industries will be working four days a week with no impact on salary.The project will follow the “100:80:100 model” which means full salary for 80 per cent of the working hours in exchange for 100 per cent productivity. The researcher...

For the first time in history, there are more job vacancies than unemployed people in the UK. Between January and March 2022, the unemployment rate fell to 3.7% which is the lowest in almost 50 years. At the same time, job openings exceeded 1.3 million, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). However, wages are often failing to keep up with the rising cost of ...

​In the ever-evolving digital world, you have to always be on the top of your game to stand out. If you are beginning the search for new opportunities within marketing and communications – whether it’s a contract job or a permanent role, make sure that your digital footprint is the right representation of your skills and expertise. Optimize your LinkedIn profile to make your...

​VMAGROUP was delighted to host another insightful Internal Communications Advisory Board event with our guest speaker, Natalie Waugh, a Communications Specialist, with expertise in ESG Strategy and social impact programmes. Our Advisory Boards are an ongoing series of networking experiences catered towards professionals within the Internal Communications function. Run ever...