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Webinar: Senior Interim Networking Group - working as an interim communications or marketing manager during lockdown
3 months ago by VMAGROUPThis webinar explores what it's like starting a new interim communications or marketing project during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our three guest speakers share: how the onboarding process differed, how to build effective stakeholder relationships how to stand out as a value creator when working remotely and more. VMAGROUP’s Andrew Harvey (CEO) and Matt Gibbs (Managing Consult...
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Our 2020 recruitment insights for the Communications, Digital and Marketing industries
4 months ago by Lucy Cairncross, Executive DirectorVMAGROUP has been a recruitment partner for the communications industry for over 40 years; specialising in corporate communications and consumer communications across all industry sectors. In the last 10 years, VMAGROUP has reached further into marketing and digital recruitment and in that time so many challenges have been faced; recessions have been navigated, downturns s...
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To communicators and marketers: your mental health matters too
4 months ago by Naimah Omar, Marketing & Communications ExecutiveIf you’re a communicator or marketer, you have most likely written about mental health and its importance. You may have shared mental health resources, run internal or external surveys to assess the mental health of your stakeholders, run self-care campaigns, or have written articles on “How to take care of your mental health during lockdown”. The constant worry to ensure th...
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Webinar: Into Communications: The CEO Perspective
4 months ago by VMAGROUPThis webinar explores the findings in our latest report Into Communications: The CEO Perspective. The report explores CEO thinking on communications and the role of the contemporary communications function. The webinar covers topics found in the report including: what in-demand skills are required from communicators what role CEOs expect their communications leaders to pla...
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Frustrated with the job search? Don’t lose the faith
4 months ago by VMAGROUPIt would be an understatement to say that this year has been challenging, especially for those who have been searching for their next communications, marketing or digital role. After being made furloughed and redundant, many communicators have now been out of work for several months and the job search is taking its toll. Even if you are keeping active and doing all the right...
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Webinar: How Covid-19 is re-shaping corporate communications with Newgate Communications
5 months ago by VMAGROUPEvery communications professional knows the importance of preparedness when it comes to dealing with a crisis but a global pandemic such as COVID-19 has posed a whole new set of complex challenges that have completely shifted the landscape. From the outset it became clear that communications would be vital in how we dealt with this and in-house communications teams have foun...
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Report: How Covid-19 is re-shaping corporate communications with Newgate Communications
5 months ago by VMAGROUPEvery communications professional knows the importance of preparedness when it comes to dealing with a crisis but a global pandemic such as COVID-19 has posed a whole new set of complex challenges that have completely shifted the landscape. From the outset it became clear that communications would be vital in how we dealt with this and in-house communications teams have foun...
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Webinar: Communicating through Covid-19 (Senior Interim Networking Group)
5 months ago by VMAGROUPCommunicating in one pandemic is one thing, but what's it like communicating through two? In this webinar, Stuart shares case studies focused on delivering communications during two different pandemics: the swine flu outbreak of 2009 and Covid-19. He details his crisis communications response whilst contracting at Study Group International throughout Covid-19, as well as ho...
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Everything you need to know about recruiting an interim
6 months ago by VMAGROUPHiring an interim communication or marketing professional can appear more complex than hiring a permanent professional, but what’s really the difference between the two? Although hiring an interim may seem complicated, in reality there are fewer steps and costs for the end client when hiring on an interim basis vs a permanent basis. In this article, we break down each stage ...
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Webinar: How to review crisis communications in the wake of COVID-19 with Jonathan Hemus
7 months ago by VMAGROUPCommunications teams had almost no time to prepare for the overnight organisational changes when the crisis first hit. Industry wide, the responses varied; some organisations succeeded and others failed in producing effective communications. The full implications of this is yet to be seen, but how can organisations learn from their responses and prepare their future crisis c...
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