Blogs

I was recently asked whether Brexit had any effect on the UK investor relations (IR) job market. From a recruitment perspective, we have yet to see any clients cancelling their plans as a result of the uncertainty surrounding Brexit; equally we have not experienced a significant uplift in recruitment needs despite the communications challenges that lie ahead and the need for...

Written by Mark Burrett, Principal Consultant - Digital Marketing It’s one of the hottest topics in the communications world and also one of the most feared. So how does an organisation confront the reality that they could be next-up for a cyber-attack and what does best practice look like for communicators? On a grey winter morning, our cyber gurus, Paula Keve and Gwilym Le...

Written by Karl Ramsaran, UK Managing Consultant at VMAGROUP The marketing landscape has evolved over the past few years with so much more scope to move into a range of roles than ever before. We take a look at some of the most appealing digital marketing jobs around and what they involve. Marketing Technologists A hybrid between marketing experts and technology savvy profes...

Paula Keve has worked in various marketing and communications roles for the past 15 years in a variety of sectors, including large businesses such as the BBC, Bloomberg, BNP Paribas, Dow Jones, and The Wall Street Journal, where she served as Chief Communications Officer. After many years in large corporations and taking time out to have her third child, she has made her tra...

Written by Mark Burrett, Principal Consultant - Digital Marketing In October we ran a masterclass in M&A communications. Merger and acquisitions communications planning is challenging because a merger is always a fast-breaking story. Rumours will start to fly as soon as people pick up the scent that a merger is bubbling. Everybody will have an opinion, and all the rules of g...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is appearing on every other post on LinkedIn and social media, so most of you will have already come across it. In essence, GDPR will be the successor of the EU Data Protection Directive of 1995 and comes into effect on 25th May 2018. It is designed to be relevant to today’s data rich society and environment, ensuring responsible...

What is the current state of the internal communication sector? Now is the time for your voice to be heard. Jenni Field, Chair of CIPR Inside and Director at Redefining Communications, interviews VMAGROUP's Executive Director, Andrew Harvey, to find out more about the survey and discover why IC professionals should take the time to complete Inside Insight 2018 survey. Jenni:...

Written by Matthew Gibbs, Senior Consultant - Interim Internal and Change Communications We’ve been running our Inside Insight survey for the last six years and it’s been growing ever since we launched the first edition back in 2011. With over 550 internal communications (IC) professionals taking part, it’s now the largest and one of the most comprehensive on the market. Due...

Written by Matt Gibbs, Senior Consultant - Interim Internal and Change Communications Joining VMAGROUP was a new experience for me as I had never worked in recruitment before. Since graduating in 2013, I decided to try my hand at a few different careers such as marketing and sales but nothing quite felt right for one reason or another. Although I'd done my research, I wasn’t...

The prospect of starting a new job search can be daunting. Working out what your dream job actually is can kindle any number of conflicting trains of thought before you’ve even started. Then comes the other side of the obstacle coin: decking out your recruitment armoury to skyrocket your profile through the competition and land you in that top spot. Ignore the doubts you may...