Welcome to the age of TikTok dances and Instagram reels. In the past decade, high smartphone penetration rates have paved the way for content optimised for mobile screens. Short-form content now dominates as the main content consumed according to a report by We Are Social and Meltwater, so if your brand isn’t already creating short-form...Read More

If I had a dime every time someone says “your generation is too soft for the workplace, how will you survive the agency life?” I would be one rich man living retirement near the coast of Barbados.  Scroll through LinkedIn long enough and you will encounter someone lamenting how Gen Z is an unreliable, non-resilient...Read More

The rise of trading bots is reshaping the fintech landscape in Southeast Asia. No longer exclusive to hedge funds or institutional players, algorithmic trading tools are being marketed directly to retail investors. These platforms promise automation, reduced human error, and 24-hour execution. However, it is not the trading mechanics that will determine which platforms succeed....Read More

What do you think of when you hear people talk about using “keywords”? Most people immediately think of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), but what if keywords are useful for more than just SEO? In today’s digital world, keywords are the bridge between what your audience is searching for and the stories you want to tell....Read More

If you had asked me six months ago what PR interns would be doing, I’d say, “writing press releases and responding to emails.” And here I am today, with visual work for actual campaigns under my belt, sitting in on client meetings, and contributing to stories that make their way into the world. Working as...Read More

When I first started in PR I always thought the job was somewhat “straightforward”. Your client has an announcement, you write a release, it gets approved, you send it out and everyone picks it up. Boy, how wrong I was. Sure, that still is the gist of it but add a million steps in between...Read More

If you work in PR, you are probably used to handling press releases, media outreach, and brand image. However, there’s one area you might not be thinking about enough, and that’s digital security.  You might assume that’s for IT to deal with. But here’s the thing. If a breach happens, you are suddenly on the...Read More

Public Relations has always been about creating stories and managing reputations, but for a long time, the industry itself had a bit of an image problem —it was seen as a boys’ club. You see, PR in the early days did not look like a dynamic, fast-paced and socially savvy (i.e woke) industry as we...Read More

If you’re in a position to pitch stories, you’ll come to realise that some stories just don’t get picked up. And no, this is not a testament to how good or bad of a writer you are, how newsworthy the story is or how good your pitching strategy is. Sometimes, it just boils down to...Read More

According to PR Newsire’s distribution analysis, online press releases can reach an average of 275% more readers than traditional methods. However, the proliferation of social media, online communication platforms including Telegram and WhatsApp, and more sophisticated online to offline marketing strategies, raises critical concerns about traditional public relations strategies, including the dissemination of press releases. ...Read More