PR and reputation management

earth day

Is REAL commitment to ESG your best chance to attract talent?

Earth Day came and went this year with little fanfare from the professional services sector but should we be surprised, with energy bills and inflation soaring, asks our CEO and founder Melissa Davis? There are multiple awareness days and...


Locked gate

Should you always expect your internal comms to go external?

Our CEO Melissa Davis looks at why it's always best to start crisis management before the crisis starts. And in terms of memos or internal communication via the intranet, that means planning for things occasionally to leak. ‘I think we...


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Is your reputation just a tweet away from disaster?

This week, our CEO, Melissa Davis, chooses a few brands to illustrate the importance of living by your company values. It only takes a tweet for something to go wrong if your values aren't embedded throughout...


Nadine Dorries

Nadine re-writes the media training handbook

Picking the right person to front up to the media, whether in times of crisis or when the news is positive, means considering not just what they will say but also how they will say it, writes our Founder and CEO Melissa Davis. Without...


Tabloid covers

Why lawyers who want to build their profile should read the Daily Mail

How do lawyers get noticed in the media? Our new partner Steve Rudaini explains why plain, easy-to-understand language is key to getting coverage. Did the headline catch your attention? Well that is the first lesson. You read the headline correctly...


Partnership team at MD Communications

New partnership team at MD Communications for 2022

A message from our CEO Melissa Davis as she announces the new partnership team at MD Communications for 2022. It is with massive excitement and pride, I announce the enhanced partnership team at MD Communications for 2022 with a couple...


boris johnson

He WAS there. He has apologised. But is it all too late in the reputation stakes?

Our founder, Melissa Davis, looks at how No 10 could have handled the current PR crisis. How it started…'Bring your own booze'. Rarely have four words caught the public attention quite as effectively or quickly as those have. I’ll give you two...


Boris Johnson

If I was No 10’s PR adviser…

Our chief executive Melissa Davis discusses the latest crisis gripping the government, which has led to the resignation of No 10's senior spokesperson. Last Christmas was a difficult time for everyone.  I certainly understand and share the anger the alleged...


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Why not having an ESG strategy is the riskiest strategy of all

Chief Executive Melissa Davis looks at the risks for law firms who haven’t yet ensured climate change and other key sustainability issues are at the heart of their strategy and planning. As if we didn’t need any more warnings after...


Five ways to maximise your media coverage

Media relations and PR are important tactics for professional services firms, allowing you to share your expertise and raise your profile. After your article or comment has been published, there are various ways you can amplify it. As our PR Director,...