What It’s Like to Have an Anxiety Attack when Speaking in Public
What It’s Like to Have an Anxiety Attack when Speaking in Public Not that long ago I had an anxiety attack in the middle of a meeting. It’s not the most pleasant of experiences, not…
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#WorkInPublishing 2020 | A Career in Marketing
#WorkInPublishing 2020 | A Career in Marketing For my last post for #WorkInPublishing week I thought I would share some insight into the area of marketing in publishing. I’ve worked as an Administrator and Social…
#MarketYourMarketing: October Workshops
#MarketYourMarketing: October Workshops I am thrilled by the response to my initial #MarketYourMarketing workshops in September. Over 300 people registered for each woMrkshop and between 90-150 people attended on the day, with many following up…
How to Network in Publishing
How to Network in Publishing During my recent #MarketYourMarketing workshop I opened the floor to questions, and one question that appeared quite frequently was ‘how do I network?’ Well, I thought I would answer that…
How to Ace a Job Interview in Publishing
How to Ace a Job Interview in Publishing I recently appeared as the first guest on Ain Chiara Bensenouci’s #PublishingNotes Instagram Lives. It was a half an hour Instagram live where Ain interviewed me about…
How to Stay Productive While Working From Home
How to Stay Productive While Working From Home Don’t we all just love posts on how to stay productive during lockdown. As we reach the fifth month of living through COVID I thought it worthwhile…
A Day in the Life of a Marketing Manager | Lockdown Edition
A Day in the Life of a Marketing Manager | Lockdown Edition This title makes me think of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Sadly, this is not as cool as that. This is a Day in…
The Magic Formula For Supercharging Your Career
The Magic Formula For Supercharging Your Career Everyone wants their careers to advance, but nobody wants to wait for twenty years, slogging away at their desk before something happens. They want to progress fast. Getting…
What Skills Does a Marketing Executive Need?
What Skills Does a Marketing Executive Need? I’m currently mentoring a marketing assistant in the publishing industry, and the first question she asked me when we met – beyond, who the hell are you –…
7 Ways to Avoid Burnout Prior to Christmas
7 Ways to Avoid Burnout Prior to Christmas The time before Christmas is always stressful at work and the likeliest time you’ll get burnout. You’re just trying to get to the end of the year…
How to Write a Killer CV
How to Write a Killer CV I recently did a post about writing a stand-out cover letter, which got a fantastic response. I thought it was only natural therefore to write a post about writing…
How to Write a Stand Out Cover Letter
How to Write a Stand Out Cover Letter As someone who has changed jobs multiple times over three years I have written my fair share of cover letters. I also worked in recruitment and have…
Day in the Life of a Marketing Manager
Day in the Life of a Marketing Manager For those of you that don’t know, I’m a marketing manager in publishing. I work for a small – yet mighty – imprint of HarperCollins. Honestly, no…
7 Self-Development Books to Read
7 Self-Development Books to Read I’ll admit it, I love self-development books. No shame. I listen to them as audiobooks whilst I’m commuting or at work because I find them helpful and easy to follow…