I got caught. And you will, too.
Blog posts • Jan 15, 2018 09:10 +08
During our media training workshops I always highlight the need to be vigilant about cameras recording your every move when you don't expect it. Now the joke is on me.
Latest news
Tags
Latest news
One strike, you're out
Blog posts • Jan 12, 2018 14:00 +08
There were two separate yet similar news stories in the past 24 hours which are important for communications directors, and anyone with a public profile, to note.
2018 preview: more losses in media jobs to have big impact on corporate spokespeople
Blog posts • Dec 15, 2017 09:04 +08
You wouldn't think the departure of a total of 400 staff at Singapore Press Holdings by the end of this year is of any relevance when you take part in a media interview. But the shrinking number of journalists actually has a much greater impact than you might think.
How to deliver a written speech without sending your audience to sleep
Blog posts • Dec 08, 2017 12:44 +08
Audiences tune out when speakers read speeches at conferences. But when you can't avoid reading from a script, there are some things you can (must) do to prevent them falling asleep.
BBC's wrong Kapoor footage: why this happens all the time
Blog posts • Dec 06, 2017 17:20 +08
The BBC has apologised for showing footage in a news story about the death Shashi Kapoor, but showing different actors. This sort of slip-up in the vision library is all too common, and not just at the BBC.
Comms Directors: Which of these contradictions sound familiar?
News • Nov 18, 2017 17:37 +08
The theme of the third annual Asia Pacific Communications Summit of "Driving post-digital communications" seemed a tad premature, given the struggle many communications directors have, just to get up to speed on digital. But #APCS17 nailed the contradictions and the ambiguities Communications Directors face every day, which shows why this was, actually, the most appropriate title.
Five things we learned during Mumbrella360 Asia 2017
News • Nov 13, 2017 08:56 +08
Here are five things we learned during Mumbrella 360 Asia 2017, ending yesterday.
How to solve the post-event marketing headache
News • Jul 20, 2017 18:52 +08
Communications Directors stage a variety of events, ranging from press- and analysts' briefings, to conferences and sales kick-offs. But apart from all the time, effort and budget that is spent on such events, the most important aspect is what you do afterwards. We discussed the eight easy things all Communications Directors can, and frankly must do, to capture the value of their events.
6 things that have changed since you were media trained
News • Jun 27, 2017 08:13 +08
The media is changing so much, so rapidly, that training you might have received only recently is quickly out of date.
Comms directors conclude: it can be okay to leverage a crisis for marketing
News • Jun 20, 2017 13:52 +08
"When is it ever okay to leverage a crisis for marketing?" - this is the questions members of the Asia Pacific Association of Communications Directors (APACD) debated at Hong Bao Media's Kuala Lumpur studio for the APACD Coaching Day. By consensus we concluded that it can be okay to do so, but under very specific circumstances.
When is it ever okay to leverage a crisis for marketing?
News • Jun 14, 2017 08:34 +08
We are debating this topic at the next APACD event at our Kuala Lumpur studio, and I hope you can join us there.
Senior Kuala Lumpur-based Communications Specialists wow with impromptu video during APACD Coaching Day
News • Apr 12, 2017 16:23 +08
A small group of Communications Directors produced an impromptu program in our KL studio today, and had their questions answered on producing video in-house.
Communications Directors get street smart and go live in hands-on webcasting workshop
News • Apr 05, 2017 17:26 +08
A small group of senior Communications Directors produced a live webcast in our studio today, and had all their questions answered on live webcasting.
HBM's Mark Laudi nominated Hon Secretary of the Marketing Institute of Singapore
News • Mar 31, 2017 17:39 +08
Why you need to share content ...even if it's not written by you
Blog posts • Mar 23, 2017 08:42 +08
Sharing content is an imperative for marketers today.
ABC and MediaCorp focus on digital: How will your media engagements change?
News • Mar 07, 2017 17:16 +08
When the national broadcasters of Australia and Singapore talk about focusing more on digital content, this inevitably spells changes for your media strategy, and for the way your spokespeople appear in the media.
How to avoid your event going awry like the Oscars and Miss Universe
Blog posts • Feb 27, 2017 08:40 +08
Embarrassing mistakes by professional emcees are seemingly getting more common. Here is some colour on how to avoid something like this happening at your event.
What will you say when you're asked about Donald Trump?
Blog posts • Feb 06, 2017 08:48 +08
If you are a senior business or political leader in Asia, there is a great chance you will be asked for your opinion on Donald Trump, Brexit, and other global topics - whether you like it or not.
Media Savvy: Do "alternative facts" really exist?
Blog posts • Jan 26, 2017 08:52 +08
First it was "post fact", then "fake news", now we are confronted with "alternative facts". Do they really exist?
Quick reaction to Obama's farewell speech: Post-fact and fake news a "threat to democracy"
Blog posts • Jan 11, 2017 17:07 +08
Outgoing US President Barack Obama saw the need to remind Americans of the basic tenets of civilized debate, in a farewell speech that also had a message for media consumers, and spokespeople, everywhere.