Current events
 

26 November 2008

PR 2.0 – Is your communication online, on-message?

Time: 6pm-9pm
Venue: Royal Commonwealth Club, Northumberland Avenue, London WC2

The internet is rapidly changing the way we access news and how companies communicate to their audiences. PROs can effectively deliver their message and help manage their clients' reputations on these new channels but how? This event will look at the following questions:

• How can you exploit the web in PR terms?
• How do you achieve success?
• How do you minimise risk in the internet arena?

Open to members and non-members. Delegate fees apply. For more information, contact mariannemalonne@yahoo.co.uk

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Past events
 

14 February

• How to cultivate winning ways
• Hot tips for best practice in 2008
• How to nail a PR award
• Learn from award winning teams

There is sure to be something of interest for everyone, whether entering awards or not we can all enjoy visiting this stunning venue and hearing first hand about some highly acclaimed PR campaigns. Held in partnership with the CIPR Local Government Group.

Closing date for tickets: Thursday 7 February

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For more information email Richard at richard@richardpeterspr.co.uk

Time: Lunchtime - 12:30pm
Venue: The Gymnasium,
Adjacent to St Pancras Station,
London NW1 2TB
www.thegymnasiumlondon.co.uk
Directions: Nearest tube – King Cross St Pancras
Cost:
£25 Marcomms Group members;
£30 CIPR members;
£40 guests.

28 November

Relationship building is crucial in the communications industry and constantly improving our networking skills is key to long-term business success. But how many of us can say we are totally comfortable marketing ourselves in this way? Kerry Savage, managing director of leading PR training company, Savage Communications, will reveal how to 'network with confidence'.

During the session, you will learn how to prepare for a networking event; how to describe your business succinctly and convincingly; how to join a group effortlessly; how to maintain stimulating conversations; how to break away and circulate with ease.

This informative, interactive presentation will be followed by the opportunity to put your networking skills into practice in a fun and relaxed atmosphere, over drinks and nibbles.

Time: 18.00 reception; networking presentation 18.30 - 20.00; networking and nibbles 20.00 – 21.00
Place: CIPR Public Relations Centre, 32 St. James's Square, London SW1Y 4JR
Directions: Nearest tube Piccadilly Circus

September 25

A recent survey of 50 PR agencies revealed that only 1.5% of their time is spent on business development, yet winning pitches and retaining those wins is the lifeblood of any PR business.
How confident are you doing a pitch / winning new business? It isn’t by chance that certain people win more than their fair share of business at the expense of others. How do they do it? Is there a secret formula?

Following a highly successful event in London, we are bringing this event to the North West region with outstanding speaker Malcolm Gallagher FCIM. Malcolm runs a performance-enhancing training company and is an acclaimed international motivational speaker who will give you the confidence you need to win the pitch. The interactive session in this event will have you working in teams to present your pitch to a ‘Dragons’ Den’ style panel including Helen Wailes, Communications Director of AstraZeneca and Neil Roscoe, Senior Press Officer at the NWDA.

Time: 18.30 drinks and canapés for prompt start at 19.00, finishing at 21:00

Place: MMU Business School, Aytoun Building, Aytoun Street, Manchester, M1 3GH

Price:

£20 - CIPR Marcomms

£25 - North West Regional Group or other CIPR members

£30 - guests

a booking form is available here  - please print out and return with a cheque payable to ‘CIPR Marketing Communications Group’ by Tuesday 18th September to: Richard Peters FCIPR, Richard Peters Associates, 71 Springfield Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4DW. Any queries, please contact Deborah Leah, dleah@insightmkt.com, Vice Chair of the Marcomms Group.

Perfect Pitch - find out the inside track on how to win that pitch

Venue: Adam Suite, 28 Portland Place, London W1B 1DE

How confident are you doing a pitch / winning new business? It isn't by chance that certain people win more than their fair share of business at the expense of others. How do they do it? Is there a secret formula? Come to this event and listen to two outstanding speakers who have both achieved significant success in their respective careers, and find out some tools to help you be a winner.

Speakers:

Carol Friend FCIPR, former President of the CIPR and currently Master of the Guild of Public Relations Practitioners, co-founded PIELLE Consulting Group in 1980 and is a director of its international partnership, ECP Global. Carol has particular experience in building brand equity through communication and will share her formula for pitch success that will enable you to exceed expectations and continue to re-win your business - every day!

Malcolm Gallagher FCIM runs a performance-enhancing training company and is an acclaimed international motivational speaker who will give you the confidence you need to win the pitch.