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EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
Righting the writing
Rosie Murray-West looks at how corporate writing can project and reinforce a company’s image
BRAND MANAGEMENT
Banking on the brand
Joanne Hart examines the role brands must play to reinforce the banks’ strengths in today’s tough market conditions
SHAREHOLDER BENEFITS
Holding value
Owning shares used to carry more than just the right to vote in the company’s annual meeting, as Tim Human discovers
PUBLIC SPEAKING
A wordy cause
Nina Montagu-Smith investigates the importance of good oratory ability for senior company executives
CSR
Good works
A successful CSR programme begins with staff engagement but may ultimately affect the bottom line, finds Nina Montagu-Smith
MEDIA EVALUATION
The science of PR
David Lister considers the increasing importance of media evaluation and how it is being used to monitor the blogosphere
MY TOP 10 TIPS
Corporate Oscars
James Allen, head of internal communications at O2, offers advice on creating and organising a staff awards scheme
REBRANDING FOCUS
All in a name
Tim Human considers the brand rationale for newly created global news agency Thomson Reuters
PROFILE
Pragmatic reaction
Rosie Murray-West meets Margaret Gardner, director of communications and marketing at the charity Practical Action, and learns about dealing with charity fatigue