Jackie Murphy
…That is quite logical captain
Jackie excels in issue management PR, problem solving and making a real difference to clients’ bottom line performance. Whether it’s corporate work or crisis PR, consumer or B2B public relations, Jackie’s planning skills, her tenacity and her enthusiasm combine to ensure the best results for her clients.
Jackie’s client experience spans many sectors, from digital public relations and travel PR to workplace and brand communications. She has worked for household names, entrepreneurs, trade organisations and public sector bodies.
- Education: BA (Hons) History (University of Exeter)
- Hobbies: Gardening, rugby, supporting London Wasps, and exercise, including climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and other tough peaks
- Favourite book: The Lord of the Rings, Jude the Obscure, Northanger Abbey
- Favourite film: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Lord of the Rings, Cabaret and Moulin Rouge
- Favourite Media: BBC R4 Today Programme, The Archers, CSI Miami and sport on TV
- Proudest moment: Successfully opening a malaria net factory in Tanzania
- Best media Coup: Taking Channel Four presenter Jon Snow out to Tanzania for anti-malaria campaign
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Pressure Chamber
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Guest post: The Last Laugh: Women and Work
I work for a company (Flagship’s US partner, Peppercom) that is known as much for its hard work as it is for its hard play. From Kangoo lessons at work to relentless e-mail banter to jovial pranks (not sure if co-founder Ed Moed, who was photo shopped onto David Beckham’s underwear ad, would call his
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Should we be forced to hire British?
Imagine! You are at the race course, the pressure is on, the horses are in the ring and the ground is in top form. Now it is up to you. Based on all the information you have – performance, track record, appearance, training and attitude – you have to choose which one you think will
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Snap to it with Instagram
Suddenly, everyone’s a photographer. Retro inspired shots of door handles and street scenes litter my twitter, and Facebook’s just a mélange of sepia snaps. Instagram fever is sweeping the nation, as users take and share photos with their smart phone, using filters to add vintage effects. Originally exclusive to iPhone users, the Android app launched
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#craphashtags
Only three years ago the hash sign suffered a meagre existence. Its purpose unknown to the upcoming generations, hash’s humble façade was seen only as part of an emoticon or on a sheet of music. And then came Twitter. Twitter did for the hash sign what Charlie Sheen did for addiction. Hash (in the tag,
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Conversation – a dying art?
Recently I have been prompted to reflect on the meaning of ‘conversation’ in this digital world, when everyone seems glued to their smart phones and tablets. An example is a recent ‘conversation’ (yes, we did converse face-to-face) with my daughter where I asked if she had spoken to a friend; she responded saying yes, they
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