Will Brewster
…The man on the inside track
Will knows his stuff. He’s the man to go to if you want to know anything about politics and economics (or obscure football trivia). Will’s past employment as Internal Communications Manager at South West Trains has left him with an in-depth knowledge of the transport industry, which he has used to great effect in his current work with DLR and Serco. Will has particular skills in devising PR communications strategies that are linked clearly to clients’ business objectives.
Aside from working with transport businesses, Will has worked with a broad range of business and professional services clients, including London/international law firm Morrison Foerster and Merlin Entertainments Group.
- Education: B.A. (Hons) Politics (University of Sheffield)
- Hobbies: Football, cooking, skiing
- Favourite reads: The Sunday Times Sport (at the weekend) and The Economist during the week
- Favourite TV programme: Spooks
- Proudest moment: Setting up the ‘Time for a cuppa’ initiative for Dementia UK which raised in excess of £40,000 and is now firmly established on the charity’s calendar
- Biggest Media Coup: Appearing as himself in running gear for a feature promoting a lunchtime running initiative.
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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