Recent happenings, latest news, and our opinions
Ding Dong! March 2024
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? But we are back!! We’ve got a new website to show off and we’re like the kid on the first day of school. Just like when you get that new notebook and you want your handwriting to be perfect, we wanted to welcome in our new website with some … Continued
Read moreThe out of office – is it one of your underused marketing channels?
The out of office reply is widely heralded at Front Door Comms as one of the best inventions ever. It allows you to walk away from your PC and go on holiday knowing that whatever arrives in your inbox, it will be answered immediately. The recipient has a range of options they can use to … Continued
Marketing trends that never took off
…but should they have been given more of a shot? Finding the right way to communicate your business message across the world is something that every business would like to do well. But, depending on who you want to target and how, the options can be mind-boggling. For example, according to this article, there are 103 social … Continued
How do you deal with a PR crisis on social media?
When big news breaks, it first hits you not as a story or even as a headline, but as a hashtag. In a world where your business is at the mercy of the social media bandwagon, how do you contain the spread of bad news and handle a potential PR disaster? When the inhabitants of … Continued
Insta vs reality: what is working in PR really like?
The difference between social media and real life is a hot topic at the moment, and it’s become all too clear that the sunny snaps we present online don’t always represent the full picture of our lives. We’re not here to talk about makeup filters or unrealistic holiday snaps, though – instead, let’s look at … Continued
Clients are from Mars, agencies are from Venus.
A good working relationship between a client and its agency is the dream, but it doesn’t always happen sadly. In fact, a survey conducted by Marketing Week found that just 8% of clients said they were “very satisfied” with their agency partners. Admittedly this survey was a while ago now, (2016) but there weren’t any … Continued