Public consultation Tip 10: Always report back

The final of my Top 10 Consultation Tips is always report back to consultees at the end of your exercise - in a clear, honest and timely way.


How to build a great brand – part 2

My last blog post looked at what makes a great brand, ways you can get a handle on your current brand and identify what's important to your customers and other stakeholders such as potential employees and partners.


How to build a great brand – part 1

In fundamental terms, an effective brand is one which makes an organisation - or person - appealing to its customers and other stakeholders.


Marketing push for pioneering Harley Street clinic

The Vitality Clinic, an innovative new private medical practice based in Harley Street and Surrey, has commissioned TK Associates to run a comprehensive marketing programme.


Public consultation Tip 9: Be transparent!

The ninth of my Top 10 Consultation Tips is to be as open and transparent as possible. It will help you win trust and support. And, in any case, you don’t have anything to hide.


Crisis for Concentrix: the mistake of not showing up

Another week, another lesson in how not to manage a deepening crisis of failures and mismanagement ...


Comms strategy for regional adoption agency

TK Associates has completed a communications strategy to help six English local authorities and three charities create a new regional child adoption agency.


Southern Health: How not to handle a crisis

The beleaguered Southern Health NHS trust has been lurching from tragedy to farce – with the deepening of its on-going crisis appearing largely of its own making. And its account of its actions this week have only caused further damage to its reputation.


Public consultation tip 8: Genuinely listen!

The eighth in my Top 10 Consultation Tips series is genuinely to listen to people’s feedback - and see how this can improve your scheme.


Marketing progress for data centre experts

We have helped create new market positioning, a marketing strategy and fresh web site for data centre specialists MIGSOLV, as part of our on-going marketing programme for the company.