Cumbria Life feature with Francis Mason-Hornby

New video - check out my Insta story 🎬 Have you ever been professionally ghosted? 👻 I’d love to hear from you!

Can’t believe this was a year ago today! 😱 My talk about all things PR for the lovely ladies of the Hot Success networking group 📝

Finally took the plunge and filmed my first video 🎥 It’s only a minute long but hey ho! Check it out on my Insta story 🎬

New website and new workspace at @herdworking this week - October is off to a rather wonderful start! 🥰👩🏽‍💻🍂

What is an expert commentary? 📰 This is a great PR tactic to reach niche audiences and position yourself as an expert in your industry 🗞️ Above is a recent example by my client, PMD Business Finance ☝🏼 Find out more in my latest blog... 📝

🎉 NEW WEBSITE 🎉 I’m so happy that my new website is now LIVE! 😁 Sparkling new features include: 💫 Brand new services 💫 Monthly retainer & ad-hoc packages 💫 Blogs with top-notch PR advice for top-notch businesses 💫 5* reviews AND if you fancy some FREE PR & content tips delivered straight to your inbox every month - be sure to sign up for my monthly email newsletter too! 👩🏽‍💻

Coffee views on my dog walk this morning 🥰 Always feel so lucky to have this view on my doorstep - and great coffee, of course, thanks to @kircabiroasters ☕️ #InternationalCoffeeDay

Curling, cars, coffee, cats and Christmas just about sums up the topics I’ve been writing about this week. Life as a PR & copywriting consultant is certainly varied! 📝👩🏽‍💻

Super evening at CIPR Meet the Media last night 📰 We were the first people to visit Strawberry Fields, a brand new digital hub in Chorley (yes, I had the song on my brain all evening 🍓🎶) The brilliant panel included: 🗞 Michelle Mayman - editor of BBC North West Tonight 🗞 Nicola Adam - group editor at JPI Media 🗞 Richard Slater - publisher of Lancashire Business View 🗞 Luke Beardsworth - editor of Lancs Live 🗞 Iain Lynn - social media editor of JPI Media It was an evening of really useful insights - not just for PR professionals and fellow journalists - but business owners too. Here are my key takeaways for any businesses that want to increase their media profile... ✏️ People are nosy by nature. They want to know about people. They want to know their stories. Make sure the heart of any story is about the people. ✏️ The BBC IS looking for good news stories in the Lakes and they WILL cover it if it’s interesting enough. Don’t be afraid to pitch your story. ✏️ Also don’t be afraid to call a newsroom and ask for the best journalist to speak to about your story. A lot of newsrooms are now writing shared content across a number of titles. Finding the relevant journalist is key. ✏️ Different stories are published at different times. For example, business news is best in the morning and light-hearted pieces at the weekend. ✏️ Personal elements - faces and success stories work better than boring numbers, facts and figures. Thanks to CIPR for a fantastic evening 👍🏼 If any business owners want advice about pitching to the media - drop me a line any time! Danielle@bloomincreative.co.uk

Fabulous Friday levels at 100% thanks to my new Queer Eye notebook & my avocado pen 👑🥑🕺

The most effective PR campaigns are a blend of online & offline press coverage 💫 Great to see this piece about LetMe Stay’s prestigious new listing featured in In-Cumbria magazine 🗞

Getting bossed around by a chair-stealing cockapoo. How’s your Friday? 🐶