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Everything is great – in PR

In Greek mythology, Nemesis lured Narcissus to a pool where he was so absorbed with his own reflection, he lost the will to live. Is the world of PR so obsessed with itself that others lose the will to live? At our best PR people are relentlessly positive. It’s a great attribute. Go getting, finding…

International opera star plays church hall to raise funds for girl’s life changing op

Here at BakerBaird we like to give something back to support our city, county and those who live here. Last year we helped promote Nottingham in Parliament Day and recently we backed Lakeside Arts. Here is our latest. An international opera star who has performed at La Scala, Milan, The Albert Hall, London and prestigious…

Public sector comms leading the way

Public sector communicators gathered in the West Midlands this week for a GCS local event and the private sector can learn much from their collaborative and inclusive approach. This sector has been much maligned in the past. It has been branded as either ineffective or a waste of taxpayers money, or gets confused with party…

Finding words when there are none

The horrific events of Monday evening in Manchester have torn lives apart for countless families and in the middle of this but in the background, unseen communicators will face their own battles. While the ranks of media fill their schedules, and the country wants to find out more and more, public sector press officers representing…

Chris joins BakerBaird

Experienced communicator Chris Child is the latest addition to the BakerBaird family, delivering superb work for our clients already. Chris has been a communicator for over 40 years, more than half as a journalist and latterly in public relations for the Government and the charity sector. An award-winning journalist, he was health correspondent and a…

“What’s your best piece of advice for someone starting their career in PR?”

Final year PR students across the country are currently tightening up their research, polishing off their dissertations and prepping for their finals at the same time thinking about entering the profession for the first time. It’s a daunting time but one of the key objectives of the CIPR is help and support those coming into…

We are one

One year ago BakerBaird Communications set forth into the world. The business plan was pretty simple: we can do this. What is ‘this’? In world of fast-paced change and transformation, the boundaries between public and private sector are increasingly blurred. The ubiquity of social media and digital channels means an endless cloud of offers, business…

BakerBaird: two countries, two awards

BakerBaird Communications scooped two awards at this year’s prestigious Chartered Institute of Public Relations PRide ceremonies, one in the Midlands and one north of the border in Scotland. Stuart Baird won Gold as the Independent Practitioner of the Year for the Midlands, while work with clients NHS Education for Scotland led to a Silver award…

BakerBaird awards shortlist bridges two nations

BakerBaird were shortlisted this week for their work in both England and Scotland in the prestigious Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) PRide Awards. In Scotland, work with client NHS Education for Scotland has been shortlisted for Best use of design in PR, while in the Midlands, Stuart Baird has been shortlisted for outstanding independent…

Midlands Engine set to roar

The Midlands Engine summit this time last week, held at Trent University’s impressive city conference centre, attracted a broad mix of business leaders, universities and local authorities and from the outset, the question of the Midlands identity was broached and dealt with. Opinions on where and what is the Midlands tend to muddy the water…