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Getting a content strategy underway (Part 3): Content strategists assemble!
Who will help you develop a content strategy for your institution? What skills will you need in your team? Our CEO shares the key skills capabilities that you may need to assemble.
Getting a content strategy underway (Part 2): Explaining content strategy to your stakeholders
How do you begin to explain content strategy to stakeholders? Our CEO shares her secret to really getting stakeholders interested and supportive in your content strategy project.
A content strategy approach to your giving day
As Giving Day approaches, our Senior Content Strategist shares how you can take a strategic approach to creating content for such a huge fundraising event.
Getting a content strategy underway (Part one): Justifying the investment
Can you put an ROI figure on content strategy work? Our CEO shares examples of what content strategy can bring to your institution so that you can justify the investment.
How to present with a bang!
Worried about presenting? Our Senior Content Strategist shares his tips for leaving an impact on the audience with your talk, with various fireworks references thrown in for good measure.
Public speaking: Trick or treat?
Public speaking can energise some people, but terrify others. Our Senior Content Strategist shares his top tips for overcoming those nerves and boosting your confidence before a talk.
A guide to Facebook’s fundraising tools
Our Senior Content Strategist lists all the ways you can achieve small fundraising wins with the help of Facebook’s recent tools.
58 Content strategists to follow on Twitter
We share a bunch of notable Tweeters in the sector to brighten your newsfeed and broaden your network.
Planning a content audit
How do you successfully design and deliver a content audit? Our Senior Content Strategist shares key tips for your institution.
Your art is not your easel
Our Head of Content shares a simple truth: we are more than the tools and technology we use to create our content.
Top 5 things I learnt at CEAC 2019
After attending the CASE Europe Annual Conference in Birmingham, our Senior Content Strategist reflects on the top five things he learnt whilst at the conference.
How to support content creators in your institution
Our Head of Strategy shares three key areas to make sure your content creators are well motivated and highly skilled to do the best job they can.
Our guide to Birmingham for CASE Europe annual conference 2019
In time for CASE Europe Annual Conference 2019, our Senior Content Strategist recommends his favourite coffee shops, bars, restaurants and sights in Birmingham.
CEAC 2019 talks that we’re excited to see
We’ve got our eye on a few must-see talks at the CASE Europe Annual Conference 2019. The Pickle Jar Communications team share their top picks for the conference.
10 ways to stay calm when you’re working through university clearing
Our CEO and Chief Content Strategist shares ten ways to make sure you’re looking after yourself and your mental wellbeing during Clearing.
How to overcome writer’s block
Our Senior Content Strategist shares his top tips for overcoming writer’s block to help get your words flowing once again.
Why runners make great content strategists
Runners have similar qualities to content strategists. How? Our Senior Content Strategist reflects on the similarities between the two disciplines.
Meet the Pickle Jar Communications team: Linda Jameson
Meet Linda Jameson, our newest Senior Content Strategist. We asked Linda a few questions to get to know her a little better.
Five non-content skills and qualities that all content strategy professionals should perfect
Our CEO and Chief Content Strategist highlights five non-content skills and qualities that you need to excel your content strategy expertise.
Meet the Pickle Jar Communications team: Simon Fairbanks
Meet Simon Fairbanks, our newest Senior Content Strategist. We asked Simon a few questions to get to know him a little better.