Tara Turkington, CEO of Flow Communications, asks: What’s the point of using an agency? It’s a provocative question, but one that every organisation and agency needs to grapple with. The traditional model – where agencies operated as siloed service providers, responding to briefs and delivering outputs – is being disrupted. The world we work in today demands something different: integrated, agile [...]
Willem Steenkamp, senior writer and editor at Flow Communications, says over the past year or so, since AI really made itself felt, the team have hashed and rehashed so many questions, especially around content generation, such as: can we use AI to produce copy for our clients? Should we? If so, how should we? What should we tell them about using [...]
Janet Berger, lead strategist at Flow Communications, says everyone who works in communications will attest to the fact that this is a landscape that is fast-changing and often difficult to keep up with. Last year I was confronted with the reality of just how much it has changed. My generation of South African moms had Marina Petropulos’ Baby and Child Care [...]
Media relations involves awareness about different brands and connecting them with the relevant target audiences through different media channels. Khaya Thwala, public relations account manager at Flow Communications, shares nine tips for effective media relations. Dedicated content writers: once you have a clearly defined media relations strategy, it is good to have a dedicated content […]