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Work hard, play hard, network harder - is networking the new ‘hard graft’?
Work, Marketing, Networking Hannah Blackmore Work, Marketing, Networking Hannah Blackmore

Work hard, play hard, network harder - is networking the new ‘hard graft’?

We’ve all heard the phrase ‘nepo-baby’; a rich kid with a perm given easy access to his father’s multi-million-pound business as a Managing Director from the get-go. Or a knockout daughter of a knockout model mother, seemingly by chance, making it onto the same fashionable runways. While we’ve all heard of ‘it’s who you know’ within these sorts of situations, how relevant is the phrase to everyday corporate life?

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AI: the creative’s mortal enemy or guilty pleasure?  
Work, Artificial Intelligence, Marketing Hannah Blackmore Work, Artificial Intelligence, Marketing Hannah Blackmore

AI: the creative’s mortal enemy or guilty pleasure?  

What comes to mind for many of us when we hear ‘artificial intelligence’ is most likely not too dissimilar to that of a humanoid-type figure wreaking havoc upon a built-up suburban area. However, AI has come a long way since it was once a distant dream…or nightmare. With the likes of ChatGPT and other bots that have grown to show extreme, dare I say, intelligent responses to any query or question, AI seems to be here to stay. So, as a content writer and all-around creative soul, I’m intrigued by how writers and creatives around the corporate globe deal with this artificial Edgar Allan Poe that’s suddenly been forced into our work and personal lives.  

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How to Get Away with Hardly Working at Work
Hannah Blackmore Hannah Blackmore

How to Get Away with Hardly Working at Work

Here's how to get away with hardly working when all you want to do is go home and lounge around like a pampered cat, Friends on repeat with a glass of Pinot, or hard beer, or whatever your fancy is. We all need a lazy day every now and again, let's not beat ourselves up folks. Let's indulge the inner SlugBabeTM on Miserable Bitch Mondays.

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