UN Award-winning independent Glasgow PR consultant. I help businesses communicate –⁠ in the best and worst of times. CIPR Fellow. Author of RESET. 2:40:36 mara

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I'm a digital PR consultant.

I have clients across the UK and Europe.

I started out in PR consultancy in 1997: when we posted press releases.

Before that I was a journalist.

I set up my own PR company in 2014. It's called Zude PR.

Prior to that I was head of office (Glasgow) at international public relations firm Weber Shandwick.

I blog a lot. Mainly on my site. But also the odd guest post (Ted Rubin's site, Coverage Book, PR Daily, Stephen Waddington's site, Prezly, PR Moment).

I firmly believ…

What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter at the Rutherglen Reformer in Glasgow.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

Facebook is taking over and publishers better get used to it.