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I subscribe to a number of blogs, news sites and email newsletters, and spend my free time when not working reading through as many of them as I can.
In one of these publications, they regularly have an article where someone in the PR/comms industry talks about their job, being asked a series of questions, including 'If you’re good at this job you might also be well-suited to?'. An all too common response to this question is 'Professional juggler or plate spinner'.
The Northern Powerhouse is an oft-used term, even if it has taken a back seat since George Osborne has left government. The Northern Powerhouse website says that it is about "boosting the local economy by investing in skills, innovation, transport and culture" and "devolving significant powers and budgets ... to ensure decisions in the North are made by the North".
Last week I had the pleasure of a trip up the Northumberland coast and a visit to Whitley Bay to run a social media workshop for a charity.
The charity's northern arm use Twitter and Facebook, supported by their London team, but wanted some more confidence, ideas and inspiration to properly take advantage of the channels.
