Naked Events
My Claire & The City blog delves into the modern world in order to inspire debate about our culture. Here’s a round-up of seasonal events in our calendar.
Interview with Sally Beaton Author of Get Your Sparkle Back
Sally Beaton aka Women With Sparkle is one of my favourite gals on the grid because rather than believing we are superhuman ‘BUSY’ types, she strips back the B.S and reveals what really makes women...
Best floral shop displays at Chelsea in Bloom 2019
Every May the highly anticipated Chelsea Flower Show rolls into London and with it, we celebrate Chelsea in Bloom as the shop fronts get a floral makeover for the week from 20 - 25 May. This year...
Interview with Mr Plant Geek Michael Perry
Michael Perry is Mr Plant Geek, a self confessed tongue-in-cheek plant lover, gardener, TV presenter, hortpreneur, speaker and, if that’s not enough, a co-host of the new Plant Based Podcast. I’ve...
For the Throne – Who Wins the PR Battle in Game of Thrones?
As we head towards the finale of all finales of the epic series of Game of Thrones, I couldn’t help but wonder, who would come out on top if this was a PR battle. Yes indeed, if it was Night King vs...
Interview with Marketing Speaker & Author David Meerman Scott
I was introduced to author and speaker David Meerman Scott a few years ago via his best-selling book The New Rules of Marketing & PR which I recently reviewed and you can buy Here. David...
Interview with Fashion Director, Stylist & Author Alexandra Fullerton
If you follow Alexandra Fullerton on Instagram, you’ll know she could give Carrie Bradshaw a run for her money in the fashion stakes with her catchy hashtag #thedailyshoe designed to highlight her...
EXCLUSIVE – Lorna Luxe x In The Style Interview
Hold onto your Dior Saddle Bags, stop what you're doing and set the countdown clock to 11th February because influencer Lorna Luxe is about to land her first ever collection. Lorna Luxe x In The...
Marketing for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is more than a day of love, it is a money making, heart shaped, pink hued business. Apparently more than 22 million Brits - like practically all of us - spending an estimated £1...
Interview with Bonnie Rakhit The Style Traveller
The face that launched a thousand trips; Bonnie Rakhit is THE Style Traveller. Bonnie is a London-based former fashion editor who has worked for titles including Sunday Times Style and Grazia. Our...
Marketing Ideas for Christmas -PR and social media tips for the festive season
Tis the season to be jolly! Welcome to Christmas my friends. If you are new to marketing, it is time to burst your Christmas bubble…(and not just that Santa is fictional)…because in marketing the...
Marketing ideas for Black Friday
Black Friday, especially for the UK market, can conjure up unsavoury images of apocalyptic proportions where shoppers mercilessly stampede over each other for a £50 TV in Tesco. You’ll have seen the...
100 Years – First World War Centenary Events
It has been 100 years since the end of the First World War and it is important that we take time out to reflect and remember all of the fallen. It is often a difficult task to market a historical...
Interview with Visit Parliament’s Ian Lacey
I met Ian via good old Instagram when I posted a picture at one of my favourite spots in front of the Houses of Parliament. If you look closely, a cyclist is practising some kind of acrobatics by...
Halloween Marketing Ideas – PR, Retail, Digital and Social Media Tips
Double, double toil and trouble. Fire burn and cash tills bubble. When did Halloween become such a marketing winner? All Hallows’ Eve has transformed from a celebration of a Western Christian feast...
Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships by Eric Berne
Review: How can we gain a greater understanding of our fellow humans? Why do people do what they do, say what they say, think what they think? This book is a blast from the past - the original...
Interview Paula Fry CityFashGal
I first met Paula Fry through her digital persona, @CityFashGal and thought she was hilariously funny. Fast forward six months and I was sat with her discussing a shopping event in the veryyyyy...
Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success by Matthew Syed
REVIEW: How can we learn from our mistakes? Why do some people do this and others don’t? Matthew looks at the power of a positive attitude towards failure and it’s profound impact on success in any...
Naked Review – Bounce – How Champions Are Made by Matthew Syed
Review: How can you find the hidden secrets to success - in sports, business, music and just about anything you want to turn your hand to? Search no more as this book will show you some interesting...
Review – The Chimp Paradox by Dr Steve Peters
How can you manage your mind so that you can conquer your fears, operate with greater control, focus and confidence? Prof Peters has some great ideas and systems to enable us to learn how do just...
Naked Review – The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference Review: As an enormous fan of the TV programme, you know that so-bad-its-good game-show-with-Ben-Shepherd, I was pretty surprised to find a book of the...
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