Yorkshire folk pride themselves on their friendliness and approachability, so it’s no surprise that our regional accent has been frequently lauded as one of the country’s favourites. Less than five per cent of the UK’s residents speak what is commonly known as BBC English. It’s very flattering that, with over 200 regional accents to choose [...]

Social media has undoubtedly opened up a wealth of new channels and taken communication to the next level. However the power of communicating face-to-face, be it in a meeting room or via a video blog, is still invaluable for business. It’s not enough to talk the talk, you also have to walk the walk to [...]

With 2011 being hailed as the official Year of Communication, the Quest PR team has broadened the theme to reflect on how far we’ve come in the last five thousand years since tribes used cave paintings to communicate.   Hot footing it not long after was Egyptian hieroglyphic writing – followed by an incessant wave [...]

This week’s Economist dissects Brown’s first year in office (a recurrent theme in recent media reports) and pinpoints his biggest failing as his inability to connect with the electorate. Bagehot highlights “Brown’s proclivity to be prudent with the truth” and that his themes have often been neither clear nor appealing. The author suggests we all [...]