Author Archives: Paul Wilkinson

About Paul Wilkinson

I run a specialist consultancy business, pwcom.co.uk Ltd, focused on two areas. First, I provide integrated PR and marketing services to clients drawn predominantly from the construction sector. And second, I do research and consultancy work on construction collaboration technologies (aka 'project extranets'). Here's my Google+ profile.

What’s next? New digital communications for construction marketing

On Wednesday afternoon, I spoke at the latest half-day conference organised by Ross Sturley and his energetic team from the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Construction Industry Group (CIMCIG). The event, at the Building Centre in London, was focused on digital communications for … Continue reading

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FCIPR

I was surprised when I was contacted recently regarding a nomination to be a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). FCIPR is the highest possible membership grade and to be awarded a Fellowship is therefore, apparently, an … Continue reading

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Straddling the Wikipedia-PR divide

The recent debate about the difficult relationship between public relations professionals and Wikipedia (see Wikipedia, PR and CSR) has taken a step forward this weekend. My fellow CIPR members and social media enthusiasts Phil Sheldrake and Neville Hobson met yesterday … Continue reading

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Meeting mumtrepreneurs

On Friday afternoon, I took time away from business-to-business PR and marketing, volunteering to do some one-to-one advice sessions at a “Mumtrepreneurs” coffee afternoon at a primary school in nearby Welling. Around a dozen businesses took part, getting an overview … Continue reading

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Air quality egg Kickstarted!

An update. I wrote a month ago (Kickstart an Air Quality Egg) about a “crowd-funded” project to build domestic air quality sensors. This morning I learned that the Kickstarter project, facilitated by Pachube, had successfully achieved its funding thanks to me … Continue reading

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From dead pigeons and a statue of King Kong to civil engineering

With attendees including three Expert Panel Chairs, staff from the ICE Library and an ICE past President (logging in online from Scotland), the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Wikipedia workshop (post), which took place on Friday, certainly captured some influential eyes … Continue reading

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Events need great topics, good organisers – and some due diligence

Two topics in construction IT are currently almost guaranteed to attract good event audiences: building information modelling (BIM) and mobile IT. Winning with BIM The UK government’s strategy to promote BIM as a means to better collaboration, lower project costs … Continue reading

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Clippings adds company profiles and ‘collaboration’

Clippings.com, the Pinterest-style architectural and interior design scrapbook service I wrote about in February, has launched a company profiles service (and has a new logo). This new marketing channel will allow firms to use their design portfolio to connect them … Continue reading

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Connect with FM re-launches

A short email broadcast from ConnectwithFM this morning tells me the online community for facilities management professionals is being relaunched. This FM network, founded by former BIFM chairman Iain Murray, first emerged in July 2010, and was soon followed – … Continue reading

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Wikipedia and the ICE

Feel your discipline isn’t covered well on Wikipedia? Not sure how to improve matters? Follow the ICE’s lead and start a campaign to deepen Wikipedia’s coverage of your profession, its people and projects. Building on my own interests in civil … Continue reading

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