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2023 has been another busy year for us at firstlight, and we’re excited to announce the win of a brilliant new client. firstlight has been appointed to handle global corporate communications for Chivas Brothers – the Pernod Ricard business dedicated…

Sandra Akyeampong-Asante has been at firstlight for the past six weeks, on an internship through The Taylor Bennett Foundation. She talks about what she’s learnt from her time here. Over the last six weeks, I have thoroughly enjoyed working as…

We all want to do our bit to tackle the climate crisis and help secure a brighter future for our planet, but exactly how far are we willing to go? We’re able to eat less meat. Commit to recycling our…

Our Net Zero team recently attended the Climate Innovation Forum as part of London Climate Action Week. Here are some thoughts from the day… It was at the first fireside chat on closing the skills gap that the panel discussed…

Introducing the firstlight newsletter  Welcome to the first edition of firstlight focus, our monthly quest into the world of corporate communications. From Gary Lineker to the Pope, we’ve covered the highlights from our news radar this month, as well as a…

Over the last 2-3 years, we’ve worked more and more in the climate and sustainability space. And during this time I’ve had a feeling that’s been nagging at me – are we preaching to the choir? This was the opening…

Silence is golden. Saying what you mean can get right to the heart of an issue; dispel rumours, convey clarity, evoke emotion. But silence can often deliver a much more revealing, powerful message. It’s a dance, an orchestra, the closest…

Earlier this week we launched an exciting project with a long-standing client. We’ve worked with skills organisation City & Guilds for more than five years now – something we were proudly shortlisted for in The Drum’s PR Awards this year.…

Another day, another post on the ever-changing and ever-spiralling situation at Twitter.  With the business suddenly locking staff out of its offices until next week, it sadly does look as though Twitter is on its last legs, despite my earlier…

Well, that’s a wrap for firstlight’s crew on the ground at COP27, there may be one more planned day and three more actual days but the team are heading home after an action packed week. Here are my quick fire…