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FRED GELLI of Tatil MLID

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My Life in Design with Fred Gelli co-founder and CEO of Tátil

Words we love Noodle

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Words we love: Noodle as in ‘having a noodle’

JOANNE CHAN MLID image

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My Life in Design with Joanne Chan CEO of Turner Duckworth

DOMENIC LIPPA MLID image

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My Life in Design with Domenic Lippa, Pentagram partner (& chair)

Red Setter set the agenda autumn design events 2024

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Set the agenda - Autumn 2024

Domenic Lippa MLID 1

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London Design Festival LIVE 'My Life in Design' event with Pentagram's Domenic Lippa

Brand Design PR  Ellie Harbinson

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Brand Design Spotlight on Ellie Harbinson - Account Executive

Amy internship

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Two Months at Red Setter: what I’ve learned!

Huit

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Brandspiration: Hiut Denim

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Claire Blyth speaking at HOW Design Live - September 2024

Emily Gosling design writer at Red Setter

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Brand Design Spotlight on Emily Gosling - Editorial Consultant

Nicer Tuesdays July 2024

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Five things we learned from July's Nicer Tuesdays

Words we love - Pebbling

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Words we love: Pebbling – a new love language

Cher Keane

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Brand Design Spotlight on Cher Keane - Associate Director

Brandspiration Pot Gang FINAL

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Brandspiration: Pot Gang

Set the agenda - summer 2024

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Set the agenda – Summer 2024

Red Setter at D&AD

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Five things we learnt at D&AD 2024

My Life in Design podcast LIVE Birmingham Design Festival

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My Life in Design LIVE at Birmingham Design Festival

What makes a good talk at OFFF?

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What makes a good talk at OFFF?

Claire Blyth brand design PR spotlight

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PR Brand Design Spotlight on Claire Blyth - Founder and Managing Partner

Words we love Red Setter - PR for design

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Words we love: glorious

Mauro Porcini - My Life in Design series 5

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My Life in Design - Mauro Porcini senior VP and chief design officer at PepsiCo

BRANDSPIRATION Lidl

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Brandspiration: Lidl

Ekaterina Solomeina MLID

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My Life in Design Podcast - Ekaterina Solomeina, co-founder of Future London Academy

Alex Moulton Trollback on My Life in Design podcast

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My Life in Design Podcast - Alex Moulton Chief Creative Officer at Trollbäck+Company

Brand Design PR Spotlight Lily

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PR Brand Design Spotlight on Lily Clamp - Senior Account Executive

Alex Center MLID

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My Life in Design Podcast - Alex Center, founder of CENTER

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TEDxBrighton 2024: ABBA, highlights & insights

Joshua Breidenbach MLID

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My Life in Design Podcast - Joshua Breidenbach, founder and ECD of Rice Studios

Day in the life of Claire Blyth, Red Setter, on Creative Bloq

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Day in the life - Claire Blyth (as featured in Creative Bloq)

Joy Nazzari MLID

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My Life in Design Podcast - Joy Nazzari, Founder DNCO

Hamish Campbell Pearlfisher talks to Claire Blyth, founder of Red Setter, PR for brand design agencies

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My Life in Design Podcast - Hamish Campbell VP/ECD of Pearlfisher New York

Sian Disson Red Setter PR

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Brand Design Spotlight on Sian Disson - Senior Account Director

B&B studio My Life in Design Podcast with Red Setter

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My Life in Design Podcast - Kerry Bolt & Shaun Bowen of B&B studio

Account Manager

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We're hiring! Account Manager

Emily Rickard MLID FINAL image

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My Life in Design Podcast - Emily Rickard CEO of BUCK

BRAND

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Brandspiration: Who Gives a Crap

Making the case for investment in design

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Making the Case for Investment in Design

Mary Lewis My Life in Design Podcast with Red Setter

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My Life in Design Podcast - Mary Lewis of Lewis Moberly

Red Setter Set the Agenda - Spring 2024

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Set the agenda - Spring 2024

Brand Design PR Spotlight Kate

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Brand Design Spotlight on Kate Selley - Senior Account Manager

Design Writer Job 1

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We're hiring! Design Writer

Words we love POP

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Words we love: pop

AE 1

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We're hiring! Account Executives

Brand Design PR Spotlight Miriam

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Brand Design Spotlight on Miriam Chumbley - Senior Account Executive

The wisdom of Steven Bartlett

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The Wisdom of Steven Bartlett

Alex Blyth Transform Magazine

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Branding in tech - more vital than ever (in Transform)

Words we love Home

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Words we love: home - the more 'homes' we can find, the better

Brand Design PR Spotlight Carrie

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Brand Design PR Spotlight on Carrie Ellis - Senior Account Manager

Red Setter Christmas 2023

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Red Setter Year in Review – Our Top 10 Highlights

Words we love Ludicrous

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Alternative word of year (we love): ludicrous (because that sums up 2023 perfectly)

DINES Studio Blup on My Life in Design podcast

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My Life in Design podcast - Dines, Studio Blup

Marina Willer My Life in Design podcast

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My Life in Design Podcast - Marina Willer, Pentagram

Brand Design PR Spotlight Anna M FINAL

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Brand Design PR Spotlight on Anna McKie - Editorial Consultant

Design Events Red Setter

Events

Set the Agenda - Winter 2023

Cat How of How&How on My Life in Design

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My Life in Design Podcast - Cat How of How&How

Wired Impact Red Setter

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Five takeaways from Wired Impact

Words we love Verlan

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Words we love: verlan – when bonjour becomes jourbon - a celebration of French slang

Win pentaward

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How to win a Pentaward – the inside track from the judges

REJANE DAL BELLO

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My Life in Design Podcast - Rejane Dal Bello

Brand Design PR Spotlight Gemma

Careers

Brand Design Spotlight on Gemma Maxey - Associate Director

Stefan Sagmeister

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My Life in Design Podcast - Stefan Sagmeister

PENTAWARDS

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Five Things We Learnt at the Pentawards Festival

NB STUDIO

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My Life in Design Podcast - Alan Dye and Nick Finney, NB Studio

Words we love Nice 1

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Words we love: nice - stop hating on nice! It's not nice

SEAN THOMAS JKR

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My Life in Design Podcast - Sean Thomas, ECD, JKR

Ellie Harbinson Red Setter PR for brand design agencies

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Five things I've learnt in one year working in brand design PR

Flock Brighton's Design Gathering

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FLOCK - Brighton's Design Gathering

DESIGNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY

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Designing for Sustainability: five pieces of advice from the experts

Robert Brunner

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My Life in Design Podcast - Robert Brunner, Ammunition

Denomination

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My Life in Design Podcast - Ro and Margaret from Denomination

Beth Marchant PR Red Setter

Brand Design Spotlight on Beth Marchant - Senior Account Executive

Jim Sutherland

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My Life in Design Podcast - Jim Sutherland of Studio Sutherl&

Neuroscience of design

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Jeremy Lindley on Neuroscience in Design - 5 things we learnt

Red Setter Team

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Red Setter x Design - London Design Festival day out

Words we love Kerfuffle

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Words we love: kerfuffles and inconsequential blunders

Dieline Forum

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Nursery rhymes, goblin hills, and the birth of Venus – two days at Dieline Forum

Brand Design PR Spotlight Josh

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Brand Design PR Spotlight on Josh Johnson - Account Executive

Nicer Tuesdays 1

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This Tuesday was a nice one – It’s Nice That’s September ‘Nicer Tuesdays’

Set the agenda - design events autumn 2023

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Set the Agenda – Autumn 2023

Words we love Banger

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Words we love: what an absolute banger!

Charlotte Blog

Careers

From in-house to agency

Brian Collins FINAL

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My Life in Design Podcast - Brian Collins, co-founder of COLLINS

Brand Design PR Spotlight on Anna RT

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Brand Design PR Spotlight on Anna Richardson-Taylor, Editorial Consultant

Synoptic Office My Life in Design Podcast

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My Life in Design Podcast - Caspar Lam and YuJune Park, founders of Synoptic Office

Vicky Stoakes PR Week

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Is there room in agencies for employees with a chronic health diagnosis? (as featured in PR Week)

David Johnston Accept Proceed

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My Life in Design Podcast - David Johnston, founder Accept & Proceed

Brand Design PR Red Setter

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Brand Design PR Spotlight on Alex Blyth, Managing Partner

VICKY TRANSFORM

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Hiring a PR agency? How to set it up for success (as featured in Transform)

PR job Red Setter Account Manager Brighton

Careers

We're hiring! Account Manager

Paula Scher

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My Life in Design Podcast - Paula Scher, partner Pentagram

Craig Black

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My Life in Design Podcast - Craig Black, visual artist

John Glasgow FINAL

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My Life in Design Podcast - John Glasgow, co-founder Vault49

Sarah Boris My Life in Design podcast Red Setter

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My Life in Design Podcast - Sarah Boris, artist & designer

By Design Post

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Unexpected Connections in Bratislava - ByDesign Conference

Red Setter set the agenda summer

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Set the Agenda - Summer 2023

Dave Palmer LOVE

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My Life in Design Podcast - Dave Palmer, ECD and Owner of LOVE

Harry Pearce My Life in Design

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My Life in Design Podcast - Series 3 Launch - Harry Pearce, Pentagram

MY LIFE IN DESIGN Claire Blyth Red Setter

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My Life in Design Podcast - Series 3 Launch 8th June 2023

Red Setter D&AD

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Red Setter Perspectives from D&AD Festival 2023

Paula

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An evening with Paula Scher (Typocircle event)

Hayley blog

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We’ve got in-house copywriters. Why would we need a journalist to write our PR stories?

Cher Linked In FINAL

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Five things in five years (advice to my younger self)

Vicky PR Moment

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What to advise clients and your team about posting on social (as featured in PR Moment)

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Red Setter Selects - Brand Stories

Jack Renwick FINAL

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My Life in Design Podcast - Jack Renwick, Founder & Creative Director, Jack Renwick Studio

Red Setter Brand Design PR

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Surprising Stories - Your agency has more stories to tell than you think (as featured in Transform)

MT Cassidy PepsiCo Red Setter

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My Life in Design Podcast - Marie-Thérèse Cassidy, VP Design Europe at PepsiCo

Words we love Malarkey

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Words we love: the unassuming power of 'malarkey', and an ode to cringe

Red Setter in-house writer

Careers

We're hiring! In-House Journalist / Writer

ASTRID STAVRO Social Media

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My Life in Design Podcast - Astrid Stavro COLLINS

Select the agenda spring 2023

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Set the Agenda - Spring 2023

CRAIG OLDHAM FINAL

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My Life in Design Podcast - Craig Oldham founder Office of Craig

LILY INTERN TO AE FINAL

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Intern to AE – How getting a PR admin role as a student kick started my career

TONY SPIN

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My Life in Design Podcast - Tony Brook, Spin

Alex Blyth brand design agency PR

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The one thing that makes a branding agency stand out (as featured in Transform)

Vince Cover

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My Life in Design Podcast - Vince Frost, founder, CEO and ECD of Frost*collective

Starting a career in design? 5 things design leaders want you to know

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Starting a career in design? Here's 5 things design leaders want you to know (as featured on Creativepool)

JEREMY LINDLEY MY LIFE IN DESIGN PODCAST

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My Life in Design Podcast - Jeremy Lindley Global Design Director at Diageo

words we love serendipity

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Words we love: a snippet of serendipity please

LIZA ENEBEIS NEW COVER REVISED

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My Life in Design Podcast - Liza Enebeis of Studio Dumbar

APORVA BAXI My Life in Design FINAL

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My Life in Design Podcast - Aporva Baxi of DixonBaxi

Baxter Bailey

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My Life in Design Podcast - Baxter & Bailey

My Life in Design podcast Red Setter DBA

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It's back! Season Two - My Life in Design podcast with new partner, the DBA

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How to get over the 'boss complex' - by being one (as featured in We Are the City)

Red Setter Year in Review 2022

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Red Setter Year in Review – Our Top 10 Highlights

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Words we love: Zeitgeist - spirit of the times and pop culture moments of 2022

Title Page

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Set the Agenda - Winter 2022

Sian We Are the City

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Tips for the anti-quiet quitter - how to show initiative in your career (as featured in We Are the City)

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Words we love: Eureka! And other 'Aha!' moments

Gem Coverage

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Tips for staying positive (as featured in PR Moment)

Red Setter PR

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Red Setter Selects - Brand Collaborations

Bowie7 Credit NEON

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BOWIE: what can creatives learn from Moonage Daydream? (as featured in Creativepool)

Dutch DW2

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Our Red Setter Dutch Design Week Experience

Day in the life of Account Manager Jack

Careers

Day in the Life of Account Manager Jack

Words we love ellipsis

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Words we love: ellipsis - the anxious ellipsis and other YA stories

PR Moment

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Is PR a better employer than it used to be? (as featured in PR Moment)

Set the Agenda - Autumn 2022

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Set the Agenda - Autumn 2022

Designing for designers

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Designing for Designers - a head-to-head on a rebrand to appeal to designers

Lind and Lime

Our thinking

Red Setter Selects - Drinks Brands

Red Setter Account Executive

Careers

We're hiring Account Executives!

Buzzsprout Ian Wharton ep 9

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 9 (last in series)

Buzzsprout cover Jos Harrison ep 8

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 8

Set the Agenda - Summer 2022

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Set the Agenda - Summer 2022

My Life in Design podcast Nat Mayer Kerning the Gap

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 7

Graham Wood My Life in Design Podcast

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 6

Gush Mundae 'My Life in Design' podcast part two

My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 5 PART TWO

Gush Mundae Bulletproof 'My Life in Design' podcast

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 5 - PART ONE

Words we love Spoonerism

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Words we love: spoonerism - a ‘half-warmed fish’ and other slip ups

Stuart Watson Nomad My Life in Design Podcast

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 4

How to double your LinkedIn followers

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How to double your LinkedIn followers in a year (as featured in Vuelio)

My Life in Design Heidi Lightfoot Together Design

Events

My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 3

Sporadically

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Words we love: sporadically - a 'Clueless' word

My Life in Design Podcast Mother Design

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 2

My Life in Design podcast Max Ottignon

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My Life in Design Podcast - Episode 1

My Life in Design Podcast

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My Life in Design Podcast Launch

Red Setter PR jobs editorial consultant in-house journalist

Careers

We're Hiring - In-House Journalist / Editorial Consultant

Red Setter Nostalgia Brands

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Red Setter Selects - Nostalgia Brands

Is y2k PR

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Is Y2K PR making a comeback? (as featured on PR Week)

Gemma Maxey PR

Our thinking

The return of in-real-life client meetings - why we need them

Red Setter - Set the Agenda Spring 2022

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Set the Agenda - Spring's Must-See Design Events

words we love: arise

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Words we love: arise – the Wordle-busting blinder

Red Setter Great Place to Work

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Red Setter is officially a Great Place to Work

How 1

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Top tips for selling in (as featured on PR Moment)

Chelsey Pippin Red Setter

Careers

A Day in the Life of an In-House Journalist at Red Setter

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Set the tone

Words we love: plethora - 'Would you say I have a plethora of piñatas?'

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5 minutes with Claire Blyth (as featured on Transform)

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How to get the most out of your PR internship (as featured on Vuelio)

Fun

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What's the prediction for PR in 2022? (as featured on PR Moment)

Cover of brand book

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Lantern Reveals New Identity for Red Setter ("Designing for Designers") (as featured on PRINT magazine)

Alex 2 PREFERRED

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Doing things differently. How Red Setter is tackling the PR recruitment crisis (as featured on Vuelio)

03 RS Hero Image

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Red Setter rebrand by Lantern (as featured on Transform)

Goldcan

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The best PR stunts of 2021 (as featured on PR Moment)

Red Setter - Set the Agenda

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Set the agenda – Red Setter’s Top Design Events December 2021

Claire PREFERRED crop

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Balancing the Grind interview with Claire Blyth (as featured on Balance the Grind)

Sian PREFERRED

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Curious, creative and collaborative? Perhaps a career in PR is for you (as featured on We Are the City)

Red Setter Design Events November 2021

Events

Set the agenda - Red Setter's Top Design Events November 2021

Red Setter words we love

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Words we (would) love: a word to solve the question ‘heat hot or spicy hot?’

Careers at Red Setter

Careers

Wanted Freelance SAE/AM to join our team

Anna Richardson Taylor

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Considering the 'dark side'? Advice for those looking to switch from journalism to PR (as featured on journalism.co.uk)

Design events October 2021

Events

Set the agenda - Red Setter's Top Design Events October 2021

Best PR advice you've ever been given

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What's the best piece of PR advice you've ever been given? (as featured on PR Moment)

Red Setter's Walking Map by Sarah Holland

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Q&A with Sarah Holland on Red Setter's Walking Map

Day in the life of PR account manager

Careers

A day in the life of a Red Setter Account Manager - Carrie

Red Setter is hiring

Careers

We're hiring an SAE

Red Setter is hiring a PR Account Manager

Careers

We're hiring an Account Manager

Kappa Logo 1984

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Brand shout out to Kappa

Red Setter Design Events

Events

Set the agenda - Red Setter's Top Design Events September 2021

Roisin Art PR to Design PR

Careers

What I've learnt switching from Art PR to Design PR

Freelance to in-house journalist

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Freelance to employed: What I learnt moving from independent journalist to permanent PR role (as featured on Creativepool)

Red Setter in-house journalist

Careers

We're hiring - in-house journalist / editorial consultant

Red Setter favourite galleries to explore

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Set the agenda - Red Setter's favourite museums and galleries to explore

Petrichor - words we love

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Words we love: petrichor - the sweet smell of summer rain

Claire Blyth Design Community Hub

Our thinking

Why the design industry needs the Design Community Hub right now

Vicky Stoakes

News

Is having a niche your agency's superpower? (as featured on New Digital Age)

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The Design Community Hub - a New Angle (as featured on It's Nice That)

What PRs can learn from Harry Kane

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What PR pros can actually learn from Harry Kane (as featured on PR Week)

Red Setter's Top 5 Design Events in July 2021

Events

Set the agenda - Red Setter's Top 5 Design Events in July 2021

How to get in the top 1% of LinkedIn engagement

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How to get in the top 1% of LinkedIn engagement

Words we love: Portmanteau

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Words we love: portmanteau - a beautiful mash up

Design events June 2021

Events

Set the agenda - Red Setter's Top 5 Design Events in June 2021

Instagram saturation

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Instagram saturation: how design agencies can stand out in a sea of creativity

The case for 'ain't'

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Words we love: the case for 'ain't'

Design events May 2021

Events

Set the agenda - Our pick of May's design events

Day in the life of a PR account executive

Careers

A day in the life of a Red Setter Account Executive

words we love bubble

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Words we love: bubble - who doesn't love a bubble?

TikTok for design agencies

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What's the real value of TikTok and should your design agency be on it?

Design Community Hub

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Design Community Hub launches to “keep the industry alive” (as featured on Design Week)

How

News

How, when and if PR is returning to the office post pandemic (as featured on PR Moment)

Deborah Dawton interviewed on Sky News

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Design Community Hub interview on Sky News with DBA Chief Executive Deborah Dawton

words we hate normalcy

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Words we hate: normalcy - the virus within the virus

Vicky Stoakes PR

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How the pandemic changed PR (as featured on PR Moment)

Words we love alone

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Words we love: alone but not lonely

why webinars work

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Why webinars work and ceviches destroy good ideas

How branding agencies get noticed by property firms - 7 steps

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How branding agencies get noticed by property firms - 7 steps

How to grow your creative agency in the Covid-19 downturn

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How to grow your creative agency in the Covid-19 downturn

2 Brighton

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The agency pivot - when to do it and how to get it right

Harry Pearce Pentagram

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You'll never be a fine artist - what Harry Pearce of Pentagram did next

Words we love malapropisms

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Words we love: malapropisms and other verbal bloopers

Guide to Agency Growth through Social Media

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Guide to Agency Growth through Social Media

words we hate utilise

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Words we hate: one word never to utilise

A Guide to Agency Growth through Thought Leadership

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A Guide to Agency Growth through Thought Leadership

Guide to Agency Growth through Award Wins

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Guide to Agency Growth through Award Wins