Onyx, a business communications consultancy.
On International Women’s Day there is one certainty every year; the question of why we NEED a Women’s Day at all in 2019? However, the facts are stark. Key sectors including tech, engineering and science are still overwhelmingly male dominated. Added to that, women are still paid less than men and underrepresented in the… Read More
Recruiters don’t always have the best reputation. There are thousands of recruitment companies out there, all competing for the best candidates and the commission for placing them. But too many focus on slotting as many people as possible into roles without worrying about whether that’s right for the person or the recruiting organisation. If this… Read More
Think back to when you were learning about dinosaurs at school. Now imagine, instead of reading a book about them, you could walk with them and completely immerse yourself in their environment. With virtual reality making its way into schools, this kind of learning is not far off. As a comms agency that has worked… Read More
So much of PR is about timing, and over the course of a year it is common practise to launch campaigns during hooks in the calendar. While across the rest of the year we celebrate days like women in tech and international productivity day, in the summer season all we seem to celebrate are days… Read More
Remote working doesn’t suit everybody. It takes self discipline, motivation and focus, but if you can get to grips with that you can find you can be more productive than you would be working in a 9-5 office. The freedom to create your own schedule, fit in other tasks around your working hours and save time and money on travelling are all huge benefits of remote working… Read More
As recently as fifteen years ago, the idea that a perfectly ordinary person would be able to leverage the internet to create a personal brand, attract thousands of followers (if they do it well) and be declared an ‘influencer’ (or in some cases a minor celeb) would have sounded far -fetched. After all, there was… Read More
This month, Legal and General Investment Management took the bold step of launching the L&G Future World Gender in Leadership UK Index Fund, AKA ‘The GIRL’ fund, which will favour companies with the best record in gender diversity. The fund will rank companies based on four different measures, including the number of women on the… Read More
Onyx is passionate about great stories, whether reading, watching or creating them for clients. Here are a few of the books, films and TV shows that inspire what we do. Read More
Onyx’s Emily Goss puts her psychology degree to good use, exploring the different ways in which your ego can affect your career – or business. Read More
Handled badly, a crisis can quickly destroy a company. Managed well, a crisis can boost business. How do you get it right? Read More
