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Gareth Harding
Gareth Harding
January 16, 2015

Five Social Media Trends you Need to be Ready for in 2015

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According to research done by Duke University  in 2014, companies spend around 9% of their advertising budget on Facebook and Twitter ads, and that spending will increase to more than 13% in 2015.

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It’s obvious that companies understand that some of their budget needs to be spent on social media, but about half of the marketers interviewed stated they have a hard time justifying that investment because it doesn’t show much value. Read More

Gareth Harding
Gareth Harding
December 10, 2014

Get Training in 2015!

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Along with drinking less, eating healthier and going to the gym more, why not make learning a new skill one of your New Year’s resolutions? 

Whether you’re interested in learning how to shoot and edit video, master media interviews, speak confidently in public or use social media professionally we have a smorgasbord of courses designed to teach you the practical skills you need to communicate better. Read More

Gareth Harding
Gareth Harding
November 7, 2014

How to Shoot and Edit Video – Next Course 15-16/12

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Need video content for your site but don’t have shooting or editing skills and can’t afford costly production companies?

Our next open course on December 15 and 16 aims to teach you the basics of video storytelling and how to film and edit professionally.

The two-day course features practical tips from experienced TV journalist and trainer Herve Verloes on how to get the best shots, compose sequences, edit your stories and upload them to the web. Click here for more information. Read More

Rebecca Burlak
Rebecca Burlak
October 27, 2014

Welkom Michiel!

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We are delighted to welcome Michiel van Hulten on board as our senior advisor.

Michiel is a Dutch-born, UK-educated consultant who has been involved in EU politics and communications for over 20 years. He was previously a Member of the European Parliament, chair of the Dutch Labour Party, head of government relations for Burson-Marsteller in Brussels and Managing Director of VoteWatch Europe. He is currently a visiting senior fellow at the London School of Economics and a well-known speaker and commentator on EU affairs. Read More

Gareth Harding
Gareth Harding
October 22, 2014

Next Course: Working with Journalists 18/11

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Are you terrified of journalists and perplexed by the rapid changes taking place in the media? If so, you are not alone. Reporters can be pretty intimidating and the media landscape is in constant flux.

So how can you feel more at ease with journalists and more at home in the brave new digital media world?

The aim of our next open course on November 18 is to help you understand what makes journalists tick and how to work with them to get more and better coverage. By the end of the day we want you to feel more comfortable dealing with reporters and more confident writing press releases, pitching stories and doing interviews. Read More

Gareth Harding
Gareth Harding
October 13, 2014

22 ugly EU jargon words we really hate

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Jargon is a form of linguistic cancer eating away at the European body politic.  If EU institutions are to stand any chance of reconnecting with disillusioned voters, they must  surgically remove jargon and communicate in clear, concrete language.

Unfortunately, this is easier said than done. Over the years, EU officials – and the tens of thousands of lobbyists, diplomats and even journalists who inhabit the Brussels bubble – have developed a bizarre, contorted language of their own. Dubbed ‘Eurospeak’ or ‘Euro-English,’ this lazy, alienating form of talking and writing relies on glueing together vague, abstract and often meaningless phrases like shards of a smashed vase, using long, complicated, show-off words where short, clear, simple ones will do and falling back on unintelligible jargon to express often simple ideas. Read More

Gareth Harding
Gareth Harding
September 30, 2014

Clear Europe is Hiring!

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Clear Europe is growing and we are looking for a communications consultant to help market the company, promote training sessions, produce presentations, update the website and social media, write and edit copy for clients, organise educational visits and attend events in Brussels. Read More
Gareth Harding
Gareth Harding
September 15, 2014

Next Course: Mastering Social Media 21/10

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Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and blogs have become vital tools for doing business and public affairs in Brussels. But do you know how to make the most of these platforms to influence policy makers and contribute to the EU debate?

Our next open course on October 21 will focus on how to master social media professionally and will be lead by renowned blogger and online communications consultant Jon Worth. By the end of the workshop you will be able to identify where discussions important to you and your organisation are taking place online, develop a strategy to fit social media into your overall communications planning and understand the main pros and cons of different platforms such as Twitter, blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Flickr and Youtube. Read More

Allissa Fisher
Allissa Fisher
July 11, 2014

Clear Europe en français!

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What better way to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille than by announcing that our website is now fully functioning in French?

We welcome you to visit cleareurope.eu/fr to learn more about who we are and what we have to offer. Check out our courses, including how to handle interviews, how to influence the Brussels press corps and how to master social media. We can also edit and draft texts in French, moderate your conferences and organise study visits to the EU capital for francophone groups.

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Allissa Fisher
Allissa Fisher
July 11, 2014

Clear Europe en français!

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Pour célébrer la prise de la Bastille, Clear Europe se met au français avec un site complètement bilingue FR / EN.

Nous vous invitons à visiter cleareurope.eu/fr pour en savoir plus sur qui nous sommes et ce que nous faisons. Jetez un coup d’œil à nos cours: comment maîtriser les interviews, comment influencer les journalistes européens, comment utiliser les médias sociaux… Nous pouvons aussi écrire ou réécrire vos textes en français, animer vos conférences ou encore organiser des visites pédagogiques du quartier européen à Bruxelles. Read More