The Comsteria Podcast goes from strength to strength with our 100th episode fast approaching! Listen on all the major podcasting apps and directories, or right here on our official website. Fancy joining us as a guest sometime? You’d be most welcome – get in touch and we’ll set things up. Read more…
Comsteria Managing Director Colin Kelly has co-authored ‘Embrace The Space’, a new social media training book, available now from Amazon. The 280 page paperback, by Colin and Gary Ennis from NSDesign, is packed with ideas, inspiration and insight to help business owners and communications professionals get results from social media Read more…
As the world staggers out of COVID-19 lockdown, retail and hospitality businesses face serious problems: How can they encourage customers to come back into their businesses? The pandemic has affected us all in some way and ‘going back to normal’ is easier said than done. Pulling a mask on and Read more…
Sometimes, when there’s a hot political issue, or a government minister facing tough questions, consultants and media trainers like me will write blogs critiquing their performance. I could do that here; I could bang on about Education Minister John Swinney’s handling of this week’s SQA Exam Results Downgrade, what he Read more…
Everyone would benefit from a deeper understanding of how ‘the system’ works. By that I mean how decisions are made that affect all our lives, how politics and the establishment works and the role the media plays in it all. Helping our clients benefit from our experience in that field Read more…
As the country emerges from one of the most challenging periods in its history, here’s a look at what we’ve been up to at Comsteria since the Prime Minister announced unprecedented measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 back on March 23rd. Overnight, face-to-face training dates which account for the Read more…
Nicola Sturgeon wins because she’s smart. Even her harshest critic would have to agree Scotland’s First Minister is a shrewd operator, and it comes as no great surprise to those of us who have followed her career over the last couple of decades. Her experience of top level politics both Read more…
Whether you are using Zoom, GoToMeeting, Adobe Connect, Skype or any other platform of this nature, there are some simple steps you can take to make the experience more secure. If you want to look good, this article from Emma is packed with useful hints and tips. In this video, Read more…
Comsteria turned one year old yesterday. October 1st 2018 was the day we transformed from our previous identity ‘Colin Kelly Media’ and began this journey. It’s been a great year establishing ourselves as a trusted training provider, consultant and corporate video production partner for some excellent organisations throughout the UK Read more…
Lots of PR and communications specialists (and MDs and CEOs) have far too rigid an idea of what constitutes a crisis. With the world moving at such a speed these days, it would help to be more open minded and recognise that things can flare up out of nowhere and Read more…