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Where does the name of Mailand come from?

Company naming processes tend to get complicated. They start with idea workshops or name competitions. Management teams and board members throw in their heavy weight thoughts. Consultants produce long lists. Finally, a suitable name draft is found. Then it will be further finetuned, spiced, polished – and registered. Mailand’s name was born a lot easier. […]
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Inside each communicator there is also a small researcher

Curiosity is the most important ability of a communicator. Writing skills, close relationships with the media, lessons learned at school come only after that. Without the curiosity and desire to understand what you see communication is almost impossible. If your heart is not involved, the text will remain hollow. Even when it comes to business […]

PR agencies around the world getting confident about the future

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on employment and business in the PR agency sector, especially in largest markets such as the United Kingdom, the United States or India. However, a recent ICCO (International Communications Consultancy Organization) confidence survey, ICCO Confidence Tracker, says that PR agencies across the markets already believe in growth. […]

The global shift in media consumption is shaking political media

“In the foreseeable future, half of consumers will not care whether their news comes from media, social media, a corporate channel or what. As long as the content matches his or her values,” said Fred Cook, Chairman of the Golin, a global communications group, at the ICCO Global Summit in Lisbon last October. This change […]

Communications stands firmly on the management agenda

The role of communications varies from one company to another, depending on the company culture, industry and life cycle stage. What is common is that communications touch nearly everyone in the organisation. This is how we as consultants see it. Our assignments come from our clients’ management and experts, sometimes also from the board or […]
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Innovation in Politics Awards now also in Finland

Innovation and Politics Awards, which promotes European values ​​and democracy, will this year for the first time include competitors from Finland. The competition is run by The Innovation in Politics Institute, and its Finnish representative is Mailand Communications. The Innovation in Politics Institute is a privately funded and independent organization operating in 14 European countries. […]

Transparent lobbying is part of democracy

The rules of lobbying have been mostly unwritten in Finland. The market of influencing has been mostly dominated by lobbying organisations, but in recent years the situation has been changing. PR agencies have developed their influencing services and it seems there has been growing demand for it. It has become a natural part of services […]
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