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Thought leadership
Claire Roper
This blog explores the bold intersection of digital marketing, women in tech, disruption, and the evolving power of social media—while shining a spotlight on awesome projects and game-changing ideas that inspire and ignite change.


Let’s Stop Saying “Click Here”: Smarter Call-to-Actions for Smarter Users
Back in the ‘90s, “Click Here” made sense — we were all learning how the internet worked. But today’s audiences are smarter, faster, and easily distracted. If your call-to-actions aren’t pulling their weight, you’re missing valuable engagement. In this blog, we explore why it’s time to retire vague links and how to write smarter, clearer alternatives — even if you don’t have fancy tools.
Jul 23 min read


LinkedIn – It’s Your Most Underrated Brand Tool
LinkedIn is one of the most powerful — and misunderstood — platforms in your digital toolkit. If your business isn’t encouraging staff to use it, you’re missing a golden opportunity to amplify your message and humanise your brand. In this post, I explore why LinkedIn deserves more credit, how leadership hesitation holds teams back, and why empowering employees to engage is the smartest strategy you’re not using (yet).
Jun 233 min read


Lost in the Feed: Why Context Matters in Social Media Posts
Inside jokes and random shoutouts might get laughs in the office — but on social media, they often lead to confusion. In this blog, we explore why context is everything when posting online. Whether it’s introducing someone properly or avoiding vague captions, the key is to make sure even first-time followers feel included, informed, and engaged.
Jun 202 min read


Global Workplace Research: Visualising Work Culture Around the World
One of the most well-loved and widely read thought leadership pieces at Condeco was the article “Different Countries, Different Work Cultures.” To keep it relevant and reflective of the changing workplace landscape.
Feb 211 min read


From paper to digital: How I modernised the Ōtaki Market
When I first got involved with the Ōtaki Market, it was charmingly old-school. Stallholder bookings were scribbled in a handwritten notebook, and contacts were tucked away in a well-worn address book.
Jan 262 min read


Award-Nominated Digital Innovation: Social Strategy for SolX Consulting
Back in 2013, I was honoured to be nominated for the Women in IT Awards – Innovated Digital Campaign category for my work with SolX Consulting
Jul 14, 20241 min read


Gen Z Think Tank – Shaping the Future of the Office
To better understand how the next generation views the evolving world of work, I brought together a broad group of Gen Z participants (born between 1995 and 2015) for a dedicated Think Tank session focused on the future of the office.
Apr 7, 20242 min read


Embedding Diversity and Inclusion into a Digital Strategy
I was proud to be an active member of the Diversity and Inclusion forum, where we worked to prioritise inclusion, belonging, and representation across every part of the business.
Feb 13, 20242 min read


Building a Strategic Partnership with LinkedIn – Empowering Teams from Within
While working at a global technology firm, I identified a growing gap in how employees were leveraging LinkedIn — not just as a social platform
May 29, 20232 min read


What the @&!£ is Nibbler?
Last night I watched a Netflix documentary, “Man V Snake” Nope, not a nature film, it was actually about computer games and a chap called Ti
Aug 31, 20182 min read


The fine line between code of conduct and social media guidelines
Who is responsible for what you post on line, we’ll the simple answer is you. You as an individual take full responsibility for what is post
Aug 30, 20182 min read


Does your digital marketing strategy need a little sass?
In this digital world full content creators, bloggers, In-House Philosopher's, digital guru's, Chief Troublemaker's, Digital Pro
Aug 6, 20181 min read


17 influences on social media
I did a silly little quiz on Social media last night, Can We Guess Your Age By the Words You Use? Turns out I'm 17! Who would have thoug
Aug 2, 20183 min read


The power of subconscious marketing
It’s been a gorgeous hot summer in London this year and at the weekend I took my children to get an ice cream. We rocked up to the counter a
Jul 23, 20182 min read


Tailoring your Twitter content to match your market
TWITTER I 5 Minute Read
Jul 22, 20182 min read


It’s all about the delivery...
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP I 4 Minute Read
Jul 5, 20182 min read


Being made redundant because I’m pregnant
I recent read an article 'I was forced from my job for giving birth' and I was so enraged at the level of discrimination women still
Jun 1, 20182 min read


My 21st work anniversary
This year marks 21 years since I entered the workforce, some of technology we have today simply didn't exist when I started my first job
May 30, 20182 min read


Balancing Parenthood and your Career
I have three small children and they can be a handful, on any given morning I could easily negotiate with Mr Three on the fundamental proces
Mar 10, 20183 min read


An evening with Sophie Dahl
A few nights ago my pal invited me to a evening with Sophie Dahl in conjunction with Red Smart Women Week 2017. As I suspected Sophie was po
Oct 4, 20174 min read


What would be your Headline?
Last week, I was chatting with a friend about innovation and she said to me "if you are surrounded by turkeys, how can you be expected
Sep 25, 20172 min read


How a programme about Minimalism highlighted the "Fast Fashion" industry
Last night my husband and I watched a programme on minimalism, centring around two men who took all the 'stuff' they owned and...
Sep 13, 20172 min read


To recommend or not to recommend?
LinkedIn offers many great functionalities and one of those is Recommendations, an important part of LinkedIn, recommendations should be tre
Sep 12, 20172 min read


Virtual reality and the future of social media
Yesterday I stumbled across an article about Virtual Reality, this technology is huge, and the role it plays in gaming has turned it into a
Jul 7, 20172 min read
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