Hill+Knowlton Strategies

Some of you may have noticed that H&K London has just announced our own restructure. So we get to be the participants going through change for once. Rather than the consultants… We get to practise what we preach!

So what are the changes? My boss Richard Millar has outlined a structure which is going to be centred around 9 sector areas. It will mean that we have even greater emphasis on our clients needs with people deeply embedded on the unique challenges in the sector. Clearly this is the right thing to be doing.

Those of you who have heard me repeatedly bang the drum for an “integrationist” approach to communications will not be surprised to hear me say that. Clients rarely have a problem which just has an external or internal dimension. Integrating specialist areas with sector expertise clearly has significant benefits.

And the reaction to our changes has been broadly positive. Both from clients and the market.

From a purely parochial point of view I do want to clarify the ongoing role of the Change & Internal Communications team here at H&K. One commentator talked about internal comms being “swept away” at H&K. That’s simply not the case.

Yes we are going to be much more integrated with our colleagues in the sector areas. However, for the foreseeable future Change & Internal Communications will continue to be a specialist Practice area.  In fact I’m proud to say that we are one of the fastest – growing Practice areas within the agency.

The most important aspect of our new structure is that it presents even greater opportunities to provide our clients with outstanding consultancy, creativity and delivery.