Bruno Amaral

668 posts

I am a Digital Strategist, divided between tech and creativity, working for the Lisbon Collective and teaching Public Relations at the School of Communication and Media Studies and in the Masters Course of Communication and Digital Strategy at the Lisbon University

PR isn't just about relationships and gurus aren't cool
weekly notes Week 31

On my mind lately, Public Relations exists as a profession because organisations can’t be trusted to be ethical and responsible on their own. Psychology …

Bruno Amaral
Bruno Amaral
2 August, 2023
weekly notes Week 30

The people don't come because you grandiose motherfuckers don't play shit that they like. If you played the shit that they like, then people would come. …

Bruno Amaral
Bruno Amaral
30 July, 2023
Tarot readings on TikTok and the tech Wizard of Oz
weekly notes Week 29

I don’t know why, but lately I have been seeing Tarot readings using TikTok’s Live Video. While I tend to respect other’s beliefs, this one is something I …

Bruno Amaral
Bruno Amaral
24 July, 2023
Everything is a network
weekly notes Week 28

A graph, a process, a mind map or a collection of notes, everything can be seen as a network of sorts. I have been coming across the concept of network in …

Bruno Amaral
Bruno Amaral
12 July, 2023
weekly notes Week 27

AI is generating some interesting work but still isn’t able to understand the complex context required for effective communication. It may never do so in …

Bruno Amaral
Bruno Amaral
2 July, 2023
Tools for branding and tools for the mind
weekly notes Week 26

The unbiased and dispassionate approach can be the best thing an agency brings to a business or brand, as long as their method is solid and the results …

Bruno Amaral
Bruno Amaral
28 June, 2023
New tools and same thoughts
weekly notes Week 25

“Think Different” used to be Apple’s motto. Lately I wonder where that motto is in the way they run their business, and how much we are …

Bruno Amaral
Bruno Amaral
27 June, 2023
weekly notes Week 24

Been trying to catch up with, well, life. Work wise, at the Lisbon Collective we have built an extensive in depth audit for websites of any size. Given a …

Bruno Amaral
Bruno Amaral
13 June, 2023
weekly notes Week 23

This is going to be a shorter newsletter than usual. “Life is what happens when you’re busy making plans” was a very true statement last week. I had the …

Bruno Amaral
Bruno Amaral
5 June, 2023
weekly notes Week 22

There is something on my mind lately, have you noticed LinkedIn is filled with answers to questions nobody asked? Other social media channels are filled …

Bruno Amaral
Bruno Amaral
4 June, 2023