Director, Corporate Affairs
With more than 20 years’ experience in media and communications, Fran is our property specialist and a skilled writer and a highly effective communicator with a proven ability to add value for clients across a range of sectors, including construction, finance, professional services and education.
As head of Cannings Purple’s Corporate Affairs team, Fran excels at identifying and leveraging opportunities to build media profile for her clients – ensuring they’re able to tell their stories, and get their messages through to the right audiences.
A WA native, Fran began her career as a newspaper journalist and remains a news addict who is unable to start her day without consuming several newspapers and at least one large coffee.
Corporate Affairs
The battle of the giants: Facebook vs News Corp
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Design
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Google vs Australia
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Crisis Readiness
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Why content hubs should be part of your digital strategy
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Caretaker period: What it means for your engagement with government
With January now behind us, the WA State election is…
