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D Media - Strategy & Training
D Media - Delivering PR results for clients
Douwe Miedema set up D Media in the summer of 2023. Since then, he has provided strategic media advice and training at senior levels to European blue chip companies, law firms, financial firms, public institutions and government officials, as well as to start-ups.
Douwe is a former financial journalist and editor. Highlights of his 15 years tenure at Reuters were a role as Chief Correspondent M&A and Investment Banking in London during the global financial crisis, and Team Lead for Financial Regulation in Washington D.C. Later, he was Editor-in-Chief at the Luxembourg Times, an online publication for expats.
Douwe has also worked as a personal advisor to senior policy makers. He was the speechwriter for the head of the European Stability Mechanism during the Greek debt crisis, also responsible for financial communication. He began his career in the communication department of the Dutch central bank.
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What D Media can do for you:
Strategy
Start talking, and you’ll have somebody’s attention. But not for long. In a few seconds, the other will start losing interest. Unless what you have to say appeals to them.
Training
You’ve worked hard on your messages. But facts alone do not convince. If you want your audience to follow your lead, you’ll need to show authenticity.
Execution
If you get ten likes on your LinkedIn post, is that good? You’d probably be disappointed. But if those ten are your best prospects, you might think differently.
A word on the quotes used on this website. Socrates is experiencing a bit of a revival in consulting land, but the quote is such an exact fit, I decided to take it regardless. The version I used is a modern paraphrase, strictly translated as “I myself have no wisdom to give… the ideas are not born from me, but from those with whom I associate.” It’s found in Plato’s Theaetetus, 150c–151d. Aristotle is weirdly and overwhelmingly relevant for any modern reader interested in rhetoric. Sadly, the Master’s writing can be quite turgid. You can opt for a summary, but you will lose the inevitability of his conclusions. The quote is from “The Art of Rhetoric”, 1356a5. George Orwell’s essay “Politics and the English language” has achieved cult status among groups of journalists and editors. It is a great comfort to read for anybody who takes writing seriously, and appears in the Penguin edition of “Essays”. The quote is lifted from p. 358.