Blog posts
Dedication’s what you need
I recently read an article in PR Week which looked at what the PR industry can do to support a struggling high street. Ed Watson, director of Public Relations for Debenhams, told PR Week that “retail brands should not just jump into action around the time of the quarterly trading statement”. The article immediately struck […]
Once the horse has bolted…….
I have finally read through last week’s copy of PR Week and an article about the horse meat scandal caught my eye. The article reviews how Findus UK’s response to the crisis has been lambasted as ‘not fit for purpose’, describing the company as ‘a rabbit in the headlights’. One commentator said that the company […]
No morning alarm – just tea, toast and the paper.
According to the media section of PR Week, printed newspapers are better suited to the slower pace of Saturdays than midweek working lives. The latest ABC survey showed that all titles (other than the Daily Star) made significantly more sales on a Saturday in April. According to PR Week, The Guardian more than doubled its […]
Facebook facts
A recent PR Week/OnePoll has found that a significant proportion of Facebook members have doubts over privacy and the security of their data.
What do the Olympics mean for PR?
Ben Smith of PRmoment.com asks are the Olympics a public relations opportunity? Or does the fact that they are likely to dominate the news agenda make them a PR threat? Read here
Has the media worm turned?
PR Week reports that trust in PR is coming under scrutiny as a result of the Levenson Inquiry. This has been hailed as a watershed moment in the scrutiny of the media’s ethics and PR Week reveals that many public relations professionals are concerned that the industry’s name could be tarnished by these shenanigans. Perhaps […]
To err is human, but a rip-off should not be forgiven
Last night’s Wessex CIPR (Hotel du Vin, Winchester, Hampshire) ended in a lively debate which was prompted by Sue Wolstenholme, recently elected as CIPR President for 2013, who addressed the theme of professionalism in the PR industry.
Grocers’ or Grocer’s Apostrophe?
The CIPR regional group that I work with is currently reading a range of material written by students and Public Relations professionals. Unfortunately, from what we have seen, the requirement for PR people to have basic written skills seems to have ‘left the building’. We are rather concerned that the “grocers’ apostrophe”, once berated by […]
Seat of your pants PR
It would seem that even the spin doctors in Downing Street don’t always get it right. PR Week reports that it has promoted Emily Tofield as part of its efforts to more positively communicate the public sector cuts and the Big Society. Another example of ‘seat of your pants public relations’? It’s an all too […]
Signs of green shoots in the PR industry?
According to PR Week, the PR industry has bounced back from recession. Its Top 150 league table shows that the average growth figure for a PR agency’s fee income was 9.24 per in 2010 – putting the market back in line with 2008 figures. A whopping £838million was the figure PR Week put on the […]
