Category: Communication

  • Too many crazy drivers

    The news last week of a woman motorist sent to jail for running down a cyclist while she was sending a text message on her mobile phone is a sobering thought for every driver. Even though I use a hands-free…

  • Courageous decisions helped regain brand trust

    I watched a fascinating documentary on the Virgin1 TV channel last night – the story of the Tylenol poisoning crisis in 1982. Seven people died in the Chicago area after ingesting Tylenol Extra Strength capsules that had been deliberately laced…

  • Still a journey for social media

    The results of a survey in the UK published last week concludes that UK businesses are slow to take up social media. According to a report in Marketing Week, the survey results show that only 18% of executives from participating…

  • Buzz on the go

    A couple of weeks ago, I met Luke Razzell at the social media cafe in London. Luke is CEO of i-together, the UK company behind Blog Friends, one of the more useful applications for Facebook. What Luke introduced me to,…

  • The opportunity again for PR

    The twin crafts of PR and journalism have an uneasy alliance, it seems to me. Both need each other yet it’s too often an uncomfortable relationship with the pot calling the kettle black too much of the time. Back in…