Category: Communication

  • Brand management is the new marketing

    AdAge reports on the disappearance of the word ‘marketing’ from job titles at Procter & Gamble as the world’s biggest advertiser – $9.7 billion ad spend in 2013 – and owner of some of the world’s most recognizable and valuable…

  • PR spam on an industrial scale

    When done well, PR pitching can be almost an art form. If your pitch meets the criteria of the recipient of your outreach, its likely your message will be well received and may even produce the action you are aiming…

  • Yo: Possibilities

    Have you tried Yo yet? The new social messaging app for iOS and Android devices has certainly attracted a great deal of buzz this past week. I first heard about Yo in an FT post on June 18 that described…

  • Is wearable technology an ethical nightmare for PR?

    Amongst the buzz and hype surrounding Google Glass, health and fitness monitoring wristbands, smart watches, implantable devices, talking cars  and the rest of the burgeoning field labelled ‘wearable technology,’ an important aspect is largely overlooked if not ignored. That aspect…

  • #FutureComms14 has what you’re looking for

    Just one day to go until #FutureComms14 takes place in London, on Wednesday June 18. If you’re looking for answers to questions like: Where is PR, communications and social media heading? What does your brand need to do to adapt?…