Category: Public Relations

  • Professional development events in London

    I’m speaking at three events in London this week: “Managing Your Message and Your Reputation in the split-second age of Twitter” panel discussion at the 2009 Social Media Influence conference. March 3, 2009. Exploiting Social Media in B2B Marketing. This…

  • Capturing the zeitgeist

    The always-excellent cartoonist Matt sums things up very nicely in today’s Daily Telegraph with this front-page cartoon. In such a British tongue-in-cheek way, it captures the zeitgeist surrounding two highly topical and opinion-provoking events that have dominated the mainstream media…

  • The finger from Ryanair

    This is either another indicator of organizational arrogance, or a sign that some very odd people work at the company, but take a look at what’s happening with Ryanair. Either way, it’s a huge public relations cock-up. If you’re a…

  • Connecting government with its publics

    A tweet from @downingstreet, the Twitter handle of the communications team in the Prime Minister’s office at 10 Downing Street, prompted me to check in at Number10.gov.uk at 11am this morning to witness a question-and-answer session with members of the…

  • Unfiltered Branson

    Sir Richard Branson isn’t just a guy with a beard and a penchant for sweaters, balloons and boat racing. He’s also the man behind one of the most successful brands in the world: Virgin. So starts the bio page that…