Category: Public Relations

  • The iPhone’s global credentials

    As drooling (and criticisms) over the iPhone continues apace in the US, here’s something you probably won’t know unless you disassemble your $600 gadget – the iPhone is stuffed full of European intellectual property, according to the Daily Telegraph: Wolfson…

  • Live Earth can make a difference

    I watched quite a bit of the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium yesterday. What a great line-up of singers and music for a spectacular event! Not only in London but also in eight other cities around the world. For…

  • Ragan Communications sponsors FIR

    If you listen to yesterday’s FIR #255, you’ll notice a new way in which we introduce the show. Shel and I have just agreed a deal with Chicago-based Lawrence Ragan Communications who have become an FIR sponsor. Under the sponsorship…

  • On my recommended reading list

    I’d like to recommend some valuable, thought-provoking and, yes, entertaining business reading that I’m currently enjoying. Two books: Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging by John Cass. A great wake-up call for corporations, says one reviewer. John highlights not only…

  • Good lessons from Crowne Plaza launch in Second Life

    Is there a genuine benefit for a global hotel company to set up shop in Second Life? InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) thinks there most definitely is as they have just entered the virtual world with the launch of “The Place…