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Authentic PR

I was very pleased to see that the world’s biggest consumer goods group is planning to step up its public relations. In a PR Week article Proctor and Gamble’s global marketing and brand building officer, Marc Pritchard referred to PR as “one of the most authentic ways to engage with consumers”. Thank you Mr Pritchard, I […]

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Don’t panic Mr Mainwaring

Just back from Sunny Spain, which is why I haven’t blogged for a while – I didn’t want sand in my laptop! Now that the batteries are re-charged, I have just picked up last week’s PR Week. An interesting article about 78 per cent of FTSE100 firms’ websites not having basic social media functions such […]

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Food for thought

PR Week magazine and agency Brands2Life recently surveyed the country’s top in-house communications professionals. The research found that nearly three-quarters of respondents believe the business community takes PR more seriously than five years ago. A few other highlights include: Has your comms planning been affected by the credit crunch? 72% answered ‘yes’ How do you […]

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Big brand takes a leap of faith

Perhaps the scales are falling away from the eyes of many businesses, which see how much more value can be gained from working with smaller agencies and freelancers.

Monday, May 10th, 2010