Category: Public Relations

LIES, DAMNED LIES AND STATISTICS

I love the debate that ensues in the office following the release of a major piece of research and often the racier headline grabbing Omnibus studies too. Even when the study is seriously robust, like the data released last week by the Office for National Statistics on personal wellbeing, it is human nature to query…
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TWITTER, ARE YOU OK?

This week Twitter revealed a 41% fall in share value since October, when Jack Dorsey was named CEO.  Personally I’ve been a fan of the social media networking site, since falling out of love with Facebook in 2009.  For me, in a personal capacity, Facebook quickly became a time drain, full of unfamiliar faces I’d…
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FLIPPANT STORIES THAT GRABBED OUR ATTENTION IN 2015

As we returned to the office this morning after the festive break conversation turned to those random news stories that for one reason or another provoked our interest. Here’s a selection of some of our favourites… #TheDress of 2015 Was it blue and black or white and gold? That is the question that divided the internet…
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DON’T GIVE UP GIVING UP YOUR TIME

Time is precious, especially at this time of year in PR land. Christmas shopping, dinner, drinks, family but who can remember the last time they gave up their precious free time for charity, volunteered or took part in unpaid work? In the month that the BBC launched the #1MillionHours campaign and our client The GALAXY…
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HOW DO YOU #DareToBeDifferent?

Research by our client Case Station recently revealed that two thirds of 25 to 34 year olds (59%) now say they are now tempted to follow in the footsteps of celebs such as Kylie Jenner, Caroline Flack and Pixie Lott by dying their hair – with red, purple and blue topping the poll as their…
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KICK-STARTING A CAREER IN PR WITH THE PRCA FOUNDATION CERTIFICATE

After kick-starting my career with Escapade in consumer lifestyle PR in July, when they offered me the opportunity of a training course a few weeks down the line I couldn’t refuse.  Needing all the training I could get as a new PR person, the PRCA was the obvious choice to find a course that would suit…
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