The beady gaze of the celebrated satirical magazine, Private Eye noticed Silver Fox’s Margaret Thatcher-press release. Over the years, Private Eye has taken a great deal of interest in Margaret Thatcher and produced a ‘souvenir’ issue (Private Eye number 1338) to mark her death. In the next edition (number 1339, dated 3rd to [...]
One of the delights of a public relations consultant’s existence is receiving enquiries from journalists who’re looking for help with their stories. One that has just arrived, from ‘Birmingham Living’ said: I'm looking for candidates for our Young, Gifted and Brummie section - young professionals under 30 who have made a great difference to their [...]
Recently, I received a request from a journalist (on ‘Woman & Home’ magazine) who was asking to interview a ‘psychologist with expertise in building memory’. I used to know just the man – but I’m afraid I’ve forgotten his name.
Amid the fallout from the Illinois Batman killings, evidence that the accused did not use Facebook has sparked a debate over whether - with social media use becoming almost omnipresent among younger users - not having any form of online profile is inherently suspicious. It now seems to be a case of ‘damned if you [...]
Waste King, the specialist collections, clearance and recycling company – and, it must be said, a client of Bob Little Press & PR - followed up being mentioned in The Sunday Times’ Appointments section on 15th July with being featured in the Business section of the Daily Telegraph on 16th July. The [...]
Apparently, PR professionals make excellent CEOs. Rosanna M. Fiske, the chair and CEO of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has leaped into a debate about whether being a PRO is a one-dimensional position that limits what one may be capable of doing in the business world. In a recent article, Ms Fiske commented: [...]
A recent survey of 760 business owners – conducted by DIY website builder WebEden.co.uk - has found that UK start-up businesses are now carrying out tasks themselves rather than outsourcing these to a professional. When asked for the main reason they chose the DIY option, over 50% of respondents answered that the key factor was [...]
Writing a blog on BNET, the CBS Interactive business network, (http://www.bnet.com/blog/small-biz-advice/8-words-that-should-never-appear-in-your-twitter-bio/1752#ixzz1Qm50ze6D), Jeff Hayden revealed that, after some extensive research into Twitter users’ biographies, he dislikes the following – over-used – words: ‘Passionate’ You can have one passion. Four ‘passions’ are interests. And can anyone truly be passionate about ‘delivering lasting customer value’, ‘teaching small businesses [...]
On 1st July 2011 the UK Bribery Act comes into effect – creating a new raft of criminal offences. Under the new act, corporate failure to prevent bribery on the part of any employee - including third party agents - will be punishable by significant fines and, potentially, jail sentences for directors and others. [...]
When members of Linkedin were asked recently: ‘When you’re going to employ a PR agency, what is the most important factor in making that purchasing decision?’ the PR agency’s reputation emerged as, by far and away, the most popular key factor – attracting 50 per cent of the votes cast. While no one chose [...]
