Chris Norton – Norton Notes PR Blog

I have been reading lots of posts about the time it takes to manage social media, ProBlogger recently asked the question: "How long does it take for you to write a blog post" and after 294 comments the average seemed to be around an hour I have...

I have just read a great post on PRsquared about what it's like doing an internship at a public relations agency The message Laura was trying to disseminate is PR is not that glamorous but it can be fun In fact, I thought it was so true to life...

It seems Guinness' marketing team isn't too happy about a spoof viral video which has appeared on YouTube The video, which has received more than (29,000) views, at the time of writing, seems to suggest share a drink whilst being involved in extra...

As a keen football fan, I was interested to read an article on Brand Republic reporting that Chelsea FC has made its website much more social Supporters can now download widgets relating to fixtures, Chelsea TV and player feeds There is also a new...

A social network dedicated to helping gypsy travellers stay in touch has received an industry award Savvychavvy won the Comnmunity Award at The Catalyst Awards According to the BBC: "The site, which is closed to those who are not travellers, is...

I was watching the news last night as I normally do when I saw Senator Obama address 200,000 people in Berlin I was hugely impressed at how many people had attended the event in Germany to hear him speak I like Mr Obama and I hope he wins as we...

I did work experience when I was at university as part of my degree and ever since I have always tried to help students with their placements to ensure they get the best from their time with me and the team I have to admit I have had some very good...

Sir Alex piped up this morning saying he isn't worried about Chelsea as most of the team are over 30 - a typical Fergie mind game tactic Did it work I sincerely doubt it but I bet it made him feel a whole lot better at the press conference He is a...

The team blog from Chris Lake's label, Rising Music, has been developing quickly and includes posts from the man himself My good friend Sebastian is helping Chris build a number of useful social media channels and the blog is already providing an...

Rufus Jay has written an article in this week's Marketing Week that has raised some questions as to whether social networks will ever raise any real money He points out that although YouTube is huge in popularity and quickly becoming synonymous...