Tag: online PR

I am proud to announce that I will be speaking at the CIPR’s “Share This Live” Social Media Conference 2013  Last year I wrote a quick blog post on Share This, a book that I recommend all PR professionals should try and read in order to stay...

I read an article in PR Week last week that made my blood boil, I would have written about it sooner but if I am honest we are flat out at the moment and I failed to get my thoughts onto the blog The article stated the following: PR professionals...

Google is still the master of search, the centre of the internet and the go-to site when you’re in need of whatever information you require So, as we sit at the cusp of a huge new Google update, a giant change, one that could turn your business or...

Last week’s Twitter fiasco at HMV gave us all a clear demonstration of how brands should not to act in a crisis After the sad news that huge numbers of workers were told that they were being made redundant, angry employees, who were still able to...

I was shocked to receive an email this week from Pearson in Practice about its PR Apprenticeship Scheme, which I have been talking to them about for a while now You might remember I wrote about this a couple of months back after visiting the...

The terribly sad news that another well-known high street retailer was to close its doors was announced last week Jessops a regular on UK high streets for several decades has gone to the wall and its 187 stores finally closed their doors last night...

Unless you have been hidden under a rather large rock over the last twelve months you can’t have missed the splash that the Official CIPR Social Media Handbook “Share This” has made in the PR community As I live in the freezing cold north of...

Facebook’s rise and rise is well documented and continually coveted everywhere from The Times through to the highest profile social media bloggers It is always lauded as the best platform since sliced bread however I have a few gripes and I just...

Last week, I was having multiple platform conversations with my old colleague and friend Stuart Bruce, we were chatting on Skype, Google+, Twitter and email It led us to discuss Google+ in a little more detail I have been impressed with how Google...

Today I attended an event which was organised and presented by a number of young PR apprentices from the Leeds area I went to see how good they were and how the scheme worked in practice and if I am honest I was very impressed I sit on the CIPR...