Public Relations - Blogs & Blog Posts

Online PR is like having a party… by The Red Rocket on Sep 3, 2009Online PR is all about Community from RealWire on Vimeo. RealWire has produced a video explaining how online PR, using the oft-quoted party analogy. It’s a good way of explaining what it’s all about though, at least for online PR and soci...

Book Now: plot thickens and then vanishes in a book row in Richmond by text pixels on Aug 25, 2009What has Richmond Council lost here? “Author and journalist Lynn Barber has withdrawn from a literary festival after the local council refused to include a photograph of her smoking in its brochure for the [Book Now literary festival] event....

Specsavers Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2009 by Freelance Photographer Doug Jackson on Aug 13, 2009This week I've had a few interesting PR jobs. One of them was photographing the Specsavers, Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2009 regional final in Middlesbrough.I had to get quick shot of the models for the judges to reference , group shots and general...

Pathetic really by Misanthrope and Glory on Aug 1, 2009There are many aspects of the decline of New Labour that are inevitable. Indeed big political ideas would appear to have a lifespan of exactly 17 years before collapsing in resentment and recession.But there are still a few 'You couldn't make it up'...

Worst PR ever – to hire idiots to do PR by The Chronicles from the Empire on Jul 30, 2009I have always been under the impression that the best PR people work in politics. That is because PR is in politics as vital as breathing – and far, far more important than in private enterprises. I know many spin-doctors and political PR-peopl...

One size does not fit all for blogger relations by The Red Rocket on Jul 29, 2009Over at my old agency, Paul Stallard’s written an interesting post about the difference between journalists and bloggers and how to engage with them. He points out - quite rightly - that journalists have trained for a number of years and know m...

Book recommendation - Mastering Public Relations by Marketing Translation on Jul 2, 2009I came across Anthony Davis’ Mastering Public Relations when looking for a good introductory book on PR to read for continuing professional development (CPD) purposes. At 233 pages long, it isn’t a stuffy academic textbook; instead, it is...