Dec 15
Libby Purves is spot on - show respect
I recommend today's opinion piece column by Libby Purves in The Times. She argues that the first rule
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Paul Seaman
Analyst and PR consultant
Dec 11
More home truths from mortgage lenders
Here is a good example of preemptive crisis management. It is a text-book example of how to manage a controversial
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Dec 11
PS: Don't forget to read the WSJ (E)
Sorry to blow my own trumpet, but I have a piece in the Wall Street Journal (Europe) today.
I am
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Dec 07
Not too much Mr Nice Guy
This piece comes with a health warning. It is a bit rude about a very prevalent fashion. I want to
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Dec 03
UBS puts up decent PR show
Last week I had coffee with a PR executive who helped manage Thursday’s UBS shareholders’ meeting in Lucerne. We
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Dec 01
The BBC forgets Swiss coolness on drugs
The BBC reports today on a national vote in Switzerland that made it government policy for heroin addicts to be
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Dec 01
Radical, brave, trusty - and Tory. Wow!
Going by the media outrage over shadow immigration minister Damien Green's arrest, the entire Tory front bench should
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Nov 21
Recession-proof compassion marketing?
A new survey reports that over two-thirds of consumers "would remain loyal to a brand during a recession if
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Nov 08
If waiters can say sorry, why can’t bankers?
It's Saturday morning. I’m sitting in the Movenpick drinking coffee. I’ve been shopping in the Bahnhofstrasse.
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Nov 05
Obama's good old-fashioned use of TV
There are those in the PR industry who argue that Obama is a communications pioneer. They note that he mobilised
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Oct 30
The BBC is out of order and out of control
I am no fan of Jonathan Ross. I'm even less inclined to like or admire Russell Brand. But
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