PR Dilemmas

PR Dilemmas

Rethinking PR for robust post-woke communication

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Oct 15

Why hate Ryanair's PR?

Disclosure: I’ve never flown Ryanair. So I might be speaking out the bottom of my non-reclining seat. However, I
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Oct 14

Future trends in PR? Look East!

I've got that post-holiday feeling (seven days by Lake Lugano, thanks). You'll know it. Suddenly I
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Sep 30

Public trust in risk remains strong

Financial Times (FT) research suggests that the public trusts itself to look after savings and investments more than banks, building
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Sep 23

France Telecom grovel strategy (Part 2)

Heather Yaxley's very sensible comment yesterday in response to my piece on France Telecom's (FT) suicides,
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Sep 22

France Telecom: avoiding suicide?

France Telecom has been getting unwelcome attention. It stands accused of driving 24 of its workers to suicide over an
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Sep 14

Update: Harris Tweed unknotted

The BBC now reports that Harris Tweed's Chief Executive denies that the company is "de-Scottishifying" its
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Sep 14

By Harris you've got your tweed in a twist!

I read in this morning's The Times that in the US, Harris Tweed has decided to de-Scottify its
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Sep 13

Defend Intellectual Property against Mr. Toad

There's no doubt, I'm becoming a New Labour fan - sort of, selectively. And just as
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Sep 01

There's no social media revolution

Neville Hobson, arguably Britain's leading social media blogger, has replied to my charge that social media do not
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Aug 29

In defence of Gordon's silence over Libya

Gordon Brown did well this time around. It is a noble art - responsibility even - of a leader not to reveal all that she or he knows or thinks when under pressure. Staying silent also played well to his taciturn image.
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Aug 20

Debate: social media changes business basics?

I recently left a comment on Neville Hobson's blog saying that so called social media do not change
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Aug 16

What could "neuro-PR" do for our trade?

I'm not advocating closing down discussion about neuro-PR or any other form of PR or discarding any scientific tools that might prove useful. But I don't think neuroscience will be influencing anybody's PR practice and line of argument any time soon. (post note: I was wrong about that)
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