Of course PR is about building relationships. Even more than most, our business is diplomacy and even schmoozing and wooing. But let’s not get too soft about our game – or our clients’. Read on ›

On the night of Wednesday 8^th June, Alastair Campbell issued a stark warning to British journalists. Speaking ‘in conversation’ with Bill Hagerty, editor of British Journalism Review, New Labour’s former spin doctor warned that journalism risks losing even more integrity by shifting its ‘centre of gravity’ further towards celebrity culture. Read on ›

It has been handbags at dawn between Facebook and Burson Marsteller (BM). The former say they never asked BM to organise a covert campaign undermining Google; the latter say they should never have accepted Facebook’s brief which stipulated just that. Read on ›

I’m home refreshed after two weeks in the Swiss canton Ticino on the shores of Lake Lugano. It didn’t take long, however, for me to get my focus back and decide to take a swipe at some PR nonsense. Read on ›

‘Do No Evil’ Google has, rightly, returned to China. However, Google was also right when it withdrew because its reputation and survival were at stake. Read on ›

Here’s a thought. Is the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Vision 2050anything more than a PR survival plan for today’s big companies seeking a long-term and popular licence to operate?
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Contrary to popular crisis management mythology, most dramas and disasters aren’t really crises at all. Chin up: things aren’t often really all that bad. Read on ›

I’m captivated by the provocative headlines on Paul Holmes’s PR blog. The other day he posted a piece entitled For good PR people, digital changes nothing. That made me clap. It also sparked the urge to build on his comments. Read on ›

There’s no doubt that Joanna Lumley is a great PR campaigner for the Gurkhas. However last week’s farcical impromptu negotiations with Phil Woolas, the Immigration Minister, outside a TV studio turned me against her almost as vehemently as I’m against New Labour.  Read on ›

British lawmakers have criticised the police for leaking too much information to the media. I agree. But what’s really required is a communication overhaul. Read on ›