Innovation

‘Guilt free chocolate – well, almost!’ How to win at PR with one sweet headline.

‘Guilt free chocolate’ – grabs the attention doesn’t it?    It sure worked for Jo Fairley when she launched Green & Black’s back in the early 1990’s.   Now, bigger than Marmite and cooler than Prada, Green & Black’s is a truly iconic British brand.   Like me, Jo Fairley is a former journalist who switched to the …

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Want award-winning PR results? Throw awards into your marketing mix

A couple of evenings ago, I was out at a networking function but my phone was constantly keeping me updated from a ceremony somewhere in London. Our client www.briefyourmarket.com was shortlisted (top 50) in the hugely respected Deloitte Fastest 50 awards – based on the growth of tech firms across the UK. Our job, as soon as possible, …

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Cadbury’s gives rivals a chance to coin it in at Christmas

Before someone says “I told you so” in a week or so’s time…this MAY be an elaborate PR stunt. However, if it is…it is very risky. To summarise…earlier this week, chocolate giant Cadbury’s (now owned by Kraft) shocked seasonal chocolate lovers across the nation when it announced it would no longer manufacture its gold chocolate …

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Can start-ups be PR up-starts? All aboard the StartUp Britain #subtour

This time last week I was stationed outside Antenna, Nottingham’s creative hub, in the pouring rain waiting for a bus. “Wow, how fascinating” I hear you cry. However, this was no ordinary bus (new Sade remix in there somewhere!). This was the StartUp Britain #subtour bus, replete with experts offering advice on anything from tax, …

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PR and value for money

Another question from the inafishbowl website which I think will resonate with many. This question came from Amanda Waring of Mama Jewels who decided to hire a PR agency to get some featured material in some of the bigger names in the Mother and Baby magazine world. Amanda says she has “found this quite a hard area …

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Trade press PR? Have I Got News For You?!

This week I made my debut on the expert panel of Inafishbowl.com in front of an audience of local entrepreneurs, advisors and investors. One of the questions that came up was on opportunities within trade publications for PR campaigns. I am a huge advocate of this, talking directly to potential buyers rather than obsessing about …

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