Q&A with Mike Moore, IT Pro Portal and TechRadar Pro

For our latest journalist Q&A we caught up with IT Pro Portal and TechRadar Pro news and features editor, Mike Moore, to get his views on technology, journalism and PR.

How did you get into journalism? I actually started my career in public relations. I came out of university and wanted to...

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Attending events can be invaluable – from helping you with your PR skills, to understanding more about your client’s technology or industry trends. The ‘no shit Sherlock’ point to make at the start of this blog, is to look at the agenda and work out what will be useful and why – whether it is for le...

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The dust has settled after Spark’s latest foray into the Web of Profit, the academic research project conducted with University of Surrey criminologist, Dr Mike McGuire, and our client, Bromium. Not content with our amazing results from the first report, we decided we wanted more.

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Location, location, location – getting venues right for PR briefings

Face-to-face briefings are a great way of building relationships with both clients and journalists. But choosing the wrong – or right – venue can have a big impact. For instance, when it comes to briefings, choosing a hip new bar could be a serious mistake if the spokesperson can’t hear the journali...