PR, PR, PR Sweetie Darling…

In PR we are often accused of using ‘PR speak’. Basically, we apparently put a gloss on everything – person, place, product, etc. In essence no matter how bad that thing might be, to us, it’s bloody brilliant and the world needs to know.

This isn’t necessarily an accurate representation, but it’s...

Let’s do lunch

“Why a career in PR?” is a question that can draw some interesting responses. “Lunch” is a response I remember from one guy who I studied PR with at Bournemouth University. For him lunch is the most important meal of the day and PR professionals spend most of their time ‘doing lunch’.

Okay so lu...

Are we amidst a social media war?

It seems that Facebook has declared war on its rival competitors Twitter and Google + this week. Not only has it launched a ‘smart lists’ feature, making it easier for people to group their connections together in true Google+ ‘circles’ style, but it has also revealed a ‘subscribe’ button, so that...

Will I make it to the end of Nicholas Carr’s book the Shallows?

I have started reading Nicholas Carr’s book on whether the Internet is making us dumber. So far a very interesting read. Essentially the basic premise is that the Internet has reduced our ability to concentrate for long periods of time; instead we are choosing to digest as many small bits of infor...

Have you got a social media policy?

An interesting report has come out of ACAS today on social media. Apparently one in ten companies don't have a social media policy, while six in ten of us are now using social media. No great surprise really - companies have form here. For example, it took an age for many companies to simply put i...